Southern Comfort Food + 6th Boutique Open + Fire Damage: NoVA Business

VIRGINIA — Recent Virginia business news includes a bevy of restaurant openings and the sixth location of an Apricot Lane boutique has opened its doors. Plus, diners have a new list of the best places to eat in the DMV and one town mulls a 1 percent meals tax.

Sisters Thai Opens Doors Of New Capital One Center Restaurant

Family-owned Sisters Thai brings authentic, upscale Thai cuisine to the Capital One Center mixed-use development in Tysons.

3 Businesses In VA Old Town Neighborhood Damaged By Fired

A newly-opened bookstore was among the three women-owned businesses affected by a fire Sunday night in Old Town Alexandria.

Bark Social Abruptly Closes All NoVA, MD Locations

Bark Social, a chain of dog parks with locations in Northern Virginia and Maryland, abruptly closed this week as the business prepares to file for bankruptcy, according to the owners and reports.

Chicken Salad Chick Brings Southern Comfort Food To NoVA

A local investment group opened their second Chicken Salad Chick restaurant in Northern Virginia in Greenbriar Town Center on Wednesday.

NYC's Blazin Chicken & Gyro To Open 2 Locations In NoVA

Blazin will debut its Tysons Station restaurant in early December and open a second location in Fairfax City next year.

Apricot Lane Boutique Opens Chesterbrook Shopping Center Location

Apricot Lane offers a limited selection of each style, giving shoppers a unique experience from boutique to boutique.

More NoVA Business News:

• Free Roof For Holiday Giveaway Open To NoVA Residents, Nonprofits
• Potomac Shores Breaks Ground On Future Retail Center
• Make Casino Opposition Priority: VA Mayor To County Supervisors
• 7 VA, DC Restaurants Among Top 100 In U.S., According To New List
• Meals Tax Decision Deferred To December By VA Town Council