When the news media go into frenzy mode because of an approaching storm, many people run to grocery stores to stock up on the big three: Bread, milk & toilet paper.
In just under a week PQ will join the ranks of those able to run to a local grocery store for these all important items, until then we still […]
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Loading ...There is nothing wrong with world class chefs changing up the recipes of their restaurant menu items. It keeps things fresh and new and keeps us foodies coming back for more. But, sometimes there is a recipe that is so good that it becomes worthy of the term trade secret.
You know, like Hines […]
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Thanks to Rekio for pointing us to a notice of a Penn Quarter gallery walk going on tonight. Here’s a crib sheet of the receptions:
Carroll Square Gallery, 975 F St NW, 6-8pm
Tourists at the National Mall
Civilian Art Projects, 406 7th St NW, 7-9pm
Way Down In New Orleans
Reyes + Davis, 923 F St NW #302, 6:30-9pm
Barbara […]
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Thanks to the DC-DNA for forwarding us info on DDOT’s near-future plans on installing bicycle lanes on G Street, NW from 3rd Street to 15th Street!
The info is concise: The bicycle lanes will mean an additional white stripe between the parking stripes and the yellow center line. The five-foot wide lanes will include a symbol […]
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Gazing to my left during an afternoon walk around the PQ, I froze. An image seared by countless impressions acquired growing up in Mexico City’s then 14 million inhabitant metro urban madness snapped into focus. I paused and thought for a second. Then it hit me. The visual testimony was startling because it didn’t show […]
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...This blogger was taken by surprise last night by several Road Closed signs blocking north-south passages through Pennsylvania Avenue. According to the WaPo, DDOT will be resurfacing Penn Ave from 3rd St to 15th St until Oct 30. Crews will be working during the hours of: 9:30am to 3:30pm and 8pm to 3am, Mon-Fri. We […]
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Today’s Wayback Machine brings you an aerial shot of downtown Washington taken from the Washington Monument by the Haines Photo Company in the winter of 1912. This photo is just one portion of a panoramic shot taken looking directly east from the Washington Monument. It isn’t as high resolution as the photos at Shorpy, the […]
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Even writers need a break so we’re taking our own Labor Day holiday here at PQ Living to rest and make plans for our September calendar and beyond. Lots of good stuff going on in September including…
Arts & Film: Theater season resumes at the Woolly Mammoth or the Shakespeare Theatre. If you like getting outside, […]
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...The DC Public Library and the literacy advocacy group DC LEARNs will host its 5th Annual Adult Literacy Volunteer Fair on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008 from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm at the MLK Library, 901 G St NW in the Great Hall (Main Lobby).
The event will feature representatives from numerous literary organizations in the […]
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...NBC4 is reporting that the infamous and uncomfortable wooden chairs that have lined the hall since 1986 are being replaced with plush new chairs. So the theater is offering up the old ones for donations to raise money for the $50 million renovation. The wooden chairs will be sold for tax-deductible donations of $150 each […]
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