February 2018 Hyattsville Life & Times

FROM THE EDITOR

Editor considers impact of President Trump’s name-calling P. 2

ART BREAKFAST

Co-owner of Ben’s Chili Bowl talks business, art at Joe’s event P. 3

Community builder receives Employee of the Year award

THEN AND NOW

CDC’s Eisenberg investigates ways institutional racism exists locally P. 11

Life&Times

By Meagan Miller

Approximately two years ago, City Administrator Tracy Nicholson and Director of Community & Economic Development Jim Chandler were looking for someone who could help the City of Hyattsville’s Community and Economic Development Department.

They wanted someone who could work well with community stakeholders, developers, city officials and local business owners.

They needed someone who enjoyed wearing many different

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GROWING TOGETHER

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Sign of change: Nicholson St. to receive traffic signal

By Maria D. James

Applause filled the room inside the Hyattsville Municipal Building on Jan. 17, when Gregory Slater, administrator of the Maryland Department of Transportation’s (MDOT) State Highway Administration, announced that a traffic light will go up at the intersection of Nicholson Street and Queens Chapel Road. Slater, along with fellow project managers and traffic engineers from MDOT, attended the community meeting to discuss the status of construction and provide some solutions to ongoing concerns about traffic and street access.

The meeting was organized

by Councilmember Edouard Haba (Ward 4), and hosted NICHOLSON continued on page 10

COURTESY OF CAMPSPACE, ADAM MCMILLAN CAMPspace, a co-working and entertainment space, is slated to open in the Arts District this March.

New co-working space opens in Arts District

By Brandy Spears

One of the newest businesses joining the Hyattsville community is a co-working and entertainment space. Located at 4214 Gallatin Street in Hyattsville’s Gateway Arts

District, CAMPspace targets young business professionals and offers a chic environment packed with amenities.

Patrice Cameau, founder and co-owner of CAMPspace, conceptualized the idea in September 2015. She and her husband are

natives of Prince George’s County, and have been members of the Hyattsville community for more than 10 years. Cameau was annoyed with having to travel to Washington, D.C., for CAMPSPACE continued on page 12

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FromTheEditor

What’s in a name?

By Maria D. James

A few years ago, my brother, my sister and I decided to go visit our late father’s brother for a family get-together. A visit to my Uncle Bernard’s always meant laughter and a delicious meal, and this visit didn’t disappoint.

As we ate, the conversation transitioned into a discussion about our family history. I learned that, during a previous family reunion, a relative

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researched our genealogy. My uncle pulled out a thick booklet that contained the James family history — even my name was included. As a lover of history, I looked through the pages of the book in awe. Then my fascination turned to pride, sadness and frustration, all mixed together inside of me.

One name triggered this tumble of emotions: Africa James. She is the first recorded member of my family to come to America as a slave. Not only was she likely robbed of many things in her life, but what stood out to me the most was that her birth name was stolen from her. I’m certain that “Africa James” was not the name given to her by her parents.

On Jan. 11, I was reminded that names do have power.

In a closed-door meeting with a bipartisan team of senators to pitch a compromise immigration deal to protect Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals participants while increasing border security, President Donald Trump, according to various sources, rejected the compromise and allegedly said, “Why do we want all these people from s***hole countries coming here?” The president then allegedly asked why we want people from Haiti and more Africans in the U.S. He reportedly stated that the U.S. should get more people from countries like Norway.

Our president has been recorded as saying some pretty awful things. But I was still surprised

that the person in the role of president of the United States would give such a hateful name to certain countries. Then I asked myself the question, “What is in a name?”

Let’s be clear — the president’s statement was not intended to be a compliment. Many people were highly offended, and rightfully so. This was not the first time in American history that names were used to dehumanize people of African descent.

Black people have often been referred to by ugly names, such as the N-word. During the Jim Crow era, adult men were forced to call their white counterparts “sir,” while they themselves were called “boy.”

Generations of black people have used their blood, sweat and tears to contribute to American society, some willingly and many by force. And yet, in 2018, the president reduced their positive and

meaningful contributions to American society to a connection with “s***hole countries.”

His comparison to people from a European country made it clear to me that this was a racist belief. For a moment, I felt sadness and frustration, but then a warm sense of pride welled up. The same tumble of emotions as when I encountered the name Africa James, but this time, my pride lingered and then strengthened. I was proud to see people of African and Haitian origins turn the president’s disparaging remarks into a hashtag as they shared photos and words displaying pride in their heritage, their achievements and their contributions to the world. They decided to flip a negative name into positive reflections of pride.

I still believe there is power in a name. But I also believe that the name you’re called doesn’t have to be the name that you accept.

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MyTwoCents

Pausing for wise development

By Loire Temos Pryzgrodzki

I am an architectural designer at a mid-sized firm in Bethesda. During an informal meeting at our office, I thought a lot about development and Hyattsville.

My boss was talking about our social responsibility to help developers see how construction can enhance a community. As architects and designers, we have the responsibility to balance the desires of the developer and the health of the community.

I am not anti-development. Development needs to be well thought out, contribute to the existing community, and use quality materials and beautiful details. There is so much opportunity for developers to make money and communities to get lasting, exciting architecture that fills a multitude of needs and attracts a diverse group of people.

I think EYA did a fantastic job with their Arts District development on Baltimore Avenue, and they have had years of experience getting it right. Their work added to the already successful community centered around the Historic District. It was sited appropriately and didn’t impact what was already successful — it added and enhanced, it balanced. For example, when the community rallied to save the Lustine showroom, which was historically important, the development benefited, and the developer went on to win awards.

Unfortunately, I don’t feel as enthusiastic or hopeful regarding the proposed development at the WSSC site and parking lot. I am uncomfortable about the proposal to change zoning in a 100-year flood plain and the proposed development to infill high-cost, high-density multifamily housing at the WSSC site and parking lot adjacent to Magruder Park. I am concerned about

“This is an opportunity to pause and decide who we want to be and what we want Hyattsville to look like in the future. I don’t want to be another community that wasn’t paying attention and lost to opportunity and opportunists just because they showed up. “

the impact of this development on existing home prices, on the already-taxed public schools, on traffic, on the environment, on Magruder Park and on fixed-income neighbors. This project doesn’t benefit Hyattsville; it benefits the developers. There is no balance. This would be the first large-scale development that this company has done. I don’t think that the WSSC site and Hyattsville deserve to be experimented on. Hyattsville has come too far for that.

