Tag: businesses
RadioShack sharing its space with Sprint
Sprint is a store-within-a-store at RadioShack. When RadioShack Corp. filed for bankruptcy last winter and announced plans to close at least 1,784 of its 4,000 stores, the one at 7408 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, wasn’t one of them. But it is one of the 1,435 RadioShack stores combining operations with Sprint as part of the … Continued
DMV coming to Barcroft Plaza
The long-empty storefront on the northern end of the Barcroft Plaza shopping center on Columbia Pike is finally getting a tenant – a Department of Motor Vehicles center. The DMV at 4150 S. Four Mile Run Drive in Arlington is losing its lease, so that center is being relocated to Barcroft Plaza, which is only … Continued
Lacey store robbed at gunpoint
The Lacey Variety Store [Google Maps] The tiny Lacey Variety Store at 3716 Lacey Blvd., in Bailey’s Crossroads was robbed at gunpoint at about 10:08 p.m., Oct. 26. Two men entered the store wearing masks. One displayed a handgun and ordered a man working there to lie on the floor, while the other took money … Continued
Dama brings taste of Ethiopia to Annandale
From the Dama restaurant in Arlington, clockwise from the left: kitfo, lentils, cabbage with carrots, tibs, collared greens, and split pea puree. In the middle: doro wat in between different kinds of spiced cheeses. Dama, the Ethiopian restaurant and bakery coming to 6669 Little River Turnpike in Annandale, is expected to have a soft opening … Continued
Halloween fun tonight at the Annandale Shopping Center
Are you brave enough to enter the Haunted Village? Visitors to the “Haunted Village of Annandale” will find scary versions of a pizza shop, barber shop, jail, movie theater, witches graveyard, and more – with local residents in costume – in the open area between the two sections of Annandale Shopping Center on Columbia Pike. … Continued
Health clinic relocating to shopping center on Little River Turnpike
American Executive Health System is relocating from its current location at 7611 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, to the spot between Petco and Safeway in the Little River Plaza Shopping Center. That space was formerly occupied by Try, a shop that sold high-end underwear imported from Korea. The clinic provides urgent care, primary care, cardiovascular … Continued
Merrifield Fall Festival shines a spotlight on Mosaic District
Peanut, a Bichon Frise/Papillon mix, is dressed as a Chia Pet. Dogs in costumes, live music, a beer garden, outdoor fitness classes, children’s activities, and lots of vendors brought crowds of people to District Avenue in the Mosaic District Saturday for the Merrifield Fall Festival. The event, sponsored by the Greater Merrifield Business Association, showed … Continued
Chipotle coming to Bailey’s Crossroads
A stand-alone Chipotle in the Seven Corners Shopping Center Chipotle is moving into the spot vacated by Quiznos in the Crossroads Place shopping center on Leesburg Pike across from the Skyline Center. An opening date won’t be known until the permitting process is complete, says Senior Property Manager Stephen Wolff with Levin Property Management. Chipotle, … Continued
Armed robbery at Seven Corners spa
Lee Boulevard Office Park [Google Maps] Fairfax County police detectives are investigating an armed robbery at the Blossom Spa in Seven Corners on Saturday, Oct. 10, shortly after 8 p.m. A man entered the mom-and-pop business in the Boulevard Square Office Park at 6051 Arlington Blvd. posing as a customer, says FCPD spokesperson Roger Henriquez. … Continued
Mural art could brighten up Annandale’s many blank walls
The back of Tous Les Jours and the side of Jiffy Lube seen from Columbia Pike. Here’s something we have all over Annandale: lots and lots of blank walls. How about brightening up these boring empty spaces with murals? Several towns have latched onto the mural idea to prop up a sagging economy and attract … Continued
New Annandale store specializes in healing ‘soil beds’ from Korea
Various styles of “soil beds” at Healing Nara. A new store, Healing Nara, expected to open this month at 7331 Little River Turnpike, specializes in heated Korean beds and couches with pads made with soil containing minerals that are supposed to be good for one’s health. A pile of soil bed pads. Sleeping on these … Continued
Supervisors to consider zoning limits on car title lenders
Fast Auto Loans, 7345 Little River Turnpike, Annandale. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors is considering a zoning ordinance to prevent new car title and payday lenders from opening up branches in commercial revitalization districts, such as Annandale, Bailey’s Crossroads, and the Route 1 corridor. The proposed ordinance, developed by Fairfax County zoning staff at … Continued
New York Pizza Factory expanding
New York Pizza, on the left, is taking over the middle store. New York Pizza Factory, at 7258 Columbia Pike in Annandale, is taking over the empty storefront next door, probably after the first of the year. The larger space will provide enough room for eat-in dining. Currently, the pizza shop has only carryout and … Continued
Barber shop coming to Columbia Pike
A barber shop/hair salon is coming to the empty storefront at 7207 Columbia Pike in Annandale. That space, in a building undergoing renovation next to Imm Thai Cuisine, had been occupied by the Uniq Mobil AT&T phone store. The other storefront in the building, formerly occupied by Gloria Fashion Outlet, is available for lease. Contact … Continued
Swim school opening in Ravensworth Shopping Center
A new Kids First Swim Schools franchise is expected to open in the Ravensworth Shopping Center in Springfield Sept. 8. Kids First bills itself as “the world’s largest provider of children’s swimming instruction.” The company uses its own copyrighted lesson plan focusing on a six-beat kick, says Chet Inhar, manager of the Kids First Swim … Continued