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POW-MIA Trailers Lose Prime Real Estate
Jogging on the Mall one morning we noticed that with the construction underway for the new Vietnam War Memorial Visitors Center, the POW-MIA trailers had disappeared. These are the booths that were between the Lincoln Memorial and the Reflecting Pool. We spoke to a park ranger who said the booths had been moved farther down [...]
The Big One Double OH
The FBI is celebrating their 100th anniversary on July 26th of this year. No mention of any public events for this milestone, but there are lots of of features on their website for the occasion. Maybe we were all giving McDonald’s too hard a time earlier this year. Perhaps they’re offering their FBI (I mean [...]
Blogs In The ‘Hood – PQLiving Featured In WaPo Express!
The WaPo Express has a great article regarding neighborhood blogs today! It’s titled “Blogs In The ‘Hood” and yours truly was quoted several times. It gives a little bit of insight about how our duty as neighborhood bloggers doesn’t just end with a posting per day. You can check out the story over at ReadExpress.com [...]
Spring Cleaning – Not Just For Your Home
This Saturday, April 26th at 9 a.m. (that’s tomorrow!), neighbors will meet at the park at 5th and Massachusetts Avenue NW to participate in our spring park cleanup. You are invited to help spruce up the future “Chinatown Park” and then move east along Massachusetts Avenue – ending at the large park at 2nd and Mass. Ave. [...]
Quality Vs Quantity
The DC Public Library is launching 2008′s The Big Read today, and this year they’ve chosen The Great Gatsby as the book for DCers to read. Nothing against Gatsby, it’s a (pun alert) great book. But we wonder if the Big Read always has to be a recognized literary classic? Again we love Gatsby, and it’s a pretty [...]
Howto: Getting To New York For One Dollar (Boltbus)
The beauty of living downtown is its proximity to the nerve centers of Washington DC’s transportation networks be it subway, bus, highway or airport. This writer knows many downtown residents who have ditched their car and its associated responsibilities and replaced it with a good daily workout, a Metro Smartrip card, a grocery cart, more [...]
