Michael Darby of Monument Realty's next venture: the restaurant biz

Come summer, Arlington’s Clarendon neighborhood will be home to Oz, an Australian restaurant and bar from an Aussie well known to D.C.’s business community: Michael Darby, co-founder and principal of Monument Realty.

Darby and his wife, former Miss D.C. Ashley Darby, have taken over the former La Tagliatella space for Oz, a 5,100-square-foot bar and restaurant named after Michael Darby’s homeland. The restaurant, 2950 Clarendon Blvd., is expected to open in mid- to late-August.

Oz will feature…