Tag: businesses
International market coming to Culmore
A new international grocery store, called Ummah Market, is coming to the former Walgreens building at 6053 Leesburg Pike in the Culmore area of Bailey’s Crossroads. The store is expected to open in two or three months, says Pianda Mashel, manager of the Ummah Market in Glen Allen, Va., outside Richmond. The store will sell … Continued
Java Loco is coming to Graham Park Plaza
Two new businesses are coming to Graham Park Plaza on Arlington Boulevard – a coffee shop and a health clinic. Java Loco, a local chain that offers coffee, bubble tea, smoothies, sandwiches, and baked goods, is expected to open in mid-June. It will be located in the part of the shopping center closest to the … Continued
Jake’s Ice Cream owner honored for her support of people with disabilities
The Pozez Jewish Community Center has honored Robin Rinearson, the owner of Jake’s Ice Cream in Barcroft Plaza, for her “outstanding efforts to create innovative and integrated job opportunities for adults with disabilities.” Rinearson, a retired optometrist, was presented with the Eleanor Sue Finkelstein Inclusion & Disabilities Award for Service to the Disability Community at … Continued
Connection provides personalized fitness plans
The Connection Wellness Center, a personal fitness studio at 4113 John Marr Drive in Annandale, creates individualized workout plans focusing on strength training. Connection owner Rachel Martin, a lifelong Annandale resident, was the co-owner of PR Performance Fitness, which opened in the same location in 2017 and closed last June. Former PR co-owner Pablo Amaya … Continued
Health clinic opens temporarily in Annandale
CareLife Medical, a clinic temporarily located in a former bank building at 4250 John Marr Drive in Annandale, offers medical aesthetics services, as well as basic healthcare. CareLife relocated from its former home on Old Lee Highway in Fairfax and will only be in its current space for about two more months until it secures … Continued
Wells Fargo branch in Annandale will close
The Wells Fargo Bank at 4260 John Marr Drive in Annandale will permanently close on July 26, states a letter to customers from District Senior Manager William Lionhood. Other Wells Fargo branches will remain open, including the ones at 7620 Little River Turnpike in Annandale and 6565 Little River Turnpike next to Home Depot. The … Continued
Bed Bath & Beyond is closing
Bed Bath & Beyond plans to close all of its 360 stores by June 30, the Washington Business Journal reports. That includes the Bed Bath & Beyond at the Crossroads Center in Bailey’s Crossroads. Customers who have those ubiquitous blue-and-white 20 percent off coupons have to use them before they expire on April 26, according … Continued
Anime/smoke shop opens in Annandale
Annandale’s only anime-themed smoke shop is now open. The Hidden Cloud offers anime-related toys, stickers, and costumes; snacks from Japan and Korea; and a smallish selection of smoke and vape products. “Doing something that hasn’t been done before is exciting and fun,” says owner Georgio Khoury, an anime fan who grew up in Annandale and … Continued
Golf Galaxy coming to Bailey’s Crossroads
A Golf Galaxy store is coming to the Crossroads Center in Bailey’s Crossroads. The new shop will open in a newly renovated storefront next to the space where Amazon Fresh was supposed to be. That is not expected to happen now that Amazon is cutting back its brick-and-mortar grocery business. Golf Galaxy sells golf clubs, … Continued
The Duangrat family closes Rabieng
Rabieng Thai Restaurant in Bailey’s Crossroads served its last pad thai on April 18. The owners, Ed and Pookie Duangrat, who also own Duangrat’s, sold Rabieng, at 5892 Leesburg Pike, and the Thai market in the same shopping strip because it was getting to be too much work for them, says their son, Eddie Duangrat. … Continued
RAMP fitness studio will lead warmups at the Taste of Annandale 5K
Pablo Amaya, the owner of the RAMP Optimal Performance & Wellness fitness studio in Annandale and an assistant DC United coach, has established numerous programs to support local youths and serve the community. He can now add one more activity to that list: RAMP (release, activate, mobilize, perform) is a Silver Sponsor of the Taste … Continued
State Farm agent Anh Nguyen joins the Taste of Annandale as a Gold Sponsor
Anh Nguyen, the owner of a State Farm Insurance office in Annandale, is all about serving the local multicultural population and investing in the community. So supporting the Taste of Annandale as a Gold Sponsor was an easy decision. The Taste of Annandale is a free community festival on April 29. Sponsorships and food and … Continued
Annandale has a new Ethiopian restaurant
There’s a new Ethiopian dining option in Annandale. JD Bar & Restaurant is located at 6669 Little River Turnpike in the same building that housed two previous Ethiopian places, Monarch, and before that, Damas. JD features traditional Ethiopian cuisine with injera, including geba weta, doro wat, lamb wot, kifto, tibs, and fish dulet. For non-carnivores, … Continued
Car crashes into building in Annandale
A car crashed into the Evergreen Academy in Annandale Friday afternoon, sending one woman to the hospital. The academy, in an office building at 7700 Little River Turnpike, provides English language instruction. According to Miguel Escoto, who was called in to board up the entrance and clear the damage, a woman who was parked in … Continued
Annandale shop offers specialty food products from Korea
A new shop in Annandale specializes in high-end, organic food imported from Korea. Danuri is located at 4231 Markham St. in Seoul Plaza. Peter Lee, the owner of the Stone Tofu House closed that restaurant last July and opened Danuri in that space in December. The new shop offers traditional Korean products made by small … Continued