Tag: businesses
Gov. Northam announces more restrictions in face of COVID-19 emergency
Metro ridership is way down, as WMATA announces more service cuts. [WTOP] Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced more restrictions March 23 aimed at flattening the curve of new coronavirus cases. All schools statewide will remain closed at least through the end of the academic year. Gatherings of 10 people or more are banned. Northam signed … Continued
The party’s over for Party Co
The former home of Party Co. Party Co, the party supply store at 4415 John Marr Drive in Annandale, has closed permanently, as of March 17. An employee at the Party Co store in Manassas said businesses wasn’t doing well at that location and coronavirus made things worse. Related story: Longtime Annandale shops, AnnSandra and Party … Continued
Lt. Gov. urges bolder state action on coronavirus
Fairfax Virginia is not doing enough to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax charges. Fairfax urges Gov. Ralph Northam to “implement much bolder and swifter measures to flatten the curve and combat this unprecedented health and, consequently, economic threat.” Here are Fairfax’s recommendations: Join Maryland and the District of Columbia … Continued
More coronavirus cases in Northern Virginia, Metro announces cutbacks
The most recent coronavirus cases in Northern Virginia involve a nursing home resident in Falls Church, a female in her 60s in Fairfax County who was exposed during travel in Iran, and a female in her 30s in Fairfax County whose situation is under investigation. A resident of the Kensington, an assisted living and memory … Continued
K-Pot Korean BBQ & Hot Pot coming to Seven Corners
This building has been empty since Fortune closed in 2019. A K-Pot Korean BBQ & Hot Pot restaurant is coming to the building formerly occupied by the Fortune restaurant in the Seven Corners Shopping Center. The building, at 6249 Seven Corners Center, is going through a total renovation. The work is just getting started, but … Continued
Giant opens in Seven Corners
Bill Randall, the manager of the Seven Corners Giant, speaks at the ribbon-cutting ceremony. Giant Food officials, local leaders, employees, and customers celebrated the opening of the new Giant grocery store in Seven Corners March 6. The totally renovated 69,000-square-foot store is located in the space formerly occupied by Shoppers. Big signs help shoppers find … Continued
Taco Rock is coming to Pinecrest Plaza
Renovations are expected to start soon. [David Siegel] A Taco Rock restaurant is coming to Pinecrest Plaza on Little River Turnpike. It will be just like the original Taco Rock in Arlington, which features “classic Tex Mex street food” made with blue corn tortillas. Co-owner Nick Cordero hopes to open in May. Although renovations haven’t … Continued
Giant, Safeway, and Fairfax Connector union members plan to strike
The Safeway on Little River Turnpike in Annandale. Local 400 of the United Food & Commercial Workers Union is planning a strike against Giant and Safeway over the companies’ failure to meet employees’ wage and benefit needs. The union is holding a rally and press conference at a Safeway in Washington, D.C., today at 11 … Continued
Pupusas Express to take over old Quizno’s spot
Pupusas from Papusas Express Pupusas Express is coming to the former Quizno’s space in the Annandale Shopping Center. In addition to traditional Salvadoran pupusas, the menu features carne asada, fajitas, burritos, tacos, and Salvadoran soups, among other Tex-Mex and American fare. Owner Lorenzo Guevara hopes to open the restaurant in two or three months, at … Continued
Gold’s Gym in Seven Corners is closing
Gold’s Gym at 6720 Arlington Blvd. in Seven Corners is closing on March 13. A message in the gym from Gold’s President Adam Zeitsiff states: “The landlord has unexpectedly exercised their early termination option on our lease. To ensure there is no interruption to your fitness journey, we will be relocating our members to Gold’s … Continued
The Dama Ethiopian restaurant is now the Monarch
The Ethiopian restaurant at 6669 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, formerly known as Dama is now the Monarch Ethiopian Restaurant & Bar. There’s a new manager and the restaurant now serves alcohol, but the ownership is the same, the menu hasn’t changed, and neither have the pastries. Related story: Dama brings taste of Ethiopia to Annandale … Continued
Former Rite Aid drug store is now Walgreens
A Walgreens drug store opened Feb. 14 at 6053 Leesburg Pike in the Culmore area of Bailey’s Crossroads. It has a pharmacy offering flu shots and other immunizations, along with health and beauty items, greeting cards, snacks, and other items. The building formerly housed a Rite Aid drug store. The Walgreens company purchased nearly 2,000 … Continued
Food Star supermarket opens
Shoppers turned out in force for the grand opening of the Food Star grocery store in the former Toys R Us building on Leesburg Pike in Seven Corners on Feb. 14. Food Star offers a big selection of international items not available in other nearby supermarkets. “We have more varieties of produce, … Continued
Chico’s celebrates ‘Pawlentine’s Day’
Chico’s Natural Pet Market in Barcroft Plaza is offering free manga/anime portrait drawings of pets and their human companions on Valentines Day, Feb. 14, 4-6:30 p.m. All pets are welcome. If you can’t bring a pet, the artist can work from a photo.
It’s official: The Seven Corners Sears is closing
A sign in the Seven Corners Sears. [Freddy Ramirez] The Seven Corners Sears is closing April 12. There are deep discounts throughout the store. Signs in the store say all sales are final, no returns are allowed, and points may be redeemed on purchases. Just last week several employees insisted the store was not closing, … Continued