FroYo is Finally Coming to Columbia Pike

No date is set for the opening of the new Menchies location on Columbia Pike, but the Coming Soon signs in front of the Penrose storefront have Pike residents very excited!   The Menchie’s franchise has more than 200 stores worldwide and their motto is “We Make You Smile.” For more information and their frozen [...]

Eamonn’s Opens its New Location Monday

Thanks be to Cod! Cathal and Mechelle Armstrrong, the owners of Eamonn’s a Dublin Chipper (as well as Restaurant Eve and Majestic) are opening a new location on Columbia Pike. The space is still being worked on, but doors are set to open this Monday (8/13).   Eamonn’s, named for the Armstrong’s son Eamonn, serves [...]

Penrose Square

A new town square is currently under construction at 2500 Columbia Pike. The new space completes the redevelopment of the Penrose Square block which includes 300 new apartments and new retail space owned by B.M. Smith & Associates and delivered in 2011. The return of a major grocery store, three new restaurants and a diverse retail [...]

Taquería el Poblano opens on the Pike

  Taqueria Poblano opens its doors on Columbia Pike just in time for Cinco de Mayo!! The Grand Opening is tomorrow, May 4th. Come enjoy freshly prepared authentic Mexican dishes with a distinct Southern California approach,  and maybe a margarita (or two!) made from fresh ingredients, in the dinning room or at the large bar [...]

Construction begins on Phase I of Penrose Square

An official Arl. County announcement as we received it today: Construction of the new public square on Columbia Pike is starting!   Penrose Square is the first of three squares that will eventually be located along the Pike Corridor and will be an active pedestrian center and community gathering spot within the corridor’s Town Center. Expect [...]

GIANT at Penrose Square OPENS

The three year wait is over. The brand new, 51,000 Square Food Giant Grocery Store is open as of today, Friday, 6/24, 6am. Giant is literally rolling out the red carpet for the community to come and experience the new store embedded into the (also brand new) Penrose Square building complex.   Special Grand Opening Events,

A SWIRL of Local Art at Twisted Vines

The Pike’s first Wine Bar and Bistro embarks on a new and very promising project this February under the name of SWIRL. In partnership with ArtDC (an organization that very recently brought Suddenspace to the Pike) Twisted Vines [map] will be featuring original artwork from  local artists. Each artist’s works will be featured for approximately one month. Twisted [...]

ArtJamz Sessions at the Siena Park

ArtJamz comes to the Pike’s Siena Park Apartment building[map] this coming weekend (on Friday, Jan. 14th and Saturday the 15th from 7pm to 11pm.). Unleash your inner artist and fill the Pike “with loads of artistic energy … and acrylic paint.” The admission fee of $60 covers paint, brushes, drinks, hors d’œuvres, great music, and a [...]

Historic Buildings on the Pike

Six PIke buildings are ranked “Essential” in the recently released Historic Resources Inventory.

Renovation of Naval Support Facility

Construction at Naval Support Facility Arlington, formerly known as Arlington Service Center, will begin in March to modernize the four main buildings. In 2005, Congress issued the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) program. As part of this initiative, the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) will be moving from NSF Arlington to make way for other [...]