The brilliant blog 2760

Arlington, Virginia is one of those places people think they know until they spend a day walking it. From a distance, it can look like a dense stretch of commuter neighborhoods just across the Potomac from Washington, D.C. Spend a little time here, though, and the county starts to reveal a more layered personality. Arlington carries the weight of national history, the rhythm of a modern urban county, and the intimacy of a place where neighborhoods still have distinct identi

Arlington is one of those places that people often think they know before they really spend time in it. From across the Potomac, it can look like a polished extension of Washington, D.C., all glass offices, commuter traffic, and tidy neighborhoods. Spend a little time on the ground, though, and the city starts to feel much more layered. You notice the way a busy weekday lunch scene can turn into a relaxed neighborhood evening by 6 p.m., how a trail can carry you from a wate