Category Archives: Mount Rainier
The Spanish artist Iker Muro painted the colorful geometric mural on the side of an artists’ studio on Otis Street in Mount Rainier. Continue reading
- Posted in Mount Rainier
- Tagged arts, mural, Otis Street Arts Project, public art, Washington Glass School
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A secret garden-esque nature park in Mount Rainier is a hidden treasure for young kids who love to explore the outdoors and features a rain garden, “food forest” and tree stumps to jump and climb on. Continue reading
- Posted in College Park, Hyattsville, Mount Rainier
- Tagged 31st Street Mini-Park, foraging, parks
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Three restaurants on the Route 1 corridor have been featured on the first season of WETA’s “Signature Dish” TV show this year. Continue reading
- Posted in Hyattsville, Mount Rainier, Riverdale Park
- Tagged 2Fifty Texas Barbecue, Chez Dior, Pennyroyal Station, restaurants
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The Route 1 corridor has a thriving arts scene, but some worry that rising rents driven by new development could hurt it. Continue reading
- Posted in Brentwood, Mount Rainier
- Tagged arts, Portico Gallery and Studios, Red Dirt Studio, Studio 3807
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New Book Series on Route 1 Black-Owned Barbershops Highlights Public Health Efforts
An internationally recognized effort on the Route 1 corridor to promote the coronavirus vaccine and other public health measures through barbershops is getting more attention through a new book series called the Barbershop Storybook Project. Continue reading
- Posted in Brentwood, College Park, Hyattsville, Mount Rainier
- Tagged coronavirus, public health, University of Maryland
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A Brentwood startup is using high-tech features to change the way public bathrooms work and they’ve already set up a pilot run on the Route 1 corridor. Continue reading
- Posted in Brentwood, Mount Rainier
- Tagged buses, mass transit, Throne Labs, transportation
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Several restaurants on the Route 1 corridor, including 2Fifty Texas BBQ and Little Miner Taco, were highlighted at the 40th annual Rammy Awards Sunday. Continue reading
- Posted in College Park, Hyattsville, Mount Rainier, Riverdale Park
- Tagged 2Fifty Texas Barbecue, Franklins, Little Miner Taco, Pennyroyal Station, restaurants, Tacos a la Madre
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