The First Annual Backyard BBQ Bash at Twisted Vines

Join Twisted Vines in their backyard for swine and wine (and beer)!  Taste 18 unique wines from around the world and enjoy wine and beer by the glass from their outdoor bar while feasting on southern style BBQ from Arlington locals Backyard Barbeque & Catering Company. There will be cornhole and other outdoor games provided [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

New LED streetlights to be installed along the Pike

The following announcement we received today from Arlington County: Starting in March, 153 streetlights along Columbia Pike, from S. Scott Street to S. Frederick Street, will be replaced with state-of-the-art, energy-efficient LED (light-emitting diode) lights, each with a 30-year life expectancy. The new double globe, Carlyle-style LED lights match the style of other recent street [...]

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,

WorldGym opens

While the Pike grinds to a standstill in the first serious snow of this winter, the lights are on in World Gym’s new Pike location [map]. The following quote from WorldGym’s Web-feed documents the final sprint to the finish-line. Welcome to the Pike !   1/26/11……. WOOHOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We are open!!!!!!!! But…….due to the weather and the late [...]

Simplicity Urgent Care’s Grand Opening

Simplicity Urgent Care Center Grand Opening

P Brennan’s opens! 4/20/2010

P. Brennan’s Irish Pub and Restaurant opens on Col. Pike and S. Walter Reed