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Barbara Kennedy’s book about Arlington gives readers perspective on the county.
But it’s the author’s perspective on Arlington that makes the book special. There is a lot about food, but there is even more about quiet places to watch a sunset. Or how inner-city school kids died on the flight that was hijacked into the Pentagon on 9/11. Or an amazing event on August First that I know I never would have discovered on my own. (Read the book to find out.) Kennedy also does a great job of discovering South Arlington, and her list is broad enough to make everyone happy - kids and adults.
I’ll be making my list of things I didn’t already know - there are about 25; the first one is to take a young relative to play Disc Golf at Bluemont, and the second is to go eat crabs at the crab shack. And there are another 25 things I knew about but didn’t actually “do.” And now I want to do them all.
The Arlington Sister City Association will host Barbara Kennedy on Sept. 19 for a book signing. Food from the restaurants she mentions in her book will be offered at the event. For tickets, see: https://app.aplos.com/aws/events/100_things_book_lecture