Don Zientara, owner of the legendary Inner Ear Studio long the seat of Arlington’s punk rock scene is at a crossroads.
This Saturday, Arlington County is set to consider buying two parcels of land near Shirlington 2700 S. Nelson Street and 2701 S. Oakland Street and the warehouse that sits on it, which houses Inner Ear.
The warehouse, which is also home to a Ben & Jerry’s catering outfit and part of the Arlington Food Assistance Center, is old and structurally worn down, he says, and county documents indicate it will likely be demolished to make way for an arts and industry district along Four Mile Run.