William World News William F. Yurasko's blog v.14 – Nats, Redskins, Capitals, D.C. life, transportation, not so much Penn State anymore,

SEA ISLE CITY, N.J. — I think it was in 2000 when my friend Tom told me about what would become known as the Segway. He was quite proud of the fact he accurately determined that the Dean Kamen’s project IT or Ginger was some sort of scooter with gyroscopes, and was talking to a [...]

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Depending on the season, downtown State College has had as many as 3 hot dog stands operating. For years Johnnie’s Hot Dogs at The Corner was the leading purveyor of frankfurters (specifically, tasty Nittany Lion franks), but it has been closed since John Cocolin Sr. died this spring. Dee’s Texas Hot [...]

After over six years of calling the Pentagon City neighborhood of Arlington County home, I officially (as in the lease expires) end my tenure there today. I am living in our new condo in Alexandria. Although Pentagon City would never be mistaken for a classic neighborhood it has been a wonderful place to live and [...]