Orange Pocket, a Japanese and Korean pop culture store with blind boxes, claw machines, gashapon, Pokemon plush and Japanese snacks, opens Saturday, September 19, 2026 at noon at Rio Lakefront in Gaithersburg. It is the Texas chain’s first store outside Texas. Here is what is inside, what opening day gives away and how to get there.
UMI Hot Pot Sushi & Seafood Buffet opened September 12, 2026 at 4650 King Street in Alexandria’s West End with snow crab legs, sushi, hot pot and made-to-order ramen. Weekday lunch is $25.99 and dinner is $39.99, drinks included. Here are the prices, hours, rules and what was on the line.
Sushi push pops, a crab-shaped stuffed pretzel and a 15-item member value menu headline the Commanders’ 2026 food lineup. See photos, prices and where to find each stand at Northwest Stadium.
The first Little City Holiday Market takes over Little Falls Street in downtown Falls Church on Saturday, December 12, 2026, from 3 to 9 p.m., with a holiday edition of Little City Sips alongside it. Free to attend.
Inspection, appraisal, financing, home sale and HOA contingencies in a Northern Virginia purchase contract: what each one lets you do, and the deadlines that decide whether you keep your deposit.
George Mason University and TreQ will install a $7.7 million open-architecture quantum computing system on a Northern Virginia campus in early 2027, with commissioning expected by late summer 2027.
