2022 Newsletter English by Hyattsville Community Development Corporation

NEWSLETTER

JANUARY 2022 Hyattsville Community Development Corporation (HCDC)

Our Mission:

₋ To develop arts and public spaces; ₋ To spur economic development and the quality of community life; ₋ To encourage widespread leadership for community revitalization; and ₋ To rebuild the City’s commercial corridors.

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Credits

Published by Hyattsville Community Development Corporation, January 2022

The Hyattsville CDC is a 501 c(3) non-profit organization. We are professionals, tradesmen, business owners, artists, and longtime and new residents. We work to reverse indifference and blight in the City of Hyattsville and surrounding communities. We recognize Hyattsville’s social, cultural, and material assets, and are committed to harnessing our community’s potential and talents to revitalize the City and neighboring areas. Our board and staff are comprised of Hyattsville residents and local stakeholders. We are always open and eager to interact with those interested in our community.

Address: 4314 Farragut St. Hyattsville, MD 20781 Telephone: (301) 683-8267 Email: admin@hyattsvillecdc.org For more information visit us at: Hycdc.org

All photographs are credited to the Hyattsville Community Development Corporation (CDC) unless otherwise noted below.

Table of Contents Introduction________________________________________________________ 4 Welcome Guide for New Residents______________________________ 5 2021 Dining Guide__________________________________________________ 6 2022 Downtown Hyattsville Arts Festival_______________________ 7 Our Newest Sculpture Exhibition in Riverdale Park___________ 8 Community Highlights___________________________________________ 9-12 Hyattsville CDC Pandemic Response__________________________ 13-14 Small Business Corner___________________________________________15-16 Local Arts Update_________________________________________________ 17 Active Projects____________________________________________________ 18 Community: Where Art Meets Life_____________________________ 19 Support Hyattsville CDC__________________________________________ 20

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www.hycdc.org Thank you, for subscribing to Hyattsville CDC newsletter We are excited to share news about upcoming events, projects we are working on or completed with the community we love. We hope you, your families, and friends have continued to remain healthy and safe throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @Hycdc

Hyattsville Welcome Guide for New Residents

Are you new to Hyattsville and want to know what do in the area? Or know anyone that just moved to Hyattsville? Hyattsville CDC is pleased to present our updated version of the Welcome Guide for New Residents now available in English and Spanish. The welcome Guide is helpful for people new to the area and for our longtime residents looking for new information. The update guide contains information about the city’s neighborhoods, city history, local transit resources, shopping options and important government contacts. The guide can be downloaded as a PDF

from the Hyattsville CDC website.

Check Out the 2021 Hyattsville Dining Guide Are you looking for new food restaurants on your next night out? Your in luck, the Hyattsville CDC just released an updated version of the Hyattsville Dining Guide. The directory features more than 80 restaurants, coffee shops and bakeries in Hyattsville, Edmonston, Riverdale Park and Mount Rainier. The updated version of the Dining Guide is helpful for both new and longtime residents looking for something different. The dining guide was first published in 2012, now in its seventh edition, available in print and online as a ready-to-print PDF or a searchable database.

2022 DOWNTOWN HYATTSVILLE ARTS FESTIVAL UPDATE

We are excited about this year's Downtown Hyattsville Arts Festival. As in the past, we’re expecting over 5,000 attendees sprawling across three city streets in the heart of downtown Hyattsville for a celebration of the best art, artisan craft, and craft breweries in the region. It continues to be the largest arts festivals in Prince George’s County. After a two-year absence, we’ll be returning on

September 17, 2022 ,

so save the date and join us in the

festivities!

Interested in participating this year? Interested in sponsoring this year?

Applications will open May 2022.

Reach out to festival@hyattsvillecdc.org to discuss packages for 2022.

Don't forget to subscribe to our mailing list or follow us on social media for upcoming announcements.

Last year the Hyattsville CDC made the difficult decision to cancel the Downtown Hyattsville Arts Festival. Safety precautions will be in place to comply with CDC and Maryland Department of Health guidance, such as masks required and social distance.

In addition, we encourage everyone attending to get vaccinated to protect our community. We look forward to see you.

Stuart Eisenberg, Executive Director Hyattsville Community Development Corporation

Our Newest Sculpture Exhibition in Riverdale Park We invite you to share in our delight for this year's show- five new sculptures. For a virtual tour, head online for the latest press release + artist profiles and 2021 photo gallery Last year we introduced four new artists to the community and welcoming back one returning artist to our program. On your next scavenger hunt be sure to check out each sculpture, take a picture and use the hashtag #RPPAI.

Community Highlights 2021 Congratulations Hyattsville Zombie Run Congratulations on the 6th annual Hyattsville Zombie Run, it was an amazing success and we can't until next year. The Hyattsville CDC is honored to sponsor the Hyattsville Elementary School PTA’s Annual Zombie Run! Nothing says ‘run for your life’ when the dead are unleash! The Hyattsville CDC was thrilled to provide shelter during the apocalypse in the form of tents. Check out photos from the event on the Hyattsville Zombie Run’s Facebook Page.

Fabulous New Mural Thanks to Ernest Maier Hyattsville CDC partnered Ernest Maier a cinder block manufacturer via the commission of muralist Cindy Fletcher to paint colorful images, filled with rich history of Bladensburg. The mural is located at 4602 Annapolis Road Bladensburg, Maryland 20710. The project is the first in a planned series of creative place-making enhancements to beautify Ernest Maier properties through the strategic use of public art. Be sure to stop by and take a selfie with the mural. To find each mural, or browse our Public Art Locator.

Bladensburg Alive: Building the Future

Left, Stuart Eisenberg, Executive Director of Hyattsville CDC Next, Takisha D. James, Mayor of the Town of Bladensburg Next, Cindy Fletcher-Holden, Artist Right, Brendan Quinn, President and CEO of Ernest Maier

Dedication to Ribbon Cut Title, Nov 15, 2021

Community Highlights (cont.) Small Businesses in Hyattsville Survive COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic drastically altered the small business landscape in the region over the past year, forcing many to shutdown. But in the Hyattsville Route 1 Corridor our small businesses demonstrated great resilience and their deep ties to their community during the coronavirus pandemic. A big shout-out to those businesses: Arrow Bicycle, Tanglewood Works, Three Little Birds Sewing Co., Vigilante Coffee, Chez Dior, Love Yoga, Franklin’s, Suffragette City, Wills Decorating and nonprofit SoHy Co-Op for their business savvy strategies to survive the coronavirus pandemic.

All of these businesses faced different economic challenges when the pandemic hit, but loans from the City of Hyattsville and federal government assistance, community support, and a willingness to innovate and to work together allowed them to keep serving their customers and community. Hyattsville CDC worked with some landlords to help mitigate commercial rents across the city and to provide equipment to assist with the transition to outdoor seating for those who sought to operate outdoor dining, when that become an option. Learn more here ww.hycdc.org

Community Highlights (cont.) Small Businesses in Hyattsville Survive COVID-19

SoHy Co-Op in the last couple of years, have led various outdoor décor-design efforts across downtown Hyattsville. By collaborating with local business owners to get involved, they seek to shape a stronger community, beautify shared spaces, boost tourism and attract customers. Some art projects you’ve likely seen are the festive holiday decorations at Centennial Park, repainting the Hyattsville H’s, creating murals, repainting doorways, and organizing networking events at galleries and shops. This year they created a new community gathering space, "The Spot," adding a new mural honoring the Black Lives Matter movement in Hyattsville. The mural is visible from the Rhode Island Avenue Trolley Trail near Franklin's Resturant.

The Black Lives Matter mural at "The Spot" sponsored by Hyattsville’s Artist & Craftsman Supply, Will’s Decorating, the City of Hyattsville and Maryland Milestones. By: Isak Shah and Darren Soto

Community Highlights (cont.) Handmade in Hyattsville + Route One Revamp

Fresh Off the Presses Cocineros in Hyattsville Breaks

Route One's Newest Hand Crafted

the Mold for Pan-Latin

Drink Trend: Hard Seltzer

Restaurants

October 12, 2021 |Hyattsvillewire

October 4, 2021 |Washington Post "The Cosineros menu borrows from South America, with a line of empanadas built with

"Denizens Brewing Co in Riverdale Park and Street 82 Brewing Co in Hyattsville both now offer their own hard seltzers."

these flaky, gossamer wrapper that Alvarado imports from Argentina."

