Arlington retail centers may soon be able to play movies and commercial messaging on large outdoor screens.
A proposed zoning ordinance change, unanimously recommended by Arlington’s Planning Commission on Wednesday, would affect six commercial areas in Pentagon City, Clarendon, Ballston and Shirlington. It’s part of an effort to encourage “gathering and socializing” and allow for “interesting and authentic entertainment and experiences” in Arlington’s retail centers, per a county report.
A new Japanese restaurant with an extensive sushi menu has officially opened its doors in Ballston.
Kanji Izakaya held a soft opening at 4301 Fairfax Drive last month and is in the process of building out its seating and offerings, manager Ting Chen told ARLnow.
A 90-year-old Tiffany stained glass window has a new home in Arlington.
Christ in Blessing was salvaged from a bankrupt mausoleum by Arlington County. The private mausoleum, built in the 1920s near Arlington National Cemetery, was torn down by the Navy about 20 years ago.
A new piece of public art celebrating Ballston’s past and present has appeared outside the recently relocated Harris Teeter.
“Present Pastimes,” a window installation by Brooklyn-based artist Olalekan Jeyifous, draws inspiration from the surrounding neighborhood to depict bygone buildings, signage and leisure activities, such as playing golf at a departed putt-putt on Wilson Blvd.
Arlington County police are investigating a late night attack in Ballston.
The incident happened around 1 a.m. Tuesday on the 4200 block of Fairfax Drive, near the Metro station. According to police, a man approached the victim from behind “and struck him with an unknown object before fleeing the scene on foot.”
Arlington is home to three of the top 250 sports bars in the United States, according to a new set of rankings.
The list, published by betting site BetUS, is based on three simple factors: beer price, hamburger price, and a Google review average.
The urgent care clinic replacing the former Petco Unleashed store in the Ballston area is already open.
The pet store at 3902 Wilson Blvd closed in late January. Just three months later, the new Inova-GoHealth Urgent Care clinic is open in the freshly renovated space.
The upscale market Foxtrot has closed its Rosslyn store permanently as the company shuts down.
The Chicago-based operator of dozens of Foxtrot and Dom’s Kitchen and Market stores said today that is closing all locations effective immediately, including in Alexandria, D.C. and Bethesda. The closures came as a surprise to customers and employees.
A 40-year-old Fredericksburg woman is facing multiple charges after police say she damaged a local store and kicked a police officer.
The incident happened around 10:45 p.m. Monday at the 7-Eleven store across from the Ballston Metro station.
The new eight-story, 144-unit affordable housing complex constructed atop the former Central United Methodist Church building in Ballston is now officially open to tenants.
The Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing (APAH) and the Central United Methodist Church (CUMC) marked the unveiling of the long-awaited low-income housing development, now dubbed Unity Homes but formerly known as Ballston Station, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday.
An older, 12-story office building in Ballston could become a seven-story apartment building.
Developer Penzance has filed a conceptual site plan to get early feedback on the project from Arlington County staff. The Washington Business Journal reported on the plan and an earlier acquisition of the building, at 4601 N. Fairfax Drive, near the ramps to and from I-66.
The Ballston Macy’s store is no more.
The retailer shuttered within the past couple of weeks, after a store closing sale that lasted about two months. Now it’s just a matter of time until the building is torn down.
