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Rocklands in the community

Pig Pull is One Week Away

April 19, 2012

Those of you who’ve been here before know the drill: One special spring day, you walk into your favorite Rocklands and find a whole barbequed pig displayed on the front table. Crackling skin, melting smoky meat, yummy fixings. Your friendly Rocklands crew member slices you off a chunk or two — complimentary tastes! — and [...]

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“Shed Your Coat” is next week!

April 11, 2012

For those of you who have — ahem — put off buying your tickets to “Shed Your Coat” on our Arlington patio: What are you waiting for? We’re not waiting. The oysters are sourced, the pig’s on order, we’re wondering what guest bartender Susan Anderson will cook up for drinks. The patio has been spruced [...]

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Help Us Help Doorways VA

April 1, 2012

For the past few years — four, to be exact — we’ve partnered with Doorways for Women and Families to kick off our Arlington patio season. On Thursday, April 19, from 5:00 to 8:00 pm, Rocklands will officially open the Arlington patio with a special Doggy Yappy Hour to benefit Doorways. Two-legged guests will “shed” their [...]

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12.1.11: Happy birthday to us!

December 1, 2011

Amazing. Twenty-one years ago today, we opened our doors on Wisconsin Avenue. Finally, we are of legal drinking age! To celebrate the big 2-1, we’re offering $3 beers and $4 shots all day at the original Rocklands. Come in, say hi, and raise a glass with us. And to all of you who’ve come through [...]

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Live local, act local

October 14, 2011

Every year we get literally hundreds of requests to support worthy organizations in greater DMV. This doesn’t happen by accident; from the get-go, Rocklands has made a commitment to building stronger communities around our restaurants. We do that by sponsoring sports teams (from grade school to — ahem — mature athletes), contributing food and our [...]

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Art on the Avenue this Saturday

September 30, 2011

We’re torn, we admit it. Should we tell you all about the delicious foods we are offering at Art on the Avenue or should we tell you about the abundance of grosgrain ribbon belts and girly little hair bands? Whatever your fancy, be sure to stop over at this fantabulous street fair in the heart [...]

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Chesapeake Bay seafood on our grill, Oct. 2-9

September 28, 2011

We all live in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and that’s our great luck. Oysters, crabs, rockfish and sublime sailing — all can be ours on the plate or at the end of a quick drive. For years, though, we’ve heard the Bay is struggling, along with the oystermen, crabbers and others who depend on this [...]

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9.24.11: Clarendon Day and Rocklands in Arlington

September 22, 2011

So, many of you know our Arlington location, right? Well, this weekend we’ll have TWO Arlington locations: Our regular one, and our “Rocklands for a day” at Clarendon Day. We’ll be there all day, 11 to 5, serving the good stuff. For those you who have not been, Clarendon Day is a hoot. It’s fun [...]

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We’re BBB-ing at National Harbor

June 15, 2011

“Wait, don’t you mean ‘BBQ-ing’?”, you say. Sort of — this weekend is National Harbor’s Beer, Bourbon and Barbeque Festival, so we’re celebrating the three B’s as well as the big Q. We’ll be serving up Rocklands barbeque at National Harbor on Friday, June 17 and Saturday, June 18. We gather the fancy tickets are [...]

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Zoo Times Two

May 11, 2011

There’s an old saying, “charity starts at home.” A quick search on Google shows that there are many interpretations of this expression. Our interpretation is pretty simple: We support those doing good in Rocklands’ communities. We’ve done it since the beginning of Rocklands back in 1990. One way we do this is by showing up [...]

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