Good morning, Arlington. Dana here. It’s Wednesday, September 1: National No Rhyme (Nor Reason) Day and Zendaya’s 25th birthday.
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Around Town
On Sunday, 13 pints of Miller Lite stood vigil at an empty, but reserved, table at The Celtic House Irish Pub & Restaurant on Columbia Pike.
The beers represented the 13 U.S. servicemen and women who died in suicide bombings at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul that also killed 170 Afghan civilians. Terrorist group ISIS-K claimed responsibility for the attacks conducted during the evacuation.
After its future briefly dangled over a precipice, Eagle Cleaners in Williamsburg will be sticking around.
Last week ARLnow reported that manager of the dry cleaning business, Mathew Srebrow, was given one week to either buy the business for $250,000 or shut it down. He said the directive came from the trustee who controls the ownership interest in Eagle Cleaners and had plans to sell it.
A long-time neighborhood restaurant serving the Cherrydale and Maywood communities is closing.
Portabellos: An American Cafe is set to serve its last meals on Saturday, Sept. 25. The restaurant, located within a small, one-story shopping strip at 2109 N. Pollard Street, has been open under its current ownership for 15 years.
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A restaurant specializing in cuisine from across the Mediterranean is planning on bringing that seaside vision to this side of the Potomac.
Santé, a restaurant described in a press release as “Mediterranean-inspired”, is scheduled to open in The Ritz-Carlton (1250 S. Hayes Street) in Pentagon City sometime this fall.
If you’re in the market to buy a home, Arlington has a good amount of inventory right now.
This weekend, find more than 120 open houses across the county, according to Homesnap. These run the gamut — from six-bedroom, multi-story homes to the classic 3 BD/2 BA home to luxury condos with rooftop decks.
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Update on 8/31/21 — The business is staying open.
Earlier: After operating for 25 years and weathering the worst of the pandemic, Eagle Cleaners in Williamsburg is on the brink of closing.
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(Updated at 2 p.m. on 8/30/21) Lorton-based RĀKO Coffee Roasters is opening RĀKO, its first brick-and-mortar coffee shop, on Saturday in Courthouse.
And to celebrate the grand opening of the café at 2016 Wilson Blvd, RĀKO will offer $1 coffees from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, with specially-priced natural wines available all day Saturday until 9 p.m.
Last month, we asked the question: What will $1 million get you in real estate?
The results varied from three-bedroom homes in Arlington and Alexandria to multi-story six-bedroom homes in Reston and Ashburn.
Good morning, Arlington. Jo here. It’s Thursday, August 26: National Women’s Equality Day and NBA star James Harden’s 32nd birthday.
Morning Notes
With a membership list that has included five presidents and 19 Supreme Court justices, Washington Golf & Country Club is known as the “Club of Presidents.”
Without the help of one prosperous Arlington doctor, however, the elite club founded in 1893 would have closed in 1906.
Meet Arlington’s latest Pet of the Week, Cthulhu. Cthulhu is a 5-year-old gargantuan aloe plant. Some of her favorite activities include lying in the sun and drinking water.
Here’s what Cthulhu had to say about her life here in Arlington: