Studio 3510: New Art Gallery Comes to Mount Rainier
Mount Rainier now hosts a new art gallery and studio: Studio 3510. The gallery is located inside a renovated historic building at 3510 Rhode Island Avenue, for art classes, community workshops, and local art to be showcased for the interested public.
Studio owner Jarrett Hendrix and Creative Director Michael Ant are both photographers.
Some of the events they have hosted this summer include a gathering of 35 local photographers, an introduction to paper weaving, and a collaboration with Diaspora Honey that allowed kids ages 5 to 14 to learn about bees and their importance in nature.
Royal Farms Opens in Greenbelt
Royal Farms is opening on Greeneblt’s 6600 Capitol Drive, only a few minutes away from both Greenbelt Park and the NASA Goddard Center. This location will include a gas station with sixteen pumps and will be open 24/7 year round.
“We are thrilled to open our doors in Greenbelt, Maryland,” said Royal Farms District Leader Octavia Jackson. “Our dedication to providing fresh, high-quality food and exceptional convenience has earned us the loyalty of our customers, and we are excited to become an integral part of the Greenbelt community.”
Royal Farms operates nearly 300 locations throughout the Mid-Atlantic, and the chain has locations in Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, West Virginia, and North Carolina.
A list of Studio 3510’s upcoming events is posted here.
Prince George’s Apartments Get A/C Updates After Concerns Raised
Amid the heat wave, residents of some Prince George’s County apartments who raised concerns regarding the lack of central air and unsafe temperatures inside their homes, are finally getting relief.
On July 10, residents of District Heights’ North Hills Apartments reported they had gone months without working A/C and said that staff had offered them fans as a solution. Five complaints were filed via 311 on the following day.
North Hills Apartment reported 83 housing units with A/C issues.
As of July 17, most of the A/C issues have reportedly been addressed across each apartment complex.
Nine apartment complexes, including Suitland’s Admiral Place Apartments and Forestville’s The District, have had Department of Permitting, Inspection, and Enforcement (DPIE) inspections over the past weeks. In some cases, this has meant temporary cooling equipment while waiting for parts to arrive. Re-inspections have been conducted or planned in each of the nine complexes.
If you live in an apartment complex in Prince George’s County and do not have air conditioning, click here to contact PGC311.
Fort Washington Community Mourns Victim of Car Crash, Demands Solutions to Speeding
Fort Washington residents gathered with leaders on July 27 at the Harmony Hall Arts Center to mourn the loss of a car crash victim and to pledge future solutions to prevent future tragedies.
The day prior to the meeting, a woman was killed in an accident and two other drivers were injured.
“We have a road that encourages people to speed. And we have people who don’t mind speeding. Changing the road is a long term battle: the State Highway Administration is doing it as they can, as they have money to do it,” said MD 210 Traffic Safety Committee member Ron Weiss, referencing the thoroughfare Indian Head Highway.
“But changing behaviors is the low cost thing that we can do for ourselves, and we need to do it and look out for each other and save our lives.”
Delegate Jamila Woods (D- District 26) is planning to co-sponsor a bill to raise the penalty for speeding, creating a tiered system where going 95 miles per hour or more has a $500 fine. This bill has been introduced previously, to no avail.
“The tragic loss last night is another powerful reminder of the need to do something, the fierce urgency of now to try and continue to make changes to make 210 a safer road and to end the senseless deaths,” said Congressman Glenn Ivey (D).