Posts Tagged ‘Maryland’

Winter weather threat delays Intercounty Connector opening

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 [...]

Free preview of the Intercounty Connector February 22 – March 6

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 [...]

Hail 2thelion/Diesel Tailgate!

LANDOVER, Md. — Since I retired from tailgating prior to my son being born, I started going to the 2thelion tailgates on my rare trips to Penn State games. For big games, they team up with Diesel Tailgate. These folks go all out.

Yup, that’s a pig. We had it post-game. I got talked into eating [...]

Penn State Nittany Lions 41 INDIANA HOOSIERS 27

LANDOVER, Md. — Contrary to expectations and standard operating procedure, the Penn State Nittany Lions came out of the gates strong on the road and went up 14-0 over the Indiana Hoosiers on Saturday. The noon kickoff and some bus issues (four players, including captain Ollie Ogbu didn’t get on in time and one bus [...]

My first visit to Bloomington, Indiana

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – After many years, I finally got to see a Penn State Nittany Lions football game at another Big Ten stadium. The odd thing about visiting Indiana University though was that their Memorial Stadium looks a lot like FedEx Field where the Washington Redskins play. Not only that, but I don’t recall the [...]

The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore

BALTIMORE — I think the first time I ever went to Baltimore it was 105° out. I remember standing under a white canopy waiting to get into the aquarium. By coincidence, my son’s first trip to Charm City had similar weather conditions, though we were going to the Maryland Zoo (formerly Baltimore Zoo) instead which [...]

Did you sleep through the 3.6 Montgomery County earthquake?

EARTHQUAKE! We didn’t feel the earthquake that shook the Washington D.C. area.

Water taxi: Old Town Alexandria to National Harbor

ON THE POTOMAC RIVER – For a fifth anniversary celebration, my wife and I took the Potomac River Boat Co. water taxi from Old Town Alexandria to National Harbor. Given the beautiful weather we were having, crossing the river via boat seemed like a better idea than driving over the Woodrow Wilson Bridge. We left [...]

Where did the curly W go on MDot signs?

When Nationals Park was opened in 2008, I was surprised to that the Maryland Department of Transportation had put up signs for it. After all, Nationals Park is in Washington D.C., not Maryland. This happened despite Maryland having a major league team within its borders. Virginia has not put up any similar signs.
In April, I [...]

Super Bowl XLVIII to NJ! Parties to NYC

Politi: Super Bowl in N.J. can be best ever, no matter what critics say – Star-Ledger
NFL owners approve outdoor Super Bowl near New York; Could D.C. be next? – The Post
I am really happy that the NFL is finally putting the Super Bowl in a place where it might get cold and could even snow [...]

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