Archive for January, 2012
DC Link Roundup: Heard In The ‘Hood
Follow PQ Living via Facebook here and Twitter here. Our Flickr tag is pqliving. Here’s what we were reading recently about neighborhood news in DC. Have something to add? Leave it in the comments! Penn Quarter – It’s confirmed! Formerly a Kemp Mill Records, Funxion a cafe/nightclub at 1309 F St NW, will be replaced […]
CityCenterDC Construction Update
CityCenterDC, the huge project at the northwest corner of 9th & H St NW, seems to be coming along nicely. Workers continue building the various floors of the underground parking garage that will hold 1,555 cars!
Battle Of The (Weekend) Baguettes
Where once Penn Quarter residents had to scrounge around for bread, our cup now overfloweth with fun baked options. While man cannot live on bread alone, we find that we’re living a lot better thanks to three of our local shops; Cowgirl Creamery, Paul, and Le Pan Quotieden. Each of these shops sells a decent […]
History on Foot: DC Children’s Hospital
While walking home the other day, I noticed this plaque at the corner of 13th and G Streets, NW. According to the plaque and the Children’s National Medical Center web site, the original Children’s Hospital of the District of Columbia was founded in a row house here in 1870.