Route One Fun

Fun Along the Route 1 Corridor

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Don Becker’s at it again! Tree Stump Reborn As New Park Bench

As finishing touches are being put on the new playground in University Park (grand opening 5/19), I caught local sculptor Don Becker working his magical, chainsawing ways to repurpose an old tree stump into a new park bench! Purdy cool. Love the animal theme! More about Don’s other tree stump sculptures in UP here, here and here. […]

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Many Hands Make Light Work: University Park’s Stream Clean-Up

Wells Run, a small tributary of the Northeast Branch of the Anacostia River that runs through University Park (UP), can get quite dirty from time to time. Candy wrappers here. Plastic bags there. Hub cap there, too (srsly). When it gets to this point, I usually start mumbling something about how somebody should really do […]

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FREE Comic Book Day at College Park’s Big Planet Comics!

[2019 Update: Free Comic Book Day is this Saturday, May 4th at Big Planet Comics in College Park.] Rejoice! Free Comic Book Day is happening this Saturday (5/5) at Big Planet Comics of College Park! As Big Planet’s own Daniel noted, part of the day’s effort is to show that there are more to comic […]

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PHOTOS: April Fun Along Route One!

Man, oh man did this month fly by! With temps in the 90s, feels like it’s already summer! In this spirit of not rushing things, sharing some pics of April fun along Route One! Riverdale Park Station celebrated the one-year anniversary of Whole Foods Market in Riverdale Park with a fun carnival, full of games, live […]

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Traveling Carnival Coming to Hyattsville

Big ole carnival full of tilt-a-whirls, Viking boats, bumper cars and funnel cakes is coming soon to Hyattsville’s University Town Center, May 2nd – May 13th. While the website here doesn’t note the precise location at UTC, last year’s traveling carnival set up shop in the parking lot across from Town Center Wine & Spirit […]

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Hillbilly Alligators, Drunken Hot Dogs, Star Wars & More at Southern Fried Woodcuts by Sean StarWars

Dig colorful, bright, playful/satirical/irreverent prints that feature nostalgia-triggering characters and pop culture nuggets like Ms. Pacman, Pez Dispensers, Darth Vader and beloved Guided by Voices? Of course you do!  So go check out Southern Fried Woodcuts by Sean StarWars at Hyattsville’s Pyramid Atlantic Art Center. Took the young’ns to Pyramid after soccer today and we […]