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July 4 Penn Quarter Cookouts
Summer surely is in full swing in Washington DC with temperatures in the 90s, the humidity on full blast and July 4 sneaking up on workers like a lion hunting its prey. There’s a special “je ne sais quoi” to being in the federal capital for the United States’ Independence Day. Perhaps it’s a mid-summer […]
DC Link Roundup: Heard In The ‘Hood
Photo above: Full view of 901 Restaurant & Bar at 9th and I Streets NW Follow PQ Living via Facebook here and Twitter here. Our Flickr tag is pqliving. Here’s what we were reading recently about neighborhood news in DC. Have something to add? Leave it in the comments! Mount Vernon Triangle – An update on […]
Safeway Barbecue Battle Today And Tomorrow (Penn Ave)
Ed. Note: @coupdefoudredc recommends taking Metro. See street closures below. One of our favorite DC summer events takes place today and tomorrow – the Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle XIX. Barbecue teams and restaurants from all over the United States line Pennsylvania Avenue NW between 9th and 14th Streets NW to show off their recipes […]
Graffiato (707 6th St NW) Opening Tomorrow!
We briefly popped our heads into Graffiato (707 6th St NW) yesterday evening and confirmed that they are opening tomorrow evening, June 23, for dinner service to the public. We’ve seen this building transformed from a specialty printer shop that rarely saw anyone going in and out to a delightfully restored restaurant front with large […]