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Abe Pollin, Wizards Owner, Passes Away
There’s no doubt that Abe Pollin, owner of the Washington Wizards basketball team, made a big impact on DC in general and downtown specifically. He committed to and followed through on construction of the MCI (now Verizon) Center in our neighborhood in 1997, brought a needed catalyst to an underused part of town and used […]
Macy’s Holiday Window Displays Go Live Today
We were wondering when the downtown Macy’s (1201 G St, NW) would unveil their holiday window displays facing G Street NW. Now we know that it is today at 5 pm – singer Patti Labelle will be on hand to perform and do the honors along with Santa, of course. Last year it was Brian McKnight […]
Crash…Bang…Gu-gu-gu-gu
We’ve gotten accustomed to the possibility of being awakened at 7:30 am on weekdays by the trash pickup at the office building across the street. No need to have two alarm clocks…the second one is free courtesy of the trash haulers. The weekend mornings, however, are usually blissfully quiet but this last Saturday we heard […]
DC Link Roundup: Heard In The ‘Hood
Here’s what we were reading last week about neighborhood news in DC. Follow PQ Living via Facebook here and Twitter here. All Over DC – Hope you busted out your clock on a chain…Public Enemy’s Flava Flav and Chuck D were in town to raise awareness about homelessness and perform in a benefit concert at GWU. […]