Penn Quarter Living

Remembering

Columbo — Fri, 17 May 2013 18:01:14 +0000

National Police Week ends tomorrow and if you have not yet walked by the National Law Enforcement Memorial (on E st nw between 4th and 5th) we highly recommend you take the opportunity to do it today if at all possible. Seeing all those in-memory-of wreaths is a somber reminder of the men and women [...]

Who’s Your Granddaddy?

pqcompass — Wed, 15 May 2013 15:00:39 +0000

Have you ever wondered about your family history? When did your family first land on American soil or are you distantly related to George Washington or Kevin Bacon or European royalty? This Saturday, you can participate in an all-day seminar led by genealogy expert, John Colletta, on using the various resources available from public records [...]

Penn Quarter Link Roundup: Heard In The ‘Hood

pqresident — Mon, 13 May 2013 12:37:56 +0000

Video: Candlelight vigil for fallen officers – the 2013 vigil is tonight (see link below) 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! Have any tips? Send them in confidentiality to: pqliving [at] gmail.com [...]

The Most Underused Park In DC?

Columbo — Fri, 10 May 2013 15:07:31 +0000

Is there a park in DC as centrally located yet criminally neglected as Pershing Park (roughly 15th and Pennsylvania Ave NW)? Across the street from the Willard Hotel, the Treasury Building (and sort of the White House), and City Hall (well catty-corner anyway), how is it that this space isn’t used as an arts or farmers [...]

A Rose is a Rosé

pqcompass — Wed, 08 May 2013 15:00:12 +0000

Technically, it’s late Spring and we’re supposed to be enjoying the warmer days of approaching Summer. While Mother Nature seems to be playing a cruel trick on us with another week of rain and low temps, it’s time to take matters into our own hands. Why not go ahead and start the Summer rituals [...]

Penn Quarter Link Roundup: Heard In The ‘Hood

pqresident — Mon, 06 May 2013 12:00:31 +0000

Photo above: Del Campo Restaurant (777 I St NW) Grand Opening party 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! Have any tips? Send them in confidentiality to: pqliving [at] gmail.com Penn Quarter Restaurant [...]

Activity In Former Soho Space

Columbo — Fri, 03 May 2013 16:00:13 +0000

Over the last few weeks we’ve noticed workers cleaning up the old SoHo Cafe & Market (401 9th ST NW). The same “for lease” signs still hang in the windows, and there are no work permits posted, so we don’t know if this is just a general cleaning to try to entice a new tenant [...]

May Day

pqcompass — Wed, 01 May 2013 15:00:40 +0000

On this May Day, instead of dancing around the Maypole adorned in Spring blooms, we’re weaving the intricate ribbons of our calendars to enjoy a stellar weekend of events. Lucky Lily Day TweetUp May 3, 5:30-8pm The Willard Hotel – Café du Parc (1401 Pennsylvania Ave., NW) Ball on the Mall May 4, 6:30-11:30pm The [...]

Penn Quarter Link Roundup: Heard In The ‘Hood

pqresident — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:00:17 +0000

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! Have any tips? Send them in confidentiality to: pqliving [at] gmail.com Penn Quarter Restaurant Recipe of the Week - Cinco de Mayo is next Sunday so it [...]

They Said It Couldn’t Be Done

Columbo — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:45:01 +0000

For years we’ve been asking the bartenders at Central (1001 Pennsylvania Ave NW) why they don’t utilize the huge sidewalk in front of the restaurant for outdoor dining. Without a second entrance, we were told, it was just too difficult to service the tables properly. It appears that something must have changed their minds. The [...]