Inertia is a terrible thing, and the desire to see something, anything, happen at a seemingly forgotten site, can cloud one’s vision in terms of long-term consequences. I want to see the WSSC site and parking lot developed, and developed well. I want to see a range of economic options so our teachers and policemen and elderly can stay in Hyattsville. I want to see a beautiful public school large enough to meet the needs of our growing community. I want to see what is historically relevant preserved and reused.

This is an opportunity to pause and decide who we want to be and what we want Hyattsville to look like in the future. I don’t want to be another community that wasn’t paying attention and lost to opportunity and opportunists just because they showed up.

The first attempts to modify zoning have started.

Follow the application #DSP-18004, and become a person of record at www.mncppcapps.org/planning/ Person_of_Record. You can also follow the development review process and offer comments through www.hyattsville.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=972.

Loire Pryzgrodzki is a resident of Hyattsville and architectural designer in Bethesda.

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COURTESY OF MARKETA EBERT Nizam Ali, right, co-owner of Ben’s Chili Bowl, speaks at the Arts & Business Breakfast held on Feb. 7.

Co-owner of Ben’s Chili Bowl talks business, its role in the arts

By Brandy Spears

Nizam Ben Ali received warm and welcoming applause as he greeted the attendees of the Arts & Business Breakfast held at Joe’s Movement Emporium on Feb. 7. Brooke Kidd, executive director and founder of World Arts Focus, hosted the event and introduced Ali, co-owner of Ben’s Chili Bowl, as an “extraordinary regional business owner.�

Ali began the discussion by describing what it was like to grow up in a family business and how entrenched he is in it. He said that when he was tall enough to reach the tables, he began working for the restaurant after school and on weekends. “When you got to the fries, you were really big-time,� said Ali of his gradual transition up the ranks in his father’s restaurant. “You just steadily go up the ladder, and learn more about the business.�

Ben’s Chili Bowl opened on U Street in 1958 in a segregated Washington, when U Street was known as “Black Broadway.� Ali described the neighborhood — then and now — as having a “strong sense of pride and community.� Although Ben’s Chili Bowl has become a historic symbol, Ali described some chal-

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The yellow curb in front of the school will remain a “No Parking” zone. However, city officials say, it will be designated as a drop-off and pickup lane. Parents will be allowed to stop along the curb to drop off or pick up students, but they must remain with their car at all times.

A notice from the city to parents also states that parents should not stop in the travel lane to let a student out of the vehicle. This has been a frequent problem at the school, causing traffic backups and dangerous crossing conditions for students and parents.

Traffic will no longer be able to turn onto Maryhurst Drive from Nicholson Street. Maryhurst Drive will now be one-way between Madison Place and Nicholson Street, with a right turn only at Nicholson Street. Two-way traffic is allowed on Maryhurst Drive between 31st Avenue and Madison Place. One-way traffic on Madison Place has been reversed so drivers enter Madison from 31st Place and exit at Maryhurst Drive.

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CulturalConnections

Iranian resident’s perspective on cultural oppression

By Julia Gaspar-Bates

Growing up in the busy metropolis of Tehran, Nahid Soltanzadeh lived a privileged life. “I have a liberal family, and I had a lot of freedom that many girls my age did not have. There is a complex combination of religion and tradition that creates the fiber of what society expects of women in Iran.” Although her family did not practice Islam, Soltanzadeh noted, “The rules and the laws are made as if everyone is a Muslim, and you have to pretend that you are. Women have to wear loose clothing and the hijab [headscarf]. There are hijab police who drive around, and if you are

not wearing one, you are taken to a police station where you sign a statement promising that you will wear it. A family member has to bring you the proper clothing to be released. I was arrested three times. After three arrests, you [may] have a criminal record. That didn’t happen to me, but it was much harder to get released after the third time.”

While simultaneously studying engineering at university in Tehran and teaching Persian literature at a middle school, Soltanzadeh, along with her family, received U.S. green cards.

“My aunt has been living in Ohio for 50 years and petitioned for my family to become U.S.

citizens. It took nine years for all the background checks to go through.” Given her newly acquired legal status and the fact that her sister was then living in Canada, Soltanzadeh decided to pursue her master’s degree in education in the U.S. In 2015, she left Tehran to attend Penn State University.

Although Soltanzadeh had traveled to the U.S. every six months after receiving her green card in order to keep it active, when she moved here, she began to experience culture shock in forming friendships. “I didn’t know how much to offer of myself to someone. Iranians are very hospitable people. The standard

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Another challenge Soltanzadeh encountered was “the racial dynamics.” She explained, “It was very shocking for me, not that [racial tension] exists, but the denial of it and the complexity. When you are out of the U.S., you think it is the land of opportunity, but [it’s] not for everyone. It was really hard for me to understand because [in Iran] we do not have different races. We all look the same, and we don’t have a loaded history of oppression as big as slavery.

I feel that I belong more to the

community of people of color than of white people because I am not from here.”

However, Soltanzadeh has enjoyed the freedoms she has in the U.S. that she did not experience in Iran. “Suddenly I could live free of my gender.

In Iran, you have to wear the headscarf, and the first thing people see is a woman. Here, people may see other things about me. For a long time, I really enjoyed that space of not being identified by my gender first.”

She also appreciates the ability to have public conversations about controversial topics, like the current #MeToo movement.

“Listening to this conversation in the U.S. has helped me frame oppression and given me a language to talk about it.”

Soltanzadeh moved to Hyattsville to be close to her teaching job in Bladensburg. She feels at home here because of the diversity and the authenticity of the people and the city’s vibe.

“There are big differences in the lives of the people who live in Hyattsville. The fact that I can see it — that it is visible on the face of the town, the buildings, [and] the businesses — makes me feel that I’m not lied to. I feel that Hyattsville is an honest town.”

Nonetheless, Soltanzadeh hopes to return to Iran someday.

“I miss the feeling I had when I was home [in Iran] that I own [a] place collectively with other people. I’m not borrowing anything. I have a voice here, but I don’t feel like I know how to play this game. I’m trying hard to learn.”

Cultural Connections is dedicated to sharing the voices of immigrants and other foreigners who have settled in Hyattsville.

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during their most difficult times.

Ali noted how, for more than a year in the ‘80s, Metrorail construction along U Street completely obstructed their storefront, which made the restaurant appear closed and drove down sales. Ali then described how word-of-mouth from their customers, along with their continued patronage, kept enough business flowing their way.

During the 1968 riots that followed the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., many businesses along the U Street corridor were burned to the ground. Ali said it was their strong ties to, and support of, the community that left their property unscathed. He described how Stokely Carmichael, a prominent figure of the civil rights movement and a native Trinidadian, put the word out to the community to protect their business, saying, “Don’t touch Ben’s.”

