Spotted in Arlington: Ovie’s New Girlfriend

Via the Montreal Gazette, of all places, comes word that Capitals star Alex Ovechkin's new girlfriend has been hanging around Arlington as of late. Russian tennis star Maria Kirilenko has been...

Your Favorite Local Famous Person Spotting Stories

On Thursday afternoon, First Lady Michelle Obama spent 30-40 minutes shopping at the Potomac Yard Target. Instantly, the shopping trip became national news. "Never has a Target dash caused such a...

Local Coverage Shake-Up at the Washington Post?

(Updated at 3:45 p.m.) ARLnow.com has confirmed that Christy Goodman, the Washington Post's Arlington/Alexandria reporter, is no longer with the paper as of today. That news comes as Washington...

Progress at New Michael Landrum Restaurant

What's coming to the ground floor of 1650 Wilson Boulevard in Rosslyn? We know it's a restaurant, and that Michael Landrum of Ray's the Steaks fame is behind it -- his name is on the ABC...

Top Chef Spike Mendelsohn Scouting Out Crystal City?

Is former Top Chef contestant Spike Mendelsohn planning on opening a restaurant in Crystal City? An ARLnow spy spotted Mendelsohn and a man identified as his father dining at the Crystal City...

Redistricting Could Shake Up 30th District State Senate Race

The 30th District state Senate race now has a clear set of Democratic candidates. Those contenders, however, still don't know exactly what they're contending for, since the upcoming state...

Is a Vegan Restaurant Coming to Shirlington?

The good news is that a new restaurant is apparently coming to Shirlington. The bad news is that we're pretty thin on details. A restaurant called Native Foods Cafe has registered for a license...

Blind Item: Food Truck Follies

It's been a while since we did a blind item, but this one was too ridiculous to pass up. Which Rosslyn and Crystal City businesses have been calling the police on the new Bada Bing sandwich truck?...

Trader Joe’s Could Open in Clarendon by Late Spring

At the Lyon Village Civic Association's meeting last night, officials from Traders Joe's revealed additional details about their hotly-anticipated Clarendon store. The company still hasn't signed...

Renovations Coming to Ballston Common Mall

The owner of Ballston Common Mall is "in the planning stages" of major renovations to the 24-year-old facility. The existence of the renovation plan was revealed at a real estate conference in...

Celebrities, They Get Traffic Tickets Just Like Us

Feeling down because you just got lit up by one of Arlington County's finest for making an illegal right turn on red? Don't worry, you're in good company. Even the rich, influential and famous get...

Let’s Crash Scott McCaffrey’s Party

Sun Gazette editor Scott McCaffrey has been waiting for tonight for months. According to his blog, McCaffrey has been waiting six months to cover something that's "likely to happen tonight." But...

Morning Notes

More on Bayou Bakery -- On Tuesday we broke the news that David Guas finally picked out the perfect spot for his Bayou Bakery concept: the old Camille's space in Courthouse. Now the venerable Tom...

Cava Meets Clarendon

The parade of new restaurants coming to Clarendon continues. Missy Frederick at the Washington Business Journal has today's scoop that Cava, a popular upscale Greek eatery, will be coming has leased...

Liberty Tavern Group to Take Over Alpine Restaurant

Fresh off the successful launches of Lyon Hall and Northside Social, the Liberty Tavern Restaurant Group is taking over Lee Highway institution Alpine Restaurant, two sources tell ARLnow.com. The...