RSS FeedArchive for April, 2008
Small Fire At Gallery Place? Interesting View
This morning, we received a note from Scott at the Gallery Place building: [Here's something] I don’t usually see out my front window in the morning..
It doesn’t appear that the fire was in the commercial area of the Gallery Place complex. Anyone have more information? We’ll also update this post when DCFD posts more info.
Thanks [...]
YWCA To Close Doors (624 9th St NW)
According to PQ Living tipster Amber and the Washington CityPaper, the YWCA Fitness and Aquatic Center at 624 9th Street, NW, will be closing its doors for good in the middle of May.
Wah Luck House For Sale (6th and H St NW)
A few tipsters let us know that Wah Luck House, a 153 unit apartment house erected in 1982 at the corner of 6th and H Streets, NW, to house Chinese residents displaced by the Old Convention Center, is now up for sale. The US HUD Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) contract is up in 2010. We [...]
Handcuffs To Go?
We now know what the National Museum of Crime and Punishment’s (575 7th Street, NW) gift store will be called – The Cop Shop. We’ve followed the Museum’s progress and their most recent press release indicates a May 23 opening date. Their recently updated website says that the gift store will sell “merchandise for future [...]
Short List Selected For 5th And Eye Lot
On Friday, April 25, the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (ODMPED) selected four development teams for the 5th & Eye lot’s short list as follows:
JBG Associates LLC2
Donohoe/Holland
Potomac Investment Properties
Buccini/Pollin Group
The four teams will present their proposals to the community in a public meeting on Thursday, May 1st at 6:30 p.m. [...]
Kanlaya’s Like A Phoenix
Walking back from a day of art on the National Mall, I ran into the owner of Kanlaya (740 6th Street, NW). Apparently, my favorite Thai restaurant had a fire last Thursday night (electrical). But the owner was surveying everything with a great attitude and said that he was looking forward to the neighbors coming back when they reopen on [...]
POW-MIA Trailers Lose Prime Real Estate
Jogging on the Mall one morning we noticed that with the construction underway for the new Vietnam War Memorial Visitors Center, the POW-MIA trailers had disappeared. These are the booths that were between the Lincoln Memorial and the Reflecting Pool.
We spoke to a park ranger who said the booths had been moved farther down the [...]
The Big One Double OH
The FBI is celebrating their 100th anniversary on July 26th of this year. No mention of any public events for this milestone, but there are lots of of features on their website for the occasion.
Maybe we were all giving McDonald’s too hard a time earlier this year. Perhaps they’re offering their FBI (I mean Government [...]
Blogs In The ‘Hood – PQLiving Featured In WaPo Express!
The WaPo Express has a great article regarding neighborhood blogs today! It’s titled “Blogs In The ‘Hood” and yours truly was quoted several times. It gives a little bit of insight about how our duty as neighborhood bloggers doesn’t just end with a posting per day. You can check out the story [...]
Spring Cleaning – Not Just For Your Home
This Saturday, April 26th at 9 a.m. (that’s tomorrow!), neighbors will meet at the park at 5th and Massachusetts Avenue NW to participate in our spring park cleanup. You are invited to help spruce up the future “Chinatown Park” and then move east along Massachusetts Avenue – ending at the large park at 2nd and Mass. Ave.
Volunteers [...]