Archive for December, 2010
The Passenger: A Quiet Cocktail On Penn Quarter’s Edge
The Passenger (1021 7th St NW) sits on a calm block of 7th Street in the Convention Center’s shadow, three short blocks from the bustling heart of Chinatown. The lounge’s frontage is simple and nondescript, its name written in small script on the two front windows. The exterior exudes low-key cool and can be easily […]
Small But Tapulous
We like to think of downtown DC and the Penn Quarter as a sophisticated urban village. Want to view snazzy full motion video screens, tempt traffic in a Barnes Dance crosswalk, and quaff a 1998 Château Pétrus? We got ’em. Like downing oysters, eating a sushi chaser, watching a 3D first run movie, and wrapping […]
DC Link Roundup: Heard In The ‘Hood
Follow PQ Living via Facebook here and Twitter here. Our Flickr tag is pqliving. Here’s what we were reading last week about neighborhood news in DC. Have neighborhood thoughts? Leave them in the comments! Penn Quarter – Madame Tussauds will be completing its collection of wax Presidents to include all forty-four leaders. Tourists will be digging that! [Madame […]
Penn Quarter Holiday Images
Neighborhood stores and businesses decorated and we noticed. While we wait for the snow to arrive, enjoy these images of windows from around the neighborhood! (P.S. The accumulation totals have been lowered to 1 to 3 inches for DC proper.) Festive hat at Merzi (415 7th St NW)