Shooshan CompanyArlington Magazine Reviews Yona Restaurant
Arlington Magazine recently gave a great review of Yona Restaurant, located on the bottom floor of The View Apartments at Liberty Center, 4000 Wilson Boulevard in Arlington, Virginia across from The Shooshan Company’s offices at Two Liberty Center. Yona is a creation from visionary chef Mike Isabella and is one of Ballston’s finest dining experiences. As we wrote about in our grand opening article, the official website of YONA describes it as, “a full-service… Read More
A Brief History of Ballston from the Ballston BID
One of the greatest resources for businesses and the Ballston community in Arlington is the Ballston BID (Business Improvement District). Their mission states, “The Ballston Business Improvement (BID) will imagine and implement innovative programs, partnerships and collaborations that bring people together and create a sense of community to strengthen the economic vitality of our businesses and commercial partners in Ballston.” The website, www.ballstonbid.com, includes resources such as a business directory, an interactive map,… Read More
What Does LEED mean?
With many new development projects, you may see the following symbol or a variation of the symbol and wonder what it means: LEED stems from the U.S. Green Building Council and as their website states: “LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is changing the way we think about how buildings and communities are planned, constructed, maintained and operated. Leaders around the world have made LEED the most widely used… Read More
Rustico Restaurant & Bar – Ballston
Ballston definitely has no shortage of great restaurants and bars. In fact, on Wilson Boulevard alone, between N. Quincy Street and N. Randolph street, you can enjoy Taylor Gourmet, Buzz Bakeshop, Sweetgreen, Bruegger’s Bagels, Mike Isabella’s Kapnos Taverna, Yona, Pepita Cantina and the popular Rustico Restaurant and Bar: Rustico Restaurant and Bar’s website states: “Rustico is an exuberant neighborhood restaurant driven to deliver a one-two punch of honest, robust cooking against a backdrop of amazing… Read More
Arlington Thrive Event: BBQ, Boots & Bingo
At The Shooshan Company, we like to help promote the Arlington area as well as upcoming events. In less than two weeks on Saturday, September 24, Arlington Thrive will host their BBQ, Boots & Bingo family picnic event at Columbus Club of Arlington. If you are not familiar with Arlington Thrive, they are a local non-profit that delivers same-day emergency funds to Arlington neighbors in crisis. The goal is for Arlingtonians “to be secure… Read More
2016-2017 Arlington Newcomers & Community Guide
The Arlington Connection has just published their 2016-2017 Newcomers and Community Guide. This is a popular annual issue produced by The Connection Newspapers for all 15 of their northern Virginia and Maryland markets. “Here in our Newcomers and Community Guide, we’ve included an updated version of our award-winning Insider’s Guide to the Parks, plus details of how to vote in the upcoming elections, information on local government, nonprofits and business organizations, plus… Read More
The Ballston BID Interactive Directory
Have you tried the new Ballston Interactive Directory Map? The Ballston BID and Pivot4d have teamed up to create a very expansive database showcasing everything Ballston has to offer including: Commercial Properties Retail Restaurants Entertainment Parks & Recreation Parking & Transportation Hotels Universities Gyms Wifi Hotspots As seen in the screen shot above, clicking on any of the orange buildings brings up specific details with photos and videos of the property. This map allows… Read More