WASHINGTON, D.C. — One of my favorite Christmas season traditions is visiting Union Station. After many years hosting a model railroad display from the Norwegian embassy, Union Station has partnered with MTH Trains of Columbia, Md. for several new displays. From the press release:
The model train displays seen in Union Station are made up [...]
Interstate 695 reappears in D.C. – District of DeBonis, The Post
Three years and two days ago, I posted that as part of the 11th Street Bridge reconstruction, the bridge would likely become Interstate 695. Technically, the Southeast Freeway has always been I-695, but it has never been posted. Thanks to a photograph from Adam Froehlig, [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — “They are just lulling you into a false sense of confidence,” I kept saying to Philadelphia Philles fans seated in the section I moved down to after an epic rain delay. Down 4-3 in the bottom of the ninth after Drew Storen allowed a run in the top of the frame, the [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Back in November 2008, Les Halles on Pennsylvania Avenue NW closed after not coming to an agreement on a new lease. A recent walk by the former location revealed that the spot was still empty. Well played, Asadoorian Retail Services!
I was disappointed by the closure, because Les Halles was my favorite Pennsylvania [...]
The Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority has hired Lance Wyman to update the Metro map he created over 30 years ago. His revised version needs to accommodate the Silver Line which is being built along the Dulles corridor as well as include the new Blue Line split. He’s nervous about updating his iconic design.
Last month, [...]
Friday night, I listened to most of the game. John Lannan pitched really well on both ends of a rain delay. He put up 7 2/3 shut out innings. Then, in the ninth, while I was getting my son ready for bed, Drew Storen’s first pitch was hit out of the park by . I [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Chances are if you have a little boy, you have a big rail fan in your house. That is certainly the case with us. When he attended a day care in Franconia, we used to drive past two rail lines and the Blue Line Metro in southern Alexandria daily and an appearance [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — They say that you may see something new in every baseball game.* That was the case yesterday, as the Washington Nationals hosted the San Francisco Giants. The visitors walked 9 Nats and hit 3 of them with pitches, but only gave up a run. The Giants played with fire throughout the game [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following the Washington Capitals win over the Chicago Blackhawks, we walked over to Metro Center to pick up the Orange Line. Just before this Blue Line train headed out of the station, I noticed that most famous Blackhawks fan had made the trip.
This had to have already been used in Puck Daddy’s [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following last season’s heartbreaking elimination in round 1, the Washington Capitals from the owner down to the fans shared the same point of view:
the regular season does not matter, only the playoffs do
What nobody counted on was just how frustrating the President’s Trophy to early playoff exit hangover would be. The [...]
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