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A laser hair removal clinic based in Arlington is honing in on Tysons as the site of its first expansion.

Capital Laser announced last week that it has sold its first franchise to 202 Bars operators Matt Weiss and Mike Schuster, who are best known as the owners of Barrel, Union Pub and other D.C. bars.


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The indoor trampoline park chain Sky Zone has targeted Chantilly for its next location in Northern Virginia.

While the exact address is still being determined, the general area will be home to one of eight new parks announced by the company last Thursday (Aug. 22).


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Te’Amo Boba Bar is now serving tea, along with other sweet treats, at the Mosaic District in Merrifield.

The boba tea cafe chain had a soft opening at 8190 Strawberry Lane, Suite 5, on Monday (Aug. 19), making the Merrifield location its first outside of the Chicago, Illinois, area where it originated in 2018.


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A family-owned ice cream shop is now churning the frozen dessert daily on the ground floor of Tycon Courthouse, the office building better known to locals as the “Toilet Bowl” building.

Terra Bechara, who lives in nearby Vienna with her husband and five kids, opened Terra’s Ice Cream, Coffee and Sweets at 2070 Chain Bridge Rd, Suite 180, in Tysons on Thursday, Aug. 8, overcoming months of permitting and construction hurdles.


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Some more retail changes are in the works at Tysons Galleria.

The mall will feature the first D.C.-area store for Chloé, a Paris, France-based fashion designer that sells clothes, shoes, bags and other accessories, the Washington Business Journal reported on Friday (Aug. 16).


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Ice Cream Jubilee will dole out discounted scoops and free hats this Friday (Aug. 23) to celebrate its grand opening in Reston.

After an extended delay related to permitting challenges, the ice cream chain opened its first Fairfax County location at 11990 Market Street, Suite D, in Reston Town Center on Aug. 2.


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After working in insurance for two decades, Herndon resident Spiro Souliotis is ready to start pursuing his dream: opening an ice cream parlor.

Souliotis originally purchased the future Ice Ice Ice Cream space in the Crossroads of Dulles office condominiums, the same complex where his Allstate insurance agency is located, with the intention of renting it out.


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A boba tea chain that has won over the Windy City now hopes to capture hearts in the D.C. area.

Chicago’s Te’Amo Boba Bar is venturing to the East Coast for the first time with a cafe at the Mosaic District in Merrifield, where it’ll open at 8190 Strawberry Lane, Suite 5, next to Pastry Xpo on the ground floor of the Vantage Apartments.


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Ice Cream Jubilee has finally arrived at Reston Town Center, just in time for the final month of summer.

Following a months-long delay in obtaining permits, the D.C.-based ice cream shop kicked off a soft opening today (Friday) at 11990 Market Street, Suite D, where it’s serving up scoops from 1-9 p.m.


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Kate Spade New York has officially made the jump from Tysons Galleria to Tysons Corner Center.

The fashion brand opened a new store in the larger mall last Friday (July 19) after closing its Galleria location in June. Located on the second floor next to Swarovski, Kate Spade New York sells handbags, jewelry, fragrances and other accessories.


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