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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 […]
Howto: Getting To New York For One Dollar (Boltbus)
The beauty of living downtown is its proximity to the nerve centers of Washington DC’s transportation networks be it subway, bus, highway or airport. This writer knows many downtown residents who have ditched their car and its associated responsibilities and replaced it with a good daily workout, a Metro Smartrip card, a grocery cart, more […]