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Happy Chinese New Year!
H Street NW, between 6th & 7th, was abuzz yesterday due to the neighborhood Chinese New Year celebration. A decent sized crowd gathered on the sidewalks and a few merchants were selling their wares, including the typical snappers (which could be heard all day long). This blogger made it out to observe the 3:45pm giant firecracker […]
PQ Weekend Guide
Chinese New Year Celebration Sunday, February 1, 12pm – 5pm, firecracker at 3:45pm H Street NW, between 6th & 7th St Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company Dissidents and Subversives:From Gombrowicz to Hell Meets Henry Halfway FREE panel is followed by a SNEAK PEEK at tech rehearsal for the show! Saturday, January 31, 2pm 641 D St […]
Fire This Morning At 1000 F St NW (Joe’s Souvenir HQ)
We heard via DCist and WTOP this morning that there was a fire in one of the two-story buildings on the 1000 block of F St NW. There are only three two-story buildings on that block: Joe’s Souvenir Headquarters, the old K & B Newsstand, and the Downtown DC BID office. Notice the black residue […]
Penn Quarter Condo Spotted In Last Night’s Episode Of 24!
For fans of the TV series, 24, last night’s episode contained a little surprise geared towards Penn Quarter residents. The entrance to the Residences At Market Square (701 Penn) was displayed along with the interior of [fictional unit] PH201! We also suspect that the interior of the two-floor unit was not filmed in the authentic […]