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Bye RnR Lounge, Hello Muse (717 6th St NW)
PQ Living received two reports that the RnR Bar & Lounge (717 6th Street, NW) is turning over to a new owner who is renovating the place to be an upscale jazz lounge called “Muse (Lounge?).” This multi-story building with a nice roof deck used to be the home of Coyote Ugly (western themed bar) and [...]
Beware Falling Luggage at Chinatown Metro Station
Yesterday, I was riding down the 7th and F Street Escalator a little before 7:00AM when I heard an odd sound. I looked behind me and saw it: a large black suitcase was barreling down the escalator bouncing wildly and moving very fast towards yours truly. Luckily, I was near the bottom and was able [...]
Asian Spice Outdoor Seating Livens Up 8th St
Just as we predicted, Asian Spice wasted no time in setting up their outdoor seating space. It is actually pretty fortified-looking by outdoor seating standards. But, even with the fortification, there is still plenty of room to walk by on the extra wide 8th street sidewalk. The seating brings life to the 800 block of [...]
New Chop’t Salad On 12th (618 12th St NW)
Walking the usual downtown routes, intrepid PQ Living writer Columbo reported in early July about a new Chop’t Creative Salad Company coming to 12th Street. Well folks…as you can see from the photo, real visible progress is now apparent at 618 12th Street, NW (between F and G Streets). The 7th Street Chop’t looks to [...]
Zola Wine Update
A brief update on Zola Wine, which we first wrote about in March of this year. We are hoping to have more information in the coming weeks. The public hearing dates have passed and the notices have come down. The building permit however offers some interesting clues. We’ve seen the inside of this location a few times, [...]
Corner of 9th & H St To Become A… Citibank
Thanks to DCDAVE for tipping us off to some retail construction activity on the SW corner of 9th & H St NW. DCDAVE asked one of the construction workers what was going into the space and he was told that it will be a Citibank. We’ve experienced that banks are a sort of lazy man’s [...]
WaPo: Ford’s Theatre Renovation Update
Last Friday, WaPo filed an update on the Ford’s Theatre renovations leading up to a February 2009 opening. The story is long on history but a bit short on the actual details of the renovations. We’ve reported on Ford’s Theatre before and look forward to having it reopen. Here’s to hoping that needed legroom improvements [...]
PQ Artist, Dana Ellyn, Exhibits Tonight @ Longview
One of our neighborhood artists, Dana Ellyn, just returned from a trip to China and will be opening her Made In China exhibition along with Matt Sesow tonight from 6-9pm! The exhibition will be held at the Longview Gallery located at 1302 9th St NW.
Another Organic To Go Now Open (927 15th St NW)
We stopped by Organic To Go’s McPherson Square cafe opening yesterday afternoon at 927 15th St NW. The store’s footprint is a bit smaller than the newly opened F Street store and this location is not open Saturdays. A big draw, however, is the nice eating area outside where you can eat your purchase while [...]
Blackboard At 650 Mass Ave NW
This one sure did slip under the radar but late is better than never. Blackboard, the Washington DC based education software firm, has made their presence known in the PQ by signing a 10 year lease for 650 Massachusetts Avenue, NW. Listed on Yahoo Finance as having 890 employees (including their Phoenix, Arizona location), their [...]
