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🌱 Patch AM: How Riverdale Park’s halal smash burgers helped launch a Georgetown expansion
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Good day Riverdale Park! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Riverdale Park's halal smash burgers helped launch a Georgetown expansion
Also on today's calendar: Admissions Open House and 10 more events.
Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 65 and low of 44 degrees.
- Wednesday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 73, low: 50.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and warm, with a high of 80 and low of 50 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Halal Smash Burgers Land in Georgetown Where Beloved Dinette Once Ruled (newsbreak.com) — Munchin Burger, the halal smash burger spot already operating at 4501 Woodberry Street next to Le Fantome Food Hall in Riverdale Park, is expanding from Maryland into Georgetown. The story traces how the brand grew from Baltimore food halls to Prince George's County, then into D.C., while spotlighting the Riverdale Park location's late-night hours and halal-focused menu that draws nearby University of Maryland students. 
📸 Around Riverdale Park
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Riverdale Park
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★ Featured events ★
- Admissions Open House →
Edmund Burke School, 4101 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington
10:00 am
Saturday October 17
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Other local events
- Citizenship: Study Group
Bladensburg - BL Activity Room Bladensburg - BL Activity Room
5:30 pm - Spanish Conversation Club: Beginner
Spauldings - Large Meeting Room
5:30 pm - Needlework Social: Knitting and Crochet
New Carrollton - Large meeting room 1
5:30 pm - Needlework Social
Bladensburg - Bladensburg Large Meeting Room
5:30 pm - Pins and Needles
New Carrollton - Large meeting room 1
10:00 am - Caseworker in the Library
Spauldings - Group Study Room 1
10:00 am - Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 3-5
New Carrollton -
10:30 am - Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 2-3
Bladensburg -
10:30 am - Ready 2 Read Art: Ages 3-5
Spauldings - Storytime Barn
11:00 am - Health Insurance Enrollment Clinic
Bladensburg - Bladensburg Study Room 3
11:00 am - Playday at the Library
New Carrollton - Large meeting room 2
11:00 am - Play and Grow: Ages 0-3
New Carrollton -
2:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
Wednesday October 7
Thursday October 8
📣 Riverdale Park Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Walmart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Hyattsville. Apply here.
- pOpshelf posted a job opening for ASST STORE MGR in HYATTSVILLE MD S25155 in Hyattsville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Riverdale Park here.
🗞 Nearby News
Hyattsville
- 17-year-old Hyattsville girl identified as victim in fatal DC double shooting (fox5dc.com)
- Josephine Quach - Marriage & Family Therapist (kaiserpermanente.org)
- USA TODAY Sports Super 15 East region football rankings, Week 8 (usatoday.com)
College Park
- University of Maryland Police Search College Park for 22-Year-Old Student Dilan Shaan Ashar After He Was Last Seen in Terrapin Trail Garage Early Friday (centralrecorder.com)
- New Maryland Food Truck Offers Globally Inspired Stuffed Smash Burgers (mocoshow.com)
Silver Spring
- Cat Killed, Woman Suffers Burn Injuries After MoCo Apartment Fire (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: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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