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History on Foot: 7th Street Shopping
I was driving down 7th Street the other day and noticed for the first time a series of old and modern signs for furniture stores. Curious to know more, I did some research to find out the significance of this apparent cluster. According to various sources, 7th Street was the commercial hub of the city […]
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 – The Record Fair comes back to DC. In fact, it will be in our very own neighborhood at […]
There Are Many Like It But This One Is Mine
We’ve been car-share members for a long time. First with FlexCar, and then later ZipCar when the two companies merged. For years and years we loved trying out fun cars (“let’s get a Mini convertible today!”), or the newest space-age fuel efficient cars (“let’s try one of those hybrids today!”), or a fast, luxurious car […]
Just for Laughs
This Friday and Saturday at Riot Act Comedy Club (801 E Street NW) you can beat the winter doldrums with some belly laughs. Shows will feature films from previous DC Shorts Film Festivals and live, local comedy acts highlighting themes like Work Sucks, Family Dysfunction, Superheroes Sexual Adventures, Payback Is Hell and A Very DC […]