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Greater density, more public space proposed in Pentagon City redevelopment plan

Published July 8, 2024 at 2:00PM | Updated July 8, 2024 at 9:49PM

Proposed building massing at Pentagon Centre (via Arlington County)

Greater housing density and more public open space are included in a new development proposal for a Pentagon City shopping area.

Proposed changes to the Pentagon Centre Development Site Plan (PDSP), slated for consideration at a Planning Commission meeting on Thursday, call for an additional 1,195 residential units and 333,300 more square feet of office space. A new “pocket park,” expanded recreation areas and an interim public space are also included in possible revisions to the redevelopment plan last modified in 2015.

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El Mercat to bring Spanish tapas to Pentagon City

By Jared Serre

Published June 28, 2024 at 11:30AM

Westpost at National Landing (staff photo by Jared Serre)

A Spanish tapas restaurant will soon call Pentagon City home.

El Mercat Bar de Tapas will be moving into Westpost at National Landing, replacing Asia Bistro at 1301 S. Joyce St, according to a permit filing.

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Pentagon City Sector Plan, overturned by state court, is returning for County Board vote

By Dan Egitto

Published June 27, 2024 at 3:30PM

The existing RiverHouse apartments at 1111 Army Navy Drive (staff photo)

The Pentagon City Sector Plan, which the Virginia Court of Appeals voided last month due to insufficient public notice, is heading back to the Arlington County Board for another vote.

However, county staff have indicated that they do not intend to make any substantive changes to the plan, suggesting that the construction of several controversial apartment towers at the RiverHouse property is still likely to proceed.

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Uniqlo, two others coming to Pentagon City mall

By Katie Taranto

Published June 27, 2024 at 9:30AM

The future location of Uniqlo in the Fashion Centre at Pentagon City (staff photo by Jared Serre)

Japanese clothing retailer Uniqlo is one of three new businesses coming to the Fashion Centre at Pentagon City later this summer.

The fast fashion brand known for its minimalist style and simplistic wardrobe pieces will be next to Macy’s on the mall’s first level, according to a press release.

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Amazon HQ2 Community Day postponed due to weekend heat

By Jared Serre

Published June 21, 2024 at 1:30PM

The new, public Metropolitan Park in the first phase of Amazon's HQ2 in Pentagon City (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

Amazon’s HQ2 Community Day scheduled for this weekend has been postponed.

Originally slated to run from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturday, June 22, parts of the event would fall in the window of an Excessive Heat Watch.

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Video: Police arrest suspect at mall parking garage after cruisers rammed

By ARLnow.com

Published June 21, 2024 at 10:30AM | Updated June 21, 2024 at 1:19PM

Arlington County police making an arrest in Pentagon City (screenshot of video courtesy Daniel T.)

A suspect is in custody after allegedly striking several police cruisers with a stolen vehicle.

The dramatic incident started to unfold around 5 p.m. in the Pentagon City mall parking garage. The moments leading to the arrest were caught on video (below).

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Man arrested in Pentagon City pleads guilty to fentanyl, gun charges

By Jared Serre

Published June 17, 2024 at 10:15AM

Gavel (Flickr photo by Joe Gratz)

A man arrested last year in Pentagon City pleaded guilty Friday to two drug charges, including possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.

Willie Gene Thorne, 29, of D.C., also pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm in a drug trafficking crime, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia.

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Alleged Pentagon City bike theft caught on video amid rise in cases

By ARLnow.com

Published June 13, 2024 at 11:30AM

Alleged bike theft in progress in Pentagon City (via courtesy anonymous)

A local high school student is hoping police can catch a man he says stole his bike in Pentagon City.

The alleged theft, on May 8 near Amazon’s HQ2, was caught on a surveillance camera and shared with ARLnow. The victim is a senior at Washington-Liberty High School.

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Blues festival, 5k to prompt road closures along Columbia Pike and in Pentagon City

By Jared Serre

Published June 12, 2024 at 10:30AM

The crowd at the 2023 Columbia Pike Blues Festival (courtesy of Columbia Pike Partnership)

A race and a music festival will close roads in two Arlington neighborhoods this weekend.

Parts of two roadways in Pentagon City will be closed Saturday, June 15 for the ZERO Prostate Cancer 5k Run/Walk, which begins at 7:45 a.m.

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Police investigating body found in Pentagon City

By ARLnow.com

Published June 9, 2024 at 1:30PM | Updated June 9, 2024 at 3:48PM

Arlington police car (file photo)

Police are conducting a death investigation in Pentagon City after a body was found.

According to initial dispatches around 11:30 a.m., an employee of a business found the deceased person in a somewhat hidden spot along 12th Street S. near S. Fern Street. The circumstances around the person’s death are unclear.

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Here’s an updated list of new restaurants expected to open in Arlington

By Jared Serre

Published June 6, 2024 at 10:45AM | Updated June 6, 2024 at 12:12PM

Bobby Lee and Cindy Mascia hold a sign announcing return of Mister Days in Clarendon (staff photo by James Jarvis)

Arlington’s food scene never stops evolving.

In recent weeks and months, plans have been made to not only revive a once-popular local watering hole but also to welcome new outposts of some national and local restaurant groups.

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Planned HQ2 expansion gets more utility work, but no updates on construction timeline

By Dan Egitto

Published June 5, 2024 at 11:30AM

Utility work at the planned site of PenPlace, the next phase of HQ2, in June 2024 (staff photo by Dan Egitto)

Utility work for HQ2’s stalled second phase is continuing this month, but Amazon is still keeping mum about a construction timeline.

Several sidewalk and crosswalk closures are scheduled for the next few weeks in the area of the planned PenPlace site in Pentagon City, contractor Clark Construction said in an update to neighbors.