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Penn Quarter Bodega Neighborhood Grocery
How do you feel about a grocery store for Penn Quarter residents and owned & operated by Penn Quarter residents? Penn Quarter Bodega Neighborhood Grocery is the brainchild of Mather Studios resident June Blanks. She began planning the concept a year ago and then left a career of National Sustainability Policy to change the food system [...]
History on Foot: Mies van der Rohe
Did you know that the DC Public Library at 9th and G Streets was designed by world-renowned architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe? It is actually the only public library ever designed by the architect, the only building he designed in this city, and the last building he designed before his death in 1969. It [...]
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 recently about neighborhood news in DC. Have something to add? Leave it in the comments! NoMa/Union Station – The Capitol City Brewing Company in the Post Office Museum building next to Union Station is closed. The [...]
Riot Act Comedy Theatre Update: Opening August 11
A picture is worth a thousand words they say, and per the photo above it is now clear that the Riot Act Comedy Theater (801 E St NW) will be opening on August 11. Their full website is operational listing Charles Fleischer as the headline act for the opening run with open mic nights taking [...]
Fringe Festival 2011: Final Weekend Of Shows
Photo credit: Daquella Manera The Capital Fringe Festival is entering its final weekend of the 2011 season! Headquartered at 607 New York Ave NW in a complex now known as Fort Fringe, the Capital Fringe Festival hosts a variety of artistic performances every year. Many of the venues are located in or just outside of Penn [...]
Free Movies, Concerts and Theater in Penn Quarter
With all the news about the debt crisis in America, I’m torn between going on a retail therapy binge and saving my pennies for the dark days ahead. For now, I’m going to try to keep the credit card holstered. So, here are just a few upcoming events in the neighborhood that are completely FREE. [...]
