Revamped Virginia Square Development Plan Approved

A plan to revamp part of Virginia Square has been approved by the Arlington County Board. The development is planned for the site that houses the old Arlington Funeral Home (3901 Fairfax...

The Papery in Clarendon: Back from the Near-Dead

Earlier this year, all signs pointed to The Papery (2871 Clarendon Blvd) going out of business. The high-end Clarendon stationery store was perpetually low on stock, the entire inventory was 50...

Committee to Discuss Proposed Ballston Hotel Tonight

In due time, the big hole in the ground next to Ballston Common Mall will be filled with development and the view from the soon-to-open Rustico will be even less rustic. Founders Square,...

Ground-Level Retail Enlivening Fern Street in Pentagon City

It used to be a sleepy street full of warehouses and warehouse stores. Now the three blocks of Fern Street between 12th and 15th Streets are starting to come to life thanks to high-end apartments and...

Examiner: Resurgence of Residential and Retail in Rosslyn?

"Rosslyn has seen a surge in residential and retail development," the Washington Examiner opined over the weekend. "Nearly 600 new housing units have opened in the past year and more than 500 are...

Arlington Restaurant, Retail Spending Booming

As we've reported before, Arlington's unemployment rate has stayed remarkably low during the course of the recession. But in case you needed further proof of the resilience of the county's economy,...