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Hotel Palomar For Sale? -- Connecticut-based HEI Hospitality LLC is in talks to buy Hotel Palomar (1121 19th Street N.) in Rosslyn for a reported $45 million, or nearly $300,000 per room. The...
Posts Tagged ‘renovations’
Less Pollution, More Revenue from Water Plant Upgrade
The massive upgrade of Arlington's Water Pollution Control Plant, which is almost finished, is apparently already causing environmental benefits in the Chesapeake Bay. Plus, it has created a new...
Improvements Coming to Nine County Parks
(Updated at 2:30 p.m.) Arlington County will renovate High View Park and will make improvements to eight other parks following County Board approval of the projects over the weekend. The work...
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Hope Proposes Cigarette Tax Hike -- Arlington's Del. Patrick Hope (D) is planning to introduce a bill that would increase Virginia's relatively low cigarette tax. Unlike past years when Hope has...
Harry’s Tap Room Becomes ‘Market Tavern’
Over Thanksgiving weekend, the former Harry's Taproom in Clarendon (2800 Clarendon Blvd) quietly started serving customers under a new identity: Market Tavern. The change follows several weeks of...
New Management Revamps Toscana Grill
Updated at 6:10 p.m. The name remains the same, but just about everything else has changed at Toscana Grill. The restaurant in the Courthouse Metro Plaza (2300 Clarendon Blvd.) has completely...
BRAC’d Building in Rosslyn to Be Renovated
(Updated at 2:00 p.m.) If you manage a 40-year-old office building in Rosslyn, what do you when your sole office tenant -- the Department of Defense -- packs up and moves most of its offices to Ft....
Changes Coming to Champion Billiards
Champion Billiards, a Shirlington-area haven for poolsharks since the early 90s, is getting a new name, a new menu and a pair of new owners. Misti Wise and Amy Borek were bartenders at Champion...
Ireland’s Four Courts Makes a Comeback
(Updated at 2:55 p.m.) More than three months ago, fire ravaged Ireland's Four Courts (2051 Wilson Blvd) in Courthouse. But like a phoenix, the pub is about to emerge from the ashes. The February...
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Lime Fresh Signs Clarendon Lease -- Lime Fresh Mexican Grill, from the company that brought you Ruby Tuesday, is officially coming to Clarendon. The restaurant is opening one of the first...
Manhattan Bagel Closed for Renovations in Ballston
Manhattan Bagel (4201 Wilson Blvd) remains closed as it undergoes renovations and a management change. Ballston bagel lovers are being forced to cross Wilson Blvd to get their bagel fix at...
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Ann Taylor Coming to Clarendon -- An Ann Taylor store is coming to the Clarendon Market Common storefront formerly occupied by a Myer-Emco home electronics store. The new Clarendon Ann Taylor is...
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County Gears Up for Pothole Repairs -- Arlington County and VDOT are preparing for a big spring pothole push. Crews have been out 5-6 days per week filling potholes, but as things warm up they...
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Arlington Sends Surprise $2.2 Million Bill to Falls Church -- Arlington is billing the City of Falls Church an extra $2.2 million for its use of the Arlington County jail, the Falls Church...
Renovations Continue at Ruffino’s
Ruffino's Spaghetti House (4763 Lee Highway) closed for renovations in September. Four months later, work is still well underway. For now, it appears that the deep blue doors and windows...
