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#43 – The Beer Garden at Westover Market is open every day rotating six beers on tap and offering wi-fi and food all day every day. They now have outdoor televisions and are showing football games. It’s a great local place to hang out with neighbors and is surprisingly family friendly. They hope to offer live music again in 2022 with performers on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
When the new terminal was constructed in 1997 National Airport was designed to have both architectural and artistic interest. 30 pieces of artwork were commissioned to be integral parts of the building, including floor medallions, balustrades, murals, a bridge sculpture, a sunscreen panel and stained glass friezes.
May is National Biking Month. On one Sunday in May you can participate in the Washington and Arlington Community Bike Ride where the streets will be car-free. Highlights include an extended section of George Washington Memorial Parkway and visits to the Marine Corps and Air Force Memorials.
For more trails and bike routes visit Bike Arlington.
See the Ballston area turned into a lively street festival at the annual Taste of Arlington every May where more than 50 restaurants will have samples of their food. There will also be a beer pavillion, singing and dancing performances from local artists on two stages and a KidZone. For 2014, the event will be held May 18th from noon to five. Booths will be set up along Wilson Blvd. from Glebe Road to N Quincy Street and on Stuart Street to 9th Street. You can purchase tickets online or at the event. This year a portion of the proceeds will benefit the Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC). Parking is available in the Ballston Parking Garage or watch the video below for public transportation options.
The collection of local history at Arlington’s Central Library is now known as the Charlie Clark Center for Local History. They have an open house the first Saturday of the month from 10-12 where you can come learn about the many resources available, including monographs, maps and atlases, oral history transcripts and subject files on many topics related to Arlington’s rich history. For more information, contact 703-228-5065.
You can get a great view of the Washington skyline while you watch airplanes take off and land from Reagan National Airport at Gravelly Point Park. The parking lot is accessible from the George Washington Parkway if you are heading North from the airport, or you can bike or walk there from the Mount Vernon Trail.
