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One Of These Things Is Not Like The Others
The Washington Monument. The United States Capitol. The National Gallery of Art. The Carousel on the National Mall? Sure it’s been there since before many of us were born, but that doesn’t make it right. The Smithsonian carousel just seems so out of place to our eyes. The National Mall, home of so many monuments, [...]
Wine Spectator Anoints Four PQ Spots
Macking a Mollydooker? Salivating a Screaming Eagle? Hot for a Haut-Brion? Then you’ve come to the right part of town as four Penn Quarter restaurants garnered the Best of Award of Excellence in Wine Spectator’s 2008 Dining Guide. Who were the winners of this higher level accolade? Le Paradou, Proof, Charlie Palmer Steak and The [...]
Wayback VII: Downtown Parking
Today, we’re heading to the Wilson Building in 1960 before the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center was constructed. Guess we know where everyone parked their car! Photo credit: DDOT Historical Photo Archives
5th and Eye Developer Donohoe Selection Roundup
Yesterday, Mayor Fenty declared the Donohoe Development Company the winner of the bidding process to develop the 5th and Eye parcel across the street from the condo building, 555 Mass, in the Mount Vernon Triangle. Instead of rehashing a number of stories already out there, we’ll just round ‘em up so you can get all [...]
New Poll: Name Our Safeway
Lots of suggestions have been floating around the blogosphere on how to name our neighborhood Safeway. The unofficial rules are that the name has to start with the letter S. If you have any other poll option suggestions, leave a comment! Mayor Fenty dubbed the new Safeway at 5th and K (or L St, depending [...]
Silicon Downtown?
Ever walked by a rather nondescript, thin historic building on F Street between 13th and 14th Streets and see the word Swapdrive in the window? Wonder what it is? We sure did and a recent story in the WaBiz Journal revealed it to be a $124 million dollar tech company acquisition by none other than [...]
PQ Living Shines Using Chrome
You may have heard that there is a new Internet browser in town thanks to Google and it’s called Chrome. We’ve downloaded Chrome, put it through its paces and are happy to report that PQ Living works swimmingly using this new browser. In fact, it’s quite snappy!
What’s Up Next For The Red Sage Location?
We won’t mind at all if Frank From Virginia can also give us the answer to this restaurant mystery. Walking by the old Red Sage spot at 14th & F recently we noticed that while it looks like work is going on inside, there are no work permits posted on the outside (at least none [...]
DNA Meeting Tomorrow Night *updated*
The Downtown Neighborhood Association (DNA) meeting will take place tomorrow on Tuesday, September 16th in Calvary Baptist Church’s Kendall Hall. Use the entrance at 755 8th Street NW on the east side of 8th Street NW between G and H Streets. The meeting will begin at 6:30 pm with refreshments and a safety report update [...]
An Open Letter To The DC Public Library
Regarding Sunday Hours We at Penn Quarter Living like to think of ourselves as aspiring renaissance men (or women). We’re trying to embrace all the arts, not just painting & sculpture, but also culinary, fashion, and more. We also love sports and fitness, which is the crux of what prompts this open letter. To start [...]
