Posts Tagged ‘PG County’

Intercounty Connector now open to I-95; toll free preview through Dec. 3

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 [...]

Ben’s Chili Bowl to FedEx Field, already at Nationals Park. Your move, Ted Leonsis…

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 [...]

Places I went in 2010

Every year, I tally up where I went. The standard criteria are either spending the night or enjoying a sit down (non-fast food) meal. Hiking somewhere or going apple-picking, Christmas tree hunting, etc. counts too.
Alexandria, Va.
Arlington, Va.
Berryville, Va.
Fairfax, Va.
Falls Church, Va.
Markham, Va.
Purcellville, Va.
Reston, Va.
Round Hill, Va.
Tysons Corner, Va.
Vienna, Va.
Washington, D.C.
Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
Boston, Ma.
Cambridge, Ma.
Watertown, [...]

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 [...]

Penn State-Indiana outdraws Maryland-Florida State by 30,675

LANDOVER, Md. – This morning, The Post included a story that took note of the 48,115 fans last night’s Maryland Terrapins vs. Florida State Seminoles game, the highest of their season at Byrd Stadium in College Park. However, just down the Capital Beltway a few miles, 78,790 tickets were sold the Penn State Nittany Lions [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Penn State 2010 football schedule as of 04.22.2010

The 2010 Penn State Nittany Lions football schedule has a few kickoff times now (Intercollegiate Athletics). Their Big Ten opener against the Hawkeyes in Iowa City will be on ESPN, ESPN2 or ABC. The Michigan game, from University Park will also be at night on one of those networks.
09/04/10 vs. Youngstown State University [...]

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