Archive for October, 2011
DC Link Roundup: Heard In The ‘Hood
Photo: Workers move kitchen equipment into the now former Potato Valley Cafe space at 614 E St NW. Follow PQ Living via Facebook here and Twitter here. Our Flickr tag is pqliving. Here’s what we were reading recently about neighborhood news in DC. Have something to add? Leave it in the comments! Penn Quarter – […]
HPRB Approves New Plans For 7th & H St NW Development
Rendering courtesy of R2L Architects’ website Our friends at DCMUD wrote last month about new plans for the NE corner of 7th & H St NW. As we all know, this is the same corner of 7th & H St NW where the CVS used to operate and is also on the north side of […]
Confirmed: Freshii Opening At 10th & E St NW
Freshii is opening in the old Gifford’s space on E St just off of 10th (in between the Washington Welcome Center and Qdoba). The windows of the space were very recently papered and some QR codes appeared indicating Freshii’s intention. There is one other Freshii in the city operating at 20th & M St NW, if you […]
History on Foot: Civil War Era
While enjoying the lovely weather walking around the neighborhood this past weekend, I noticed this plaque. How fascinating and inspiring to think about one of our greatest statesmen and orators working right here in Penn Quarter?! I got curious about what other obscure (at least to me) historical sites might be in the area, so […]