Hey All!

My husband and I will be moving back to P.G. County after an extended absence (for me) and a "never lived there" (for him). I'm looking for some advice on social groups/activities we might be able to get into once we've arrived and settled.

We're both gamers (tabletop and video) with a huge love of strategy and war gaming including Warhammer Fantasy/40k, Crusader Kings, Hearts of Iron, etc. We also indulge in 3D printing so rules sticklers probably won't like us too much.

I work in network infrastructure while he's a freelance video editor. We're both autistic and super introverted but would love to meet other people like us to hang out with for game nights, Renaissance Festival, comic/anime cons, hiking/camping, and more. I, personally, love the library so having a few girlfriends to hit libraries and craft shops with would be lovely.

I've been Googling, but word of mouth is often better:

1. What are some of your favorite tabletop gaming/comic shops in the area?

2. Which library is the best in the P.G. county system?

3. Do you hike/camp? What are some of your favorite spots?

4. How would you rate the "geek" scene?

Many thanks in advance for any tips/advice. It will good to be back home.

Cheers!

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Hi everyone! We're looking into moving to PG from Indiana next year bc of my work. We're eyeing on Greenbelt, Hyattsville, Bowie or Millersville. Me and my husband also has a dog. We'd appreciate any leads. Thank you 🙏

We're looking for a quiet neighborhood that is a 20-30 mins. commute to Greenbelt. We prefer a pet friendly apartment with 2 bedrooms. Also accessible to metro if possible.

Edit: Thanks for all the comments.

Instead of Greenbelt or those places mentioned above, where are other locations for us to move into? We'll drive 30 mins away from college park. We have a car so driving wouldn't be an issue.

Hi! I'm 42f (born and raised in PG) and fell in love with kdramas and kpop a little over two years ago. I've since branched out to include cdramas and Thai dramas (mostly bl). None of my friends or family are into any of this at all. So I have no real community to share this very fun and lovely aspect of my life with. So I figured I'd reach out on Reddit to see who's out there. I'm so curious if there are any other locals who are into these genres like I am! Bonus if you're 30+!

The Washington Area Bicyclist Association’s quarterly Prince George’s County Advocacy update covers events, advocacy opportunities, legislative and transportation priorities, and community activities, plus our 2024 Prince George's County WABA Award honorees: https://waba.org/2024/11/27/pgc-2024-advocacy-update-4/ .

Saw a large number of police cars with their lights flashing on Naylor Road next to the intersection with Suitland Parkway as I was going by on the Metro just after 11:30P on Tuesday evening. Clearly something was up, but I have no clue what it was. Anyone know what was going on?

I was rewarding myself with a cheat meal at Popeyes. Literally been years. I was at the Lanham location (link below). As I was finishing the last few bites, about four ~16-18 year old teen males (I’m quite bad at putting ages on people) sat at the table next to me. Several minutes later, I finished up around 4:20PM, started walking out, and about 5 more walked in. One was saying wassup Wassup WASSUP WASSUP WASSUP?!? like 5 times loudly as they were walking to that other table. As I walked out, I looked back, and one person (maybe more) started hurling punches at one of them sitting. All were black males, most all in black, except the one getting beat up was in a pink hoodie. There was an elderly man who JUST finished his food and got up, but if he was there 11 seconds earlier, they would have spilled over onto him.

Anyone see this &/or know what’s happened? Good thing no children around. Place wasn’t packed, but there were a bunch of people there.

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Wondering if anyone can point me in the direction of a local women’s shelter/safe house where I can donate baby clothes/items and women’s items? I like to do this at the holidays and have done it when I lived elsewhere. Thanks!

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This is my page: https://www.instagram.com/primequalitytv/

Please if you can, make sure to follow.

Thank you!

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It came to my attention recently that UMD is considering the construction of single-story office/flex/R&D buildings around the Riverdale Park North-UMD Purple Line station. This is bad land use! We should be constructing mixed-use, walkable destinations around our transit stations, not sprawling office parks. This was voted out of a Board of Regents committee on October 30th and will go to the full board for approval on November 22nd.

This article from the Washington Business Journal (https://archive.is/wP3tZ) shows that the proposed development will be, predominantly, a surface parking lot. This is in conflict with Prince George's County's vision for this area as a walkable, mixed-use community, as illustrated in the Approved College Park-Riverdale Park Transit District Development Plan.

The State is spending $10 Billion to construct the Purple Line and we need to maximize this investment by building densely around these stations. If you agree, please send a message to the USM Board of Regents and the Maryland Board of Public Works by November 22nd (this Friday!) Feel free to adapt my letter below.

• The University System of Maryland Board of Regents (regents@usmd.edu) before their meeting this Friday, November 22nd; and
• The Maryland Board of Public Works (email.bpw@maryland.gov), which approves the sale, lease, or transfer of State property.
• Copy your state delegates and ask them to reach out to the Board of Regents/MD Board of Public works, too! Find your state reps here: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/members/district

Here's an example letter that I sent:

Hello Board of Regents and Board of Public Works Members,

The Washington Business Journal recently published an article that UMD plans to build a single-story flex/R&D/office space directly next to the Riverdale Park North-UMD Purple Line station. This was voted out of a Board of Regents committee on October 30th and will go to the full board on November 22nd. I oppose this development because it is in conflict with Prince George's County's walkable, mixed-use vision for the area, as illustrated in the Approved College Park-Riverdale Park Transit District Development Plan.

With the Purple Line, the State of Maryland is investing $10 Billion to improve public transit and to support transit-oriented & economic development in the region. The County's vision for this area is a thriving, mixed-use development with a housing component, not single story office buildings.

While I understand that UMD is in need of additional R&D space, this is not the place to build it. This land is a valuable asset for the county and it will be squandered as single-story office space. In fact, the proposed site plan linked in the article shows that the land around the station would become, predominantly, a parking lot. I understand that the State is not required to follow the County's master plan, but it is critical that transit-oriented development is built here to maximize the State's investment in the Purple Line.

I respectfully ask that the Board of Regents vote 'No' on this proposal on November 22nd. Please use our lands in a wise, forward looking fashion by working with partners who are able to deliver on Prince Georges County's vision of walkable, mixed-use development in the area.

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Hello. I'm hoping to take my daughter to the kind of pet store that has a wide variety of pets inside the building that you can request to hold and interact with while there. Not just dogs & cats but also birds, rodents, lizards, etc. (Edit: We intend to buy a pet but don't know what kind yet, thus the desire to interact with a variety. These kind of stores do exist in other cities.)

Sadly I don't know of any in the Washington area, but surely there must be some, even if they're in the suburbs.

Does anyone know of such a place? DC, MD, VA are all fine. Thank you in advance!

PS: I am aware that some people take issue with the existence of pet stores. I am not here to debate that. Please do not reply to lecture me about them. Save us both the brain cells.

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