An intentionally “weird” shop specializing in international snacks, sodas and oddities has closed.
Highs & Lows’ location at the Pentagon City mall shuttered several weeks ago, a mall representative told ARLnow.
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Compared to 2022, vehicle thefts are trending down in all Arlington zip codes except one: 22202.
Crystal City and Pentagon City have emerged as a vehicle theft hotspot in Arlington County, accounting for about half of all stolen cars so far this year.
Privai Spa and Salon at the Westpost shopping center in Pentagon City appears to have closed its doors.
ARLnow received a tip about the spa (1101 S. Joyce Street) closing last week. The doors were locked during what should have been business hours when ARLnow stopped by this week, though there are no signs announcing the closure and the lights remained on.
A group of juvenile suspects is facing an array of charges following a reported armed robbery in Pentagon City.
The incident happened around 4:45 p.m. on Easter Sunday in the area of the Westpost shopping center. Police say a teen girl had just parked when two girls from a group of seven juvenile suspects stole her keys, leading to a confrontation in which the suspects threatened the victim with pepper spray and what turned out to be an airsoft gun.
With the Alexandria NHL and NBA arena deal now dead, and MLB opening day today, it’s a good time to reflect on the fact that Arlington could have been the home of the Nationals.
In the early 2000s, a group bidding to land the Montreal Expos pitched the “PenPlace” site in Pentagon City. You know it now as the site where Amazon HQ2 Phase 2 and its distinctive Helix tower will be going (probably).
A Metrobus driver was assaulted by a passenger in Pentagon City yesterday, police say.
The attack happened around 2:30 p.m. Monday along Army Navy Drive at the intersection with S. Joyce Street.
Cherry blossoms won’t be the only pink in Arlington this weekend.
The Barbie Dreamhouse Living Truck, a Barbie-themed truck currently making stops in the D.C. area as part of an East Coast tour, will visit the Westpost shopping center in Pentagon City this Saturday.
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A man reportedly shot a boy in the face with a water bead gun after he got off a school bus in Pentagon City.
The incident happened around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, near the Westpost shopping center on S. Joyce Street, and prompted a police investigation.
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A suspect allegedly armed with a loaded handgun unsuccessfully tried to run from Pentagon police today.
The chase happened around lunchtime Wednesday, starting near the Pentagon and ending in Pentagon City.
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First Lady Jill Biden came to Amazon’s HQ2 in Pentagon City today and touted her husband’s record on women’s health issues.
Speaking this morning at the Amazon Web Services Imagine: Nonprofit conference, Biden emphasized the President’s recent allocation of $100 million in federal funding for the ARPA-H Sprint for Women’s Health, a program focused on advancing research and development in the field.
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Some early utility work in anticipation of the second phase of Amazon’s HQ2 is scheduled to start next week.
The first phase of the massive office complex in Pentagon City opened last summer. The second phase, located across 12th Street S. from the first phase and known as “PenPlace,” is delayed indefinitely.