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🌱 Patch AM: How new state park funds will reshape Queensbury Road’s rain garden
Also, don't miss The W. Allen Taylor Quintet on the Riverdale Park Patch calendar

Hey hey Riverdale Park! Your one-stop source for local news is here. Continue reading for all the updates. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How new state park funds will reshape Queensbury Road's rain garden
Also on today's calendar: The W. Allen Taylor Quintet and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call cows dancing in the dark 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Not as warm with sunny spells, with a high of 77 and low of 67 degrees.
- Sunday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 83, low: 63.
- Monday: Not as warm with a t-storm, with a high of 73 and low of 62 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Board of Public Works approves $9.3 million for outdoor facilities and land conservation in Baltimore City and 12 counties (nottinghammd.com) — Riverdale Park is slated to receive state funding to restore a rain garden along Queensbury Road, part of a $9.3 million package for parks and green spaces across Maryland. The project aims to improve local stormwater management and neighborhood green space while other counties gain new trails, playgrounds, and community gardens through the Board of Public Works' latest approvals.
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📸 Around Riverdale Park
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Riverdale Park
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★ Featured events ★
- The W. Allen Taylor Quintet →
Takoma Station Tavern, 6914 4th St NW, Washington
6:00 pm - Admissions Open House →
Edmund Burke School, 4101 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington
10:00 am
Sunday September 27
Saturday October 17
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Other local events
- Positively Moving - Presented by ArtStream Held in Meeting Room 2
New Carrollton Branch Library New Carrollton -
10:30 am - Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 0-2
New Carrollton Branch Library New Carrollton -
10:30 am - Health Insurance Enrollment Clinic
New Carrollton Branch Library New Carrollton - Conference Room
11:00 am - Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 2-3
New Carrollton Branch Library New Carrollton -
11:30 am - Craft and Create: Fabric-Covered Mini Journals
New Carrollton Branch Library New Carrollton - Large meeting room 1
2:00 pm - Craft and Create: Celia Cruz Dancing Dolls
Spaulding Branch Library Spauldings - Large Meeting Room
4:00 pm - Computer Basics: Open Lab
Bladensburg Branch Library Bladensburg - BL Activity Room
4:00 pm - DIVORCECARE - Virtual →
7:00 pm - FREE WEBINAR | "Under a Golden Sky: The Mosaics of Florence Baptistry" →
Online
11:30 am - English Conversation Club
Bladensburg Branch Library Bladensburg - BL Activity Room
1:00 pm
Monday September 21
Tuesday September 22
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Giant Food posted a job opening for PT Service Clerk - Bake Off - 0315 in Hyattsville. Apply here.
- Forman Mills posted a job opening for 305-New Carrollton-Front End Manager- FT in Hyattsville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Riverdale Park here.
🗞 Nearby News
Hyattsville
- Job ID:26034199 - Relationship Banker - Hyattsville, Maryland (bankofamerica.com)
- PRINTING United Alliance Selects Installation United to Lead PDAA Installer Certification and Training (wideformatimpressions.com)
- 2 arrested in fatal shooting of Adelphi man in Hyattsville (foxbaltimore.com)
College Park
- New Retail, Housing, Businesses Make College Park Greater This Fall (umd.edu)
Bowie
- Suspect Charged In Brentwood Boy's Death 33 Years Later (patch.com)
- $5M Fine Imposed Upon Prince George's Man In Pyramid Scheme (patch.com)
- Suspect Sought In Adelphi Fatal Shooting (patch.com)
Ok Riverdale Park! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Night Moo-s (Thank you John S. for sending it in!)
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