Snap some sweet pics over the holiday weekend? Share them with your neighbors here.
This article has but one purpose: to gather your photos from your Memorial Day barbecues, parties, shindigs, brouhahas, solem remembrances, parades and spectacles. So upload. Upload now to secure your place in the first draft of history or be lost in the sands of eternity. It's easy, just click the big button that says "upload".
Take a trip to the Delaware beaches, the Annapolis waterfront, Harpers Ferry or Gettysburg on Memorial Day.
Not everyone plans a getaway for Memorial Day weekend. But, if you don't want to be stuck in the house with the kids for three (whole) days, a solidly-planned day trip with the family may do you some good. A Day at the Delaware Beaches Being a native Delawarean, I will tell you that Delaware beaches are the best. (It's OK, I listed my biases in my profile.) But, seriously, the drive isn't too bad from our region, and there are lots of options once you get there—including the games and rides on the Rehoboth boardwalk, the outlet shopping, the bars in Dewey, the award-winning seafood and even just a good old picnic on one of the seven beaches. Although it's always crowded down on the beach (not shore) on Memorial Day weekend, if you get …
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Approximately 220,000 American flags will be placed on every headstone in the cemetery before Memorial Day.
Tens of thousands of visitors are expected to flock to Arlington National Cemetery this week to pay their respects to the servicemen and servicewomen who have fought for our freedom. Thursday afternoon, in advance of Memorial Day, soldiers from the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment started inserting 220,000 American flags in front of every headstone in the cemetery. The regiment is stationed at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall in Arlington. The official Memorial Day observance is scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday. A prelude concert by the United States Army Band will be held in the cemetery's amphitheater at 10:30 a.m. No tickets are required for the event, but those who wish to attend are advised to arrive between 8 a.m., when the cemetery opens, and 9…
Share your recipes and grab a few ideas to use yourself.
It's Memorial Day weekend at last. Your Patch editors seem to have cold drinks—namely sangria—on the mind, and we've shared a few of our favorite drink ideas and picnic tips with you to try. Do you have a recipe or picnic tip that always makes your weekend afternoons? What do you do to keep ants away? To feed vegetarians, vegans, carnivores and pescatarians alike? Do you have a famous lemonade recipe? Share your ideas with your Patch neighbors, and take a few with you to the beach or to the park!
Or pay the price.
If you don't want to start - or end - your Memorial Day weekend festivities with a ticket, then you better buckle up. Police across Maryland will be strictly enforcing seatbelt laws over the Memorial Day weekend. "We will be looking for you and your passengers who aren’t buckling up properly and we will issue tickets to anyone not in compliance," according to a news release by the Maryland National-Capital Park Police. The Park Police will be focusing on nighttime enforcement on Beach Drive, Sligo Creek Parkway and Little Falls Parkway, during the holiday weekend, police said. "Statistics show nighttime drivers are less likely to buckle up compared to daytime drivers," police said. Nationally, more than 10,000 passenger occupants were …
AAA projects more than 34 million Americans will travel more than 50 miles away from home this weekend.
As families gear up for the official welcome of summer, AAA is projecting that more than 34 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more away from home during Memorial Day Weekend. The travel club says the number of travelers is projected to increase by more than 500,000 from last year. More people will be on the roads instead of in the air this year, according to AAA. More than 30 million plan to drive to their destinations, up 1.2 percent from the number who drove last year. According to The Washington Post, retail gas prices dropped by a penny to a national average of $3.71 per gallon last Friday after a spike in April. The weaker demand is also helping to push down prices, The Post added. “The overall domestic economic picture …
AAA projects more than 34 million Americans will travel more than 50 miles away from home this weekend.
As families gear up for the official welcome of summer, AAA is projecting that more than 34 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more away from home Memorial Day Weekend. The travel club says the number of travelers increased by more than 500,000 from last year. More people will be on the roads instead of the air this year, according to AAA. More than 30 million people plan to drive to their destination, up 1.2 percent from the 30.3 million whodrove last year. According to The Washington Post, retail gas prices dropped by a penny to anational average of $3.71 per gallon on Friday after a spike in April and the weaker demand is also helping to push down prices. “The overall domestic economic picture continues to improve slightly, …
Malcom J
7:22 am on Monday, May 28, 2012
This article is written as though there was no horrific traffic between ChCh and the Delaware beaches, etc. What a laugh! more ›