Daydrift, a new West Coast-inspired cafe and bookstore, is opening for business next week in Crystal City.
Starting Monday, the cafe plans to offer food, drinks and a curated range of reads in a warm, relaxing atmosphere at 1550 Crystal Drive, according to a press release. It takes the place of former bakery and cafe Mah-Ze-Dahr, which closed earlier this year.
A new cafe and bookstore is in the works where Mah-Ze-Dahr closed earlier this year in Crystal City.
Daydrift is a new cafe, market and bookstore by Water Park food hall operator Episcope Hospitality. The business is setting up shop across from the park at 1550 Crystal Drive, according to a message posted in the storefront.
Arlington Public Library is warning local readers to expect longer wait times for popular titles after the collections budget was slashed.
In a release, the library said the collections budget was decreased by 21% in fiscal year.
A collection event for frequently banned books brought dozens of new titles to a Rock Spring church’s library last month.
The collaboration between Rock Spring Congregational United Church of Christ and One More Page Books led to 84 more titles joining the shelves at the church’s Rohrer Memorial Library.
A bookstore and cafe with a taste for the mystical, metaphysical and macabre has announced plans to open in Falls Church.
The Dark, Unbound plans to sell books by “underrepresented voices in the fantasy, science-fiction, speculative fiction and horror genres,” in a cozy, moody atmosphere. It is in the works at 112 W. Broad Street, where Dominion Camera closed in September.
Free books, puzzles and prizes are coming to One More Page Books this weekend in celebration of Independent Bookstore Day.
The woman-owned shop in East Falls Church has planned a day of giveaways from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. this Saturday at 2200 N. Westmoreland Street.
The Arlington Public Library’s semiannual book sale is coming back for the spring season.
Offering books, games and puzzles at bargain prices, the sale begins next Thursday, April 3 in Central Library’s parking garage at 1015 N. Quincy Street.
A Clarendon resident is opening a new bookstore out of a renovated camper van, with plans to hit the road this summer.
Tessa Cannon is aiming to launch The Wandering Shelf, an independent mobile bookshop with about 700 fiction and nonfiction titles, later this spring. In terms of selection, she told ARLnow the store is focused on three categories: “cozy, fantastical and impactful reads.”
The Barnes & Noble in Clarendon is temporarily closing this spring as plans to remodel and consolidate the space move forward.
Until May 23, the bookstore at 2800 Clarendon Blvd is holding a 25% off “last chance” sale on nearly all merchandise, a store manager told ARLnow. After that, the remodeling project is expected begin in the spring or summer and last through 2026.
A children’s book about Palestine is under review at a Falls Church library following a complaint alleging antisemitic language.
“P is for Palestine: A Palestine Alphabet Book” is the work in question. Library Director Megan Dotzler said at a Feb. 5 meeting that a complaint had been lodged, leading to the review.
An Arlington resident is seeking to create a map of every curbside library in the county, and he’s asking for the community’s help.
Constantin Kostenko, creator of the newly launched Arlington Mini Libraries project, enjoys going on walks with his children in his neighborhood near Nottingham Elementary School.
Arlington Public Library’s top books of the year are in, rounding up literary hits for readers of all ages.
Local librarians compiled a list of Arlingtonians’ favorite books among kids, teens and adults, while wrapping up a year in which the library system added more than 57,000 print items and 30,000 electronic items.
