Shirlington

Arlington's arts and entertainment district

With its established café culture, live theater and pedestrian promenade, Shirlington is Arlington's home for the arts.One of Shirlington's many dining experiences. Shirlington cuisine spans the culinary spectrum, from the elegant nouveau-American delights of the Carlyle Grand Café and Bistro Bistro to sushi and Thai, to good old-fashioned pub grub and microbrewed beer. Add to this mix a movie theater complex known for its "art-house" features, and you can see why Shirlington is one of Arlington's classiest neighborhoods.

A production at one of many Shirlington theaters.Because it's so close to Interstate-395, the Pentagon, and Reagan Washington National Airport, Shirlington provides easy access to both the Nation's capital and the Northern Virginia suburbs. Shirlington is home to WETA, Washington's public television station, and other multimedia businesses. And the Shirlington of tomorrow is even better: Future development plans by Federal Realty Investment Trust will add 52,500 square feet of retail space, a 150-room hotel, a 195,000-square-foot office complex, and 400 residential units to a new Arlington library/ theater complex.


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