Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space (Free subscription) | yesterday
According to this article, " Potomac River's health getting worse " from the Cumberland Times-News , reporting on a report released by the Potomac Conservancy . -- Effects of Diminishing Natural Ground Cover on Water Quality Symptoms of a Sick Stream, image from 2008 State of the River report
Federal Baseball (Free subscription) | 11/26/2008
... by major trades of Eric Gagne and Mark Teixeira.") In 2009, one Nationals' affiliate, the Class-A Potomac Nationals even went so far as to win their league's title, taking the Carolina League crown...and now they've been designated by MiLB.com voters as the 3rd best team in the Minors this season in the Minor League "Team Of The Year" voting , behind only, NY Yankees' Double-AA affiliate,...
Washington Post (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
Bustling streets around the Washington Nationals' ballpark. Thousands of new homes along the Potomac River in Virginia. A new community on what was once a rolling Gaithersburg dairy farm.
bizjournals (Free subscription) | yesterday
As the sun set over Potomac Yard on Nov. 7, owners at The Eclipse condominium community came home to an unpleasant surprise.
Extreme Mortman (Free subscription) | yesterday
We learn this from Melanie Scarborough writing in the Examiner: District of Columbia Council chairman Vincent Gray may be on to something. This week he plans to put on the council’s agenda a proposal to rename the section of South Capitol Street from N Street to Potomac Ave. S.E. “Taxation Without Representation Street” to bring attention [...]
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday
POTOMAC FALLS, VA -- 12/01/08 -- FindWhere, a pioneer and global leader of real-time GPS location tracking, announced today it will mark "Cyber Monday" by unveiling a bundle promotion that will couple the iFind 2000 GPS tracking device and a six- o..
Market Wire - Telecom (Free subscription) | yesterday
POTOMAC FALLS, VA (MARKET WIRE) FindWhere, a pioneer and global leader of real-time GPS location tracking, announced today it will mark "Cyber Monday" by unveiling a bundle promotion that will couple the iFind 2000 GPS tracking device and a six- or twelve-month service plan into one convenient package, the perfect gift for the holidays.
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | yesterday
... road familiar to earlier generations of American travelers. From the opening of a bridge over the Potomac River in 1940 until the completion of Interstate 95 between Washington and Richmond in the mid-1960s, 301 was the best way to get from the Northeast to Florida and other southern destinations. (It was also known as Sin Strip, because it led through a part of Maryland known as Little...
Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | 11/28/2008
A 19-year-old man has been charged in the slaying of another man on the Northwest Side earlier this week, Chicago police said today. Juan Garcia (right) of the 4100 block of West Potomac Avenue was charged with first-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of Raul Velez, 37, in the 1700 block of North Karlov Avenue ( map / crime stats for this neighborhood ) on Wednesday. Authorities...
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 11/28/2008
WASHINGTON - A. Grima Johnson, 89, a retired officer with the Central Intelligence Agency and its World War II predecessor the Office of Strategic Services, and who helped preserve an unspoiled view across the Potomac River from Mount Vernon, died Oct. 29 of pneumonia at his home in Charles County, Md.
M A G P I E (Free subscription) | 11/26/2008
Three of my poems just came out in the Winter edition of the Potomac Journal, and you can read them Here .
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 11/26/2008
GREENSBURG, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Allegheny Energy, Inc. (NYSE: AYE) announced today that the Virginia State Corporation Commission has approved, without modification, an agreement between Potomac Edison (an Allegheny
The Prairie Pooch Burrow (Free subscription) | 11/24/2008
"George H. Corson, 1920" is the caption for this enigmatic and slightly damaged photo of bathers in the Potomac River. National Photo Company. http://www.shorpy.com/node/4967
Residual Forces (Free subscription) | 11/25/2008
Obviously there is something in the water of the Potomac. Neil Cavuto, thank you for trying to stand up for Americans. I know it must be tough since so many have long since forgotten what it is like to live on mainstreet, but you seem to have some sense of personal responsibility and free markets left. Kudos [...]
West Virginia Record (Free subscription) | 11/24/2008
MARTINSBURG - A Martinsburg man and woman are hoping to receive more than $20 million after filing a racial discrimination lawsuit. Larry Andre McKinney-Bey and Dorice Sisco claim their landlord, rental agent and Potomac Housing Realtors refused to pay them their security deposit after the couple moved out of the home they were renting due to racial discrimination. They originally filed suit...
