Yet another Washingtonian pushing the ubiquitous Nats/DC sports, Penn State, transit, bicycling, #dckayaking, broomball, skiing, gin & tonic agenda. Raising a family in Alexandria. https://www.yurasko.net/wfy/ | https://www.dckayaking.com/
Don't get mad at me. I'm just telling you: We tried permanent DST in the early '70s and everyone hated it. washingtonian.com/2022/03/15/t...
The US Tried Permanent Daylight Saving Time in the ’70s. People Hated It - WashingtonianThe sun rose at 8:27 AM on January 7, 1974. Children in the Washington area had left for school in the dark that morning, thanks to a new national experiment during a wrenching energy crisis: most of ...washingtonian.com
Is missing weather balloon data making forecasts worse? www.capitalweather.com/is-missing-w...
Is missing weather balloon data making forecasts worse?Meteorologists are warning that the missing data may be making severe weather forecasts less reliable. The agency in charge of the launches maintains that the lack of balloon data hasn’t degraded fore...www.capitalweather.com
In 1976, thousands of cyclists road across the country to commemorate America’s 200th birthday, a journey that changed how they saw themselves—and the nation.
Remembering the Bikecentennial, More Than a CelebrationIn 1976, thousands of cyclists road across the country to commemorate America’s 200th birthday, a journey that changed how they saw themselves—and the nationwashingtonian.com
Feds fund 4th track at L'Enfant VRE station, ensuring continuous 4-tracks along the whole Capitol Hill to Eisenhower Valley rail bottleneck www.bizjournals.com/washington/n...
We saved an archive of all of them. You can find them here: drive.google.com/drive/folder...
Darren BuckTrump’s war on science comes for bikes and Vision Zero. Proven Safety Countermeasures are a set of street design tools that FHWA career engineers judge to have been proven to improve safety. They delisted Bike Lanes, Road Diets, and three speed management tools. highways.dot.gov/safety/prove...
I loved this story about a biking program for HS kids in DC.
Prime Ability started as a teacher's attempt to keep kids safePrime Ability started as one P.E. teacher's attempt to keep kids safe. It’s become so much more.51st.news
180 years ago today, Congress voted to give Alexandria back to Virginia
180 years ago today, Congress voted to give Alexandria back to VirginiaThe retrocession of 1846 was celebrated by some and feared by others — and it shaped the city that turns 277 this weekenddlvr.it
Calling all DC sports fans! Help tell the story of Washington sports. Share your jerseys, photos, and other memorabilia for possible inclusion in Hail to the Fans: The Spirit of DC Sports, a new exhibition coming to DC Public Library in spring 2027. https://bit.ly/3SBNhHU
Next week, you could be playing short-ice broomball, but you need to register by Tuesday. Details yurasko.net/wfy/2026/07/...
Half-ice broomball returns to St. James this summer - Blog - William F. YuraskoFor the second consecutive summer, over five Sunday afternoons, The St. James in Springfield, Va. will host a half-ice broomball league. STJ Summer Broomball 4v4 League, organized by District Broombal...yurasko.netSince it's so hot and the air quality is terrible, I have caught up on some writing this weekend. More from my New York trip yurasko.net/wfy/2026/07/...
DC to New York with a bike on Amtrak - Blog - William F. YuraskoA Washingtonian recaps the experience of taking the train to New York with his bicycle on Amtrak's Northeast Corridoryurasko.net
Very cool, very D.C. story… @citycastdc.bsky.social dc.citycast.fm/news/nationa...
