Trader Joe’s Signs Lease in Clarendon (Finally)

Being Trader Joe's is like being the prettiest girl in school. Everybody wants to go to the dance with you, so you can afford to be picky. So it was with the grocery chain's new Clarendon...

Morning Notes

State Senator's Husband Pens Alarming Column -- Tom Whipple, husband of state Sen. Mary Margaret Whipple (D), has penned a column entitled "The Peak Oil Crisis: Civil Unrest" for the Falls Church...

Shirlington Harris Teeter Gets Parking Meters

The Harris Teeter in Shirlington is adding meters to its reserved parking spaces. The spaces, located on the ground floor of an adjacent parking garage, are often full, leading to complaints to...

Board to Hear Grocery Store-Related Proposal for Crystal City

It's a rather unglamorous item on Saturday's county board agenda, but behind the mundane particulars of a site plan amendment to turn retail space into office space is an issue near and dear to the...

Crystal City Trying to Attract a Grocery Store

Update at 12:55 p.m. -- We're told development at the space at 2121 Crystal Drive, referenced here, is a long-range goal and not set in stone. Vornado's current and on-going effort to attract a...

Morning Notes

It's September -- Start mourning the end of summer now -- and get to the pool while you still can. Man Goes Bananas in the Vegetable Aisle -- Police are trying to find a man who walked into...

Here We Go Again: Snoverkill Eve In Photos

We know the drill by now. As the latest snow storm to blanket the Washington area arrived tonight, the plows were already out. The roadways were less busy. Pedestrians were wearing boots and...

Grocery Stores Closing

Update at 8:10 PM - The Pentagon City Harris Teeter is closing within the hour. The Ballston store is planning to close at midnight. Both stores say it is unlikely they'll open tomorrow. Local...

Local Stores Jammed As Snowmageddon Approaches

Update at 12:00 AM - Both the Ballston and the Pentagon City Harris Teeter stores are running very low on many essentials. Much of what is left is the more specialty-type items. As of 11:30 PM, the...