"Peregrine Espresso will close its location on the 14th Street NW strip on Sunday, June 28, as it approaches the end of a 10-year lease. Co-owner Ryan Jensen confirms the local cafe chain would not be able to keep up with rising rents in the neighborhood. The closure isn’t pandemic-related but known for some time due to the increase in rent the landlord was looking for moving forward. Peregrine’s two other D.C. locations — the original in Eastern Market (660 Pennsylvania Avenue SE) and another stall inside Union Market — are unaffected. Upon its debut in 2008, Peregrine was one of the first coffee bars in D.C. to use pour-over methods to brew beans sourced from South America. In 2017, founders Ryan and Jill Jensen launched sister roasting company, Small Planes Coffee, near the National Arboretum (2400 T Street NE)." - Tierney Plumb
