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Wolf Trap Nursery has been part of the landscape along Leesburg Pike for more than five decades, selling a variety of home and garden plants to gardeners and residents in the surrounding communities.

Now, owner Bill Kupp is preparing to wind down operations by the end of June 2027, closing a business that has become a familiar part of the community.


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True Food Kitchen has permanently closed its Reston Town Center location after more than five years in business.

The health food chain announced yesterday (Monday) that it has filed for bankruptcy to kick off a restructuring process that involved shuttering 12 restaurants, including ones in Reston and Bethesda. The affected locations had their final day of service on Sunday (Oct. 4).


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Ikea is planning to close its small-scale showroom in Fairfax Corner nearly three years after it opened.

The 4,500-square-foot “plan and order point” at 4206 Fairfax Corner Avenue West will close on Nov. 30, the Swedish furniture company recently announced. News of the closure comes just a few months after Ikea opened a store in Chantilly — its first full-scale location in Fairfax County.


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A cookie shop in Tysons Corner Center has shut down along with all of the other company’s locations.

Chip City Cookies‘ outpost on the mall’s second floor next to Auntie Anne’s is no longer open. The other two Virginia locations — in Arlington’s Clarendon and Shirlington neighborhoods — have also closed. All three locations are no longer listed on Chip City’s website.


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A longstanding staple at the South Lakes Village Shopping Center in Reston is saying farewell at the end of September.

Lakeside Asia Cafe (11130 South Lakes Dr J) will close after its last day of business on Wednesday, Sept. 30, according to notices posted outside the restaurant and on its website.


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A pair of fast-casual eateries have permanently closed in the Town of Vienna.

First, ViVi Bubble Tea shuttered its location in the Glyndon Plaza shopping center on Aug. 30. Then, Crumbl Cookies notified members of its loyalty program this week that its Vienna bakery has closed after six years.


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Hershey Super Sweet Adventure will soon kiss Tysons Corner Center goodbye.

The sweets-celebrating attraction — which consists of both a ticketed experience and a retail store — is slated to close on Labor Day (Monday, Sept. 7) after staying at the mall for more than four months.


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One of the very first restaurants to open at Merrifield’s nascent Mosaic District development has permanently closed its doors.

Matchbox shuttered on Sunday (Aug. 16) after more than 13 years in business at 2911 District Avenue, Suite 120, community members shared on the popular Facebook group Vienna VA Foodies.


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Gin Dance Company’s upcoming performance at Capital One Hall in Tysons will be its last.

Previously advertised as the launch of its 16th season, the Sept. 12 premiere of “Lightning” will instead serve as an unexpected swan song for the Reston-based arts organization after co-founders Shu-Chen and Gary Cuff announced yesterday (Wednesday) that they will wind down operations.


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Alta Strada is bowing out of the Mosaic District about seven months shy of what would’ve been its 10th anniversary there.

The Italian restaurant and wine bar revealed on its social media pages yesterday (Monday) that its Merrifield location will be permanently closing its doors on Saturday, July 25.


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