Posts Tagged ‘Clarendon’

Iota Club & Cafe Offers More than Music

‘Coffee and Kerouac’
courtesy of ‘Kevin H.’
Finding a place to lounge and sip coffee in this city is easier said than done. But for those of you in Clarendon, that quest just got a little easier. Iota Club & Cafe has now launched iotaday, a sandwich and coffee lounge with a new walk-up counter.
The music venue has expanded [...]

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Ganges Grill and Ice Cream A New Alternative To Crowded Clarendon Sub Scene

There’s no shortage of Sub shops in Clarendon/Courthouse. Between Earl’s and the chain options of Subway & Cosi, there’s more than enough options if you want lunch meats in between two slices of bread.
However, I became interested with the arrival of a new sub shop on Washington Blvd. The former Quizno’s location was now draped [...]

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Where We Live: Clarendon

‘IMG_0001′
courtesy of ‘blakespot’
In this week’s Where We Live, we’re venturing back out to Arlington into the heart of the Rosslyn-Ballston Corridor. Clarendon is one of those places that always has something going on, and with a wide selection of bars, restaurants, and shopping, you’re never at a loss for something to do. But [...]

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Spider Kelly’s Reopens

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Clarendon Strikes up a St. Paddy’s Eve Parade

‘Lemon #37′
courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’
Remember how it snowed in February? I definitely don’t need to remind anyone that the city lost a lot of events in the storms. Well, among the many things that got Snowpocalypsed was the annual Fat Tuesday parade hosted by the Clarendon Alliance. Not to fear, instead of [...]

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Snowbank Blocking Pedestrian Crossing

Some snow plow operation in Arlington has seen fit to pile this massive snowbank right on top of a pedestrian crossing outside Clarendon Metro, forcing walkers to walk around it, on the road, dodging ice and skidding cars to get across Wilson Blvd. Hey, Arlington, I know it’s hard to figure out where to put [...]

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Good People Save Animals

Mysterious Ultra-Cute Dog Sitting Up in Arlington
You don’t hate cute puppies and kittens, do you? You enjoy a fine brew from time to time, right? Prove it! Come out tomorrow night, Thursday, to Mister Day’s in Clarendon for a low-dollar fundraiser for Homeward Trails Animal Rescue! The suggested donation is only $10 and you will [...]

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First Look: Restaurant 3’s Bacon Week

‘pigs in a row’
courtesy of ’specialkrb’
Books have been written about it. Love songs. Poems. It’s salty. It’s crispy. It’s fatty. It’s bacon.
And Restaurant 3 knows about the beauty of the food, and the Clarendon neighborhood restaurant is celebrating the “Week of Bacon” from October 21-27, 2009. Each day for the duration of the week of [...]

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Celebrate the Clizzledizzle

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Free WiFi All Over Arlington

‘Got my netbook. Got my coffee. This is my office. I’m happy’
courtesy of ‘Ed Yourdon’
Let’s see a show of hands as to how many of you love free wifi? Now keep those hands up if you knew that Arlington provides free wifi in most of the busy, populated outdoor areas of the county! What? Nobody [...]

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A Hard Day: The End of Murky

This morning’s letter on the Murky Coffee website is no April Fools’ Joke. Replacing Murky in the space they’ll leave behind in Clarendon will become a venture of the group that owns Liberty Tavern, with a new space, and a new concept. While details are still sketchy, from what I understand, the upstairs [...]

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Eventide opens tonight. Yes, really.

Molly from the Post has pointed out to us this post on the Going Out Gurus blog about tonight’s grand opening of Eventide in Clarendon. It’s been a long time coming – a quick googling till turn up old articles claiming a Summer 2008 opening – and the ownership glibly quips about it to the [...]

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The Big (Apartment) Hunt

‘Misc DC – Presidential Flyover – 9-1-08′
courtesy of ‘mosley.brian’
So we’re looking at making THE BIG MOVE, and I need some advice from all you Realtors and leasing agents out there.
My lovely roommate and I are going to be striking out to find a new apartment along the Wilson/Clarendon (metro accessible) stretch and are wondering – [...]

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