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Chinese Cultural Festival This Sunday (Street Closings)
There will be a Chinese Cultural Festival this Sunday from 10am to 6pm! There aren’t too many details on the one page website, but what’s important is that food will be served starting at 11am, along with a parade, dragon and lion dances, and kung fu demos. And, you can get your name translated into Chinese free […]
Dumont Condominium Update (4th & Mass Ave NW)
Thanks to an anonymous PQL reader for letting us know that the Dumont Condominium has “temporarily” closed its sales office and for passing on a more definitive word that the 2nd (East) building will become apartments. There has long been speculation that the East building would become a hotel or apartments. Since each of the […]
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 […]