“If we were not entrenched in the community, we would not be here today,” said Ali. “A sense of community drives ingredients of successful business.”

Regarding support of the arts, Ali said that the restau-

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rant’s murals are their most famous connection to artists and the community. He said that he believes art should be used to honor the living, and described how Ben’s Chili Bowl underscores this belief by commissioning murals featuring famous faces. At Ben’s, you can chow down on your chili in the rendered company of Muhammad Ali, Barack and Michelle Obama, Prince, Wale, Taraji P. Henson, Dick Gregory, Russ Parr and Roberta Flack.

And when it comes to the arts, Ben’s doesn’t have only terrific murals. Ben’s Next Door, the Chili Bowl’s companion venue, hosts live music with a focus on local, independent talent.

And students from Howard University, along with other filmmakers, have used Ben’s as a set after closing hours. When it comes to partnering with the community and the arts, Ali said the key to any business’s success is, “Always say ‘Yes.’ Be open. You never know where it’s going to go.”

Ali’s family brand has expanded across the region and now employs more than 200 workers. Ben’s Chili Bowl locations include U Street, H Street, Arlington, Va., Nationals Park and FedEx Field.

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Making History in the Moment

On Wednesday, February 21, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m., the Hyattsville community is invited to the Prince George’s African American Museum & Cultural Center to celebrate Black History Month. We’ll be joined by many community leaders, including Hyattsville’s Mayor Candace Hollingsworth and Dr. Wes Bellamy, who served on the City Council of Charlottesville Virginia during the time of the “Unite the Right” rally. Our speakers will reflect on their experiences as black professionals and agents of change in local government. At this reception, guests will have the opportunity to enjoy light refreshments, browse the museum’s exhibits, and connect with community members and leaders alike.

The Prince George’s African American Museum & Cultural Center is located at 4519 Rhode Island Ave, North Brentwood, MD 20722. The event is free and open to all.

Hyattsville Heroes

Remember: You have 24 hours from the time it stops snowing to clear any sidewalks around your property. If you or someone you know is shoveling snow for senior or disabled neighbors, please send an email to caistis@ hyattsville.org so the City of Hyattsville can provide a shovel, gloves, or other support to such helpful neighbors.

Hyattsville Corridor Community Meeting

Join City Councilmember Edouard Haba to discuss the construction work on Queens Chapel Road at the next meeting of the Hyattsville Corridor Community, a group of residents organized to address safety issues and living conditions in Hyattsville and along the road. The next meeting will be held on Thursday, February 15, 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., in the Prangley Room at 4310 Gallatin Street. For more information or to RSVP, please contact hyattsvillecc@gmail.com.

Holiday Trash Collection

City offices will be closed in observance of Presidents’ Day, Monday, February 19.

Emergency services will continue. There will be no yard waste collection that week, and compost will be collected on Tuesday, February 20. Trash collection will follow its normal schedule. Please call (301) 985-5000 with any questions.

Speak Up HVL: Development Review Process

Hey Hyattsville: Did you know that you can provide public comment about ongoing development projects at any public meeting, by email to cityclerk@hyattsville.org, and online at www.speakuphvl.com/forums? This is all part of the City’s Development Review Process, a process that is also outlined stepby-step for each ongoing project at www. speakuphvl.com/forums. For the two projects currently undergoing the City’s Development Review Process, the Landy property and Magruder Pointe, public comment can be submitted until February 20 and April 16, respectively. We look forward to hearing from you!

Age Friendly Planning Luncheon

Join us for a free lunch and learn about the planning work that is happening to make Hyattsville more friendly to residents of all ages. We’ll be at 4310 Gallatin Street on Tuesday, February 20, from 12 to 1:30 p.m.

Please RSVP to Beryl Johnson at (301) 9855058 or bjohnson@hyattsville.org.

Let There Be (Upgraded) Light!

Better street lighting means more safety for pedestrians. That’s why we’re happy to share that Pepco is now in Phase 2 of upgrading and retrofitting street lights in West Hyattsville.

This spring, we’ll be starting a field analysis in preparation for Phase 3, which will upgrade and retrofit street lights in areas from 38th Avenue to the City’s eastern boundary, and from Jefferson Street to the City’s southern boundary.

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Seniors on the Go Smooth Sounds at Montpelier

We invite Hyattsville residents to join us on March 15 to enjoy a documentary film at the Montpelier Arts Center. The Jewels: Divas of DC Doo-Wop is about a popular 1960s singing group from Washington, D.C., and there’ll be a Q&A session after the film. The cost is $10. is limited and so registration is required Family Resource Workshops Space The City is offering the following free and on a first come, first served basis. Registration bilingual workshops to support our new im- is open February 22 - March 1. Reservation is migrant residents. Please join us at any or confirmed upon receipt of payment in person all of them, and see more upcoming events at 4310 Gallatin Street or by mail. We accept cash and checks made out to the City of Hyat www.hyattsville.org/workshops. attsville. Bus pick-up is at the City Building (4310 Gallatin Street) at 10:30 a.m. and at Tuesday, February 6, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

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Raising a Strong Family Nicholas Orem Middle (6100 Editors Park We’ll return by 3 p.m.

Dr.) Camp Magruders Wednesday, February 7, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

We’d love to have your youngster, ages 5 – 10, Personal Finance join us at any and all of our upcoming Camp Hyattsville Middle (6001 42nd Ave.) Magruders while schools are closed but parThursday, February 15, 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. ents still have to work. The fun includes sports, Education Resources for the Family Edward Felegy Elementary (6110 Editors arts, dance, indoor/outdoor activities, and awesome educational experiments. Registration Park Dr.) at www.hyattsville.org/campmagruder is first Wednesday, February 21, 8 a.m. – 9 a.m. come, first served – so plan ahead!

Tenants’ Rights University Park Elementary (4315 UnSpring Camp Magruder: April 2 - 6 derwood St.) $125 for City Residents / $150 for Non-ResWednesday, February 21, 8 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. idents Immigration (Registration Open January 17 for Residents Hyattsville Elementary (5331 43rd Ave.) / January 24 for Non-Residents) Wednesday, February 28, 5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Summer Camp Magruder: June 18 – AuFamily Health gust 24 Rosa Parks Elementary (6111 Ager Rd.) Five two-week sessions, each session is $250 Tuesday, March 6, 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. for City Residents / $300 for Non-Residents Education Resources for the Family Nicholas Orem Middle (6100 Editors Park Dr.) (Registration Opens February 7 for Residents / February 21 for Non-Residents) Wednesday, March 7, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Adult Education and Job Readiness Do You Know a Hyattsville Hyattsville Middle (6001 42nd Ave.) Champion?

