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May 19, 2023

Penn Social Returns To Sports Bar Format As Owners Pull Back From Struggling Coffeehouse Model

“We’re like a cat with nine lives. And hopefully, we’re not on the ninth,” says Penn Social’s owner.

Sep 12, 2017

Chef Edward Lee’s Southern-Influenced Succotash Opens In D.C.

Lee, of “Top Chef” notoriety, is opening a huge restaurant in D.C.

Dec 14, 2016

New App Helps Drivers Find Parking Spaces In Penn Quarter And Chinatown

It also shows how much spaces cost in the demand-based parking areas.

May 31, 2016

Compass Coffee Celebrates Chinatown Opening With Free Coffee Today

The company’s third location is at 650 F Street NW.

Dec 03, 2015

The Goethe-Institut Gets Ready to Move, Leaving Behind a Transformed Seventh Street Corridor

It is moving to a temporary space at 1990 K St NW come January 2016.

Jun 25, 2013

Shake Shack Opens in Penn Quarter Today, Menu Includes Doughnut Concrete

In which Shake Shack serves a concrete made with doughnuts.

Jun 21, 2013

Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company Buys Its Building, for Mystery Price

The outré theater announced it purchased the 30,000-square-foot building it occupies at 641 D Street NW in the heart of Penn Quarter.

Jun 19, 2013

Shake Shack to Open in Penn Quarter Next Tuesday

Say goodbye to your sad desk lunches, downtown D.C. office workers.

Feb 26, 2013

Penn Quarter is for Senators, But U Street Reigns Supreme

Penn Quarter has a new and famous resident: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.).

Jan 30, 2013

NoPa? Ugh. Restaurateur Attempts to Rename Perfectly Good Neighborhood

Fake neighborhood fever is striking again, this time in the case of big-shot chef and restaurateur Ashok Bajaj, who is slated to take over the Penn Quarter spot formerly occupied by now-defunct Zola.

 
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