Hyattsville CDC's Response to the Pandemic for the Community In 2020 and 2021 Hyattsville CDC answered the call of the Mayor and Council of the City of Hyattsville through Community Action Fund Grants (CAF) of $1,500 to eligible Hyattsville residents who needed financial assistance due to economic displacement resulting from public health measures taken in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic. The $350,000 fund was made possible by a grant from the City of Hyattsville and donations received from other caring donors. Thank you to the City of Hyattsville, caring neighbors and local businesses who took action and stepped in to help the residents of Hyattsville.

Hyattsville CDC 4314 Farragut Street Hyattsville, MD 20781

Hyattsville CDC's Continuing Response to the Pandemic for the Community In 2021 and this year the Hyattsville CDC has partnered with the City of Hyattsville to expand and intensify the City's COVID-19 vaccination outreach; and to support the local testing and vaccination site and pop-up clinics across the community. The COVID-19 outreach program was created to help the unvaccinated schedule appointments, answer COVID-19 related questions and help translate information to the non-English speakers in the community.

Meet the COVID-19 field workers. Have you seen them in the community? The team has been working hard to help the City of Hyattsville increase the vaccination rate, We are proud of the team and thank them for helping address misinformation about the vaccine and build trust with the Latino/African American community. Did you know ? The City of Hyattsville is offering COVID-19 vaccines at the First United Methodist Church of Hyattsville. Anyone 12+ may receive a vaccine. Booster shots are offered for eligible individuals. Learn more here. Vaccine clinic: Tuesday's from 9 AM to 5 PM Testing Monday's, Thursday's from 9 AM to 3 PM and Saturday's from 9 AM to 1 PM To find a vaccine, testing, public health and other resources for residents and businesses visit here.

Small Business Corner Newly Opened Businesses

2021 welcomed these new (or relocated) businesses + entrepreneurs to the City of Hyattsville and neighboring communities. Did you know? We maintain a list of area businesses on our Business Directory. Sort by Town, Commercial Area, or Category. Let us know if we missed one!

New Businesses Mall at Prince George's Hook & Reel Cajun Seafood & Bar 3500 East-West-Hwy, Hyattsville MD 20782

Anticipated to Open, 2022

Route One Corridor Federalist Pig - American Regional Barbecue

Giant Shopping Center Cosineros - Latin American resturant 3514 East-West Highway Hyattsville MD 20782

Route One Corridor Suga & Spice - Caribbean resturant 5557 Baltimore Ave. St 1000 Hyattsville MD 20781 Era Wine Bar - Wine Bar 3300 Rhode Island Ave Mt Rainier MD 20712

Giant Shopping Center To The Neighborhood Cosineros

Cosineros Modern Latin Eatery is a family own resturant and a new eatery in Hyattsville. The owners are Alvarado, Mirna Montero-Alvarado and her husband Dio Montero, the trio have other Mexican and Salvadoran establishments in the area, such as Comedor Y Pupuseria San Alejo, Tequila and Mezcla and two Taqueria Habanero locations. The word Cosineros translates to "cook" or "chef" a unique name for a resturant that expands its menu to mix it with Latin American, South American and American foods.

For more information about Cosineros Modern Latin Eatery visit: Cosinerosmd.com

Local Arts Update Public Art & Public Space Gateway Arts District Arts Learning Guide

In 2017, thanks to a grant from the Maryland State Arts Council, Prince George’s County Arts & Humanities Council, and the Department of Parks & Recreation, the CDC in partnership with Joe’s Movement Emporium published the Arts & Learning Resource Guide. The guide has been updated and it covers arts learning experiences throughout and near the Arts District and lists studios, schools, collaboratives, and venues that offer year- round classes, workshops, camps, and adult education. Let us know if you need a guide, or browse the guide online.

