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October 14, 2019 by routeonefunlady

Vigilante Coffee College Park gets a Coffee Lovin’, Skateboarding Pink Dinosaur!

If you’ve stopped by Vigilante Coffee Co. in College Park recently, you may have noticed a pink and green, coffee-drinkin’, skateboarding dinosaur adorning one of the outside walls. (And if you missed this vibrant mural, perhaps add a double espresso to your next order 😉

July 2, 2019 by routeonefunlady

Public Art: Sewing the Fabric of Our Community

Chances are, if live or work in one of the Route 1 communities, you’ve had the pleasure of seeing this beautiful public mural at the intersection of Flower Avenue and Piney Branch Road. (Ok. So while this is not Route 1, we do know that you sometimes leave the house/area, so it’s mighty possible that you’ve also been curious about this beauty. 🙂 )

November 18, 2018 by routeonefunlady

Brentwood Arts Exchange: Jordann Wine’s “It’s Not All Glitter And Rainbows”

While at Glitterfest at the Brentwood Arts Exchange yesterday, I had a chance to pop over to check out It’s Not All Glitter And Rainbows by Washington, DC-based artist Jordann Wine. Full of color, vibrancy and, of course, glitter, Wine’s art draws you in and makes you wish your young’n was equally engaged and not instead […]

July 9, 2018 by routeonefunlady

Spotted! Funky Bike Shaped Bike Racks in Riverdale Park

Now when you bike to the Riverdale Park Farmers Market, or Town Center Market, or Archie Edwards, or Bikram Yoga or maybe even to the MARC Station, you’ll have three more ways to lock those wheels up! According to the Town of Riverdale Park’s Waverly Pollitt, the Town installed the bike rack recently at the […]

June 30, 2018 by routeonefunlady

#poolparty: Ally Theatre Company Explores the History of Racism in America’s Swimming Pools

A 2010 study by the University of Memphis found that 70 percent of African-American children had little to no swimming abilities. That same year, six African American teenagers drowned while wading in Louisiana’s Red River as anguished friends and family watched in despair, unable to help because they themselves did not know how to swim. If […]

June 5, 2018 by routeonefunlady

PHOTOS: May Fun Along Route One!

Gateway Arts District Open Studio Tour was a chance to meet some of the many amazing artists who live and work in our area, including Juliana Vallejo and Julia Walther at Mt. Rainier’s Red Dirt Studios: Julia Walther and her handmade pottery are delightful! Hyattsville’s Pizzeria Paradiso’s Spring Fest was super fun! About 10-12 […]