Friday, February 22, 2019

Parks and Recreation bid submitted for the WMATA Property at Albion Road!

Back in November 2018 I posted the article below which got the conversation going about this land being for sale:


In January 2019 I posted an update as more information became available:


We received excellent support from the City of College Park and Town of Riverdale Park along with Prince George's County.

The outcry about any possible rezoning was so loud that the listing company updated the listing about the current single family zoning.

I am very happy to report that the Prince Georges County Department of Parks and Recreation submitted a letter of intent to acquire 6 acres of WMATA property at Albion Road on 2/20/19  (which was the deadline for bids on this property)

I am hoping that this bid, coupled with the declaration by both College Park and Riverdale Park that rezoning from R-55 would be almost impossible for any developer will result in a favorable outcome for the people who live in this area and care about this land.

It's now up to WMATA to choose the M-NCPPC bid, which is supported by the community and preserves a key part of the Prince George's County Green Infrastructure Network.

Thanks to all of the neighbors and government officials who assisted in this effort!

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Sunday, February 3, 2019

Bella Lifestyle Nail Salon and Spa - Opens February 15th

Bella Nail Salon and Spa is finally opening on February 15th.

They are having a grand opening event between 4pm - 6pm on Friday, February 15th.

From the Cafritz (now riverdaleparkstation.com) site:

"The long awaited Bella Nail Salon is now opening for business, and we’re here to celebrate! Join us from 4-6pm on Friday, February 15th in Bella Salon for small bites, champagne, music, and a giveaway drawing (which you can enter anytime on Friday). Follow our social media to stay up to date on this event! We can’t wait to see you there."


Update 2/21/19:  RouteOneFun noted this was delayed again to 2/22/19.  

 Personally I think it will get delayed even further from 2/22/19.   Maybe early March?

 Update 3/15/19:   As I just posted in my latest blog, the date is now set at March 24th.

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Banana Blossom Bistro Opens next week

Banana Blossom Bistro is opening for dinner only starting next week.... and have been seeing it has already been serving folks on an invite only basis for the last few days.

I wrote about it in June of last year here:

http://riverdaleparkstation.blogspot.com/2018/06/the-town-center-of-riverdale-park.html

The Route One Fun Blog has an excellent and very detailed write up on the restaurant they published last week:

https://www.routeonefun.com/2019/01/vietnamese-banana-blossom-bistro-riverdale-park-allergy.html

I've traveled through a lot of Vietnam and really enjoy the food and will definitely check it out late this week. 

This is going to be right on the doorstep for the people who buy down in Building's 9 and 10, which are progressing very quickly.
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