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On Stage and Screen
Here are just a few current and upcoming stage and screen performances you can experience in the neighborhood. Film DC Independent Film Festival February 29 – March 4 Naval Heritage Center 701 Pennsylvania Ave., NW E Street Cinema 555 11th St. NW The National Museum of American History Warner Bros. Theater 14th St. and Constitution [...]
Jaleo Under Renovation Until March 26, Don’t Panic!
As we mentioned in last week’s heard in the ‘hood, chef José Andrés’ Jaleo restaurant (7th & E St NW) is undergoing a month-long renovation and will reopen on March 26. Andrés invites us to follow the progress on their facebook page. Day 1 looks like it consisted of furniture removal.
Leica Camera Store Making Headway (900 Block F Street)
The Leica camera store in the 900 block of F Street NW is showing construction activity according to PQ Living reader Jon Gann of Mather Studios and DC Shorts (photo credit for above photo). We sauntered over to the Carroll Square location next to Le Pain Quotidien to check it out and the windows are [...]
DC Link Roundup: Heard In The ‘Hood *video*
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! National Mall (video above) – The groundbreaking for the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) breaks ground at [...]
The Bar Method Makes You Work (Out)
We thought we’d start off the new year by accepting an invitation to try a class at the DC outlet of The Bar Method (750 9th St NW – entrance on H St between 9th and 10th St NW). There’s a whole lot of shaking going on but we’re not talking about dancing. You’ll see [...]
Foodie Radar
Here are a few things on my foodie radar this week. Yesterday, the James Beard Foundation announced the semifinalists in the 2012 Restaurant and Chef Awards. Congratulations to the Penn Quarter chefs and restaurants that have been selected! Best New Restaurant: Fiola (601 Pennsylvania Ave. NW) Outstanding Bar Program: Columbia Room (1021 7th St NW) [...]
DC Link Roundup: Heard In The ‘Hood *video*
Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com 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! Penn Quarter – Ford’s Theatre opens the Lincoln Center for Education and Leadership on 10th [...]
Trump Waxes Magnificent About The Old Post Office Building *video*
In case you missed it, Channel 4 (NBC) recently interviewed Donald Trump, head of The Trump Organization, about his company’s winning bid to redevelop the Old Post Office Building on Pennsylvania Avenue, and the clip is shown above. You can’t hear the reporter’s questions but you’ll get the idea. The Donald’s done magnificent therefore it [...]
Cribs XXI: Totally Over The Top!
We’ve seen lots of Penn Quarter and downtown cribs in our time and once you’ve been in all the buildings, you tend to get a bit jaded. What’s another granite counter top and high ceiling when that’s what sets the standard? But, we now see a listing for a condo that makes our jaw drop. [...]
Donald Trump’s Post Office Building Redevelopment And “Civilian BRAC”
(photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons) We all know that BRAC (Base Realignment and Closure) is the process in which the federal government closes excess military installations and optimizes usage of their existing facilities. Well, a new bill is making its way through congress with pretty impressive speed, dubbed Civilian BRAC (formally Civilian Property Realignment Act). It [...]