Wednesday, March 14, 8 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Champion Trees are the oldest and largest of Immigration University Park Elementary (4315 Un- their kind within a given area. They’re evaluated on their height, crown size, and trunk derwood St.) circumference. Have you seen a Hyattsville Champion Tree around town? Let us know!

Pyramid Atlantic You don’t even need to own the land on which Book Arts Fair your tree nomination is located. In fact, many The City of Hyattsville is proud to be the home Champions on public lands remain unknown of Pyramid Atlantic Art Center and its 14th because no one has nominated them yet! So biennial Book Arts Fair, the Mid-Atlantic’s tell us where you think the Hyattsville Champreeminent book arts event. The fair, running pions are by completing the online form at March 2 through March 4, will showcase a www.hyattsville.org/champions before April dynamic array of alternative and traditional 13. The City Arborist will come and assess all book art, limited edition prints, fine paper, and the trees in the running, and then we’ll award zines. The three-day event connects artists, Hyattsville’s new Champions at our Arbor printers, collectors, graphic designers, art lovDay Celebration on April 28. ers and the simply curious. Learn more and check out the fair’s schedule at www.pyrami132 Years of HVL datlanticbookartsfair.org.

The City’s Anniversary Parade will step off at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 14, starting Nevertheless, She Persisted at Hyattsville Middle School and following The national theme for the 2018 Women’s 42nd Avenue, Jefferson Street, and Hamilton History Month is a powerful one, which the Street until it reaches the reviewing stage at City will recognize in partnership with the Magruder Park. Groups of all ages and sizes Maryland Commission on the Commemoraare welcome to join the fun! Just visit www. tion of the 100th Anniversary of the Passage hyattsville.org/parade and complete the onof the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constituline Parade Participant Form. Then, gather tion. Join us for the unveiling of the “Couriyour friends and neighbors to make banners, ers to Congress” Highway Marker at Melrose flags, and t-shirts; decorate bikes, wagons, and Park, where women rallied in 1913 before baby strollers; and build a float that represents parading down Rhode Island Avenue to preswhat Hyattsville means to you. As always, Rubber really will hit the road this spring as Capital Bike Share rolls out its first nine stations in Prince George’s County – all right here in Hyattsville! Stay tuned for when you can expect to start riding!

Mayor Candace Hollingsworth and Walter Simmons, Executive Director Workforce Services at the Prince George’s Economic Development Corporation, welcome English and Spanish-speakers alike to the Bilingual Job Fair held at Hyattsville Middle School on February 9. / Alcaldesa Candace Hollingsworth y Walter Simmons, Director Ejecutivo de Servicios de Empleo en el Prince George’s Economic Development Corporation, dan bienvenidos a hispanohablantes y angloparlantes en la Feria de Empleo Bilingüe organizada en Hyattsville Middle School el 9 de febrero.

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Community Survey Is Coming

Invitations to take the City’s community survey will soon be mailed out, seeking your feedback and suggestions on City services and local quality of life. Not all residents will get to participate, as the survey is conducted by a third party, who takes a random sample of addresses, and ensures ALL SURVEY RESPONSES ARE ANONYMOUS. If your home is selected, we would greatly appreciate you filling out the survey online or by mail.

Doing so will help your government make Hyattsville even better. If you have questions, please call (301) 985-5000.

Public Meetings

All meetings take place at 4310 Gallatin Street unless otherwise noted.

Ethics Commission: Feb. 1, 7 PM City Council: Feb. 5, 8 PM Board of Supervisors of Elections: Feb. 6, 4 PM Police & Public Safety Citizens Advisory Committee: Feb. 7, 7:30 PM City Council: Feb. 20, 8 PM Code Compliance Advisory Committee: Feb. 21, 7 PM Hyattsville Environment Committee: Feb. 21, 7:30 PM Education Advisory Committee: Feb. 22, 6:30 PM Health, Wellness & Recreation Advisory Committee: Feb. 22, 7 PM Planning Committee: Feb. 27, 7:30 PM Ethics Commission: March 1, 7 PM City Council: March 5, 8 PM Board of Supervisors of Elections: March 6, 4 PM Police and Public Safety Citizens Advisory Committee: March 7, 7:30 PM Hyattsville Safe Street Initiative Advisory Board: March 14, 10:30 AM City Council Budget Work Session (Departmental Presentations): March 14, 8 PM

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Haciendo Historia en el Momento

El miércoles, 21 de febrero, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m., la comunidad de Hyattsville está invitada al Museo y Centro Cultural Afroamericano de Prince George’s para celebrar el Mes de Historia Afroamericana. Muchos líderes en la comunidad se van a reunir con nosotros, incluyendo la Alcaldesa de Hyattsville Candace Hollingsworth y el Dr. Wes Bellamy, quién sirvió en el Concejo Municipal de Charlottesville, Virginia durante la demonstración de “Unite the Right.” Nuestros lectores van a hablar de sus experiencias como profesionales negros y como agentes de cambio en gobiernos locales. En esta celebración, todos tendrán la oportunidad de disfrutarse de refrescos, explorar las exposiciones del museo y conectar con la comunidad y muchos de sus líderes. El Museo y Centro Cultural Afroamericano de Prince George está ubicado en 4519 Rhode Island Ave, North Brentwood, MD 20722. El evento es gratis y está abierto al público.

Ayuden a Sus Vecinos

Recuerden: Ustedes tienen 24 horas desde el momento en que se deja de nevar para despejar las aceras alrededor de su propiedad. Si ustedes, o alguien más, quieran palear para vecinos mayores o con discapacidades, por favor contacten a Colleen Aistis a caistis@hyattsville.org. Les daremos con gusto una pala, guantes, o algo más a vecinos tan ayudantes.

Reunión del Hyattsville Corridor Community

Únanse al concejal de la Ciudad Edouard Haba para hablar de la construcción en Queens Chapel Road la próxima reunión del Hyattsville Corridor Community, un grupo de residentes organizado para abordar los asuntos de la seguridad y las condiciones de vida en Hyattsville y por esa calle. La próxima reunión tendrá lugar el jueves, 15 de febrero, 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., en el segundo piso del Edificio Municipal en 4310 Calle Gallatin. Para más información o para confirmar su participación, por favor contacten a hyattsvillecc@gmail.com.

Recolección de Basura

Las oficinas de la Ciudad estarán cerradas en observación del Día del Presidente el lunes, 19 de febrero. Continuarán los servicios de emergencia. No habrá recolección de residuos del jardín esa semana, y el composto se recolectará el martes, 20 de febrero.

