For the first time, a team of 9-year-old baseball players from the Arlington Babe Ruth League is going to the league’s version of the World Series.
The team, dubbed the Arlington Storm, is headed to Florida’s Treasure Coast today (Wednesday) to compete for the national title. The trip comes after winning the Virginia state championship and the Babe Ruth Southeast Regional Championship last week in Snow Hill, North Carolina.
Wanting to buy? Or maybe you just want to take a look. There will be dozens of open houses throughout Arlington this weekend.
But before taking a look, let’s review some of the numbers. In the past four weeks, we’ve seen 200 new listings, resulting in a total of 733 homes on the market, according to Homesnap. That includes 485 condos, 207 single-family homes and 41 townhouses.
When Pentagon City’s Mattie and Eddie’s opened earlier this year, it immediately garnered a lot of attention. For its owner, though, the restaurant is personal.
“It’s a very personal story,” chef and restaurateur Cathal Armstrong tells ARLnow about the Irish pub’s origins. “There are pubs all over Ireland that have great food and I wanted to show that… and be respectful to my grandparents.”
In the market for a job? Whether you’re looking for a part-time gig or new full-time role, there are plenty of openings around Arlington.
We scoured job boards and company sites to find new opportunities posted in the past 14 days. You’ll find a little bit of everything — from jobs at Amazon and Deloitte to gigs with local chocolate shops and pet care companies.
Give some love to Arlington’s newest Pet of the Week, Maggie the Cat. This 7-year-old rescue was adopted by her dad earlier this year.
Although she came from a bad situation, she’s an affectionate and chill cat — until she gets the post-dinner “zoomies.”
(Updated at 1:15 p.m.) A year after closing due to the pandemic, Clarendon gym Barry’s is preparing to reopen later this summer.
The gym, which first opened in Clarendon in January 2020, had a short run before it had to shut down operations in August because of the coronavirus. Now, the bootcamp-style gym is gearing up to reopen its doors at 2825 Wilson Blvd this summer, a company representative said.
Lucky Danger’s Pentagon City outpost is finally set to open on Wednesday (July 21), according to a restaurant press release.
The popular D.C.-based Chinese-American pop-up restaurant is taking up residence at Westpost (formerly Pentagon Row) at 1101 S. Joyce Street. It moves into the space previously occupied by Aabee Express Mediterranean, which closed nearly a year ago.
A turtle and owl found themselves a little too close for comfort last Tuesday when the owl somehow got a talon stuck in the turtle’s shell.
“This was a first for our Animal Control team,” said the Animal Welfare League of Arlington in a tweet.
The McDonald’s at 3013 Columbia Pike is celebrating its newly-completed renovations.
The fast-food joint ditched the old-school, red-and-white motif in favor of a more modern gray-and-tan exterior.
In the market to buy a home? Or just want to take a look around at Arlington real estate?
There are dozens of open houses on the calendar this weekend. These range from five-bedroom single-family homes to one-bedroom and studio condos.
After operating a new hair salon in Courthouse for two months, owner Carissa Lawlor says she is ready to do more than cut and color hair.
Lawlor, who opened hŌm Salon at 2020 Wilson Blvd on May 19, aims to use her 1,500-square-foot space to foster community and encourage wellness with courses and pop-up shops.
American Legion Post 85 in Virginia Square is getting a new mural.
The post at 919 N. Kansas Street — not to be confused with the nearby, under-construction Post 139 two blocks away — commissioned the work from Falls Church artist Mary Tjeng, who was busy painting when ARLnow stopped by Thursday afternoon.
