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PQ Olsson’s Announces Closing
The signs finally went up and the e-mail finally went around announcing that the Penn Quarter Olsson’s and the Footnotes Cafe, one hometown bookstore in a local independent chain and a fixture for the last fifteen (that’s one-five) years at 418 7th Street, NW, will be closing its doors at the end of the day […]
The Nightclub Formerly Known As Platinum
Which one of these establishments is not like the others? (A) Central Liquor (far left – PQ Living stories) (B) Ultrabar (far right – PQ Living stories) (C) Platinum Nightclub (center – PQ Living stories)
PQ Couture
Weschler’s Tuesday auction this week is featuring a large collection of designer clothes (in addition to their usual weekly offerings). Stop by on Monday for the preview, and then on Tuesday starting at 9:30 am to make your bid. You can also put in a bid ahead of time on Monday, which works much the […]
Central Wins James Beard Award
Downtown’s very own Central (1001 Pennsylvania Ave, NW), the yummy American restaurant offering by Michel Richard, recently won the 2008 James Beard Foundation Award for Best New Restaurant. Also of DC note is Eric Ziebold of CityZen, the restaurant at the Mandarin Hotel (we’ll call it “extended downtown” at 1330 Maryland Ave, SW). Ziebold won […]