Route One Fun

Fun Along the Route 1 Corridor

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Local Artists: $2K for Sculptures via Riverdale Park Public Art Initiative

The Hyattsville CDC recently announced a call for artists for the Riverdale Park Art Initiative. Seeks 5 sculptures of various styles and sizes to display for a one year-long placement in Riverdale Park. The stipend for selection in this Call is $2,000 per selected work. Know an artist whose work might fit the bill? Great! The deadline is apply if March 19th – so get this info their way ASAP!

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Help Gymkana w/ “Reload the Truck” Fundraiser

A dear Route One Fun reader and Gymkana fan reached out to ask for our help getting the word out about the local gymnastics treasure. “What word?”; you ask? Well, the word that Gymkana is going through it right now and is asking for our help.

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DC’s Bad Saint Brings its Filipino Cuisine to Route 1 this Thursday!

Heard of Bad Saint? Of course you have – because you keep up on the DC food scene and know that this Filipino restaurant has won many, many awards of the gastronomic variety. This upcoming Thursday (2/25), Bad Saint will be doing a “neighborhood drop” collaboration with North Brentwood’s Material Things. Order from Bad Saint and then pick up your order from Material Things at your selected pick-up time. More on this fantastic collaboration below!

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Riverdale Park’s 2Fifty Texas BBQ New Mural by Tanglewood Sue

Right outside of 2Fifty Texas BBQ is a beautiful, vibrant mural created by Riverdale Park’s own Tanglewood Sue. Debby Portillo & Fernando Gonzalez, owners of the critically-acclaimed restaurant in Riverdale Park, commissioned Sue to create a mural celebrating “where we come from, where we are and where we want to be.”

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PGCMLS’ Curbside Pickup is Back!

Yahoo! PGCMLS has resumed its curbside pickup service! Having access to new (and new-to-us) books has been a Godsend during these COVID-times. While the library’s digital books have remained accessible, there really is nothing like curling up with and turning the pages of an actual book.