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FIVE Gallery Receptions Tonight In PQ!
Thanks to Rekio for pointing us to a notice of a Penn Quarter gallery walk going on tonight. Here’s a crib sheet of the receptions: Carroll Square Gallery, 975 F St NW, 6-8pm Tourists at the National Mall Civilian Art Projects, 406 7th St NW, 7-9pm Way Down In New Orleans Reyes + Davis, 923 […]
G Street Bike Lanes In PQ’s [Near] Future!
Thanks to the DC-DNA for forwarding us info on DDOT’s near-future plans on installing bicycle lanes on G Street, NW from 3rd Street to 15th Street! The info is concise: The bicycle lanes will mean an additional white stripe between the parking stripes and the yellow center line. The five-foot wide lanes will include a […]
Frozen In My Steps
Gazing to my left during an afternoon walk around the PQ, I froze. An image seared by countless impressions acquired growing up in Mexico City’s then 14 million inhabitant metro urban madness snapped into focus. I paused and thought for a second. Then it hit me. The visual testimony was startling because it didn’t show […]
Penn Ave Resurfacing Through Oct 30
This blogger was taken by surprise last night by several Road Closed signs blocking north-south passages through Pennsylvania Avenue. According to the WaPo, DDOT will be resurfacing Penn Ave from 3rd St to 15th St until Oct 30. Crews will be working during the hours of: 9:30am to 3:30pm and 8pm to 3am, Mon-Fri. We […]