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Pentagon Row Parking Rates Creep Upward, A Development Neighbors Attribute to Amazon

Published December 6, 2018 at 4:15PM | Updated December 7, 2018 at 12:58PM

A Pentagon City parking lot is jacking up some of its monthly rates, and some residents fear that Amazon’s impending arrival in the neighborhood is to blame.

Residents of the RiverHouse Apartments (1400 S. Joyce Street) were recently informed by their landlord that their monthly parking rates were about to jump substantially if they park their cars in the nearby Pentagon Row garage and surface lot. Starting Jan. 1, anyone from the apartment complex parking there will pay $100 month per space, up from $65.

Events

Hanukkah Celebrations Planned Around Arlington Next Week

By Catherine Douglas Moran

Published November 30, 2018 at 2:45PM

Rabbi Mordechai Newman lights the menorah at Chanukah on Ice 2012 at Pentagon Row (file photo)

This year, the Jewish holiday begins at sunset on Sunday (Dec. 2) and ends the following Monday, Dec. 10.

Arlington is ready for the festivities to begin, with seven events planned in the area for locals to attend during Hanukkah.

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Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com

Published November 30, 2018 at 8:30AM | Updated November 30, 2018 at 9:15AM

Rare, Tropical Dragonfly Spotted in Arlington — “There was quite the discovery at this year’s Bioblitz in Glencarlyn Park. After a photo posted on the crowd-sourcing tracker, iNaturalist, started to spark a lot of interest… the consensus was that what had been photographed was a Great Pondhawk Dragonfly (Erythemis vesiculosa).” [Arlington County]

Frost Fest Rescheduled — Frost Fest at Pentagon Row, originally planned for Saturday, has been rescheduled due to expected rainy weather. It will now take place this Sunday from 4-7 p.m. [Twitter]

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Aabee Express Now Open at Pentagon Row

By ARLnow.com

Published November 6, 2018 at 2:45PM

Aabee Express at Pentagon Row in 2018

A new restaurant has opened at the Pentagon Row shopping center in Pentagon City.

Aabee Express is now serving Mediterranean cuisine in the former Nkd Pizza storefront. The diminutive restaurant, next to the F45 gym, opened on Nov. 1.

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Pentagon City Ice Rink Opening for the Season This Week

By ARLnow.com

Published October 23, 2018 at 11:45AM

Fall foliage may be MIA so far, but there’s another sure sign of the season that signals that sweatshirt weather is here to stay for awhile: the opening of the ice skating rink at Pentagon Row.

The rink, at 1101 S. Joyce Street, is set to open for the season on Thursday, Oct. 25. It will remain open until March 24.

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Video: Soldier on Scooter Menaced by Driver in Pentagon City

By ARLnow.com

Published October 19, 2018 at 4:15PM

A man in Army fatigues who was riding a motorized scooter down an alley in Pentagon City was nearly run into by an impatient driver.

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New Restaurant Serving Up Indian, Nepalese Food Coming to Pentagon Row

By Alex Koma

Published October 9, 2018 at 9:45AM | Updated October 9, 2018 at 3:11PM

Planned menu offerings at Pentagon Row's new Namaste Everest restaurant (2018 Photo courtesy of Federal Realty Investment Trust)

(Updated at 3:10 p.m.) A new restaurant offering Indian and Nepalese cuisine is on the way for the Pentagon Row shopping center.

Namaste Everest plans to open its doors in spring 2019, according to a release from Pentagon Row owner Federal Realty Investment Trust.

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Pop-Up Gorilla Taco Opens in Pentagon Row

By Vernon Miles

Published August 23, 2018 at 10:45AM

Tacos in Gorilla Taco (courtesy of Federal Realty Investment Trust)

Gorilla Taco is officially open in Pentagon Row.

The pop-up taco restaurant will be open Wednesdays through Sundays until December. The restaurant is located at 1201 S. Joyce Street alongside its sister restaurant, Basic Burger, which moved to Pentagon Row from Courthouse in June.

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Basic Burger Now Open in Pentagon Row

By Melanie Pincus

Published June 21, 2018 at 9:55AM

Basic Burger at Pentagon Row (photo courtesy Guillermo Castillo)

Basic Burger is officially open in Pentagon Row (1101 S. Joyce Street) after moving out of its Courthouse location at the end of last week.

The eatery will host a grand opening celebration Saturday (June 23), featuring giveaways and a raffle for Washington Nationals tickets.

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Basic Burger Leaving Courthouse, Planning Expansion Across D.C. Region

By Alex Koma

Published June 11, 2018 at 4:45PM | Updated June 11, 2018 at 5:26PM

Basic Burger is moving out of its Courthouse location, but the restaurant has big plans for expansion across the D.C. region.

General manager Guillermo Castillo says his eatery will be closing up shop at 2024 Wilson Blvd at the end of this week, after first opening there in 2016.

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Retail Kiosk at Pentagon Row to be Demolished

By ARLnow.com

Published May 30, 2018 at 2:45PM

Demolition permits have been issued for a retail kiosk at Pentagon Row

Demolition permits have been issued for one of the freestanding retail kiosks at Pentagon Row.

The kiosk is one of two built in Pentagon Row’s central plaza during its 2013 renovations. A frozen yogurt store operated out of the kiosk until it closed in November 2015.

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New Taco Restaurant Coming to Pentagon Row

By ARLnow.com

Published April 24, 2018 at 3:55PM | Updated April 24, 2018 at 4:19PM

(Updated at 4:20 p.m.) A restaurant called “Gorilla Taco” appears to be coming to the Pentagon Row shopping center.

The new Mexican restaurant has applied for a Virginia ABC permit to serve wine and beer at 1201 S. Joyce Street.