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FIOS…Not Too Far Away?
In July we griped a bit about the District’s not getting FIOS while many suburban jurisdictions are enjoying their superfast Internet, digital TV and voice service. According to a recent WaPo article, Verizon filed in August to provide television service in the District. Does this mean we’ll get FIOS sooner rather than later?
How Do You Cause Backups Downtown?
The answer of course is to hold The Nation’s Triathlon. PQ Living’s intrepid writer Columbo checked in by sending a few pictures from the field. Talk about downtown traffic! This writer headed uptown to Chevy Chase and was thwarted at every turn by MPD cruisers diverting traffic away from the course route. He had to thread his way [...]
These Boots Are Made For Walkin’
Strap on your walking boots as downtown and the PQ will be the scene of four different walks tomorrow. Put on by Cultural Tourism DC, you’ll probably learn something you never knew before about our fair city and neighborhood. Other walks are also taking place in other ‘hoods around the city – the full schedule [...]
Let Them Eat Waffles! (At The Lincoln House)
Thanks Much to Ed for the tip! We’ve spoken to everyone who will talk to us at the Waffle Shop and the Lincoln House Restaurant Bar & Deli, they’ve all confirmed that the Waffle Shop is moving to the Lincoln House. The details they provided include: The menu & staff will move to the Lincoln House Restaurant [...]
Penn Quarter Building Permit Update
“America’s Most Wanted” Museum Preparation (?) 09/18/07 575 7TH ST NW INTERIOR DEMOLITION TO OFFICE RETAIL SPACE. BASEMENT, 1ST AND 2ND FLOORS. SAWCUTTING FOR ELEVATOR SHAFT, HVAC, TISHMAN SPEYER Washington International Horse Show (starts Oct 9) 09/21/07 601 F ST NW erect tents for horse show. 1-30×60, 1 20 x 260, 1 20 x 220, [...]
Night Lights Gain Popularity In Penn Quarter (7th & H St NW)
Doug Jemal was first to install high-wattage night lights on top of his 7th Street Historic Row buildings. This brought near-daylight ambiance to the sidewalk outside of the restaurants between G & H St NW and made the area safer. Just in the last week, Yeni Wong followed suit and installed the same kind of [...]
Learn To Write Creatively At The MLK (9th and G St NW)
Thursdays until November 8, Mary Tabor is teaching a writing class for free at the Martin Luther King Library. Although the class started last week, new participants are welcome to come and learn how to get their creative writing abilities flowing and their ideas from their head onto paper. The next class is Thursday, September 27 [...]
Calvin Klein Event Tonight At Macy’s (1201 G St NW)
First of all, here is the most important part of tonight’s event: At 5:30pm, enjoy cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, music and exciting door prizes. Ok, now that we got that out of the way, here is more info: Join us at our World of Calvin Klein celebration. The style experts from GQ and Lucky will give [...]
Lincoln House Remodeling
We have to admit to only noticing this past weekend that the Lincoln House Restaurant Bar & Deli was closed for remodeling. But the good news is it supposed to open again today, so you can once again get your pint of milk, hardboiled egg, and lotto ticket fix. Workers could be seen in the ground [...]
Shakespeare Theater Offers Pay-What-You-Can Performance of “The Taming of the Shrew”
From their press release: The Shakespeare Theatre Company will offer a Pay What You Can performance of William Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew” on Sunday, September 30, at 2 p.m., at the Lansburgh Theatre (450 7th Street NW). Tickets will become available one hour prior to the performance (1:00 p.m.) at the Lansburgh Theatre [...]
