🌱 Why a WNBA All-Star chose Mitchellville as her photo backdrop

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In today's newsletter:

• Why a WNBA All-Star chose Mitchellville as her photo backdrop

Also on today's calendar: ASO presents: Holiday Pops with Bowie State University Concert Choir.

📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around Mitchellville? Post it to Mitchellville photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️

Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Clouds and sun; not as cold, with a high of 37 and low of 24 degrees.
• Wednesday: Sunny intervals; not as cold, temps: high: 48, low: 26.
• Thursday: A p.m. shower in places, with a high of 49 and low of 44 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• From hoops to oysters: Inside the unexpected second acts of WNBA stars (timesunion.com) — Mitchellville briefly steps into the spotlight as retired WNBA All-Star Marissa Coleman is photographed there while sharing how she and other former players are building second careers beyond basketball. The story follows Coleman’s business and sports-betting work in Maryland, Sue Wicks’ oyster farming in New York, and Devereaux Peters’ affordable housing development, all underscoring how WNBA salaries rarely allow full retirement.
   

📸 Around Mitchellville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mitchellville

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday December 21

• ASO presents: Holiday Pops with Bowie State University Concert Choir
  Bowie State University, 14000 Jericho Park Rd, Bowie
  3:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Winter Holiday Celebration — Prince George's Suite
  Marietta House Museum , 5626 Bell Station Rd , Glenn Dale
  11:00 am
• Pins and Needles: Crochet
  South Bowie , Computer Lab , South Bowie
  2:00 pm
• Georgia Peach Truck - Bowie, MD @ Patuxent Nursery
  Patuxent Nursery , 2410 Crain Hwy , Bowie
  2:30 pm
• Sew it Seams: Open Sewing Lab
  New Carrollton Branch Library New Carrollton -
  3:30 pm
• STEM Fun: Cubelets
  Greenbelt , Auditorium , Greenbelt
  4:30 pm
• Story Explorers: Dwight D. Eisenhower Eagles Reading Ambassadors
  Laurel , Large Meeting Room A (Dorothy Height Room) , Laurel
  5:30 pm
• Book Discussion: "Sky Full of Elephants" by Cebo Campbell
  Surratts-Clinton - Conference Room
  6:00 pm
• Trivia: Ultimate Jams
  Upper Marlboro , Large Meeting Room , Upper Marlboro
  6:00 pm
• Kids Create: Sparkling Snowflakes
  South Bowie , Large Meeting Room (213) , South Bowie
  6:30 pm
• Kids Create: Paper Plate Reindeer
  Bladensburg , Bladensburg Large Meeting Room , Bladensburg
  6:30 pm
• Pajama Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 35
  New Carrollton Branch Library New Carrollton -
  7:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Laundry Day Event
  VIP Bubbles , 9365 Annapolis Rd , Lanham
  10:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Lanham

• Prince George's County Woman Wins $1 Million on Single Powerball Ticket Purchase (smnewsnet.com)

Landover

• Maryland becomes new data center battleground as demand soars (axios.com)
• John Cena's Last Match: SNME Results (Cena vs. Gunther) (yardbarker.com)

Bowie

Ok Mitchellville! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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