Business Rewind: Foster.ly, Crystal City Restaurants, Pentagon Mall Renovations and More

Another busy week in business news in Arlington and beyond this past week. Here's our weeky rewind, in case you missed anything! 

Crystal City restaurant owners are concerned about what sequestration could do to their bottom line. Already some have seen a drop-off in business as people who work for the government and government contractors keep a tighter hold on their wallets. 

Also in Crystal City, the vacant Crystal City Post Office will be replaced by an 11-story apartment building with rooftop pool. The residential building will have 198 studio, one- and two-bedroom units.

Just a bit to the west, the Fashion Centre at Pentagon City is slated to undergo renovations that could include the addition of residences or office space, according to mall owner Simon Property Group.

Entrepreneurship is still going strong in North Arlington, with the Foster.ly team corralling a long list of angel investors, business incubators, and experts in a variety of fields for an eight-hour whirlwind entrepreneurship symposium in May.

This past week, nearly 200 students and early-stage entrepreneurs got a crash course in angel investors, accelerators and other resources at George Mason University's Arlington campus as part of the Venture Camp.

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