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

Every year, I go places and list them. The primary criteria are 1.) Having a sit-down meal 2.) spending the night in that location.
Alexandria, Va.
Arlington, Va.
Burke, Va.
Fairfax, Va.
Falls Church, Va.
Franconia, Va.
McLean, Va.
Reston, Va.
Vienna, Va.
Annapolis, Md.
Baltimore, Md.
Columbia, Md.
Crownsville, Md.
Ellicot City, Md.
Poolesville, Md.
Avalon, N.J.
Ocean City, N.J.
Stone Harbor, N.J.
Wildwood Crest, N.J.
Woodstown, N.J.
Belleville, Pa.
Burnham, Pa.
Harrisburg, Pa.
Hershey, Pa.
Hummelstown, Pa.
Lewistown, Pa.
Mercersburg, [...]

Maryland Intercounty Connector opens to Laurel – Dr. Gridlock, The Post
I-270 to I-95 takes 20 min. on ICC – WTOP The newest portion of the Intercounty Connector (MD 200), between MD 97 Georgia Ave. and Interstate 95 opened this morning. While a connection to US 1 near Laurel remains to be completed, the bulk of [...]

POOLESVILLE, Md. — This year, our annual apple-picking outing was at Homestead Farm.
While it was rainy and cold the day we went, this weekend is supposed to be spectacular. There should still be a fair number of apples and pumpkins to pick from there — there were plenty of green apples on the trees [...]

Word came out today that venerable Washington D.C. landmark Ben’s Chili Bowl will have stands at FedEx Field (@dcsportsbog), the Landover, Md. home of the Washington Redskins, this season. Ben’s has been selling half-smokes at Nationals Park, home of the Washington Nationals, since it opened in 2008. That means that 2 of the 3 biggest [...]

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, [...]

Pouring a Natty Boh on the stoop for Willie Don

William Donald Schafer, the colorful former governor of Maryland and mayor of Baltimore died yesterday.
Living in an adjoining state, I could enjoy Schaefer for his antics without being embarrassed by them. Now, granted someone else near Northern Virginia had a tendency to get more attention, but [...]

Remember when the Intercounty Connector (MD 200) opened and people were wondering when Google Maps and other online mapping services would add the road to their options? Well, wonder no longer, but as The Sun reports, the real question is when will Google Maps get the ICC right?
As you can see in the embedded [...]

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. — This weekend I took advantage of the free preview of the newest Maryland toll road, the Intercounty Connector (MD 200). The free preview continues through March 6.
I picked up the ICC near the current eastern end, MD 97 Georgia Avenue, north of Wheaton, though I could have done so at Norbeck [...]

ICC opening pushed back a day – WTOP
The opening segment of Maryland’s Intercounty Connector (MD 200) will be opened one day later than originally scheduled due to the forecast for winter precipitation tonight. The road is now scheduled to open between I-370 near Gaithersburg and Georgia Ave. (MD 97) on Wednesday at Feb. 23 [...]

Maryland’s newest expressway, the long-awaited and debated Intercounty Connector (MD 200) will open between I-370 near Gaithersburg and MD 97 Georgia Avenue near Wheaton. For the first few weeks, February 22 through March 6, the ICC will be toll free, after that it will have all electronic tolling.
UPDATE: The opening will be delayed until [...]