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Seasonal Work
Although it pains us to write this we have to face the facts; summer’s almost gone. Fall is a great season in DC, but we wouldn’t mind the warm weather holding on for just a little while longer. But you can already see the changes, cooler weather, shorter days (the dark mornings make it so [...]
DC Link Roundup: Heard In The ‘Hood
Here’s what we were reading last week about neighborhood news in DC. Follow PQ Living via Facebook here and Twitter here. All Over DC – Transfer taxes will apply to co-op apartment sales beginning October 1. [DC Metro Urban Diary] Penn Quarter – A review of Michel Richard’s restaurant Central on Pennsylvania Avenue. [Capital Spice] Mount Vernon Square [...]
Restaurant Bibiana Now Open
The space formerly occupied by Luigino (1100 NY Ave, at the corner of 12th & H) opened last week as Bibiana. We have higher hopes for the spot this time as it is in the same family of restaurants as Rasika, 701, Bombay Club, etc. The restaurant’s website doesn’t have a menu (or any other [...]
Justice Sotomayor Spotted In Chinatown
WaPo’s ever reliable Reliable Source reported that newly appointed Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor was spotted in Chinatown. Based on a past Fedspotting sighting sent in to PQ Living and occasionally witnessing the black SUV driving and ear piece toting MIBs outside a popular PQ restaurant, Chinatown/the PQ may become a popular spot for SCOTUS Justices given [...]
Limited [Use] Common Elements
When we were looking for our PQ condo several years ago we told our real estate agent there were a few things we required from our new home: It had to have a washer & dryer, get good light, be on a higher floor, and it had to have a balcony. Out of those criteria [...]
DC Shorts Film Festival Starts Thursday
Another one of our favorite late summer events starts this Thursday, September 10 and runs for a week until Thursday, September 17. It’s the DC Shorts Film Festival, a DC original now in its 6th year, that will be showcasing over 100 short films from all over the world. This year, DC Shorts is expanding from [...]
DC Link Roundup: Heard In The ‘Hood
Happy Labor Day! (read on if you want to see caught our attention this week around Washington DC)
Downtown Neighborhood Association Meeting Tuesday Night
The September Downtown Neighborhood Association (DNA) meeting will take place Tuesday night, September 8, in the Calvary Baptist Church (use the entrance at 733 8th Street, NW) between 6:30 pm and 8 pm. What’s on the agenda? 1) Police Service Area 101W update 2) Metropolitan Police Department Chief Cathy Lanier – Chief Lanier will speak and host [...]
Poste Brasserie Courtyard Flutters Verdant
This is the second of a two part series. The first article appeared last Thursday. We asked Executive Chef Robert Weland of Poste Brasserie how patrons react to the greenery when they sit down to eat at the Chef’s Garden table (photo above), made of Virginia stone and sustainable teak, set outdoors along the 7th [...]
Arts On Foot Festival In One Week
One of our favorite late summer events rolls into the Penn Quarter next weekend between Thursday, September 10 and Saturday, September 12. What merits closing down F Street between 6th and 9th Streets NW you might ask? It’s the annual Arts on Foot festival featuring artists booths, downtown restaurants sampling their fare and live dance/music [...]
