Good Stuff Eatery Announces Opening Date

Good Stuff Eatery will be holding its grand opening in Crystal City on Wednesday, May 9. The gourmet burger restaurant, helmed by former Top Chef contestant Spike Mendelsohn, produced a video...

Bloomers to Hold Grand Opening

A panty raid of sorts is coming to Shirlington this weekend. The newly opened store Bloomers (4150 Campbell Ave.) will be holding its Grand Opening celebration. On Saturday, customers will get a...

Trader Joe’s Opens in Clarendon

(Updated at 9:40 a.m.) At long last, Trader Joe's has opened in Clarendon. A crowd formed outside the store entrance at 1109 N. Highland Street this morning, awaiting the scheduled 8:00 opening....

Clarendon Trader Joe’s to Open Friday Morning

It's official: the long-awaited Trader Joe's store in Clarendon will open at 8:00 a.m. on Friday morning. The company will celebrate the opening with a "ceremonial lei cutting" featuring Trader...

Morning Notes

Arlington Lauded in The Atlantic -- "New data from Arlington County, Virginia, provide an in-depth look at how a jurisdiction known for great planning has leveraged excellent transit service and...

Dedication Planned for New Cherrydale Fire Station

Update at 3:40 p.m. -- County officials say that the actual cost of the fire station, including land swaps, road work and construction, is about $18 million. About $7.3 million of that was to design,...

Coming Soon to Clarendon: Rabbit Salad and Grill

Clarendon's new salad-sandwich-and-cupcake concept, Rabbit Salad and Grill, now has a name and an opening date. A web site for the new restaurant, located at 3035 Clarendon Boulevard, appeared...

Ribbon Cutting for New VT Research Center in Ballston

Featuring next-generation internet connectivity, computational laboratories and multiple meeting and conference spaces, the new 144,000 square foot Virginia Tech Research Center building in...

New Giant Opens on Columbia Pike

Cash registers are ringing at the long-awaited Penrose Square Giant on Columbia Pike. The store opened its doors to customers tonight in advance of its official opening Friday morning....

Ribbon Cutting for Affordable Development in Nauck

Community leaders marked the grand opening of The Macedonian (2229 Shirlington Road), a new mixed-use affordable housing development in Nauck (Green Valley), with a ribbon cutting ceremony this...

Morning Notes

Grand Opening for Virginia Tech Research Center -- The shiny new Virginia Tech Research Center at 900 N. Glebe Road in Ballston will celebrate its grand opening on Friday. Virginia Tech President...

New Pike Giant Will Offer Tastings, Prizes

The new Giant food store in the Penrose Square development on Columbia Pike is "rolling out the red carpet" for its Grand Opening on Friday. The grocery store will be offering wine tastings, tapas...

Renaissance Hotel Holds Grand Opening in Crystal City

The Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel (2800 S. Potomac Avenue) in Crystal City held a swank grand opening celebration last night. The NYC-based musical duo of electric violinist Caitlin...

Mad Rose Tavern Adds Outdoor Seats, Preps for Grand Opening

Slowly but surely, business has been picking up at Mad Rose Tavern (3100 Clarendon Blvd). The Clarendon restaurant got off to a rocky start, but thanks to a new chef, outdoor seating and some...

Opening Date Set for New Columbia Pike Giant

An opening date has been set for the new Giant supermarket in the Penrose Square development. The 60,000 square foot store, located at the corner of Columbia Pike and S. Adams Street, is...