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With the franchises ready to go to Virginia, a chance meeting got the ball rolling to keep them in D.C.

A new bar and restaurant could be on the way for Ballston Quarter, as businesses in the development slowly start to open to customers. An establishment dubbing itself the "Ballston Service Station" is planning to move into the newly converted Ballston Common mall, according to a permit application. The restaurant is seeking to serve both

Ballston Quarter could open to customers as soon as this week, marking an unofficial end to the years-long redevelopment of the old Ballston Common mall. Signs posted around the development's elevator banks list Thursday (Nov. 15) as the site's opening day. Specifically, the signs advertise that the two main floors of Ballston Quarter

A 7-Eleven, a Hair Cuttery, a nail salon and a new gourmet store are all coming soon to the Courthouse area. The four retailers are those announced so far for

After 31 years, Ballston's annual "Taste of Arlington" street fair will be replaced by a new event focusing on the neighborhood's largest development:

Even before e-commerce and online shopping gained traction among American consumers during the pandemic, many shopping malls and department stores were