Author: Jared Serre

Jared Serre covers local business, public safety and breaking news across Local News Now's websites. Originally from Northeast Ohio, he is a graduate of West Virginia University. He previously worked with Law360 before joining LNN in May 2024.

Around Town

UPDATED: Green Pig Bistro moving from original Clarendon home

By Jared Serre
Green Pig Bistro's original Clarendon location on N. Fillmore Street (staff photo by Jared Serre)

Green Pig Bistro is relocating from its home of more than 12 years, but might not be going far.

The restaurant’s last day at 1025 N. Fillmore Street is scheduled for late September, an employee told ARLnow. Green Pig may then move down the road to 2900 Wilson Blvd, where it will share a building with Buena Vida Gastrolounge, we’re told. But the deal is not final and at least one other location is being considered, the restaurant’s ownership says.

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Cold Stone Creamery opens its doors in Lyon Village Shopping Center

By Jared Serre
Cold Stone Creamery in the Lyon Village Shopping Center (staff photo by Jared Serre)

Cold Stone Creamery’s second Arlington location has started serving scoops.

Located at 3141 Langston Blvd, the ice cream shop opened its doors on Monday in the Lyon Village Shopping Center, seven months after announcing plans to open there.

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Arlington’s own Pupatella eyes further growth in D.C. area under new CEO

By Jared Serre
Pupatella's first location, located at 5104 Wilson Blvd in Bluemont (staff photo by Jared Serre)

An Arlington-based pizza chain, now under a new CEO, has set its sights on further expansion in the D.C. area and beyond.

Jim Biafore, who became CEO of Pupatella last month, told ARLnow that the chain — which already operates 10 restaurants in D.C. and Virginia — is in “growth mode.”

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Gym featuring cryotherapy, small classes coming soon to Potomac Yard area

By Jared Serre
Club Studio's Potomac Yard space will sit at the intersection of Glebe Road and Richmond Highway (staff photo by Jared Serre)

A new player is entering the fitness market in south Arlington.

A Club Studio is expected to open later this year in the National Gateway complex at 3550 S. Clark Street, bringing a gym with cryotherapy services, boutique fitness classes and a “recovery lab” to the area near Potomac Yard and Crystal City.

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Events

Arlington 9/11 memorial race returns next month, seeking to pass $1M in total donations

By Jared Serre
Runners participate in the Arlington Police, Fire, Sheriff, & ECC 9/11 Memorial 5K (courtesy photo)

Arlington’s annual 9/11 5K race is returning to Pentagon City next month — this year looking to finally pass $1 million in total donations.

The Arlington Police, Fire, Sheriff and ECC 9/11 Memorial Race — which donates all proceeds to organizations that support first responders, military personnel and victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks — will take place on Saturday, Sept. 7. The run has generated a total of over $950,000 since it began in 2002.

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Anita’s New Mexico-style restaurant in Virginia Square plans late-summer opening

By Jared Serre
Anita's forthcoming location in Virginia Square (staff photo by Jared Serre)

A new Southwestern-style restaurant in Virginia Square is on track to open in the next few weeks.

The only items left on the to-do list for Anita’s, which has been serving New Mexican cuisine at other Northern Virginia locations for about 50 years, are minor cosmetic updates.

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News

ACPD: Suspect fires officer’s gun after Ballston Target theft

By Jared Serre
Police response to theft and shot fired on N. Vermont Street near Ballston (staff photo)

Arlington County police are investigating an incident that resulted in a theft suspect discharging a round from the gun of a responding officer.

The incident happened just after 4:30 p.m. when a person began to load up a backpack with merchandise from the Target at 740 N. Glebe Road, according to scanner traffic.

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Shirlington ‘clubhouse’ with 1969 theme shoots to open below Astro Beer Hall

By Jared Serre
Three pool tables at 1969 (staff photo by Jared Serre)

A new watering hole — one boasting pool tables, shuffleboard, arcade games and other classic attractions — is coming to the Village at Shirlington.

The dimly-lit, 21-and-over bar dubbed “1969” will provide a relaxed sports bar reminiscent of a past generation, co-owner Geoff Dawson told ARLnow.

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Spooky merch appears in some Arlington stores as ‘Summerween’ arrives

By Jared Serre
Halloween candy for sale at Rosslyn's Safeway store (staff photo by Jared Serre)

With 85 days to go before Halloween, early signs of the spooky season are appearing in some Arlington stores.

ARLnow spotted a small assortment of Halloween-inspired items at two of five stores we stopped by along the Rosslyn-Ballston corridor.

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Upcoming nightlife spot in Clarendon eyes ‘elevated’ cocktails, food options

By Jared Serre
The location of the upcoming Cielo Restaurant, located in Clarendon (staff photo by Jared Serre)

A forthcoming restaurant and nightclub in Clarendon is seeking to bring a more refined approach to cocktails and diner food.

Industry veteran Michael Sina is the man behind Cielo Restaurant, which is expected to open later this year as an upscale diner in the daytime and a nightlife destination after dark.

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