We spoke with Kieu Nguyen, co-owner of  Mint Nail Lounge in the Mosaic District, to get the scoop on the proper aftercare steps to take to make sure our nails eventually regain their strength and natural shine.

Best Place to Buy Clams: Rappahannock Oyster Co. Rappahannock’s signature bivalve may be oysters, but we’re equally addicted to Ryan and Travis Croxton’s Olde Salt clams. The cousins/co-owners of this sustainable Chesapeake Bay business plant beds in the briny waters off Chincoteague island and harvest meaty middlenecks, littlenecks, and cherrystones that smack of the sea.…

Starting Friday, you will have not one, but two places in the Mosaic District to partake of fare from local favorites Dolcezza Gelato and Red Apron Butchery.

Mention Merrifield, and a D.C. dweller might scratch his or her head. But the neighborhood within Fairfax County, as well as the nearby stretch next to the Dunn Loring Metro, are both seeing new life, thanks to two major new developments: Halstead Square and Mosaic District.

The Mosaic District development is quickly become a food-lovers destination in Fairfax, with restaurants like Gypsy Soul, recent additions such as Brine, and upcoming ventures (Mom & Pop, a collaboration from Dolcezza and Red Apron). The place to try right now: DGS Delicatessen and Specialty Bar, which opened its doors on Tuesday. The new-wave deli…