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Grants Totaling $100K Awarded To National Landing Businesses As 'Love Local' Day Nears

Customers will get to enjoy one-day-only deals on Saturday at restaurants and businesses in Arlington's National Landing neighborhood.

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Businesses in Arlington's National Landing neighborhood will be participating in "2022 Love Local Day" on Saturday. Customers will get to enjoy one-day-only specials and deals.
Businesses in Arlington's National Landing neighborhood will be participating in "2022 Love Local Day" on Saturday. Customers will get to enjoy one-day-only specials and deals. (Google Maps)

ARLINGTON, VA — The National Landing Business Improvement District, together with the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington, awarded grants to 33 restaurants and business in Crystal City and Pentagon City as part of the “Love Local” program.

The funds, totaling $100,000, were allocated evenly across eligible National Landing businesses to help cover expenses, including rent and employee wages.

This is the second year of the National Landing BID’s “Love Local” program in partnership with RAMW. In 2021, 30 restaurants, retailers, fitness studios, and other businesses received “Love Local” grants.

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Businesses in the area also will be participating in "2022 Love Local Day" on Saturday. Customers will get to enjoy one-day-only specials and deals.

“As National Landing continues to recover from the impacts of COVID-19, Love Local grants will help our local businesses continue to support their employees while providing our neighbors with important services,” Tracy Sayegh Gabriel, president and executive director of the National Landing BID, said in a statement.

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More than 25 businesses in National Landing will be offering specials and deals on Saturday.

The National Landing BID is also a sponsor of RAMW’s 2022 Metropolitan Washington Winter Restaurant Week, an annual program designed to encourage the community to return to their favorite restaurants as well as try something new.

The 2022 "Love Local" grant awardees in National Landing are:

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