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DC Courts To Host Open House Tomorrow
The DC Courts are hosting an Open House on Friday, May 1 from 10am to 4pm, called Law Day. The event is free, open to the public, and spans several buildings in the Judiciary Square area. Here is a full schedule of events for the day (pdf). Some notable events include:
A Judicial Town [...]
Maybe They’re Getting Ready For Christmas In July
In October of 2007 we chided the Washington Welcome Center (1001 E ST NW) for putting up their xmas tree display so early. Now here it is the end of April, and we’re chiding them for leaving it up too long. We know we can’t have it both ways, but come on, this is crazy. [...]
PQ Lunch Hour Activities
Now that the weather is warming up, we’re thinking of how to best spend that lunch hour in the PQ (preferably outside). One activity that the WaPo suggests is catching one of the 45 minute Civil War-era shows between 11am and 1pm at the Ford’s Theater. That may suffice for a couple of rainy days [...]
DC Community Heritage Project Grant Apps Due May 1
The Humanities Council of DC is offering a DC Community Heritage Project grant of up to $2,000 for nonprofits working on projects to document and preserve DC’s heritage. The application due date is May 1 and interested parties can find more details about the grant at the Humanities Council of Washington, DC website here.
DC Link Roundup: Heard In The ‘Hood
Capitol Riverfront – The first of the newly built townhouses go to settlement and get occupied. They’re LEED certified too! [JD Land: Ballpark and Beyond]
U Street – Lines at Ben’s Chili Bowl? It’s true! We’ve seen it ourselves. Has Ben’s jumped the shark? [Prince of Petworth]
Columbia Heights – Tagging on bus seats interpreted. [New Columbia Heights]
All of DC [...]
Free Digital HDTV Receivable Downtown? You Bet!
In our household, we’re always on the hunt for ways to trim costs and keep those bills in check. When moving downtown from the suburbs some four years ago, we knew that our reliance on receiving ten clear over-the-air (OTA) TV signals might be compromised and sure enough, two weeks of enduring a hazy channel [...]
Which Beaches Are Worth The Drive?
It only takes one 80 degree day before we start to think about heading to the beach. The long haul between the PQ and the shore isn’t any fun so it makes choosing the right beach important. We at PQ Living like all beaches from family friendly Ocean City to the tax-free Delaware shore. If [...]
Photo Of The Week: Daffodils
This week’s Photo Of The Week is from flipperman75’s photostream on flickr. The photo was taken in the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden and has the National Archives in the background. Be sure to get out and enjoy the warm weather this weekend!
Remember to tag your photos on flickr with pqliving and they’ll become eligible for [...]
PQ Farmer’s Market On CNN
Embedded video from CNN Video
Thanks go out to a PQ Living reader who sent in this clip from CNN that shows how our very own Penn Quarter Farmer’s Market gets its goods for the every Thursday market on 8th Street NW. It might cost more but you can buy locally grown produce, support the small/mid [...]
PQ Babies?
A loyal PQL reader, who is also expecting soon, wrote in to ask: “I was just wondering how many other new moms and babies there are in the neighborhood. ”
We don’t know where this post will lead, but to all of our PQ parents, feel free to leave a note/question/comment in the comments section. Maybe [...]