El horario de recolección de basura seguirá normal esa semana. Cualquier consulta, llamen al (301) 985-5000.

Speak Up HVL: Proceso de Revisión de Desarrollo

¡Hola Hyattsville! ¿Sabían que se pueden hacer comentarios públicos sobre los proyectos ya en desarrollo en cualquier reunión pública, por correo electrónico a cityclerk@hyattsville.org y en línea en www.speakuphvl.com/forums?

Todo tiene que ver con el proceso de revisión de desarrollo de la Ciudad, un proceso que está destacado paso a paso por cada proyecto ya en desarrollo en www.speakuphvl.com/forums. Para los proyectos actualmente sometidos al proceso de revisión de desarrollo de la Ciudad, lo del Landy property y del Magruder Pointe, se pueden entregar sus comentarios públicos hasta el 20 de febrero y el 16 de abril, respectivamente. ¡Esperamos con interés recibir sus comentarios!

Almuerzo “Age-Friendly”

Les invitamos a un almuerzo gratis donde se pueden aprender más del trabajo que la comunidad está realizando para hacer que

Hyattsville sea más acogedor para residentes de todas edades. Vamos a estar en 4310 Calle Gallatin el martes, 20 de febrero, 12 – 1:30 p.m. Por favor confirmen su participación con Beryl Johnson al (301) 985-5058 o por mandar un correo electrónico a bjohnson@hyattsville. org.

¡Sea la Luz (Mejorada)

Mejorar la iluminación de calles significa más seguridad para los peatones. Por eso, nos da mucha alegría compartir que Pepco está realizando su Segunda Fase de mejorar y retroadaptar las luces en calles de West Hyattsville. Esta primavera, comenzaremos un análisis de campo en preparación para la Tercera Fase, la cual va a ver el mejoramiento y retroadaptación de luces en calles desde la Avenida 38 hasta el límite estero de la Ciudad, y desde la calle Jefferson hasta el límite sureño de la Ciudad.

Capital Bikeshare

Capital Bikeshare, un sistema popular de bicicletas compartidas, va a lanzar nueve estaciones de bicicletas en Hyattsville esta primavera – ¡y son las primeras de Capital Bikeshare en Prince George’s County! ¡Manténganse al tanto para averiguar cuando se pueden comenzar a montar en bici al estilo de Hyattsville!

Talleres de Recursos Comunitarios

La Ciudad está ofreciendo los siguientes talleres bilingües y gratis para apoyar a nuestros residentes inmigrantes y recién llegados. Por favor, únanse a nosotros en cualquier o todos los talleres, y vean más eventos en www.hyattsville.org/workshops.

Martes, 6 de febrero, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Cómo Criar una Familia Fuerte Nicholas Orem Middle (6100 Editors Park Dr.) Miércoles, 7 de febrero, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Finanza Personal Hyattsville Middle (6001 42nd Ave.) Jueves, 15 de febrero, 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Recursos Educativos para la Familia Edward Felegy Elementary (6110 Editors Park Dr.) Miércoles, 21 de febrero, 8 a.m. – 9 a.m.

Derechos de Inquilinos University Park Elementary (4315 Underwood St.) Miércoles, 21 de febrero, 8 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Temas de Inmigración Hyattsville Elementary (5331 43rd Ave.) Miércoles, 28 de febrero, 5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Salud Familiar Rosa Parks Elementary (6111 Ager Rd.) Martes, 6 de marzo, 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Recursos Educativos para la Familia Nicholas Orem Middle (6100 Editors Park Dr.) Miércoles, 7 de marzo, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Educación para Adultos y Capacidades para el Empleo Hyattsville Middle (6001 42nd Ave.) Miércoles, 14 de marzo, 8 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Temas de Inmigración University Park Elementary (4315 Underwood St.)

Feria de las Artes de Libros

La Ciudad de Hyattsville está orgullosa de ser el hogar de Pyramid Atlantic Art Center y su 14º Book Arts Fair, el evento principal celebrano las artes de libros en el Atlantico Medio de los Estados Unidos. La feria, que tendrá lugar el 2-4 de marzo, va a destacar artes de libro tradicionales y alternativas, incluso ediciones especiales, papeles finos y revistas pequeñas.

Los tres días del evento están disenados para unir a artistas, impresores, colectores, dis-

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eñadores, aficionados y a cualquier persona muy curiosa. Se pueden aprender más y ver el horario de la feria por visitar a www.pyramidatlanticbookartsfair.org.

No Obstante, Ella Persistió

Es muy conmovedor el tema del Mes de la Historia de Mujeres de 2018, lo que la Ciudad va a celebrar con la Comisión del Estado de Maryland para Conmemorar el 100º Aniversario de la Aprobación de la 19ª Enmienda a la Constitución de los EE.UU. Únanse a nosotros en Parque Melrose para la inauguración de una señal en honor de las “Mensajeras al Congreso,” las mujeres que se unieron ahí en 1913 para una manifestación y marcha por Rhode Island Avenue para presentar a senadores de los Estados Unidos una petición firmada por 75,000 personas exigiendo el derecho al voto.

Parque Melrose queda donde hay el parque de patinaje. El evento comenzará a las 10 a.m. el 3 de marzo. Habrá refrescos. También, habrá estacionamiento gratis en el Edificio del Condado a 4990 Rhode Island Avenue con servicio de transporte a la entrada en la Avenida 43. Cualquier consulta, por favor contacten a Cheri Everhart al (301) 985-5021 o por mandar un correo electrónico a ceverhart@hyattsville.org.

Sonidos Suaves Para Mayores

El 15 de marzo, residentes de Hyattsville están invitados a disfrutar un documental fascinante en el Montpelier Arts Center. The Jewels: Divas of DC Doo-Wop se trata de un grupo de cantadoras de Washington, D.C. Habrá una sesión después de la película en que se puede hacer preguntas. El evento sale $10 cada persona. Espacio está limitado, así que se requiere la registración y se la acepta por orden de llegada. Registración se abre el 22 de febrero y se cierra el 1 de marzo. Su registración no está confirmada hasta que recibamos pagamiento en persona en 4310 Calle Gallatin o por correo. Aceptamos efectivo y cheques hechos al City of Hyattsville. El bus recoge a los participantes en 4310 Calle Gallatin a las 10:30 a.m. y en Friendship Arms Apartments a las 10:40 a.m. Volveremos a las 3 p.m.

