(Updated 4:30 p.m.)Tend, a company that says it treats going to the dentist as a spa-like experience, will be opening in Ballston later this year.
Located at 4201 Wilson Blvd, in the Ballston Exchange complex across the street from Ballston Quarter mall, the new location is targeting a fall 2021 opening, a company representative tells ARLnow.
Tend is a New York-based luxury dentistry practice start-up that’s quickly expanding. It claims to be the first dentist that people actually look forward to. Appointments are booked through an app, offices are Instagramable, and patients can watch Netflix with noise-canceling headphones while getting their teeth cleaned.
Expanding, D.C.-based grilled chicken restaurant Farmbird is opening its new location in Ballston next week. The restaurant at 4121 Wilson Blvd, in the Ballston
Local barbecue spot Sloppy Mama’s has closed its outpost in the Ballston Quarter food hall.
The location closed last week after “operating costs became too much, especially with the recent meat pricing spikes,” owner Joe Neuman tells ARLnow. “The volume of sales just wasn’t there to sustain operations land we had to cut our losses.”
But Sloppy Mama’s is not going anywhere. Its primary, standalone location at 5731 Lee Highway is doing just fine, Neuman says.
“We’ve been staying quite busy at our Lee Highway location,” he said, adding that the Ballston Quarter closure “will allow us to consolidate some staffing and operate more efficiently to provide even better BBQ and service.”
Even before e-commerce and online shopping gained traction among American consumers during the pandemic, many shopping malls and department stores were
Artist Dragon76 painting a mural about the main bar. Photo courtesy of Whino.
Art collector Shane Pomajambo has painted his mark on the region’s art scene, filling his National Harbor gallery Art Whino with illustrative “lowbrow” art and bringing street-art flair to the colorful space formerly known as Blind Whino, in Southwest DC. Now the gallery owner is combining the visual and culinary arts at Ballston Quarter restaurant Whino, opening on June 18 with cool murals and eclectic small plates.
Here are five things to look for when the restaurant opens:
Rotating murals
It’s not atypical to hear a restaurateur muse about how diners will have a different experience each time they stop at their restaurant. But with Pomajambo, the sentiment is literal. The massive, 6,200-square foot space is painted with murals to differentiate the spaces, and frescos will rotate quarterly to showcase new artists.