Bluemont Safeway Looks to Sell Development Rights

Safeway is soliciting bids from developers interested in building a residential property on top of a new, proposed Safeway supermarket at 5101 Wilson Boulevard in Bluemont. According to a document...

Harris Teeter Sewage Backup Caused by Clog

Officials say a clog at the Arlington County Water Pollution Control Plant is what caused raw sewage to flow into the Harris Teeter supermarket on S. Glebe Road, near Potomac Yard. The incident...

Potomac Yard Harris Teeter Closed After Flooding

  Update on 5/14/12 -- This article has been updated here. The Harris Teeter supermarket at 3600 S. Glebe Road near Potomac Yard has been flooded, possibly by sewage. Authorities responded...

Retail, Street Improvements Coming to Pershing Drive

(Updated at 9:55 a.m.) A grocery store and as many as four restaurants could be coming to Pershing Drive in Lyon Park over the next year or so. Construction on the new $62 million apartment...

MOM’s Organic Market Coming to Bergmann’s Development?

The forthcoming development on the Bergmann’s Cleaning site on Lee Highway -- still in the planning stages -- may include a MOM's Organic Market, according to an email obtained by...

Apartments, Grocer Proposed for Bergmann’s Site

A development proposal being examined by Arlington's Site Plan Review Committee tonight would build a new apartment tower and a new grocery store on the Bergmann's Cleaning site on Lee...

Morning Notes

Ovechkin Buys New House -- Capitals star Alex Ovechkin may be ditching his $1.6 million home in Arlington's Waycroft-Woodlawn neighborhood for some tonier digs. Ovechkin recently bought a $4.2...

Westover Market Butcher Shop Returns

Westover Market's butcher shop is expected to return tonight after a one week hiatus. The shop -- which offered gourmet cuts of locally-sourced meats -- closed last week after butcher shop...

Butcher Shop at Westover Market Closing

To the dismay of its loyal customers, the butcher shop at Westover Market (5863 Washington Blvd) will be closing this week. Via an early-morning announcement on Facebook, butcher shop proprietor...

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....

Morning Poll: Why Wegman’s?

It seems that every time we run a story on a new retailer coming to Arlington, someone chimes in in the comments, saying that they'd much rather have a Wegman's. We asked folks on Twitter why...

Clarendon Trader Joe’s Receives Building Permit

Interior work on the new Clarendon Trader Joe's is expected to finally get underway soon, after Arlington officials approved the store's building permit today. The store was originally slated to...

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....

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...

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...