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Downtown Holiday Market Begins Dec 4
It’s hard to believe that the holidays are approaching especially when nature hands Washington gorgeous weekends in the middle of November. But it’s true and we know it’s true because one of our favorite seasonal events, the Downtown Holiday Market, begins Friday, December 4 and runs through Wednesday, December 23. The details follow: WHAT: Fifth [...]
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. Mount Vernon Triangle – Reactions to the yellow sculpture now mounted on the northeast corner of 5th and K Streets NW. [The (Mount Vernon) Triangle] Mount Vernon Triangle – Yale Steam Laundry’s condo association [...]
Civilian Art Projects Moves To Warehouse Arts Complex
The closing of Penn Quarter’s Apartment Zero also meant that the 3rd floor tenant in the same building, Civilian Art Projects, needed to find a new home. PQ residents will be happy to learn that they have just relocated a few blocks up the street at the Warehouse Arts Complex (1019 7th St NW). Also [...]
Love Potion No. 9
We finally got around to having dinner at Bibiana (1100 NY Ave NW) last weekend and had a great night out. Perhaps our favorite point in the evening came at the end of the meal. As we browsed the dessert menu (which included dessert wines & other beverages) we were intrigued by the house-made ”Lemoncello for two.” When we [...]
Downtown DC Parks and Open Space Survey
Ever walk by Franklin Park (13th and K Street NW) and think “That would be a great spot for a night concert?” or ponder “I’d love to take baby out in a stroller and camp out on a blanket on Mount Vernon Square (8th and K Street NW).” The Downtown DC parks and open space [...]
Downtown Neighbor Meeting Tonight!
Yes, it’s that time again. Time to get out on a Tuesday night and meet your downtown neighbors at the monthly Downtown Neighborhood Association (DNA) meeting. Meetings start at 6:30 pm. Per Miles Groves, DNA President: The final meeting for 2009 is scheduled for Tuesday, November 10 at Calvary Baptist Church at 733 8th Street [...]
Auntie Anne’s Pretzels Coming To Gallery Place’s “Kiosk Row”
Thanks to Cheryl for sending in the tip that Auntie Anne’s Pretzels is coming to the G Street walkway of Gallery Place! This kiosk, which joins the larger Smoothie King kiosk, was formerly occupied by a fair weather florist.
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. Mount Vernon Triangle – The full monty. Some aspects of living downtown just can’t be explained to the out of town relatives. [Life In Mount Vernon Square] U Street – The View 14, a residential building that [...]
Auto Dealer Coming Downtown?
Truth is sometimes stranger than fiction and in this carbon sensitive era, the rise of the electric car seems destined to happen. Tesla Motors, the all electric car maker headquartered in San Carlos, California, was reported by the Washington Business Journal to be scoping out F Street NW for its Washington, DC showroom. Given the [...]
Restaurant Updates: D’Acqua and Ping Pong Dim Sum
Per the Top Shelf blog on the Washington Business Journal’s website, two restaurant updates are in order. D’Acqua, the Italian seafood restaurant in Market Square on Pennsylvania Ave NW, is really closed and it’s due to a prospective bump up in rent. What type of restaurant do you think would be a good fill in for the [...]
