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As the first spring flowers bloom and warmer weather gradually returns, Pentagon City is welcoming back the Easter Bunny beginning next week.

Photos with the beloved rabbit begin at the Fashion Centre at Pentagon City on Thursday, March 19 and continue through Easter Sunday on April 5. He will be in Nordstrom Court on the mall’s first level.


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There was a large police presence along Army Navy Drive this afternoon due to a suspicious vehicle in a Pentagon parking lot.

A lone U-Haul truck was parked along a curb in the surface lot across from the Pentagon City mall, near an I-395 off-ramp.


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A French apparel brand perhaps best known for its iconic crocodile logo has opened a location in Pentagon City.

Lacoste opened this week on the first floor of the Fashion Centre at Pentagon City, next to Nordstrom. The store sells clothing for men, women and children — including the brand’s popular polos — as well as footwear, bags and accessories.


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Starbucks no longer has a presence at the Fashion Centre at Pentagon City after shuttering two kiosks.

Starbucks spots in the mall’s Macy’s and food court have closed. The food court location is vacant, while the other has signage indicating that the cafe is gone and the area is “temporarily closed for construction.”


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An earlier version of this story indicated the Rosslyn Lunar New Year Celebration was happening on Feb. 19, but the event has been rescheduled to Feb. 25.

Festivals and other events in celebration of Lunar New Year are coming to Arlington and Falls Church starting this week, kicking off the Year of the Horse.


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A bit of Christmas magic is coming to Pentagon City beginning next week as photos with Santa return to the neighborhood’s mall.

Saint Nick arrives on Friday, Nov. 14 and will stay through Christmas Eve on Dec. 24. He’ll be near Nordstrom on the first level of the Fashion Centre at Pentagon City.


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A fish-forward pedicure experience is in store for some shoppers at the Pentagon City mall.

At Garra Spas, clients dip their feet into basins filled with garra rufa fish for a pedicure. The toothless, freshwater species is known to feed on dead skin with a “gentle, therapeutic touch,” owner Christina Pearson said in a release.


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Timberland has opened a new store at the mall in Pentagon City, joining a lineup of recent and upcoming additions at the shopping center.

The shop opened last weekend on the mall’s second level with a “a full assortment of footwear, outerwear and accessories for men, women and kids,” including the brand’s popular leather boots. The opening comes as the Fashion Centre at Pentagon City is expected to welcome several new businesses over the next few months.


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A large police presence remains on scene in Pentagon City after mall security requested help dealing with a “flash mob” of rowdy teens.

Numerous officers from Arlington County and Metro Transit Police responded to the Fashion Centre at Pentagon City and the Metro station around 5:30 p.m. for a report of a large group of teens running amuck in the food court.


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A teenager was stabbed inside the Pentagon City mall Friday evening.

The stabbing happened around 5:45 p.m. amid a reported fight among a large group of people, including males and females, in the food court. Initial reports suggest that the boy was stabbed in the back during the melee.


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