Lindsey Rodkey gets her kicks by creating special hand-decorated shoes honoring her home team.
University of Maryland student Lindsey Rodkey gets her kicks by creating special hand-decorated shoes honoring her home team.
The town could see new artwork go up in public spaces later this year, with Beale Circle as a possible first location.
Riverdale Park residents may see more murals, sculptures, and paintings around the neighborhood soon following the town's approval of a public art initiative. The project—a joint venture between Riverdale Park Town Council, the Riverdale Park Arts Council, and the Hyattsville Community Development Corporation—aims to place art installations at three to five locations around town, with further expansion possible in the future. Councilman Jonathan Ebbeler (Ward 1) praised the measure, which passed the town council on March 4. “As the town of Riverdale Park continues to grow and evolve we need to define who we are and how we fit in with out surrounding municipalities,” Ebbeler said in an email. “Through this and other efforts we are trying to…
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Home-brewers to compete across multiple categories for prestige, prizes.
This one's for the beer lovers out there. The Gateway Community Development Corporation will be hosting a home-brewing beer festival later this year. Dubbed the Gateway CDC Craft Beer Showcase, the event is designed to highlight the home-brewing scene in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. The showcase will see 25 home brewers competing in a juried competition across five categories–lagers, brown and pale ales, stouts and porters, saisons, hefeweizens and witbiers, smoked or sour, and specialty beers–to see who brews the best beer. The craft beer showcase will be held on Saturday, June 1, 2013 at the Optimum Restaurant, Lounge and Sports Bar on Baltimore Avenue in Brentwood. The competition is open to non-professional home brewers …
A photo exhibit features the heyday of the Baby Boomers, millions of whom settled in the DC suburbs.
The aging population in Prince George's and Montgomery counties is often the topic of discussion among local planning officials, with the Baby Boom generation entering the retirement years. That makes this area, with its millions of boomers—many of whom who came to DC decades ago and settled in—a prime audience for what The Washington Post calls a captivating photo exhibit of the 1970s, a decade known for disco, polyester, pollution and political strife. The exhibit, Searching for the Seventies: The Documerica Photography Project, seeks to tell the story of the turbulent decade in a series of color photographs taken for the Federal Documerica project. The Environmental Protection Agency initiated the project in 1971 to document the “…
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The mayor and the council of Riverdale Park met for a legislative meeting Monday, March 4, all were in attendance.
Riverdale Park’s mayor and town council met for a regular legislative meeting on Monday, March 4. Below is a summary of some of their discussion and the decisions that were made.
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It's not too late to make sure you've seen all nine Best Picture nominees.
Film fans in Riverdale Park and University Park needing to catch up on the Academy Award-nominated movies before Oscar Sunday are in luck—several of the Best Picture nominees are still playing. There are nine films contending for the Academy's top honor at the 85th Oscars: Use the Moviefone search window above to find local showtimes for the films or—if you prefer a movie marathon at home—find Oscar-nominated movies available on On Demand by clicking here. Buoyed by its Golden Globe win, Argo is considered the front-runner for Best Picture by many Hollywood watchers. Lincoln and Zero Dark Thirty are also in the mix. See the nominees in all categories here. The Academy Awards air Sunday at 7 p.m. on ABC. Movie buffs can download the free …
Looking for something to do this weekend? Check out what's going on around the county.
Each week, Patch puts together a list of local activities and events going on in your area this weekend. Check back weekly and tell us in the comments if you know of any additional activities coming up. To submit an event in the Patch events calendar, click on “Events” at the top of the page and then click on the green "Add an event" button on the right side of the page. 23rd Annual Mineral, Jewelry and Fossil Show Jazz: A Dialogue in the Performance and Visual Arts RKC Kidz Expo - Free Admission Honky Tonk Dance Jazz Brunch Calvert House Restaurant Discovery Hike G.E.A.R.: Passion for Fashion Project
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What Chinese zodiac year are you born under?
A lot of people cringe at the thought of snakes, but if you're born in the Year of the Snake, as described by the Lunar New Year calendar, you are a quick learner, lead by wisdom and intuition. As Americans celebrate 2013, it can be interesting to take a look at what it means on the Chinese calendar. Followers of the Chinese zodiac believe each person has personality traits similar to the animal character for the year he or she was born. For 2013, the year of the snake, snakes are said to like the best things in life and are mysterious, quiet and deep thinkers. Famous people born in the year of the snake include Oprah Winfrey, Sara Jessica Parker, Picasso, Martha Stewart and Jackie Kennedy Onassis. Since the Chinese New Year begins …
11:33 pm on Saturday, February 9, 2013
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One man's African-American heritage serves as his inspiration for a special exhibit of paper dolls and poetry.
By Jenny Kay Paulson, Capital News Service Maryland artist Ulysses Marshall turned a childhood hobby into a career. His "Paper Dolls" artwork is on display at the Prince George's African American Museum, Gallery 110, along with poetry written by local poets.
University of Maryland alum Kriss Mincey got through to Hollywood.
Kriss Mincey is a relative newcomer to the music scene. At Aberdeen High School, Mincey—who grew up in Baltimore, Richmond and points in between—took up dance and came out of her shell. She never returned to that shell. It was in College Park where she really began to explore music. As a student at the University of Maryland, Mincey found her niche. Now, Mincey, 22, is on the world's stage as a contestant on American Idol. She's made it to Hollywood. Beyond that, she can't say much. She chatted with Patch during a visit at Aberdeen High, where she and her sister, Lydia, gave us a tour and a look back at her time as an Eagle. She even ran into two of her favorite teachers from her days in the Science and Math Academy at Aberdeen. » Check …
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3:11 pm on Friday, March 8, 2013
Ms. Pompi Sorry for the mistake. The below listed statement by Mayor Archer on the Town Talk Blog on March 3, 2013 led me to believe the Town was going to pass this ordinance. Was it only read into the record, or will it be passed by the Town Council? "The gateway to Riverdale Park needs to say YOU ARE SOMEWHERE! We the residents of this town deserve better and I for one will not again grant Jey … more ›