Tag: businesses
Taco Ssam, a Mexican-Korean hybrid, opens in Annandale
Taco Ssam, the Korean-Mexican fusion restaurant in the new Eastgate Shopping Center in Annandale, opened for the first time Friday evening. The menu features tacos with homemade corn tortillas and Korean ingredients, such as bulgoki, galbi, spicy pork with grilled kimchi, and pork belly. There are also regular Mexican tacos and entrees and Korean dishes.
9292 Korean BBQ restaurant opens in Annandale
The interior features a high ceiling and lots of daylight. The 9292 Korean BBQ restaurant, which just opened this week in central Annandale, offers a wide selection of meats and extras cooked at your table. What makes this place different, however, is each table has its own ventilation system so the whole place doesn’t get … Continued
K Market grocery store opens in Annandale
The K Market international grocery store opened May 21 on John Marr Drive in Annandale. The huge store is the anchor for the new retail center that replaced the old Kmart.
Former Steinhorst building available for lease
The brick building in the center of Annandale that housed Steinhorst Plumbing for decades is available for rent, as of May 19. After Steinhorst closed over a year ago, another plumbing company, Truealty, took over the space briefly.
Gom Shabu hot pot restaurant opens in Annandale
Gom Shabu, a Korean hot pot restaurant, is now open in the new retail center on John Marr Drive in Annandale.
Mochi donut shop to open in Annandale
Mochi donuts [Dragon Mochi Donut]. Mochi donuts, one of the hot food trends of 2021, is coming to Annandale. Dragon Mochi Donut will be one of the vendors in the food court inside the new K Market international supermarket set to open soon on John Marr Drive. Mochi is a kind of sticky, sweet cake … Continued
Giant offers walk-in COVID vaccinations
The Giant in the Bradlick shopping center in Annandale. Giant pharmacies are now offering walk-in COVID-19 vaccinations at stores in the D.C. region Mondays and Tuesdays, 6-9 a.m. People planning to arrive at 9 a.m. or later should schedule an appointment. There is no cost for the vaccines but people are asked to bring a … Continued
Free business training webinars start this week
The Bailey’s Crossroads/7 Corners Revitalization Corporation (BC7RC) is collaborating with the Community Business Partnership to offer free business-training webinars. The sessions are funded with a grant from Kaiser Permanente. Information on how to access the sessions will be provided after registering.
Free EV charging stations installed at Annandale Giant
Two Volta electric vehicle charging stations have been installed at the Giant grocery store on Columbia Pike in Annandale.
Five Below store coming to Bailey’s Crossroads
The candy section at a typical Five Below store. Five Below is moving into the former Pier One space at the Bailey’s Crossroads Shopping Center. Pier One closed in early 2020. Five Below specializes in items for teens and tweens mostly priced at $5 or less. The stores feature toys, snacks, cosmetics, room décor, sports … Continued
Bailey’s Crossroads car dealership plans major expansion
Radley Acura as seen from Columbia Pike. Radley Acura, the car dealership at 5823 Columbia Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads, has big expansion plans. Radley is seeking approval from Fairfax County to constructa 5,400-square foot addition behind the new-car showroom with a waiting room and drive-through lanewhere customers can drop off their cars for … Continued
Board of Supervisors approves zMOD
An accessory living unit in a basement with a separate entrance. [Sightline Institute] The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on March 23 approved a huge modernization and revision of the zoning ordinance. The two most controversial components of the multiyear effort known as zMOD make it easier for homeowners to have a home-based business and … Continued
Board of Supervisors defers decision on zMOD
After listening to testimony from 71 people on March 9, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors deferred a vote on zMOD for two weeks. The board will discuss the zoning modernization project at its March 23 meeting. Most of the people who spoke raised objections to proposed provisions that would eliminate the special permit requirement … Continued
Planning Commission retains public hearing requirement for accessory living units
The Fairfax County Planning Commission approved zMOD, the huge zoning ordinance modernization project March 3, with some key amendments. The measure goes to the Board of Supervisors for a public hearing March 9 and a final decision.
New pizza shop coming to Seven Corners
The new &Pizza on Arlington Boulevard. &Pizza is expected to open in the Willston II Shopping Center on Arlington Boulevard in Seven Corners in March. Pronounced “and pizza,” this casual restaurant offers oblong-shaped pizzas with a wide range of toppings. The restaurant is between Busy Bees and Tropical Smoothie Café.