After two decades of business, Asia Bistro in Pentagon City has shut its doors for good.
The restaurant announced the closure over Facebook last week, reminiscing over 22 years in operation at 1301 S. Joyce Street, in the Westpost — formerly Pentagon Row — shopping center.
Good Monday evening, Arlington. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar.
The following articles were published earlier today — Nov 18, 2024.
Here is what’s going on Tuesday in Arlington, from our event calendar.
Expect partly sunny skies with a high of around 63 and light winds shifting to the southeast at 6 mph in the afternoon. Tuesday night brings a slight chance of showers, mostly cloudy conditions, and a low of about 51 with light southeast winds; there’s a 20% chance of precipitation. See more from Weather.gov.
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– Confucius
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Here in Arlington, real estate is a spectator sport. Let’s take a look at some of the most and least expensive townhouses sold last month (October 2024).
Most expensive townhouses sold
After three years in the works, Pop-Up District, a new food hall and lounge at Eden Center, plans to open for business sometime next month.
The hall will offer two distinct experiences depending on the time of day, company president Jay Tran told ARLnow. The space is designed to be a casual coffee, food and treat destination during the day, before transitioning into a Vietnamese-inspired evening lounge for drinks, EDM and dancing at night.
A Japanese fusion restaurant and “listening bar” is preparing to open next year in Clarendon.
Oasis: The Listening Bar is a concept based on “HiFi bars” popular in Japan — spaces known for their high-quality record players, loudspeakers and amplifiers, where customers focus on the music while enjoying a meal together.
Good Friday evening, Arlington. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar.
The following articles were published earlier today — Nov 15, 2024.
Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.
Here is what’s going on Saturday in Arlington, from our event calendar.
Here are the events planned for Sunday:
Expect sunny skies and a high around 59 degrees, accompanied by a breezy northwest wind at 16 to 21 mph and gusts up to 29 mph. Saturday night will be mostly clear with a low of about 39 degrees and a northwest wind ranging from 7 to 10 mph. See more from Weather.gov.
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– Simone de Beauvoir
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A dentistry chain that claims to have reimagined the dentist’s office experience is preparing to open a second Arlington location.
Tend, which plans to open in February at 1421 S. Hayes Street, offers general dentistry, orthodontics, cosmetic services and more with a self-described “spa-like” ambience. Part of the recent ‘medtail‘ trend, Tend opens in retail spaces and refers to its locations as soothing “studios” that patients look forward to visiting.
A new Mexican restaurant with an emphasis on authenticity is the latest business to arrive at the ground floor of Amazon’s HQ2.
Taqueria Xochi (pronounced “so-chee”) plans to host a grand opening on Tuesday (Nov. 19) at 1450 S. Eads Street in Crystal City. With its entire menu coming from family recipes by co-founders Geraldine Mendoza and Teresa Padilla, the restaurant aims for truly Mexican cuisine — not Tex-Mex.
Arlington’s real estate market reflects the broader community — it’s diverse, dynamic, and never boring.
This weekend’s local open houses offer a snapshot of Arlington’s wide variety real estate offerings, from affordable condos to multi-million dollar homes. One highlight: a four level townhome for just under $2 million with a rooftop deck and attached garage.
The former space of a D.C.-based pizzeria remains vacant in Rosslyn after the restaurant closed over the summer.
A few months after &pizza’s closure at 1800 N. Lynn Street, the restaurant’s kitchenware and checkered tiles can still be seen inside. Recent permits do not indicate a new tenant at the property, which houses several other restaurants, including Nando’s Peri-Peri Chicken, sweetgreen, Happy Eatery food hall and McDonald’s.
Good Thursday evening, Arlington. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar.
The following articles were published earlier today — Nov 14, 2024.
Here is what’s going on Friday in Arlington, from our event calendar.
Expect scattered showers to end by 7am, followed by patchy fog clearing by 9am. The sky will transition from cloudy to mostly sunny, with temperatures reaching a high near 56 degrees. A northwest wind will blow at 6 to 10 mph, and there is a 30% chance of precipitation. Friday night will be mostly clear, with a low temperature around 45 degrees and the northwest wind picking up speed at 8 to 11 mph. See more from Weather.gov.
“Everything you can imagine is real.”
– Pablo Picasso
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An Arlington journalist starred on “Jeopardy!” last week, winning one night and earning over $14,000.
Susan Stumme, a senior editor at the news agency Agence France-Presse, ended Thursday night on top with a $12,600 win.
