The last of three new bagel shops in Ballston is finally getting ready to open its doors.
A grand opening at PopUp Bagels is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 6 at 4300 Wilson Blvd, located between the new locations of competitors Bagel Uprising and Call Your Mother.
One redevelopment project near Ballston has begun, while another moves forward across the street.
Demolition is getting underway at the Ballston One office building at 4601 Fairfax Drive. Developer Penzance plans to build a seven-story, 328-unit apartment building in its place.
Ireland’s Four Courts and First Down are among the best sports bars in the whole D.C. region, according to a new ranking from Washington Post readers.
Four Courts — a popular Irish pub in Courthouse that was previously named “America’s Best Soccer Bar” in another voting contest — ranked No. 3 in the newspaper’s list. Just behind that, at No. 4, was First Down Sports Bar in Ballston.
Two men remain behind bars after allegedly throwing rocks at a Ballston towing business and then stabbing an employee who confronted them.
Edison Mendez Hernandez, 19, was denied bond at a hearing in Arlington Circuit Court today (Tuesday), according to court records. Yuvin Silverio Sis Tista, 20, was also ordered to remain in custody after a hearing in Arlington County General District Court on Friday.
Build-your-own pizzas are back in Ballston following a brief hiatus.
The &pizza at 3924 Wilson Blvd closed around the start of this month for electrical repairs, but those appear to be finished now.
A new wellness studio and medical spa are getting close to opening at the former home of a longtime wine bar in Ballston.
Evexia Bio Studio is planning its opening in January at 4301 Wilson Blvd, the former Grand Cru Wine Bar and Bistro space. The space will be shared with an Evexia Medspa, which will be the company’s second location when it opens around the same time.
Encore Stage & Studio is moving its operations to the Ballston area.
The nonprofit theater troupe for young performers has announced plans to move into a new 4,000-square-foot administration and rehearsal space to be co-located with First Presbyterian Church of Arlington.
A house fire in Ballston yesterday (Monday) evening displaced the people living there.
Firefighters were dispatched to the house, on the 1200 block of N. Taylor Street near Washington Blvd, around 5:20 p.m. Arriving personnel found smoke coming from the second floor and “quickly located and extinguished the fire,” the Arlington County Fire Department said on X.
Fights broke out as police and mall security cleared a large group of teens out of Ballston Quarter on Friday night.
Officers were dispatched to the 4200 block of Wilson Blvd shortly after 9 p.m. Friday (Oct. 9) to help security get the group off the property, according to preliminary incident summaries the Arlington County Police Department provided to ARLnow.
Update 10/7: The &pizza has closed for electrical repairs, a spokesperson told ARLnow. It is expected to reopen soon.
The &pizza in Ballston has closed, at least for the time being.
A community engagement process is about to begin for a garden-apartment complex near Ballston that could, potentially, face redevelopment.
About half of the 512 units in the Ballston Park complex in the Buckingham neighborhood are currently designated as affordable, but that agreement is expiring. At some point in the future, this could entice the property owner to consider redevelopment of the 24.8-acre site.
A U.K.-based quantum computing company is establishing a new U.S. headquarters in Arlington.
Phasecraft, which develops algorithms for quantum computers with a focus on industrial applications, plans to create 19 jobs in Ballston, Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s office announced in a press release today (Monday).
