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Published May 26, 2022 at 10:30AM | Updated May 26, 2022 at 11:25AM

Taqueria el Poblano on Columbia Pike (staff photo by Matt Blitz)

(Updated at 11:25 a.m.) Taqueria el Poblano on Columbia Pike is staying open for a few more months after all.

In March, ARLnow reported that the local staple known for its margaritas was set to close its Pike location by the end of this month. However, co-owner Thomas Stevens tells ARLnow that they’ve since come to an agreement with the property owner BM Smith to extend the restaurant’s lease at 2401 Columbia Pike until the end of August. He says it became clear that regulars wanted them to stay open through the summer.

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Bad news for Good Sweat: Rosslyn spin studio shutters

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Published May 5, 2022 at 9:30AM

Good Sweat in Rosslyn in 2020 (staff photo)

An independent spin studio in Rosslyn that opened in 2019 with the help of donations has closed.

Good Sweat was an indoor cycling studio that temporarily became an outdoor cycling studio during the pandemic. It also tried virtual classes, but those quickly faded in popularity, owner Alessandra “Ali” Hashemi previously told ARLnow.

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Published April 28, 2022 at 8:55AM

Dogwoods in bloom along Arlington’s Bluemont Trail (Flickr pool photo by Tom Mockler)

Taco Bell Returning to Courthouse — “Arlington’s Courthouse neighborhood has gone more than a decade without a Taco Bell. That sad period in its history will soon come to an end. The fast-food chain’s restaurant-bar combo, Taco Bell Cantina, will replace a portion of the multistory Guarapo, the lounge-tapas-hookah bar place that shuttered roughly six years ago, according to plans obtained from Construction Journal.” [Washington Business Journal]

Farewell, Farmbird — “It sounds like D.C. Farmbird locations are now closed, in addition to the Ballston location… People could be seen hauling items out of the Farmbird in Ballston today after an online auction for the restaurant’s equipment.” [Twitter, Barred in DC]

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Atilla’s is closing next month after almost five decades on Columbia Pike

By Matt Blitz

Published April 25, 2022 at 2:30PM

Atilla’s Restaurant and its grocery store are closing (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

Atilla’s Restaurant and its grocery store are both closing next month after nearly 50 years on Columbia Pike.

The well-known Turkish businesses are shutting the doors at 2705 Columbia Pike on May 29, long-time restaurant manager Sarah Engi confirmed to ARLnow.

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Farmbird in Ballston is closed and it’s unclear whether it will reopen

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Published April 20, 2022 at 12:45PM

Farmbird closed in Ballston (staff photo)

Has Farmbird flown the coop in Ballston, or will it rise from the ashes?

The chicken-centric restaurant, which first opened on the ground floor of the Ballston Exchange complex last summer, has been closed for the past few days. It was still closed this morning, when several men could be seen inside sitting and talking around a table.

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Published April 18, 2022 at 7:30AM | Updated April 18, 2022 at 9:17AM

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Jewelry store closing next month after nearly three decades in the Lee Heights Shops

By Matt Blitz

Published April 5, 2022 at 2:45PM

Facets Fine Jewelry at the Lee Heights Shops is closing (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

Facets Fine Jewelry is closing in May after 27 years in the Lee Heights Shops.

The shop on 4530 Cherry Hill Road is shuttering due to owners Suzanne and Tom Arnold retiring after six decades making, designing, and selling jewelry. The plan, according to the owners, is to be open until at least Mother’s Day (May 8) and then continue for a week or two after, until most of the merchandise has been sold.

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Rosslyn CVS to close after more than two decades inside of 1100 Wilson Blvd

By Matt Blitz

Published March 16, 2022 at 2:15PM

The CVS inside of 1100 Wilson Blvd in Rosslyn is closing (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

The CVS inside of 1100 Wilson Blvd in Rosslyn is closing next month after more than twenty years in that location, the company confirms.

The store is located in the lobby of the same building as local TV station WJLA (ABC 7), near the busy intersection with N. Lynn Street. It has been there since December 1999, according to the company.

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Taqueria el Poblano is closing its Columbia Pike location this spring

By Matt Blitz

Published March 8, 2022 at 10:30AM | Updated July 7, 2022 at 2:02PM

Taqueria el Poblano on Columbia Pike (staff photo by Matt Blitz)

(Updated on 8/7/22) Taqueria el Poblano is now expected to stay open until the end of August. The restaurant and property owner BM Smith agreed on a lease extension.

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Ballston pierogi stand Rogi has closed, but its owner hopes to keep serving the area

By Matt Blitz

Published February 23, 2022 at 3:00PM

Chef Ed Hardy (Photo courtesy of Rogi)

Pierogi stand Rogi at Ballston Quarter’s food hall has closed, chef and owner Ed Hardy tells ARLnow.

The pierogi stand’s last official day was Super Bowl — Sunday, February 13. There were several reasons behind the decision to close the eatery after only a little over a year of operations, Hardy says.

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Ballston cafe with an, ahem, unusual logo is now shuttered

By Matt Blitz

Published February 8, 2022 at 11:35AM

The logo for Market Place & Cafe in Ballston (staff photo)

A Ballston business with a logo that raised eyebrows for more than a decade due to its resemblance to a certain male appendage has closed.

Market Place & Cafe at 901 N. Glebe Road is now shuttered, its refrigerator cases and hot buffet both empty.

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The Cookery has closed in Shirlington, after deciding not to renew lease

By Matt Blitz

Published February 3, 2022 at 1:30PM

The Cookery has closed in Shirlington (photo courtesy of Cary Kelly)

The well-reviewed kitchen and culinary store The Cookery has closed in Shirlington, having shut its doors for the final time late last month after selling out of all its products.

Owner Cary Kelly says the closure was due to the store’s lease expiring and deciding not to renew for another five years. Instead, Kelly is going into “semi-retirement” with plans to travel more, cook more and write in her food blog Cary in the Kitchen.