Camp Magruders

Nos encantaría si sus niños entre 5 y 10 años se unieran a nosotros en uno o todos de los próximos programas de Camp Magruder mientras la escuela está cerrada, pero ustedes todavía tienen que trabajar. La diversión incluye deportes, artes, baile, actividades al aire libre y experimentos fascinantes. Se le sirve en orden de registración, ¡así que planifiquen en registrar a sus niños lo más antes posible!

Spring Camp Magruder: 2 – 6 de abril $125 para residentes de Hyattsville $150 para no residentes de Hyattsville (Registración se abre el 17 de enero para residentes, el 24 de enero para no residentes) Summer Camp Magruder: 18 de junio –24 de agosto Cinco sesiones de dos semanas c/u Cada sesión sale $250 para residentes de Hyattsville, cada sesión sale $300 para no residentes (Registración se abre el 7 de febrero para residentes, el 21 de febrero para no residentes)

¿Conocen a un Campeón de Hyattsville?

Los Árboles Campeones son los más antiguos y más grandes de su tipo dentro de un área determinada. Se evalúan según su altura, tamaño de corona y circunferencia del tronco. ¿Han visto un Campeón aquí en la Ciudad? ¡Hágannos saber! No necesitan ni siquiera ser el propietario de la tierra en la que se encuentra su árbol nominado.

De hecho, muchos Campeones en tierras públicas siguen siendo desconocidos porque nadie no los ha nominado todavía. Así que dígannos dónde están sus Campeones de Hyattsville por completar el formulario en línea en www.hyattsville.org/champions antes del 13 de abril. El Arborista de la Ciudad vendrá y evaluará todos los árboles nominados, y luego premiaremos a los nuevos Campeones de Hyattsville durante nuestra Celebración del Día del Árbol el 28 de abril.

132 Años de HVL

El Desfile Aniversario de la Ciudad saldrá a las 11 a.m. el sábado, 14 de abril, comenzando en Hyattsville Middle School y siguiendo por la Avenida 42, Calle Jefferson y Calle Hamilton hasta que llegue a la zona de revisión en Parque Magruder. ¡Grupos de todas edades y tamaños son bienvenidos a unirse a gozar!

Simplemente visiten a www.hyattsville.org/ parade y completen el Formulario de Participación en el Desfile que se encuentra en ahí.

Luego, reúnanse a sus amigos y vecinos para hacer banderas y camisetas; decorar bicicletas, vagones y cochecitos de bebé; y construye una carroza que represente lo que Hyattsville significa para ti. Como siempre, ¡los premios se destinarán a las mejores entradas!

Viene la Encuesta Comunitaria

La Ciudad va a enviar por correo las invitaciones a participar en nuestra encuesta comunitaria, pidiéndoles sus opiniones y comentarios acerca de los servicios y la calidad de vida local en la Ciudad. Todos los residentes no podrán participar, ya que un grupo tercero va a realizar la encuesta con una muestra aleatoria de direcciones – garantizando que TODAS LAS RESPUESTAS SON COMPLETAMENTE ANÓNIMAS. Si su hogar está seleccionado, le agradeceríamos mucho si completara la encuesta en línea o por correo. Hacerlo va a ayudar a su gobierno en hacer que Hyattsville sea aún mejor. Si tienen preguntas, por favor llamen al (301) 985-5000.

Reuniones Públicas

Todas las reuniones tendrán lugar en 4310 Calle Gallatin si otro lugar no está indicado.

Comisión de Ética: 1 de Feb., 7 PM Concejo Municipal: 5 de Feb., 8 PM Junta de Supervisores de Elecciones: 6 de Feb., 4 PM Comité Asesor para la Seguridad Pública: 7 de Feb., 7:30 PM Concejo Municipal: Feb. 20, 8 PM Comité Asesor de Cumplimento con el Código: 21 de Feb., 7 PM Comité del Medioambiente: 21 de Feb., 7:30 PM Comité Asesor de Educación: 22 de Feb., 6:30 PM Comité Asesor de Salud, Bienestar y Recreación: 22 de Feb., 7 PM Comité de Planificación: 27 de Feb., 7:30 PM Comisión de Ética: 1 de Marzo, 7 PM Concejo Municipal: 5 de Marzo, 8 PM Junta de Supervisores de Elecciones: 6 de Marzo, 4 PM Comité Asesor para la Seguridad Pública: 7 de Marzo, 7:30 PM Junta Asesor Para la Iniciativa de Calles Seguras: 14 de Marzo, 10:30 AM Sesión de Trabajo del Concejo Municipal (Presentaciones de los Departamentos): 14 de Marzo, 8 PM

Noticias de la Ciudad

¡Visiten a www.hyattsville.org/notifyme para recibir correos electrónicos y mensajes de texto (en español) sobre las últimas noticias en la Ciudad de Hyattsville!

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR February 15

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Youth team starts in March.

Learn to Row classes start in April.

Family Game Night. 5 to 6 p.m. Bladensburg Library, 4820 Annapolis Rd.

March 12

February 16

HES Open House. Hyattsville Elementary will host an open house. 8 to 9 a.m. Hyattsville Elementary, 5311 43rd Ave.

February 18

Film screening. Hyattsville Library will screen the documentary, “Voices Beyond the Wall.” 7 to 9 p.m. University Christian Church, 6800 Adelphi Rd.

Open Mic Talent Showcase.

10 p.m. to midnight. Busboys and Poets, 5331 Baltimore Ave. Family Concert. The Potomac Winds present “Peter and the Wolf.” Open to all ages. Seating can be reserved in advance. Free.

2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Riversdale House Museum, 4811 Riverdale Rd., Riverdale. riversdale@ pgparks.com.

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hats, from leading community meetings, to creating and managing matrices with 80-plus different action items, designing and implementing community plans, and reviewing proposals. They needed a community builder.

While attending graduate school at the University of Maryland (UMD), Katie Gerbes was a community planning intern with the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission. She worked primarily within Prince George’s County, playing an active role on the ground and interacting with several different communities. In May 2015, she received her master’s degree in community planning with a concentration in urban design from UMD — right around the time Nicholson and Chandler began their search for a community planner. They were so impressed with Gerbes that they hired her as Hyattsville’s city planner, a job she started in September 2015.

About finding and hiring Gerbes, Nicholson said, “We didn’t know we would end up recruiting someone so bright in spirit and intellect. Katie is focused on ways to engage the city and bring people together.”

During the Jan. 17 city council meeting, Gerbes was publicly honored as Employee of the Year for 2017 and received the Seth Holden Award for Exemplary Service.

