Tag: businesses
Construction underway on KPot restaurant in Seven Corners
The future home of KPot. Construction is finally underway on the KPot restaurant at 6249 Seven Corners Center. It’s located in the building that formerly housed Fortune restaurant. KPot is expected to open this winter. That’s a year and a half after anticipated, but then lots of projects were delayed due to the pandemic. KPot … Continued
Fire damages furniture store in Springfield area
Damaged goods from a furniture store in the Springfield area. [Fairfax County Fire Department] A fire damaged a furniture store in the 5500 block of General Washington Way in the Springfield area of Mason District, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department reports. The fire was caused by the combustion of accumulated sawdust from a … Continued
Karaoke bar coming to Annandale
Glam Karaoke is coming to 4369 John Marr Drive, Annandale, in the new Eastgate Shopping Center that replaced the Kmart.
Jakes’ Ice Cream hosts grand opening with contests and prizes
Jake’s Ice Cream is hosting a grand opening celebration Sunday, Sept. 5, and Labor Day, Sept. 6, with contests and prizes. Jake’s is in Barcroft Plaza, 6353 Columbia Pike. It’s open daily 11 a.m.-8 p.m.
Annandale-based company is the fastest-growing firm in Fairfax County and one of the fast-growing in the U.S.
PingWind is located in this building on Little River Turnpike. A government contractor based in Annandale called PingWind is the fastest-growing company in Fairfax County and one of the fastest growing in the United States. The company is number 75 on Inc. magazine’s list of the nation’s top 5,000 fastest-growing privately held companies.
Bloomie’s, now open in Mosaic, offers a curated version of Bloomingdale’s
Bloomie’s, the boutique version of Bloomingdale’s, opened in Mosaic with a block party featuring a DJ, street games, gift-with-purchase deals, fashion sketches, free customization, and happy hour specials at Colada Shop, the Cuban café in the store. Those specials are available until 6 p.m. today.
Meat store opens in Annandale
Wow Fresh Meat Market is now open in Annandale. The small shop offers Korean-style meats for individuals and restaurants, such as short ribs used in galbi.
New tea shop now open in Annandale
There’s a new shop in Annandale offering a variety of teas and boba drinks – with unusual, as well as traditional, flavors. Ben Gong’s Tea opened Aug. 16 in the Eastgate Shopping Center at 4235 John Marr Drive, between the K Market food court and a future hair salon.
Annandale shop to offer yogurt smoothies and mochi donuts
Smoothies from Yomie’s Rice x Yogurt. One of the shops coming to the new Eastgate shopping center on John Marr Drive in Annandale combines two separate franchises that together offer a perfect snack – mochi donuts from Mochinut and yogurt-based smoothies from Yomie’s Rice x Yogurt. Min Zheng, the franchise owner of both Mochinut and … Continued
Jake’s Ice Cream schedules a soft opening for Sunday
Jake’s Ice Cream is almost ready for the public. The ice cream is in production, the staff is trained, and all the equipment is in place – and that means Jake’s Ice Cream is ready to open. The shop, in Barcroft Plaza on Columbia Pike, invites the community to a soft opening Aug. 8, 11 … Continued
Annandale to get a second mochi donut shop
Mochi donuts. [Photos of food from Mochinut’s Facebook page.] The EastGate Shopping Center on John Marr Drive in Annandale is getting a second mochi donut shop. Mochinut is going into the storefront at 4367 John Marr Drive. Dragon Mochi Donut opened in June in the food hall attached to the K Market international grocery store.
Sushi/Thai restaurant opens in Pinecrest Plaza
Akeno Sushi Bar & Thai is now open in Pinecrest Plaza on Little River Turnpike.
Pet store has a new mission: preventing animal homelessness
Chico’s Natural Pet Market in Barcroft Plaza has come up with a whole new concept for preventing animal homelessness and matching rescue pets with potential pet parents. Instead of focusing solely on the adoption process, Chico’s will ensure long-term success by providing education and counseling so that pets are not as likely to be returned … Continued
Bunnyman Brewing prepares to open
With just one more county permit approval to go, Bunnyman Brewing co-owner Sam Gray says, “There’s a 99.9 percent chance we’ll open by the end of July.” Bunnyman Brewing is located at the rear of an industrial building at 5583 Guinea Road in Burke. It’s close to the woods where the Bunnyman – a man … Continued
New Bloomingdale’s concept store, Bloomie’s, coming to Mosaic
A rendering of the future Bloomie’s store in the Mosaic District in Merrifield. Bloomingdales’ plans to open a new store concept, called Bloomie’s, in the Mosaic District Aug. 26, the company announced. According to a July 7 press release, Bloomie’s will be “a smaller, highly curated, ever-evolving store concept filled with top brands, a new tech-enabled stylist … Continued