Traffic Box Art Wraps

The CDC has commissioned artists to transform select traffic signal cabinets in Prince George's County into public artworks representative of community identity and character. Traffic signal cabinets and public utility boxes- the grey metal structures located at every signalized intersection are vulnerable to graffiti and vandalism. This project addresses community blight and enhances the visual landscape. In partnership with CASA de Maryland (CASA), the City of Hyattsville, the Town of Riverdale Park, the Town of Edmonston and in collaboration with the Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA), and Verizon 34 traffic & utility boxes were wrapped during 2020-2021 in inner beltway Prince George’s County.

Browse our full press release, photos, and a map online. 2020 Artists - Riverdale Park Olivia Bruce Samuel Dixon Kimberly Thorpe Elizabeth Ann Summer 2021 Artist - Riverdale Park Beth Hess Efren Flores Elliot Hamilton Marsha Stein Mike McConnell

Artists - Hyattsville Tatiana Herrera

Artists - Langley Park Clara Cornelius

Artists - Edmonston Daniel B. McNeill Rosa Cruz Luther Wright Washington Glass School Rashad A. Muhammad Jessica Valoris

Featured Partnership Sis’s Tavern

Left: Before picture of Sis Tavern Right: Current photos of restoration

Work continues on the restoration of the storied juke joint Sis' Tavern at 4516 41st Ave, North Brentwood, MD 20722. The Town and Hyattsville CDC are spending down town-awarded grant funds from Prince George's County’s Housing and Community Development on site improvements to stormwater management and from the State of Maryland’s Heritage Area Authority on the creation of a bandshell for the reinterpreted Highland Avenue Dance Pavilion, ADA access and connectivity with Sis’s Tavern.

The CDC in partnership with the Town has obtained itself or acquired for the Town and managed more than $360,000 in grant funds to restore this cultural treasure. Funders include the Department of Housing & Community Development (Maryland & Prince George’s), Maryland’s Heritage Area Authority, State of Maryland’s Capital Bond Bills, and Maryland's African American Heritage Preservation Program. Assembling small signage grants from ATHA, Preservation Maryland, and the National Trust for Historic Preservation (through & with ATHA), have enabled us to work on the restoration or replacement of the original Baby Dee's and Barber Shop signage,: and the development of a unique design for a Sis's Tavern sign.

Did you know? For nearly 100 years Sis's Tavern served North Brentwood's black community continuously until the barber shop closed in 2008. It was a grocery store, a luncheonette, a tavern, a music hall, and private club with a barber shop addition. In the 1950's, it became known as Sis's Tavern. You can read about the black female entrepreneur Marie "Sis" Walls in the biographic compendium "Wild Women of Maryland."

Community: Where Art Meets Life What’s In Your Toolbox?

Since 2001, HCDC has worked with many community partners and funders to develop tools and strategies that drive revitalization and invite innovative new resources within the Prince George’s County Beltway. Browse our website’s Economic Development section for a glimpse into our persistent, long term commitment to community and economic development. Know someone looking for assistance? Let us know!

HyCDC can help you:

Popular Services:

• Learn about local land use rules and market conditions

• Calls for Assistance

• Develop Public Art for your project

• Local Planning Documents Archive

• Tour investment opportunities in Hyattsville

• MRIS Real Estate Access

• Locate a retail/office space for your business • Find state tax benefits and incentives • Manage your revitalization project • Organize community input

• New Business Toolkit + Seasonal Workshops

• Property Calculators • Property Database + Business Directory • Press Outreach Toolkit • Community Bulletin Board + Press Archive

• Spread the word about your event • Learn about the Gateway Arts District and its events

Historic Street Names Maps

Curious of the history behind Hyattsville’s Street Names? Take a virtual tour with us, where we’ve created print-at-home maps to display both the old- and-new street names, as well as just the pre-1941 street names. On our website, you can also find a chart, webpages, and books dedicated to the street-name-switch. Great for school scavenger hunts, trivia-on-the-go, and traveling back in time. • View 1941’s Street Names • Compare 1941 to Today • Browse history books and online

Do you love what we do? Please consider donating To support our various economic, community and arts related programing. Hyattsville CDC is a 501 (C)3 tax exempt non-profit; as such, contributions may qualify as a charitable deduction for federal income tax purposes. Please consult with your tax adviser or the IRS to determine whether a contribution is deductible. visit: hycdc.org/donate

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