POTTERY BARN
Pottery Barn appears to be readying a new location at Mosaic District in Merrifield, taking a large space that’s struggled to hold tenants in recent years.
The Williams-Sonoma Inc.-owned home furnishings and decor chain will open at 2905 District Ave., Suite 100, according to building permits and contracting leads. The roughly 15,200-square-foot space was last occupied by GreatGatherings, a game room and outdoor furniture retailer that shuttered all its stores in 2020 amid the Covid-19 pandemic. GreatGatherings is now owned and operated by Offenbachers and its products are sold in Offenbachers’ showrooms. (WBJ)
TACO BELL
The new Taco Bell Cantina at 2039 Wilson Boulevard in Courthouse is aiming for a December opening. The location looks — at least in part — to
be an effort to appeal to the late-night, hungry crowds leaving the nearby bars. The main difference between a regular Taco Bell and a Taco Bell Cantina is that the Cantina sells alcohol, including beer, wine, sangria and — just in time for the cold winter months — brightly colored frozen cocktails called “Twisted Freezes.” (ARLnow)
TRAFFIC CAMERA
The District’s many traffic cameras are well-known for slapping drivers with steep fines for everything from speeding to running a red light, but under a new bill introduced in the D.C. Council they’d also be able to issue something else: points. The bill, authored by Councilmember Christina Henderson (I-At Large), would ramp up the consequences for a number of traffic violations by allowing the city to use
its cameras to do what police officers can already do when they pull someone over, which is assess points on their driver’s license. Currently, a driver who gets between 10 and 11 points can have their driving privileges suspended for up to 90 days, while 12 points or above will get a license revoked. While traffic cameras can catch drivers committing many of the same infractions, they only have the ability to assess fines. (Dcist)
PICKLE PIZZA
Pizza toppings can be a topic for debate for many, with some vying for pineapples, others standing up for anchovies and a few swearing by black olives. However you take your pie, there’s always room for experimentation from the classic tomato sauce, cheese and optional pepperoni toppings.
For local institution Pizzeria Paradiso, experimentation is an everyday occurrence — so much so that they’ve jumped on the pickle bandwagon. Pickles have made a grand entrance on a brand new, limited-time special at all Pizzeria Paradiso locations. (WTOP)
