Nate Anda, who has specialized in pushing the envelope of the everyday protein, is currently readying to take the next leap: into the brick-and-mortar business. Red Apron's 709 D Street NW storefront should open in a few months, and it'll be, well, everything a meat-lover could possibly want. more ›

No one is complaining about the food at upscale Penn Quarter Italian restaurant Elisir -- it's the water that's the problem. The restaurant's owners, though, are scrambling to change that. more ›

Last week, local development blog DCMud reported that local uber-developer Douglas Development had picked up the deed on the Equitable Building at 915 F Street NW for $5 million, half of what the previous owner paid for it. It's a property that we've been keeping an eye on for some time. more ›

D.C. expanded its humor options yesterday with the opening of Riot Act Comedy Theater in Penn Quarter. It's the District's second comedy club -- the first being DC Improv on Connecticut Avenue. more ›

A word to the wise for those who might be considering knocking off work a little bit early today and taking a trip to the Kogod Courtyard or to a matinee at Gallery Place: a pro-labor organization has planned a protest of Walmart at the company's lobbying office on 8th Street NW this afternoon. more ›

Graffiato, the new Penn Quarter restaurant from former Zaytinya chef and Top Chef contestant Mike Isabella, is set to open on Thursday, June 23. more ›

UPDATE: Everything is all clear now, and 7th Street is back open to traffic and pedestrians. more ›

Since Wagamama's announced in 2008 that they'd be opening a Penn Quarter location, we've been waiting with anticipation. But at times over the past few months, plenty of conflicting information had us wondering if plans for the location might be abandoned. But today, we received confirmation that the company does intend to open a location at 418 7th Street NW later this year. more ›

Texas barbecue acolytes can now rejoice. This past Saturday, New York's Hill Country Barbecue Market opened in Penn Quarter. The restaurant smokes up barbecue modeled on that served at Kreuz Market in the Hill Country of Texas. And while some Texans might argue nothing will be quite the same as what they can get in Texas -- especially when it's being imported from New York -- Hill Country hews as close as possible to the real thing. more ›

Washington Business Journal has the news that Anthropologie, the trendy (and, in this editor's opinion, outrageously overpriced) clothier who has been negotiating for some time to try and get another store inside the District, will be the latest addition to Penn Quarter's burgeoning fashion district. The store will take a space owned by Douglas Development in the 950 F Street development in Penn Quarter -- those spaces have sat empty for around four years, so it's nice to finally see something going in there. more ›

For the denizens of F Street, Penn Quarter and D.C., the Central Liquor sign was a lighthouse beacon for fine wines and liquors -- possibly leading to a debacherous good time. And over the years, the sign and store have become mainstays of the Penn Quarter area. But since Central Liquors owners Alec Akopov, Gregory Baiatyan and Valery Akopov moved their booze emporium from at 917 F Street east to 625 E Street, the final resting place for the blade sign has been up in the air. more ›

The downtown location of Gifford's Ice Cream (555 11th Street NW) hopes to reopen in about a week, following a temporary closure ordered by the D.C. Dept. of Health. more ›

OK, he may not be Brad Pitt or George Clooney, but I'd bet $5 on Anthony Bourdain in a bare-knuckle boxing match. So, if you see him around town this weekend, filming segments for his Travel Channel show, No Reservations, best not tick him off. more ›

It was just a couple weeks ago that we told you about Olsson's plans to shutter its Penn Quarter location -- which it finally did, on Friday. In an email to customers, owner John Olsson had said that "The landlord has other plans for the space," and we confirmed that those plans were to bring in UK noodle shop Wagamama. But the Post reported on Saturday that it looks like there's a lot more to that story than Olsson originally admitted: Olsson's is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

Last week, two of its biggest publishers, Random House and Penguin Group, as well as Hachette Book Group petitioned the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Greenbelt to place Olsson's in involuntary Chapter 7 bankruptcy, which would force the company to liquidate. more ›

http://dcist.com/2008/03/14/the_weekly_feed_36.php">British-owned ramen bar will be taking the space. Though it's a bit further south on 7th St., the spot is bound to butt heads with other casual high-end fast food joints like Chop't and the soon-to-be-opening Vapiano, as well as another British chain, Nando's. more ›

Sad news for lovers of locally-owned bookstores: the Olsson's location in the Lansburgh building in Penn Quarter is shutting down. We had heard rumors this was in the works for a couple of weeks, especially after so many author events appeared to be moving to the Dupont Circle location. The email below was sent out to the Olsson's list on Monday.

