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Afghan Kabob Restaurant in Courthouse to Close This Week
Courthouse’s Afghan Kabob House is shutting down the grills this week after just over a decade in business. Restaurant owner Akbar Madany, who describes himself as the “creator” of the restaurant,...
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Naan Kabob Is Closed for ‘Renovations’
Naan Kabob near Clarendon is closed — at least for now. The Indian, Pakistani, and Bangladeshi buffet-style restaurant at 3300 Wilson Blvd has posted a sign saying it is “closed for renovations” on...
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JUST IN: Gold’s Gym Closing in Courthouse
The Gold’s Gym in Courthouse will be closing Dec. 1, according to a letter to members obtained by ARLnow. The letter, sent today (Friday), says that the fitness chain made “several attempts to come to...
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Arlington Credit Union Closing Its Ballston Branch
Arlington Community Federal Credit Union (ACFCU) is closing its Ballston branch, 6.5 years after it opened. The branch is closing on Dec. 31, ACFCU announced this week. The credit union plans to open...
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Lee-Harrison Starbucks Has Closed
The Starbucks store at the Lee-Harrison Shopping Center has closed, to make way for a new location down the street. It was business as usual at the coffeehouse chain’s location at 2441 N. Harrison...
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Clarendon Ballroom Is Closing
Clarendon Ballroom will be closing after one last New Year’s Eve Bash on Dec. 31. The long-time Clarendon nightlife venue announced via social media Wednesday night that it will be shutting down for...
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Cosi Closes Two Additional Locations in Arlington
Two more Cosi locations have closed in Arlington. The Cosi restaurants in Crystal City (2011 Crystal Drive) and Virginia Square (3503 Fairfax Drive) appear to have closed. The closures follow the...
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Papyrus Closing All Stores, Including at Pentagon City Mall
(Updated at 2:15 p.m.) Greeting card and stationery store Papyrus is expected to close soon at the Fashion Centre at Pentagon City, the latest victim of a brutal business environment for...
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Pier 1 to Close Rosslyn Store
(Updated at 2:20 p.m.) Just over six years after it first opened, the Pier 1 Imports store in Rosslyn is closing. The 11,000 square foot urban outpost of the national home décor chain, at 1717...
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A-1 Cleaners in Clarendon is Closing and Can’t Promise You’ll Get Your...
(Updated at 9:40 a.m.) Staff at A-1 Arlington Clarendon Valet — a dry cleaner at 3110 Washington Blvd. in Clarendon — said a financial dispute has led to the store closing next month. The store is...
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Rite Aid in Crystal City Shops to Close Next Month
If the shelves are looking a little bare in the underground Rite Aid at 1671 Crystal Square Way, it’s because the store is set to close next month. A sign at the front says the pharmacy is scheduled...
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Pike Pizza Restaurant 1000 Degrees Flames Out
(Updated at 10 a.m.) Just over three years since it first opened, 1000 Degrees has served its last customer. The quick-service Neapolitan pizzeria at 3400 Columbia Pike shut its doors within the past...
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Healthy Scratch: Quick End for ‘Dirt’ Eatery?
After opening here last year, Dirt has closed its Ballston outpost, at least for now. The small, Miami-based restaurant chain opened its 4121 Wilson Blvd location to fanfare last April, touting its...
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Billy’s Cheesesteaks, Bistro 29 Closed Indefinitely
A pair of local restaurants along Lee Highway in Cherrydale has closed, at least temporarily. Billy’s Cheesesteaks and Bistro 29, located side-by-side in a small shopping center on the 3900 block of...
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Abercrombie, Swatch Close at Fashion Centre at Pentagon City Mall
Young adult fashion retailer Abercrombie & Fitch and watch shop Swatch are no longer open in the Fashion Centre at Pentagon City. A mall employee told ARLnow that both stores shuttered this week....
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Morning Notes
Dorsey Hasn’t Returned Union Donation — Arlington County Board and WMATA board member Christian Dorsey, “who promised three months ago to repay a $10,000 campaign donation that violated the board’s...
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Morning Notes
NPS Seeking Funds for GW Parkway Upgrades — “[National Park Service] officials are pursuing funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Infrastructure for Rebuilding America grant program to...
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The Salsa Room is Moving from Columbia Pike to Tysons
Long-time Columbia Pike dance venue The Salsa Room is moving. The Latin nightclub and bar at 2619 Columbia Pike will host its last party in Arlington on Saturday, March 7. It is moving to the current...
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Daycare Closure Signals Clarendon Development May Be Nearing Construction
(Updated at 4:15 p.m.) A residential development in Clarendon originally approved in 2015 may be nearing fruition. The Arlington County Board previously approved a 580-unit, mixed-use development...
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Redevelopment of Pike Shopping Center May Come as Early as Next Year
The Salsa Room is moving out next month, and other tenants are being put on short-term leases. All signs point to the planned redevelopment of the Fillmore Gardens Shopping Center, on Columbia Pike...
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