Posts Tagged ‘PG County’

Penn State vs. Indiana at FedEx Field public sale starts tomorrow

Tickets on Sale Monday for Penn State-Indiana Football Game at FedEx Field – Intercollegiate AthleticsAt 10 a.m., tickets for Penn State Nittany Lions vs. Indiana Hooisers at FedEx Field in Landover, Md. go on sale through Ticketmaster. This is the first Penn State football game in the Washington, D.C. area since 1993.
I already got [...]

Places I bicycled in 2009

Ah bicycling, I miss you so. Hopefully, next year I can get a few more places on this list.
Alexandria, Va.Arlington, Va.Falls Church, Va.Mount Vernon, Va.Reston, Va.Vienna, Va.Washington, D.C.National Harbor, Md.Oxon Hill, Md.Avalon, N.J.North Wildwood, N.J.Sea Isle City, N.J.Stone Harbor, N.J.
©MMX William F. Yurasko

Rumor: Penn State vs. WVU at FedEx Field in 2011

I’m not big on rumor-mongering, but when it involves Penn State playing close to D.C., I jump. PSUGirl heard on Twitter that West Virginia is being recruited by the Washington Redskins to host Penn State in a 2011 game at FedEx Field in Landover, Md. That would be two seasons in a row that the [...]

More on Penn State vs. Indiana at FedEx in 2010

More coverage of the announcement of Penn State vs. Indiana at FedEx Field in Landover, Md. has poured in.
KEVIN McGUIRE – Penn State football coming to Washington D.C. in 2010 – The Philly ExaminerLet’s credit McGuire with having the story up first, on a non-subscription site at least.
IU to play Penn State at FedExField [...]

The Awakening’s new home is lacking

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — I was not happy that “The Awakening” was moved from Hains Point, Washington D.C. to this new resort in Prince George’s County. I don’t blame the developer for buying of course, it was a shrewd move to catch the Park Service napping. I do fault the developer for the new placement [...]

Initial thoughts of National Harbor, Maryland

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — On Monday, when I took bicycled on the Wilson Bridge Trail for the first time, I also pedaled down to National Harbor, the new waterfront development in Prince George’s County, Maryland. I regularly see it from Alexandria, but this was my first visit close up. My first impression — this is [...]

The Wilson Bridge trail is wonderful

LOOKING WEST — Foreground: Pedestrian signal for the drawspan. Background: Overlook and Wilson Bridge Trail
OVER THE POTOMAC RIVER — Last Saturday, the new Woodrow Wilson Bridge trail opened and on Monday, I bicycled on it for the first time. I thoroughly enjoyed my it, the trail is a triumph for several reasons.
[flickr : Photos [...]

National Harbor = $ for Alexandria

Alexandria benefits from National Harbor’s opening – WTOPExcellent, I am pleased to see a Maryland project helping put more money in my city’s coffers.
Sometime when it gets warmer we will take the water taxi over to National Harbor and see what it is all about. Then we will come back and have dinner in Old [...]

The Awakening’s move

A Head Start for National Harbor – The PostDistrict Treasure Goes to Pr. George’s DevelopmentMore about the move of The Awakening moving to National Harbor with some details about that project. There is also a video:

PREVIOUSLY:
[flickr : The Awakening set/slideshow]
From 02.19.2008: The AwakeningFrom 02.14.2008: Awakening moving next weekFrom 10.18.2007: Grounds for Sculpture
The [...]

The Kwik-E-Mart is real… D’oh!

BLADENSBURG, Md. — ON Saturday, I made my maiden voyage to the town of Bladensburg, Md. to shop at “Kwik-E-Mart” (Flickr stream). Fritz (nee MC Hamme) came along with me. In anticiption of the The Simpsons Movie in a few weeks, Fox and 7-Eleven join forces to re-branded 11 locations nationwide to look like Springfield’s [...]

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