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Published January 22, 2026 at 1:45PM

Teso Life opened its first Virginia store in Centreville (staff photo by Emily Leayman)

An already busy Centreville shopping center flanked by H Mart, Spa World and various eateries was even more crowded than usual when the Japanese department store Teso Life opened last Friday (Jan. 16).

The chain carries a variety of Japanese and other Asian home goods, food, personal care items and more. Its new location in the Old Centreville Crossing shopping center (13860 Braddock Road) is the first in Virginia and the second in the D.C. region, following an opening in Rockville, Maryland, in 2024.

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Tickets for interactive Hershey pop-up in Tysons go on sale today

By Jared Serre

Published January 22, 2026 at 8:30AM | Updated March 6, 2026 at 12:55PM

The customizable wrapper station at the Hershey Super Sweet Adventure (photo courtesy Kyle Flubacker/OGX Productions)

Update — Hershey Super Sweet Adventure announced in late February that its opening at Tysons Corner Center will be postponed “due to unexpected permitting delays.”

“We appreciate our guests’ understanding and apologize for any inconvenience. We are contacting ticket holders and will share our new opening date in the coming days,” the company said in a statement. “We look forward to welcoming families soon.”

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Gourmet toast eatery plans grand opening with giveaways in Great Falls

By Emily Leayman

Published January 20, 2026 at 1:45PM

Toastique in Great Falls (staff photo by Emily Leayman)

Toastique, a gourmet toast eatery with an expanding presence in Northern Virginia, will have an incentive for the first customers at its new Great Falls location.

The new Toastique at the Great Falls Center (9891 Georgetown Pike) will open at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 24. The first 100 customers in line who make a $10 minimum purchase will get $50 in Toastique Reward Dollars.

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Texas Donuts plans expansion with Chantilly location, other stores

By Jared Serre

Published January 20, 2026 at 11:45AM | Updated January 20, 2026 at 7:38PM

Customers order from Texas Donuts in Vienna at its Dec. 3, 2025 grand opening (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

After opening its doors in Vienna last month, popular donut chain Texas Donuts is not slowing down.

The local pastry and breakfast brand is planning to add three more locations in Northern Virginia this year, including one in Chantilly, Texas Donuts owner Hoang Ton told FFXnow.

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Staffing agency AtWork expands to Dunn Loring with new office

By Angela Woolsey

Published January 15, 2026 at 3:45PM

Left to right: AtWork Tysons business development manager Morgan Hill, franchise owner Dan Garvey and recruiter Kylie Johnson (courtesy AtWork)

A national staffing agency has set up shop in the Tysons area, where it will help connect job seekers with employers.

AtWork announced on Jan. 6 that it has opened an office at 2106-F Gallows Road in Dunn Loring’s South Tysons Office Park, just outside Tysons proper.

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Pennsylvania-style diner concept debuts at Audacious Aleworks in Fairfax City

By Emily Leayman

Published January 14, 2026 at 3:45PM

Audacious Aleworks in Fairfax City (courtesy of Brian Reinoehl)

A new food concept in Fairfax City’s Audacious Aleworks allows diners to get Pennsylvania-style diner food and locally-brewed beers all in one place.

Brian’s Brunch-A-Torium will celebrate its opening at 8 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 24 and Sunday, Jan. 25 at Audacious Aleworks‘ tasting room at 10940 Fairfax Blvd Suite E in Fairfax City, Audacious Aleworks co-founder Brian Reinoehl told FFXnow.

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New Reston Town Center offices fully leased, with retail coming

By Angela Woolsey

Published January 13, 2026 at 1:45PM

The Fannie Mae and Volkswagen office buildings in the Reston Town Center expansion (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Reston Town Center’s newest office towers are now fully booked up, a notable feat as the office market elsewhere in Northern Virginia is still seeking to stabilize post-pandemic.

Developer BXP announced yesterday (Monday) that it has fully leased all 1.1 million square feet of new office space in the first phase of its town center expansion, known informally as RTC Next.

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Kuwaiti smoothie cafe makes regional debut at Tysons Corner Center

By Angela Woolsey

Published January 8, 2026 at 9:15AM

Bora Bora Smoothie Cafe has opened a kiosk at Tysons Corner Center (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Though 2026 is only a week old, Tysons Corner Center has already welcomed one new business, while bidding temporary adieu to an old one.

Bora Bora Smoothie Cafe made its D.C.-area debut with a soft opening last Saturday (Jan. 3), more than a year after signs announcing that it would be “opening soon” first appeared.

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Sports, trading card shop opening in Herndon early next year

By Jared Serre

Published December 23, 2025 at 10:00AM

Goatz Sports Cards in Herndon (photo courtesy of Bryan Janick)

A store selling increasingly-popular cardboard collectibles plans to open in Herndon early next year.

Scheduled for a grand opening on Saturday, Jan. 3, Goatz Sports Cards replaced a former chiropractor’s office in the strip of businesses at 208 Elden Street.

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Indoor golf club and cafe swings for spring opening in Merrifield

By Jared Serre

Published December 22, 2025 at 10:30AM | Updated December 22, 2025 at 6:35PM

Rendering of NextVision Golf Club in Merrifield (via NextVision Golf Club)

A business hoping to offer the feel of a traditional golf course inside a Merrifield storefront is hoping to open next year.

NextVision Golf Club, which will offer indoor golf simulators, coaching, a cafe and more, anticipates a “late spring 2026 opening,” owner Sean Oh told FFXnow.