RSS FeedOld World Italian Coming To Restored Woodward (15th & H NW)
The truth is sometimes stranger than fiction especially since the ground floor of the Woodward Building, a formerly aspiring Class C office building [tic] housing offices, a liquor store, a Christian bookstore and a bikini/club wear shop will now be getting an 11K square foot restaurant. That’s a 175 seat Old World Italian restaurant, bakery/sandwich shop and wine store if you’re keeping score at home…definitely not a small eatery. The Woodward Building was built in 1911 at the corner of 15th and H Streets NW along what was Washington’s mini-financial district [PDF] and was given a $45M makeover in the last year to become 189 rental apartments including one of those robo-parking devices for your car.
What do we like about this news? First, we at PQ Living get to combine a Wayback post with a current news story…the photo above was taken in 1923. Second, downtown is getting a casual business lunch alternative to the nearby Old Ebbitt Grill courtesy of the Star Restaurant Group, the same group responsible for Zola.
Photo Credit: Shorpy – The 100 Year Old Photo Blog
National Book Festival Tomorrow
The Libarary of Congress is hosting their National Book Festival tomorrow, Saturday, September 27 from 10 am to 5 pm on The National Mall between 3rd Street and 7th Street NW. This a chance to congregate with other book lovers and to meet and interact with a whole slew of authors of different genres. A variety of pavilions will play host to these authors discussing their works throughout the festival. Podcasts will also be made available. Check the website for more details at http://www.loc.gov/bookfest.
Busboys & Poets Open!
Walking to our neighborhood grocery store Wednesday night (saying that never gets old!) we noticed that Busboys & Poets was open. Walking in we asked and sure enough Wednesday night was opening night (with a soft opening the night before).
Looking forward to adding this to the growing list of greater-PQ restaurants.
Chinese Cultural Festival This Sunday (Street Closings)
There will be a Chinese Cultural Festival this Sunday from 10am to 6pm! There aren’t too many details on the one page website, but what’s important is that food will be served starting at 11am, along with a parade, dragon and lion dances, and kung fu demos. And, you can get your name translated into Chinese free of charge! Translating your name into Chinese is not only cool, but it could also serve as a survival skill.
The above image marks the street closings. The path in red will be closed from 10am – 6pm. The paths in blue will be closed from 1pm – 3:30pm.