Friday, February 01, 2008

McDonalds Re-opens with WiFi

The McDonalds on Glebe Road at the west-bound onramp to Arlington Boulevard is again open for business, ending a months-long renovation, and bringing one of the newly designed "swishbrow" style restaurants to the location it has held since 1969. Wireless Internet access is a part of the redesign.
The newly renovated McDonalds at the corner of N. Glebe Road and Arlington Boulevard is open. (Click to enlarge the image.)

An explanation of the renovation reported by Arlington Economic Development said the restaurant will include:

  • "The 'linger' zone which, like Starbucks, includes armchairs, sofas, and Wi-Fi connections;
  • "the 'grab and go' zone offers tall counters with bar stools and plasma TVs...
  • "the 'flexible' zone, targeted toward families, with fabric cushioned booths."

    • However, a quick perusal this morning did not find any of that fancy-panted stuff. I'll have more on this next week. --ST.


    Related stories…
  • Arlington Economic Development article on the project (it's quite good).
  • HeraldTrib Today: MickeyD's (Oct. 24, 2007).
  • McDonalds Drops Bid to Supersize Sign

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    // posted by Steve Thurston @ 1:04 PM 0 comments

    • Thursday, June 21, 2007

    Letter, McDonalds

    Letter: AHC Is Not a Partner with Paradigm
    To the editor:

    John Reeder raises some interesting points about affordable housing in his email to the Arlington New Directions, which was reprinted in the Buckingham Herald Tribblog yesterday. [Scroll down to the June 20 post: "Sham Deal: Bham Unaffordable"--Steve] I would like to make one correction: AHC, a developer and owner of affordable housing in Arlington for more than 30 years, is not a partner with Paradigm in the Buckingham project. We own the Gates of Ballston, a 464-unit rental property, which is next door to the Buckingham development. The Gates is currently undergoing a major renovation which will be completed later this fall. When the renovation is finished, 348 of the apartments will be affordable to families earning 60% or less of the area median income ($56,700 for a family of four).

    AHC is doing what it can to increase the supply of affordable housing (see our website for new projects at www.ahcinc.org) and we are open to new ideas that will preserve affordable housing in Arlington.

    Walter D. Webdale
    President and CEO
    AHC Inc.

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    McDonald’s Drops Request to Supersize Their Signage

    The McDonald’s at the corner of N. Glebe Road and Arlington Boulevard has dropped a request to supersize the total square-footage of its signs, the county said. The restaurant, under current county regulations can have about 270 square feet of signs, and they were asking for more than 300 square feet as part of an image and marketing change, county records show. The decision should have been made at the June county board meeting, but had been withdrawn. They will make changes within current standards, county staff said.

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