Hotel Hotshot Circles Watergate 600 As Office Era Wobbles
Watergate 600, one of Foggy Bottom's most recognizable office towers, now has a potential buyer with hotel roots, and that twist could mark a big pivot for the storied address at 600 New Hampshire Avenue NW. According to public records first surfaced by the Washington Business Journal, D.C. land and...
Springbrook High School is saying goodbye to Ian Carpency, who has dedicated 12 years...
While the Springbrook community is excited to celebrate Mr. Carpency’s promotion to ITSS, his presence will truly be missed. Over the years, he has played an important role behind the scenes in countless parts of school life. From handling technology setup to helping create large posters for events, Mr. Carpency has...
Temporary music venue in the works for vacant Annandale building
Johnny P, a local entrepreneur, has big plans for the two vacant buildings on Columbia Pike that were damaged in a fire in 2023. He hopes to use the building that formerly housed the Thai Sushi Eats restaurant as a temporary live music venue called “Music Flavor” – until the building is torn down and the property is...
Fort Washington 55+ Complex Rockets to $34.5 Million Sale
A 108-unit active-adult community in Fort Washington just changed hands this week for $34.5 million, more than double what the property sold for in 2022. The eye-popping jump in value underscores how hungry investors have become for suburban, amenity-rich housing geared to residents 55 and older near the D.C. metro.
A mural takes shape in Annandale
Mural artist Henley Bounkhong is covering a long-vacant building in Annandale with brightly colored images reflecting Asian culture. After the building, at 7219 Columbia Pike, is renovated, it will be a food hall, a contractor confirmed. The mural features a blue lion, which is a good-luck symbol in Vietnam; a...
This Falls Church Pub Has Something for Everyone
In December, the much-anticipated Stratford Garden opened on the site of the former Stratford Motor Lodge in the heart of Falls Church, with 16 taps dispensing German lagers, Belgian witbiers, Irish red ales, local IPAs and the requisite Guinness stout. But this latest venture by brothers Arash and Afsheen Tafakor,...
Some isolated showers are possible Sunday
Don’t forget to set those clocks ahead one hour as Daylight Saving Time begins around 2 AM Sunday morning. Sunset Saturday will occur at 6:32 p.m., but by Sunday, our first 7 p.m. sunset will be seen in the DMV. This is also a good time to check the batteries in the smoke & carbon monoxide detectors, and to make sure...
Falls Church leaders consider ‘aggressive’ timeline for Virginia Village housing proposal
Falls Church officials this week sketched out more details in what would be the largest affordable-housing effort in city history. “What you’ve laid out today is really exciting,” said Jim Coyle, vice chair of the city’s Economic Development Commission, at a March 2 joint work session between that body, the City...
Free Lyft rides coming to Alexandria for St. Patrick’s Day
Free Lyft rides will be available on St. Patrick’s Day as part of a D.C.-area nonprofit’s efforts to curb drunk driving. Free rides totaling up to $15 will be available on Lyft from 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 17 through 4 a.m. the next morning, courtesy of the Washington Regional Alcohol Program’s SoberRide initiative.
Utility work starting in Alexandria next week to replace aging water main pipes
Virginia American Water will embark next week on a six-month, $3 million water main replacement project affecting six street segments in Alexandria. The project will replace 5,000 feet of aging four-inch and six-inch cast iron pipes at the end of their lifespan with modern eight-inch ductile iron pipe. The water main...
