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Published January 27, 2020 at 12:00PM | Updated March 18, 2021 at 4:31PM

Editor’s Note: Sponsored by Monday Properties and written by ARLnow.com, Startup Monday is a weekly column that profiles Arlington-based startups and their founders, plus other local technology happenings. The Ground Floor, Monday’s office space for young companies in Rosslyn, is now open. The Metro-accessible space features a 5,000-square-foot common area that includes a kitchen, lounge area, collaborative meeting spaces, and a stage for formal presentations.

Scoutbee, a tech company based in Crystal City, is looking to scale up after scoring $60 million in a fresh round of funding.

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NEW: Crystal City BID is Changing Its Name to ‘National Landing BID’

By ARLnow.com

Published January 24, 2020 at 11:20AM | Updated January 24, 2020 at 12:29PM

(Updated at 12:30 p.m.) The name “National Landing” is becoming official.

The Board of Directors of the Crystal City Business Improvement District voted yesterday to change the organization’s name to the National Landing Business Improvement District. The new name will now be voted on by the BID’s general membership and the Arlington County Board.

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Rite Aid in Crystal City Shops to Close Next Month

By Vernon Miles

Published January 24, 2020 at 10:00AM

Rite Aid in Crystal City Shops closing in 2020 (staff photo by Vernon Miles)

If the shelves are looking a little bare in the underground Rite Aid at 1671 Crystal Square Way, it’s because the store is set to close next month.

A sign at the front says the pharmacy is scheduled to close Monday, Feb. 17, and staff at the store said the full store is planned to close sometime later that month.

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New Bill Would Compel Arlington Businesses to Collect Abandoned Shopping Carts

By Vernon Miles

Published January 22, 2020 at 9:30AM | Updated January 22, 2020 at 9:53AM

If state Sen. Scott Surovell’s (D-36) bill passes the Virginia legislature, businesses in Arlington could be on the line for recovering shopping carts people have taken but not returned.

Senate Bill 631 would make it so that the cost of removal, including disposal, of an abandoned shopping cart will be charged to the cart’s owner. The ordinance originally applied just to Fairfax County, but Surovell said Arlington and Alexandria asked to be included in the new legislation.

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Countdown to Construction: Equipment Being Staged at Amazon HQ2 Site

By ARLnow.com

Published January 16, 2020 at 11:00AM

Construction equipment at the Pentagon City Amazon HQ2 site prior to demolition (photo courtesy anonymous)

Demolition on the Amazon HQ2 site in Pentagon City is expected to begin soon.

The 2.1 million square foot office-and-retail development along S. Eads Street, the first phase of Amazon’s permanent second headquarters in Arlington, was approved by the County Board in December.

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Virginia Hospital Center to Open Primary Care Service in Crystal City This Summer

By Vernon Miles

Published January 9, 2020 at 11:00AM | Updated January 9, 2020 at 11:32AM

Virginia Hospital Center in Crystal City (staff photo by Vernon Miles)

(Updated at 11:30 a.m.) Virginia Hospital Center recently opened a new immediate care facility in the Crystal City area, but plans are already in the works to expand the facilities.

“Virginia Hospital Center Immediate Care will be adding family medicine and OB/GYN care (by appointment) in coming months,” a spokesperson told ARLnow in an email.

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Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com

Published January 8, 2020 at 8:00AM | Updated January 8, 2020 at 9:40AM

Trash Collection Cancelled — Updated at 8:55 a.m. — Trash and recycling collection is cancelled today, according to Arlington’s Dept. of Environmental Services. Christmas tree and brush collection will be completed as normal, however. [Twitter]

Rep. Beyer Calls for Peace — Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) tweeted the following after Iran’s airstrike on U.S. military bases in Iraq — a response to the U.S. killing of a top Iranian general: “De-escalate. Exercise diplomacy. Talk. Listen. Give peace a chance.” [Twitter]

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Cosi Closes Two Additional Locations in Arlington

By ARLnow.com

Published January 6, 2020 at 1:30PM

Cosi closed in Virginia Square (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

Two more Cosi locations have closed in Arlington.

The Cosi restaurants in Crystal City (2011 Crystal Drive) and Virginia Square (3503 Fairfax Drive) appear to have closed.

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Sport&Health to Expand, Renovate Location Near HQ2

By ARLnow.com

Published December 31, 2019 at 9:30AM

Sport&Health club in Crystal City (via Sport&Health)

Citing the arrival of Amazon’s HQ2, the parent company of Sport&Health says it will be expanding and renovating its fitness club in Crystal City.

The expansion will add 8,000 square feet to the club at 2231 Crystal Drive, adding additional space for strength training and studios to a location that already includes a cycle studio and indoor salt water pool.

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Plans for New CVS on Highlander Motel Site Appear to Be Advancing

By ARLnow.com

Published December 16, 2019 at 5:15PM | Updated December 16, 2019 at 6:25PM

No work is happening yet, but there are signs that plans to replace the Highlander Motel in Virginia Square with a new CVS store are getting closer to fruition.

A permit application was filed last month for the property at 3336 Wilson Blvd for a new building, to house CVS. Thus far no permits have been issued.

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County Board Approves Crystal Houses Development

By Kalina Newman

Published December 16, 2019 at 3:55PM | Updated December 16, 2019 at 4:17PM

Rendering for approved Crystal Houses development. (Photo via Arlington County)

(Updated at 4:15 p.m.) The Arlington County Board has signed off on a large new apartment development in Crystal City, near Amazon’s incoming headquarters.

During its meeting this past Saturday, the Board approved plans for the 17-acre Crystal Houses site that will add 819 new residential units to the property across four new apartment buildings and three rows of townhouses. The two existing Crystal Houses apartment buildings will remain as-is.

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Bozzelli’s Expanding Into Larger Space in Crystal City

By Kalina Newman

Published December 13, 2019 at 10:10AM | Updated December 13, 2019 at 11:12AM

A space-themed pizza shop and deli in Crystal City plans to take off into a bigger space down the block.

Bozzelli’s, an “intergalactic” deli serving pizza and sandwiches, first opened at 2600 Crystal Drive in 2010. Nearly a decade later, the restaurant is moving to the opposite corner of the street where it will have room for an expansive dining room and bar.