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What Can You Whip Up From The CVS?
Since PQ residents have to engage in “guerilla grocery shopping” at the CVS, we thought we’d open up the blog for people to post their best CVS recipes. “When you get lemons, make lemonade,” the saying goes. Or something like that. Here are the rules: Every ingredient of your CVS masterpiece must be purchasable at [...]
Holiday Market
Holiday Market
7th Street Historic Row To Get More Lights
The row of historical row houses on 7th Street between G and H Streets NW is about to get brighter at night. Last night, the first light (seen at the top of the pic) was turned on, illuminating the building and the sidewalk below with great effect. Those who live in the Residences at Gallery [...]
Waffle Shop’s Future Facade Unknown
Tracy sends us a link to today’s WaPo story on the old Waffle Shop at 522 10th St NW. As many people know, the whole block was recently purchased by Douglas Jemal for redevelopment. The story is heavy on nostalgia and light on what will be preserved from the shop’s facade. But, if this blogger [...]
Ny steam laundry
Ny steam laundry
Holiday Market Opens Monday noon-7pm!
The Downtown Holiday Market begins today! There will be live music throughout the day – for the duration of the market! All of the info, including the Complete Exhibitor Listing, is posted here. (BTW – the mayor will be stopping by at 4pm today!) Here is a quick map – it looks like everything will [...]
Thai Restaurant Moving Into The Artisan Building (updated)
Lafayette resident just wrote in to let us know that they saw a liquor license application posted for a Thai restaurant with “occasional” DJ or live music next to the Artisan condo’s entrance. The location is on the 900 block of E St . This place, called Asia Nine Bar & Lounge, is going to [...]
Picture Of The Week: otavio_dc
This picture of the week is brought to us by otavio_dc. otavio’s description of the image is also compelling: This is the pedestrian walkway in between Gallery Place and the Verizon Center in downtown DC. I really like the permanent kiosks here. Their presence helps to enliven this space at all times of the day [...]
Shred Your Confidential Docs In Penn Quarter Tomorrow!
NBC4 reports that its NBC4 Safe & Secure Community Shred event will occur tomorrow from 8am – 11am at the old convention center parking lot (at the 11th and H St NW side). Bring up to five boxes of your personal papers and they’ll shred them for FREE!
HNTB Space + Balducci’s Space: Doesn’t Work For Whole Foods
A few comments in our past posts asked whether a larger grocery store could combine the newly-up-for-lease HNTB space with the neighboring Balducci’s space on 7th street. We contacted the Washington DC real estate rep from Whole Foods’ website and got the following reply: “Thanks but the space doesn’t lay out for WFM.“ From the [...]
