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From old mall to trendy food hall: Ballston gets a restaurant refresh
At Quarter Market in the newly redeveloped Ballston Quarter, the classic mall fare of the 1980s and ‘90s is gone. And its replacement is a microcosm of some of the D.C. area’s best chefs and restaurants.
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Mac and Cheese Festival coming to Ballston
The “Nova Mac and Cheese Festival” will be held along N. Fairfax Drive near the Ballston Metro station on Saturday, Oct. 5, according to event listings.
2 months ago -
More housing proposed for Ballston Harris Teeter redevelopment
The county’s Planning Commission is scheduled to hold a public meeting on the development on Monday, April 29, from 7-9 p.m. at the Bozman Government Center in Courthouse. See photos.
2 months ago -
Health food restaurant ‘Dirt’ planning to open next week in Ballston
The fast-casual, health food eatery will “likely” welcome its first Arlington customers next Wednesday, April 17, though the exact opening date is not yet set in stone, said spokeswoman Kyle Schmitz.
2 months ago -
Roads to close for work on Ballston Quarter Pedestrian Bridge
New road closures will greet drivers in Virginia as work continues on the Ballston Quarter Pedestrian Bridge.
3 months ago -
Major power outage from underground cable to blame for traffic snarl in Ballston
Almost 2,500 Dominion customers were reported without power as at the height of the outage Monday morning. Dominion says that the problem was an issue with an underground cable.
5 months ago -
Baltimore’s The Local Oyster coming to Ballston
The Baltimore-based seafood bar, The Local Oyster, plans to open a second location inside Quarter Market, part of the Ballston Quarter redevelopment of Ballston Common Mall, at the end of February
5 months ago -
Brand new apartment instead of hotel room? WhyHotel raises $10M
WhyHotel has secured $10 million in new financing, led by Highland Capital Partners, along with Camber Creek, Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund, Mendacre, MetaProp and Geolo Capital, and will launch new pop-up hotels both here and expand nationwide next year.
6 months ago -
Mexican national identified with DNA left on cup admits to multiple sex crimes
Santiago Rodriguez Campos, 34, a Mexican national that lived in Alexandria, Virginia, pleaded guilty to two counts of fourth-degree sexual abuse and two counts of misdemeanor sexual abuse.
7 months ago -
After brief hiatus, Ballston’s Stageplate Bistro plans to reopen next month
Stageplate Bistro in Ballston still plans to reopen following a summer hiatus, though it likely won’t welcome diners once more until late next month.
8 months ago -
Prolific restaurateur Scott Parker plans new barbershop for Ballston
The co-founder of a bevy of businesses throughout Arlington announced in a Facebook post Monday that he plans to help open “Bearded Goat Barber, a premier barbershop specializing in tailored haircuts, hot lather shaves and sculpted beard trims.” in early 2019.
9 months ago -
Slapfish continues DC-area expansion
Fast casual seafood chain Slapfish, which started life as a West Coast food truck serving “boat-to-plate” seafood in 2011, continues its Washington-area expansion with locations in Ashburn and Ballston.
10 months ago -
Plans coming together for redevelopment of Ballston Harris Teeter
Harris Teeter’s owners are hoping to team up with a Georgia-based developer to build 700 residential units on the site of a former Mercedez Benz dealership in Ballston. All told, the development would include 83,600 square feet of retail on the ground floor of two buildings.
10 months ago -
Density, development debates take center stage as Lee Highway planning nears
With high rises coming to define both the Rosslyn-Ballston corridor and Crystal City, and neighborhoods along Columbia Pike becoming ever more dense, Lee Highway has remained persistently suburban in character with its procession of low-slung shopping centers and vast parking lots.
10 months ago -
We, The Pizza set to open Ballston location this fall
The restaurant is set to be part of the Ballston Exchange building at 4201 Wilson Blvd currently undergoing some big renovations, following the departure of the National Science Foundation.
11 months ago
