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Fun Along the Route 1 Corridor

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Spilling the Beans on Vigilante’s Coffee Subscription

Love Vigilante Coffee but can’t always make it to Roastery or Cafe – especially right now? Then this post is for you!

Did you know that for the price of what you would pay for a bag of decent specialty coffee beans at say Whole Foods (not talking about Allegro; you can keep that dirty secret to yourself), you can have a bag of ethically and sustainably sourced coffee beans, hand-selected by Chris Vigilante himself, packaged in an environmentally responsible way and delivered right to your front door – even if that’s in Vermont – all while supporting a local small business who we all love and want to see thrive to infinity and beyond?!

Read more as we spill the beans on Vigilante Coffee’s subscription service in Route One Fun’s latest post!

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Livestream these FREE Yoga, Strength & Stretch Classes this Weekend!

Feeling like you could use a break from these long days? Why not schedule in some time this weekend for a FREE fitness class you can do in your own living room (or kitchen, as I’ve been doing…)! That’s right: College Park’s Posh Cycling & Fitness is live-streaming three fitness classes and offering them to our Route 1 communities for FREE (yoga, strength and stretch! Of course, if you enjoy the class and want to support this woman-owned small business, you’re welcome to donate whatever amount you can to support Mel and her devoted crew.

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Lakeland: Historic African American Community of College Park

What do you know about Lakeland, a historically significant and tight-knit African American community in College Park? Did you know that this community was established in 1890 just beyond the grounds of the University of Maryland? Did you know that Lakeland’s firm belief in the value of education brought about the 1928 opening of the area’s only high school for African Americans at the time (Lakeland High School)?

Did you know that the Lakeland community flourished and thrived for decades, despite institutional and de facto racism and segregation?

Read more about this historical African American Community of College Park in this new series about Lakeland by Maxine Gross (a Lakelander herself).

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Spotlight: University Church Nursery School (UCNS)

In Route One Fun’s latest Spotlight, local parent Emily Pyenson puts College Park’s University Church Nursery School (UCNS) on our radar and gives us the inside scoop on this half-day preschool program for children ages two to four. As a parent with a child currently in UCNS’s program (and as a beloved teacher at the school), Emily knows a thing or two about UCNS and is tickled to share the inside scoop with Route One Fun readers! And if you’re new to Route One Fun – Welcome! Route One Fun’s Spotlight on Schools series is where local parents share their insight on local schools (including preschools, daycare, public schools and private schools) in the Route 1 communities of Prince George’s County, Maryland.

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Yoga for Every Body & Budget at Numi Yoga

College Park’s Numi Yoga’s comin’ into 2020 like a lion, yo! (A very limber lion, of course!) Breathing some fresh movement and meditation classes into your life like Yoga for Larger Bodies, Family Yoga, Prenatal Yoga, Chair Yoga, free meditations and more! Want even more to roar about? How about three new tiered pricing options that make Numi’s classes even more accessible to our local communities? Read on to learn more about all the magic happening at Numi Yoga this year!

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Route 1’s 2019 Real Estate Trends & Market Report

Curious about how the Route 1 Corridor’s housing market fared in 2019? We all are! Which is why we’re excited to share local realtor Tamara Beauchard’s 2019 Real Estate Trends for the Route 1 Corridor as well as direct access to full reports of all house sales in Hyattsville, University Park, College Heights Estates and College Park. Who hoo! Dig in!