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Penn Quarter Living
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DC natives, practical urbanists offering the latest about living, working, dining, and going out in downtown DC & Penn Quarter. E-mail: pqliving@gmail.com
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Putt in the Park in @CityCenterDC remains open until Nov 2. On the I St NW woonerf between 10th and 11th St NW.

www.citycenterdc.com/experience/2...
Putt in the Park in @CityCenterDC remains open until Nov 2. On the I St NW woonerf between 10th and 11th St NW.

www.citycenterdc.com/experience/2...
October 22, 2025 at 12:49 AM
The Accolade, an office-to-residential conversion at 1425 New York Ave NW, is now leasing apartments in downtown Washington DC. We witnessed the whole conversion process from the outside and it was pretty quick. These apartments are not cheap.

Photo gallery: liveaccolade.com/gallery/
October 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
First day in a while since it's been cool enough to walk home to Penn Quarter from Dupont Circle.
August 18, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Barnes & Noble left downtown DC in late 2015, but now it's returning in the Fall of 2025 to the former Zara space on F St NW. Alright!

2015 story: pqliving.com/barnes-noble...
August 13, 2025 at 12:38 AM
New to us @washwizards.bsky.social mural on the side of the Chinatown firehouse at 6th and F St NW. A bit Romero Britto in style. Looks good! #nba #wizards
August 10, 2025 at 6:29 PM
The annual #Otakon celebration of Asian pop culture happens this weekend at the DC Convention Center.
August 8, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Farewell Capitol City Brewing Company. We enjoyed getting dinner or happy hour beers there since the late 1990s when the (old) Convention Center was across the street. We await Le Midi...
August 7, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Will miss one of the best @washingtonpost.com columns.
Glenn Kessler and 75 others have left the Post. The longtime Fact Checker says staff felt pressured to take the generous buyout—and called the paper “aimless and directionless.”

More on the latest round of exits:
Post Fact Checker Glenn Kessler Exits in Disgust Alongside About 75 Colleagues in Latest Buyout
More big names leave the Post in the latest round of buyouts. At least 17 Black journalists have left the outlet for various reasons in the past year.
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August 6, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Afternoon indulgence at Tipsy Scoop (675 I St NW). (Also, note the crane in the background. New apartment building inbound.👍🏻)
August 5, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Always enjoy looking at the Paul Stuart menswear at CityCenter. Nice summer colors!
August 4, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Interesting mural in the 600 block of H St NW. This is where the SunTrust bank used to be. The mural is on the side of Gallery Place.
July 31, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Good morning National Airport. 45+ years flying out of DCA and counting. The buildings may change but this view never gets old.
July 24, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Shout out to Penn Quarter...Lucky Danger restaurant on D St NW, the MLK DC Public Library, and the Capital Jewish Museum offer opportunities to play mahjong in a communal setting.
July 22, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Had a great time seeing the Momentum Parkour demo at the National Building Museum (4th & F St NW). Opening sequence clipped below. Kiddos were having tremendous fun.
July 21, 2025 at 8:16 PM
On this morning's Metro @wmata.com ride was thinking how much safer and nicer riding has become since @wmatagm.bsky.social took over. It got a bit wild coming out of the pandemic. Thanks goes to these folks who help keep safety a primary value both under and above ground.
July 16, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Machu Picchu virtual reality experience from Fever Experience is running at 926 F St NW in Penn Quarter. Tickets are ~$35 for adults. Runs 10 am to 6:30 pmish. Bookings calendar goes to end of September.
machupicchuexp.com
July 9, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Isaia (984 I St NW) is a new addition to the CityCenter retail men's store lineup. They sell fine Italian clothing from Naples.
June 30, 2025 at 9:22 PM
That storm line coming through DC was a doozy!
June 19, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Officially summer in DC!
June 13, 2025 at 7:23 PM
The Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream (1503 Pennsylvania Ave NW) will open this summer. If you ever entered this structure when it was a PNC Bank and/or Riggs Bank you know how amazing this will be!

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June 5, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Be awake DC...Waymo is coming. Spotted at 2nd and D St NW.
June 4, 2025 at 12:10 AM
The new @wmata.com Better Bus signs dropped in Penn Quarter & downtown DC. Reformulated routes start June 29. D is for District. www.wmata.com/initiatives/...
June 2, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Comfort food @teaism-a-teahouse.bsky.social (8th & D St NW). Thai chicken curry and mango lassi. 20 years eating here and always reliably delicious.
May 19, 2025 at 8:39 PM