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>> One of two correctional officers assigned to guard the prison inmate who escaped from a Laurel hospital yesterday morning had taken a break and left his partner alone with the inmate. [WaPo] more ›

Happy New Year! Jerrold M. Post will be at Politics and Prose to read from his latest book, The Mind of the Terrorist. Is there a more depressing way to start the new year than discussing the psychology of terrorism? Only in Washington. 7 p.m. more ›

>> Pepto Bismal threw up inside the Carville-Matalin home. [DC Metrocentric] more ›

>> Jenna Bush has been named 'Person of the Year' by Reliable Source. [WaPo] more ›

>> The Muppet Christmas Carol isn't nearly as awesome as A Muppet Family Christmas, but for those of you looking for a little fluffy holiday cheer this evening, the AFI Silver Theater is offering a screening of the musical adaptation of the Dickens classic at 5:10 p.m. more ›

Though perhaps the inclination when it starts to dip past the point of freezing is to stay inside with a blanket and a cup of something steaming, there are so many things to do and see outside -- whether it's the White House or Capitol Christmas trees or one of the many holiday fairs -- that it's almost a shame to spend all of December on your couch. Flickr user sintixerr caught this scene at the Downtown Holiday Market going on in Penn Quarter, going on every day from 12 to 8 p.m. until December 23. The dapper gentleman looking a bit out of place in the sea of causal shoppers in their puffy jackets gives this photo some amusing character. EXIF. more ›

Is everyone already leaving town for the holidays? Our calendar here at Reader, Meet Author is looking a little lonely right now. If you have any tips or complaints that we're not posting all the awesome poetry readings, feel free to email us. MONDAY: Caroline Kennedy will be at Politics and Prose to share the Christmas prose most dear to her. It's all in her latest book, A Family Christmas, which includes tributes to Irving... more ›

Last year we were blown away by how many folks participated in our very first DCist Exposed Photography Show. What we hoped would be a fun event for our faithful photography contributors turned into a full-blown gallery event packed to the gills with supporters. Many of the selected 2007 photographers -- most of whom had never even framed their work prior to the show -- have continued to sell their prints and some even... more ›

>> It's the first night of Hanukkah, so if you're not celebrating with family and friends at home, consider catching the Sinai Mountain Boys, a Maryland combo that melds the speedy strumming and twanging of bluegrass with Orthodox Jewish melodies. They'll be offering an hour of unique sounds for free beginning at 6 p.m. at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage. >> The Washington Jewish Film Festival presents Diane Crespo and Stefan Schaefer's Arranged, the... more ›

MONDAY: Cass R. Sunstein will be at Politics and Prose to discuss the book Worst-Case Scenarios. No, it's not one of those books that gives you tips on how to survive if you wake up next to someone whose name you don’t remember or how to retrieve a candy bar stuck in the lunchroom vending machine. It's actually about scary stuff, like nuclear bombs in suitcases or avian flu. We prefer learning how to jump... more ›

>> Starting in January, the so-called Humpback Bridge on the George Washington Parkway will be revamped to be hump free and more pedestrian friendly. [WTOP] >> Mayor Fenty's administration tripled the number of employees making $175,000 or more from this time last year. Five of those employees, including the mayor himself, make over $200,000. [Examiner] >> Last night's fatal shooting of a man in the Barnaby Terrace neighborhood brings D.C.'s 2007 homicide total for... more ›

MONDAY: Peter J. Gomes, pastor of Harvard’s Memorial Church, will be at Politics and Prose to read from his book The Scandalous Gospel of Jesus. Gomes believes Christians should be heeding the messages of Jesus, not objectifying the man. 7 p.m. TUESDAY: Washington Post literary critic Michael Dirda wants you to know it's OK to love Fowler's Modern English Usage. How else would you learn that the "n" in damning, when it means "fatally conclusive,"... more ›