Seth Holden was Hyattsville’s first city clerk, appointed shortly after the city incorporated on April 7, 1886. The award bearing his name is given each year to

COURTESY OF LESLEY RIDDLE Mayor Candace Hollingsworth honors Katie Gerbes at the Jan. 17 city council meeting.

an employee who has had an impact on the organization and demonstrates a commitment to the city’s goals. Two years after Nicholson and Chandler’s initial search, Katie received this award for the key role she played in delivering the 2017– 2021 Community Sustainability Plan, which includes a city-wide transportation and road network study, a county zoning rewrite and recommendations for celebrating National Parking Day, according to Nicholson.

National Parking Day occurs on the third Friday in September, and all over the United States, cities dress up their parking spaces. In Hyattsville, Gerbes and her team arranged plants, spread AstroTurf, set up Adirondack chairs and invited local businesses to donate pastries and produce for participants. Gerbes said, “It’s about

reclaiming space for the community.”

When asked about her work with the city, Gerbes talked about conceptualizing key deliverables and emphasized what it means to be a community planner in Hyattsville. “The part of being a city planner that I enjoy the most is that every day is different,” said Gerbes. “One day, I may be deliberating with a business owner about their grant via the Commercial Façade Improvement Program. The next, I am in the boardroom with developers working on one of the many multifamily projects in the city. The following day, I’m meeting with residents at a community meeting. This community is diverse, educated and involved.” Gerbes also wants to help Hyattsville better engage its underrepresented communities, whether this underrepresentation results from

racism or sexism, ageism or classism.

Among the many projects the city is working on are four major housing developments. You may have noticed that the ground outside of the West Hyattsville Metro stop has been cleared. This is the beginning of the Riverfront at West Hyattsville Metro development, which includes a plan to extend the trail system, install an amphitheater and provide approximately 183 townhomes and 300 to 350 multifamily units. The Edition at Kiplinger on East-West Highway, between the Giant and Home Depot, is nearing the end of construction, and upon completion will offer two-over-two condominiums, town houses and multifamily units. The former WSSC headquarters sits on a triangular lot bordered by 41st Avenue and Gallatin and Hamilton Streets.

Werrlein Properties has proposed a development for the lot that would feature town houses and single-family bungalowstyle homes matching the vernacular of the surrounding architecture. The Landy project — north of the Mall at Prince Georges and south of Northwestern High School — is expected to surpass the EYA development on Baltimore Avenue in terms of scale, with approximately 341 town houses scheduled for construction.

In the coming years, Gerbes said that she looks forward to contributing to more controlled growth. She continued, “Hyattsville is already an up-andcoming area. I want to make Hyattsville a destination, a place you want to live, a place where you want to own your business.”

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by the Hyattsville Corridor Community (HCC). HCC was established by Yvette Shaw, a 27-year resident of Hyattsville, and a group of residents to address safety issues and living conditions in Hyattsville and along Queens Chapel Road.

Slater summarized concerns discussed during previous task force meetings, including the traffic light at Nicholson Street, driver and pedestrian access to several streets along Queens Chapel Road and plans for a signal light analysis.

After previous meetings, Slater and his team had targeted changes the community wanted that could be acted upon quickly. “This is a classic example of a project that for years and years we worked on this for the community, but we have a lot of new community members, so as things change, projects change,” said Slater.

“We went back and redid the signal warrants at Nicholson; we’re going to put a signal there, a crosswalk there and pedestrian crossing.”

Slater told meeting attendees about this new light, and their reaction was enthusiastic.

After the applause subsided, someone asked if the traffic light will include a left-turn signal. Slater’s team asked for input from residents on the

MARIA D. JAMES A Hyattsville resident discusses the construction map with Gregory Slater, administrator of the Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Administration.

topic, and their overwhelming response was in favor of adding the turn signal.

“What’s most important in the street planning: the residents’ safety, or people getting through Hyattsville to other places?

Where is the balance?” asked Frank Key, who has lived in Hyattsville for 50 years.

Another resident expressed

concerns that the new signal may increase traffic on Nicholson Street. Hyattsville Mayor Candace Hollingsworth responded that the traffic study would evaluate the light’s impact on traffic.

Residents and city officials worked together for seven years on this traffic signal project, and residents

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Steinkoenig thanked Rebecca Bennett, who worked to establish the Nicholson Neighbors watch group in 2014, for her role in the process. He also acknowledged Abudu Abiodan, community liaison for the construction project, and Councilmember Shani Warner (Ward 2) for “helping to get the ball rolling for me two and a half years ago.” In a 2015 letter to Warner, Steinkoenig described frequently hearing car accidents at the intersection. He also recounted an accident in which his wife’s car was totaled by a hit-andrun driver.

According to an MDOT spokesperson, plans for the traffic signal are 30 percent complete and will be finished this spring. The traffic signal should be installed by summer.

“Everyone is part of the process,” said MDOT District Engineer Brian Young. “We want to hear the concerns and try to address them.”

To continue the conversation, residents are encouraged to attend the next Hyattsville Corridor Community meeting on Feb. 15, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., in the Prangley Room, at 4310 Gallatin Street. For more information or to RSVP, email hyattsvillecc@gmail.com.

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Then Then&Now

Unmapping segregation

By Stuart Eisenberg

With debates ranging regionally over the legacy of tolerating monuments to leaders of the Confederacy in public spaces, one may ponder, “What does institutional racism look like locally? Where does it dwell in Hyattsville?”

One form in which I find institutional racism still present are vestigial restrictive deed covenants. They lie hidden within the fabric of Hyattsville homes, properties and institutions.

Although the restrictive deed covenants rarely rise to the surface, many properties stand upon these embedded directives that previous land owners have written into their deeds of sale as preconditions limiting future use of the property.

By explicit enumeration or by unrevealed reference. In property records that ultimately bear the signed consent of generations of property owners and organizations at the time of purchase or transfer. “Subject to covenants and restrictions of

record,” say most deeds glanced over at closing.

Restrictive covenants were and still are used for innocuous purposes, such as to limit land use to residential purposes, establish setbacks, set height limits, propagate design standards or special appearances and restrict the sale and consumption of alcohol.

