NEWS
For The Baltimore Sun | April 25, 2013
By Kit Waskom Pollard Spring is a time for new beginnings, and that includes new hobbies. As the air gets warmer and the days last longer, it's the perfect time to try out a new outdoor sport. The Baltimore region offers plenty of opportunities for outdoor fun, from biking to paddleboarding. Thanks to local retailers that rent sporting equipment, budding outdoorsmen and outdoorswomen can try out new hobbies without investing too much money. Gary Weeden, of Annapolis boat and bike rental shop Paddle or Pedal, likens renting to test-driving a car. "Before you spend your money, this is a great way to try things out. Like with cars: Before you buy, rent and say, 'This is what I like and don't like.' " "If someone hasn't been on a bicycle for a while, and they're not sure of the type of bike they'll want to purchase, we offer several types they can try out at low cost," adds Jim White of Monkton Bikes.
NEWS
By Candy Thomson, The Baltimore Sun | April 24, 2013
The Baltimore region had the 17th worst traffic in the nation in 2012, according to INRIX, a leading provider of traffic data. The average driver spent 25.7 hours last year locking bumpers with fellow commuters, the sixth annual survey showed. The region did not place a single road in the top 100 for congestion. Los Angeles led the way, with 51 hours of wasted travel time; Washington was ninth, with 41 hours. Nationwide, traffic dropped 22 percent in 2012, the second consecutive year of decline, INRIX reported.
NEWS
By Scott Dance, The Baltimore Sun | April 10, 2013
Temperatures surpassed 90 degrees around the Baltimore region Wednesday, breaking a record that dates back to 1922. Thermometers reached 91 degrees at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport at 4:24 p.m., rising 1 degree above the record for April 10 of 89 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. Temperatures in the Inner Harbor meanwhile reached 96 degrees at 4:11 p.m. The morning started close to a record-setting low. BWI Airport reached 64 degrees early Wednesday morning.
NEWS
By Kevin Rector, The Baltimore Sun | March 29, 2013
Temperatures will likely reach the mid-50s under partly sunny skies across the Baltimore region on Friday, according to the National Weather Service. Spring still may not have fully sprung, though. More clouds are expected to roll into the region Friday night, with overnight lows dropping to the mid- to low-30s, the weather service said. On Saturday, sunny skies are forecast with highs again in the mid-50s. Skies will likely remain mostly clear through the evening. Rain showers are expected on Sunday and Sunday night, with highs again in the mid-50s, the weather service said.
NEWS
By Kevin Rector, The Baltimore Sun | March 22, 2013
Overnight temperatures in the 20s will rise during a mostly sunny Friday, but only into the mid-40s, according to the National Weather Service. A few days into spring now, the Baltimore region will continue its cold snap through the weekend as well, with snow possible on Sunday, the weather service forecasted. Westerly wind gusts of up to 30 mph will make for a blustery day, with temperatures dropping back into the low-30s downtown and upper-20s in the suburbs tonight, the weather service said.
NEWS
By Kevin Rector, The Baltimore Sun | March 21, 2013
Snow flurries are highly likely in the Baltimore region on Thursday morning, but no snow accumulation is expected, according to the National Weather Service. Further west, a winter weather advisory is in effect until 2 p.m. in Garrett County, where schools are operating on a two-hour delay. Temperatures in the low-30s will rise to the upper-30s later in the day, as the skies become partly sunny, the weather service said. A partly cloudy evening will turn into a mostly clear night, with temperatures dropping to the mid-20s.