Archive for March, 2009
Ashton Judiciary Square Gets A Face (750 3rd St NW)
We’ve been watching 750 3rd Street NW as Ashton Judiciary Square for over a year and construction on The Hanover Company rental apartment project appears to be on the glidepath for landing. A quick stroll by the site shows that the floor-to-ceiling glass has been installed in almost all the apartments and the construction site […]
Downtown Neighborhood Association Gets A New Look
The Downtown Neighborhood Association (DNA) announced a new and improved look for its website. Their revamped site also links to a blog called Downtown Commentary accompanied by a first post. Whether you agree with DNA positions or not, more voices online with discussions moderated in a balanced way can only serve all the community’s stakeholders well by allowing […]
PQ Weekend Guide – It’s Cherry Blossom Time!
This week, we’re going to dedicate our weekend guide post to the National Building Museum’s Cherry Blossom Opening Ceremony (401 F St NW), right here in the Penn Quarter! Here are the details (also copied below). Just fyi, the peak blooming time of the blossoms is predicted to be April 1 – 4. National Cherry Blossom […]
Potenza Opens Downtown
Potenza, the new Italian restaurant spanning 10,000 square feet wrapped around the corner of 15th & H Streets NW (1430 H Street, NW) in the Woodward building is scheduled to open today in downtown DC. When we walked by last night the bar was filled with patrons and it already looked like a lively spot (see […]