Flash back to 1927: the deed transferring a portion of Magruder Park bears the following statement, “… IN TRUST NEVERTHELESS to hold said land as a public recreation park and playground to be known as WILLIAM PINKNEY MAGRUDER PARK, for the Caucasian inhabitants only of the said town of Hyattsville,” and, “… to issue permits permitting persons of the Caucasian race, not inhabitants of said town.” Fast forward to 1944 when Hillary and Annie Willis deeded four lots to the city to expand Magruder Park under these exact terms. Racebased deed restrictions, now unenforceable due to court

COURTESY OF MDLANDREC.NET/COURTESY OF THE BILLBOARD Top photo: Examples of restrictive deed covenants embedded in a 1943 deed for the former Concordia Lutheran School’s land. Above: An article from The Billboard calls out Hyattsville’s town council in 1949.

decisions in 1948, were once found to be legal and acceptable in 1896 America under Plessy v. Ferguson and were put into practice to reinforce segregation, ensure white access to desirable neighborhoods and extend white social preferences and privileges.

I stumble across race-restrictive phrases in texts of deeds both in my work in Hyattsville property development and through my volunteer activities on behalf of the Hyattsville Preservation Association. These stumbles reveal racist moments and a legacy of practices below the surface of our daily community

experience.

The former Concordia Lutheran School is another local landmark bearing such covenants.

The deed for the school’s land, and in fact for the entirety of Clearwood Subdivision in which the school was established in 1943, enumerated eleven restrictive covenants, including number six: “No persons of any other race than the white race shall use or occupy any building or any lot, except that this covenant shall not prevent occupancy by domestic servants of a different race domiciled with an owner or tenant.” (See top photo.)

Although the 1948 Supreme Court case Shelley v. Kraemer left racially restrictive covenants unenforceable, Hyattsville would not move forward easily. The Arcade Building, for decades an entertainment hub in the city where entrepreneur and impresario Sidney Lust operated a segregated movie theater, closed in the mid-1940s.

The same Arcade Building, partially rehabbed by the city and the Hyattsville Community Development Corporation (CDC) as of 2010 and now home to the amazing Pyramid Atlantic Arts Center, became a hot potato of municipal impedance to integration when the National Repertory Theater proposed to open a non-segregated facility.

The Hyattsville mayor set up a committee, chaired by local architect Paul Kea (the designer of the 1939 WSSC building wing), to consider the matter.

After the committee stalled for seven months while considering seating limits, an Aug. 13, 1949 article, “Jim Crow Wins in Hyattsville,” from The Billboard magazine noted, “National Repertory Theater, Inc. this week dropped its project to open a legit playhouse in nearby Hyattsville, Md., because of the refusal of the town council to okay a building permit for the non-segregation theater.”

Original deeds of sale, hundreds from one of the most prolific developers in Hyattsville’s history, Otto Zantzinger, contained racially restrictive covenants that bear witness to those darker times.

Twenty years after Shelley v.

Kraemer, the Fair Housing Act of 1968 passed. This prohibited “discrimination of sale, rental, and financing of dwellings and other housing-related transactions, based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex … .” This law officially made use of racial restrictive covenants in housing illegal. However, the ruling didn’t force the removal of racial restrictions from property deeds.

My next article on this topic will address what mapping segregation might look like and how Hyattsville CDC plans to research and develop a legal tool kit to excise these abhorrent covenants.

The Hyattsville Preservation Association seeks to engage residents in the preservation and promotion of the many historic homes and buildings in our city: www.preservehyattsville.org.

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Cameau learned of the coworking pop-up concept and decided to plan an event to test the business model in January

2016. The first event, which was highly successful, was held at ReCreative Spaces (now closed) in Mount Rainier. After hosting several more successful events, Cameau decided to secure a space and build her dream.

Cameau said she wanted to create a space that didn’t already exist. “I want it to be a part of

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Future Frankenstein on Farragut Street Dear Future Frankenstein, You don’t sound like a mad scientist but an intelligent gardener following a time-honored agricultural practice. Grape-vine grafting is referred to on three-thousand-year-old Assyrian cuneiform tablets, and grafting of many kinds continues to be refined. However, like Dr. Frankenstein, you have to be sure you know what you’re doing. No, killer tomatoes won’t rise up and lay waste to Hyattsville, but your seedlings might not survive casual experimentation. Fortunately, on Saturday, March 10, Dr. Greengenes is going to give a workshop on grafting tomato seedlings and will demonstrate the best methods right before your eyes. You are encouraged to bring your seedlings and participate.

Dr. Greengenes will have some throw-away seedlings for practice first. The workshop will take begin at 10:30 a.m. after a brief meeting of the Hyattsville Horticultural Society (HHS) at the home of Julie Wolf and Corey Twyman at 4008 Hamilton Street. Please call 301.461.6903 by Feb. 20 (at the very latest) to coordinate planting of seeds and to discuss any other concerns.

In the meantime, Dr. Greengenes has shared some general information with me. Our long summers and hot nights make tomatoes a favorite for the

home garden in Hyattsville. However, after a few years, the lack of space in our gardens you have mentioned inevitably limits the number of times we can rotate our vegetables. After a while, such popular garden vegetables as cucumbers, melons, summer squashes and tomatoes become susceptible to soilborne disease and pests. The varieties of vegetables that have the best disease resistance in their roots often yield very little or inedible produce. This is true with many tomato hybrids, and you will also find that some of the most charming heirlooms with the loveliest fruit and richest flavor are languorous at best. This is where grafting can make a big difference.

It is routinely practiced commercially, where it is known to also greatly increase yield.

While already grafted tomato plants can be bought from suppliers, they are expensive, and you have already bought seeds and started seedlings.

You don’t say which you selected, but of the hybrid varieties sold at the HHS seed sale, the most disease-resistant are Sweet 100s, Early Choice, Celebration and Best Boy. Although Dr. Greengenes will provide such tried-and-true rootstock as Estamino and DRO138TX onto which to graft your seedlings, you could experiment with what you have at home if you can’t attend the workshop. Your heirloom seedlings should have been planted at the same time and be at the same stage of development as your hybrids so that their stem diameters will match. Cut the stems of both at a 35-degree angle.

Naturally, the rootstock stem should be slanted upward and the graftee stem downward. Secure the stems you have fit together with a silicone grafting clip. Grafting tape would be too cumbersome and might harm the delicate stems. You can remove a few leaves to reduce respiration. Place a small stick next to each newly combined plant for support, and cover each plant with a plastic bag to retain moisture. Put them in a warm, dark place for a week to heal. Dr. Greengenes will let you use her “healing ward” if you bring your seedlings to her workshop.

Although grafting is not considered difficult, you really would benefit from seeing it done by an expert, and using her reliable rootstock. Also, by coming to the workshop you will meet the organizers of Hyatt Park Community Garden. If you have more seedlings than you need, they would be happy to distribute them to other farmers, or perhaps arrange for you to obtain a plot. At any rate, you will meet other avid gardeners and be able to exchange information.

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