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Free chamber music recitals resume on the first Thursday of each month at the Martin Luther King Library at 901 G Street (9th and G). The concerts are at Noon in the auditorium (A-5). The performers are members of the faculty of the Levine School of Music. This series is called “Brown Bag” because it makes for an ideal lunch break.
Newseum Residences Reviewed
We’ve reported that the Newseum opening has been delayed to the first quarter of 2008 but that doesn’t mean you can’t live there. The Washington Examiner Times recently reviewed the 135 Newseum residences that flank the C Street side of the building. For the architecture buffs reading, you guessed it – Esocoff, responsible for numerous downtown residential buildings built in the last few years such as 1010 Mass, 400 Mass and the Jefferson at Penn Quarter (Lafayette and Clara Barton) among others, designed the interiors. We also learned that Bozzuto Management’s swanky Pennsylvania Ave address sure isn’t free. The fancy homepage with all the photos can be found here.
Ed. Note (Feb 21, 2008): The Washington Times article referenced above incorrectly states the amenity fee for the Newseum Residences as $700 per month. The correct amount is $70/ month. Thanks to PQ Living reader Jennifer who pointed out the correct amount.
ANC2C Neighborhood Meeting Tomorrow Night
The ANC 2C meeting will be held tomorrow night in Suite 201 of the Chinatown Community Cultural Center (616 H Street, NW) starting at 6:30 pm. The agenda can be found here on Commissioner Kevin Chapple’s website. The meeting is normally held in a location above Massachusetts Avenue – we welcome the ANC meeting to a downtown venue.
Chinatown CVS Makes Appearance On WJLA
Ed. Note: We used to have a link to WJLA but have taken it down as the page serving the story and the video is no longer available as of the afternoon of September 5. Should it reappear, we will relink the story.
A PQ Living reader pointed us to the WJLA 7 story broadcast last week about the operating condition of the Chinatown CVS. Looks like both sides of the equation are intensifying their efforts to promote their interests. On one side is the building owner, Ms. Yeni Wong, who bought the building wishing to redevelop the property and terminate the lease with CVS during the redevelopment period. On the other side is CVS, who ostensibly wants to keep the store running 24 hours in its current location and incarnation.
How do you think this prime piece of real estate should move forward?
Here are a few background stories on the subject…
PQ Living Stories [Penn Quarter Living]
Wong pays $10M To Get In On 7th Street Scene [WaBizJ]
Downtown Landlord Sues CVS In Bid To Redo Building [WaBizJ]
Chinatown With No China [New America Media]