Falls Church Business News & Notes: August 8-14, 2024 – Falls Church News-Press Online

Local Lands NYC Balloon Exhibition

Lilia Gray of Amor Sorpresa, LLC participated in the world-record breaking balloon exhibition “Balloon Story.” The exhibition is a pop-up in the iconic Park Avenue Armory in New York City where 100 of the top balloon artists around the world came together to create an immersive and interactive experience with over 700,000 “echo-friendly” latex balloons. Gray’s team created “Under the Sea” with larger-than-life sea creatures. The exhibition is open to the public until August 25. Visit the website at balloonstory.com/new-york, or watch the Fox5 New York tour “Under the Sea” at youtu.be/Dw30r69hDBc.

Scramble Wine Tasting

Scramble is hosting this months’ wine tasting on Friday, August 9, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. in honor of National Book Lover’s Day. This coincides with the Bonanza Deal which runs every Friday, from 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. where all children are admitted at $12 each and one accompanying adult is free. There will be a raffle with prizes that promote reading to all ages. Scramble will also be awarding 20 percent off all book purchases for the entire day!

The Best of Arlington Includes Falls Church

Arlington Magazine has opened voting for the Best of Arlington – people, places and local businesses – and Falls Church and McLean are included this year. Participants must provide responses in at least 5 categories, provide contact information and only complete the survey once. The survey deadline is September 6 at 5:00 pm via the link. The results will be published in the January/February Best of Arlington issue at www.arlingtonmagazine.com/best-of-arlington-survey/?utm_source=Arlington+Magazine&utm_campaign=890a7e3cf3-AM_Weekly_8_5_2024&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1ba2ab098a-890a7e3cf3-150574406&ct=t(AM_Weekly_8_5_2024)&mc_cid=890a7e3cf3&mc_eid=2c285825b6.

National Oyster Week

Dogwood Tavern is celebrating National Oyster Week through August 11. There will be specials from the bar and from the raw bar where there is a different oyster special every day. Live music features Ryan Paladino on August 9, and Tad Howard on August 10.

In Other Restaurant News….

ARLnow offered readers a beginner’s guide to the “Food and Drink Scene in Falls Church”. Their list included Clare and Don’s Beach Shack, Ireland’s Four Provinces, The Eden Center, Dogwood Tavern, Ellie Bird, Northside Social, Rare Bird Coffee Roasters, Thompson Italian, and Spacebar. Washingtonian Magazine wrote about several bakeries and cafes this month which included Rare Bird Coffee Roasters. They highlighted the cardamom kouign amann and cinnamon rolls with cream cheese frosting as well as the egg sandwich. Eater DC named Firepan Korean BBQ in Falls Church a top spot for Korean barbeque. Not only do they have meat options for all-you-can-eat barbeque, but they offer kimchi pancakes.

• Business News & Notes is compiled by Elise Neil Bengtson, Executive Director of the Greater Falls Church Chamber of Commerce. She may be emailed at elise@fallschurchchamber.org.