Need to get some work done but could use a change of scenery? Then Route One Fun reader Kate G. has a recommendation for you: Drive to your local PGCMLS parking lot – where free, drive-up WiFi is available 24/7! And if you happen to go to the New Carrollton branch, the tall trees and green fields will have you feeling relaxed before you even send your first email. Thanks for the tip, Kate!
Maryland Pumpkin Patches Loved by Route 1 Families
Looking to go pumpkin picking soon? We’ve got you covered with this list of the best pumpkin patches in Maryland loved by friends and families of the Route 1 corridor!
Join in the Hyattsville Zombie Run Fun!
The Hyattsville Zombie Run is happening Saturday, October 16th! Registrants will run, walk, skip along a great course with neighbors costumed as zombies, unicorns, pumpkins – and some even as themselves! – at this wonderful fundraiser for our local schools! Can’t do in-person? There’s a virtual option, too!
Mount Rainier Featured in Washington Post
Today’s Washington Post featured a lovely story about Mount Rainer’s Torie Patridge, owner of Terratorie Maps & Goods, and what drew her to this neighborly community so close to DC. Enjoy!
PGCPS Telephone Town Hall this Wednesday (8/25), 6pm
Quick heads-up, fellow PGCPS parents & community (though most of you *hopefully* know by now): PGCPS is hosting a telephone Town Hall tomorrow, Wednesday, August 25th from 6-7pm about the reopening of schools for the upcoming 2021-22 school year.
New Hyattsville Library to Open Late Summer
We learned two important things when doing a curbside pickup at the Hyattsville Branch Library earlier this week: (1) The current (temporary) location will be closing next Saturday (5/29); and the new location is slated to open up towards the end of summer (so late August/early September). Exciting!
