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PQ Holiday Shopping 3
With the holidays upon us, here are a few final gift ideas from neighborhood shops, this time for fellow Urban Dwellers. Build your own bike at Urban Outfitters (737 7th St, NW) Comedy show tickets – Eddie Griffin at Riot Act (801 E St, NW) or Chicago’s Second City at Woolly Mammoth (641 D St, NW) A […]
PQ Holiday Shopping 2
A few holiday gift ideas that can be purchased in Penn Quarter for the travelers you know: The latest cameras or photo gadgets at Penn Camera (840 E St, NW) I’ve got my eye on the Canon Powershot SD780 IS – small and compact with HD photo and video – and the Gorillapod tripod. A globetrotter […]
Penn Quarter Holiday Shopping
Give fabulous gifts to your loved ones while supporting your neighborhood businesses with these gift ideas for foodies. Cheese of the Month Club at Cowgirl Creamery (919 F St. NW) Colorful Laguiole Steak Knives from Anthropologie (950 F St. NW) Cooking Classes at Zola Wine & Kitchen (505 9th St. NW) A great bottle of […]
History on Foot: Call Boxes
I’ve often walked by these fixtures on the sidewalk and wondered what they were. It turns out these are the old fire and police emergency call boxes. Based on some web research, they were first installed in DC in the late 1800s and were used up until the 911 system was established in the mid […]