William World News William F. Yurasko's blog v.14 – Nats, Penn State, Redskins, greater DC , travel, more

On March 29, 1984, Robert Irsay moved the Colts out of Baltimore under the cover of darkness to Indianapolis, an unworthy destination. In observance of the anniversary, the Sun has a number of articles in Baltimore Colts section that basically say “let’s get over it already.” Yes, there is a bit of irony in those [...]

Baltimore wants to build a new arena (The Sun) that could support a franchise from either the NHL or NBA. I think Baltimore could support a NBA team, but am skeptical about the NHL. Either way, should a team be placed there, the established D.C. team should be granted 90% of the new Baltimore team’s [...]

On Friday, I got an email from nationals.com titled “See your Nationals play at Camden Yards next week” offering me a chance to buy tickets for upcoming series in Baltimore. While Camden Yards is certainly an attractive ballpark (though the seats don’t all face the field) and about 90 minutes away I will not be [...]

Having a hard time with E-ZPass – The SunThe Maryland Transportation Authority has overcharged some drivers who use E-ZPass on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and/or the Ft. McHenry Tunnel. If you have used either of those crossings, check your statement.
Maryland Transportation Authority, E-ZPass, I-95, Ft. McHenry Tunnel, Chesapeake Bay Bridge, Maryland
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Harbor Tunnel marks 50th anniversary – The SunThe Baltimore Harbor Tunnel is approaching its semicentennial. When I was a kid, it was a traffic nightmare, but once the Ft. McHenry Tunnel (I-95) opened in 1985, the Harbor Tunnel became a good alternate route.
Other notes:

I can’t remember it before it was I-895, but I do [...]

This morning I heard filmmaker John Heyn on 98 Rock talking about Heavy Metal Parking Lot. It seems a lot of the fans in the doc came from greater Baltimore which is shocking.
Look for the movie in a store near you.
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Traffic to go up and away – The SunNow that the Springfield Interchange is completed in Virginia, Maryland is playing catch-up when it comes to complicated interchanges between I-95 and a beltway. North of the city, the I-95 (John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway)/I-695 (Baltimore Beltway) interchange is being rebuilt with “skyramps” to carry High Occupancy [...]

Yesterday, I saw on E&P that baltimoresun.com was unveiling a new design. Now that i have seen it, some comments:

The home page is less cluttered and has slightly more white space
Like many redesigned newspaper sites, there is a tabbed eyepiece/carousel/widget. However, there is a lot trapped white space when tabs don’t have photographs, a typical [...]

Tomorrow is the renewal of the Battle of the Beltway(s) series between our beloved Washington Nationals and the hated Orioles. In case of you may be thinking of making the 90 minute drive up there, I thought I would remind you that Peter Angelo$ is a vindictive coward who has hurt the Washington Nationals and [...]

Warming Imperils Md. Species – The PostScientists Fear Loss Of Baltimore Oriole, Native Brook TroutI’m suprised Peter Angelo$ isn’t blaming this on the Nats too.