Clarendon is slated to welcome another option for women’s retail later this year.
Evereve, aiming to help women find fashionable, contemporary wardrobe pieces, expects a spring opening where Jos. A. Bank closed last year at The Crossing Clarendon.
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A plant boutique featured in the latest season of Netflix’s “Love is Blind” has announced its second location in Crystal City.
The D.C.-based shop, PLNTR — whose Dupont Circle location hosted the now-separated reality TV couple Monica Davis and Stephen Richardson — offers plant retail and a host of green thumb activities.
An acclaimed Chinese noodle restaurant is hosting a grand opening in Pentagon City this week.
Yunnan by Potomac is now at 721 15th Street S. — a relocation from its flagship Old Town Alexandria restaurant, which closed earlier this month.
It’s official: Whole Foods is coming to Crystal City.
A new store is in development at 1550 Crystal Drive, where Amazon Fresh shuttered in April, Whole Foods Market confirmed with ARLnow. This is in addition to another Whole Foods scheduled to open next month at 103 E. Broad Street in Falls Church.
Shortly after California Tortilla closed in Courthouse last month, another restaurant has opened in its place.
Offering casual “American and Mexican food” at affordable prices, Wilson Great Eats is currently soft opening at 2057 Wilson Blvd, next to Brooklyn Bagel Bakery. The restaurant is owned by the same family that previously operated California Tortilla, employees told ARLnow.
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A shuttered auto repair shop on Langston Blvd is being replaced with… an auto repair shop.
Signs for Metro Motor — a D.C.-area chain — now adorn the building at 5618 Langston Blvd, four months after the closure of Westover Service Center in the same space.
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A nationwide hairdressing chain known for its blowout hairstyles has opened a second Arlington location in Crystal City.
Drybar opened last month at 269 19th Court S., on the ground floor of The Grace and Reva apartments. The salon specializes in blow-dry styles with “top-notch customer service,” franchisee Brittany Brom told ARLnow.
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A fast-casual Italian restaurant serving customizable pasta bowls has a new timeline for its Ballston opening.
Scolapasta has been in development across from the Ballston Metro station since February. While initially hoping to open this past summer, owner Burak Temel said the restaurant now expects to open its doors this spring.
A cozy cafe serving Japanese matcha and French pastries opened its doors last month in Falls Church.
Offerings at Midori Tea House include sparkling fruit drinks, hot tea, petite desserts — and of course, the cafe’s specialty, matcha.
A new parkour gym for kids is scheduled to open tomorrow (Friday) in Shirlington.
Scramble Parkour, an indoor facility on the lower level of 2900 S. Quincy Street, offers obstacle courses resembling those seen in shows like “Wipeout” and “American Ninja Warrior.” It promises a safe, clean environment where “adrenaline meets adventure.”
A skincare studio offering monthly facial memberships plans to open this summer in Clarendon.
With personalized, 30-minute “results-driven” facials from licensed estheticians, Glowbar expects to open between July and September at 2930 Clarendon Blvd, founder Rachel Liverman told ARLnow. The address currently houses a Verizon store.
A Japanese fusion restaurant and “listening bar” is preparing to open next year in Clarendon.
Oasis: The Listening Bar is a concept based on “HiFi bars” popular in Japan — spaces known for their high-quality record players, loudspeakers and amplifiers, where customers focus on the music while enjoying a meal together.