<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Analise,</div><div><br></div><div>Welcome to the neighborhood. My favorites within a few miles...</div><div><br></div><div>Canoeing at Bladensburg Waterfront Park</div><div>Bike ride to Lake Artemisia</div><div>Fresh fish at Fishnet in Berwyn neighborhood in College Park (can be biked to)</div><div>Shagga Coffee...good Ethiopian </div><div>Ovo Simple, College Park, good vegetarian, try the mushroom appetizer</div><div>Three Brothers Italian Deli on Kenilworth...best feta and Greek olives around as well as Italian deli meats and cheese</div><div>Dumm's in Riverdale Park for pizza and subs</div><div>Town Center Market for great beer and wine selection as well as mid-week necessities</div><div>Polla Fiesta..best chicken noodle soup for a cold and chicken with black beans and plantains to go. I also like the spinach enchiladas. Located on Kenilworth.</div><div>Shortcake Bakery on Rt 1 in Hyattsville for good bread and sweets.</div><div>Community Forklift in Edmonston for misc. hardware items</div><div><br></div><div>Ok, I good easily go on....glad to have you in town.</div><div><br></div><div>Dannielle</div><div><br></div><div><div><br></div><div>Dannielle Glaros</div>Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>On Jul 2, 2013, at 3:58 PM, Dwight Holmes <<a href="mailto:dwightrholmes@gmail.com">dwightrholmes@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>Analise - welcome to the neighborhood! A couple of quick answers to your questions - I'm sure others will chime in as well...<div><br></div><div>We are fortunate to have a nice network of bike/ped trails, the Anacostia Watershed trails. Here's a map of the whole system:</div>
<div><a href="http://www.pgparks.com/Assets/Parks+$!26+Recreation/PDF/Maps/Anacostia+Trail+Map+2012.pdf">http://www.pgparks.com/Assets/Parks+$!26+Recreation/PDF/Maps/Anacostia+Trail+Map+2012.pdf</a></div><div><br></div><div>
and a link to the page:</div><div><a href="http://www.pgparks.com/Your_Parks/Trails/Anacostia_Tributary_Trail_System.htm">http://www.pgparks.com/Your_Parks/Trails/Anacostia_Tributary_Trail_System.htm</a></div><div><br></div>
<div>Closest point for you is probably on Riverdale Rd just beyond the elementary school - left/north takes you to Lake Artemesia in College Park and the Paint Branch trail that currently goes as far as Home Depot in College Park; right/south takes you across the Anacostia levees and onto the Northwest Branch trail that, well, keeps going and going...... (see the map!)</div>
<div><br></div><div>Soon (I hear!) they'll be breaking ground on the Trolley Line Bike Trail right in town - eventually this will link to the Northwest Branch trail on Charles Armentrout Rd & Rt 1 (south), past Franklin's and Busboys, through our Town Center, and on to connect to the existing trolley trail in College Park...</div>
<div><br></div><div>Restaurants discussion will probably result in a whole new thread, which is long overdue. It's been awhile since we had a good restaurant thread on TownTalk! Locally speaking, I'll put a plug in for Shagga (Ethiopian) on Rt 1, Busboys & Poets, and La Sirenita (Mexican) on Edmonston Rd just off Kenilworth. You may have discovered there's quite a few Mexican places on and off Kenilworth Avenue!</div>
<div><br></div><div>And every Thursday (except this week due to the July 4th holiday!) you can dine to nice live music at the Riverdale Park Farmers Market! Indian, crepes, BBQ, Jamaican, coffee and ice cream, picnic tables, and great company. 3 - 7 pm every Thursday!<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 6:11 PM, Analise Lipari <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:aclipari@gmail.com" target="_blank">aclipari@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="ltr">Hi everyone! I'm in the process of moving to Riverdale Park (Just east of Route 1), and am excited to join the community! Any tips for new residents? I'm looking for any information you can offer in a few areas:<div>
<br></div><div>1. Home and garden stores -- my new place has a small garden area, and I'm itching to get planting!</div><div><br></div><div>2. Running or biking trails>?</div><div><br></div>
<div>3. Favorite restaurants?</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks, everyone!</div></div>
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