A stretch of road in Pentagon City remains blocked more than four months after a sinkhole appeared there.
The hole has been covered and a large metal plate has been installed on a portion of 13th Street S. between Costco and Metropolitan Park. However, the road is still barricaded as ownership of the Millennium at National Landing apartment building continues to coordinate with county staff.
El Mercat Bar de Tapas has permanently closed after just one year in Pentagon City.
The restaurant, which opened at 1301 S. Joyce Street in September 2025, announced this morning (Thursday) that it has shut its doors for good.
As the weather begins to turn, local ice skaters can start looking forward to another season of fun in Pentagon City.
The ice rink at Westpost at National Landing is scheduled to reopen for the winter season on Halloween weekend.
Four animal sculptures have turned Metropolitan Park into an unlikely safari for the past several weeks.
Leo the Lion, Jerry the Giraffe, Billie the Bear and Cody the Steer have greeted visitors since late August in an installation organized by Amazon’s HQ2 and the art organization NINE dot ARTS.
Some routes between Arlington and D.C. will be impacted by a bike ride this weekend.
The 10th annual D.C. Bike Ride will mostly take place in the District on Saturday, but will take two detours across the Potomac, according to a list of road closures.
Arlington Community High School celebrated its arrival at a new, permanent location in Pentagon City on Friday.
Hundreds turned out for the celebration at 1450 S. Eads Street, a more than 30,000-square-foot space donated by Amazon at its HQ2 campus.
In one of the great constants of nature, a bright pink truck with a feline mascot is coming back to Pentagon City.
The Hello Kitty Cafe Truck is returning to Westpost at National Landing this Saturday as part of its tour of the United States, hauling its usual load of sweet treats and bubble-gum pink goodies.
Another Arlington post office has scaled back access to its lobby over concerns about crime and homelessness.
The Pentagon City post office (1301 S. Fern Street) introduced new restrictions on the hours for both its lobby and its P.O. boxes on July 30, citing “increased safety issues because of vagrancy and crime.”
A Pentagon City ice cream shop is hosting a meet-and-greet this weekend with a local, internet-famous toucan.
Chester, a 9-year-old toucan with nearly 850,000 followers on TikTok, will be posing for photos at Mimi’s Handmade Ice Cream (1201 S. Joyce Street) from 1-3 p.m. on Saturday.
County leaders are being urged to not forget about Virginia Highlands Park when planning facilities upgrades.
“The community would like that to happen on schedule,” Park and Recreation Commission chair William Way told County Board members during a July 9 work session.
The Planning Commission has unanimously supported a plan to convert two vacant, 1980s-era office buildings in Pentagon City into a major residential project.
The 8-0 vote on July 6 paves the way for July 18 County Board consideration of the plan by JM Zell Partners and Lincoln Equities Group for 601 and 701 12th Street S. The team seeks to create 607 residential units, plus nearly 30,000 square feet of retail space and ancillary office use.
A high-end restaurant and bar with dry-aged meats, an extensive wine list and a series of curated rooms for dining and relaxing is preparing to open in Pentagon City.
Ember is looking toward a soft opening in late August at 1301 S. Joyce Street, followed by a grand opening in September, founder Nicholas Mounts told ARLnow. It brings food and drink inspired by European cuisines and five seating areas, including a VIP room, a banquet hall and a “secret lounge.”
