The Hy-Five: City Council Summary, DeMatha Standout's Journey and Nice Weather

1. Last night’s special City Council Meeting covered a number of important topics. The Council decided to give back $89,000 awarded to the city in an energy grant. They discussed renovations to the Arcade building and went over improvements to downtown parking lots. The members also moved forward with a plan to hire a Human Resources coordinator.

 2. The Hyattsville’s Farmer’s Market will be open today on Queens Chapel Road and Hamilton Street at 2 p.m.

 3. Read about DeMatha football standout Michael Moore’s 110-mile daily round trip and why he does it in this Washington Post profile.

 4. Today’s weather is expected to be sunny with a high of 67, according to the National Weather Service.

 5. This date in history – On October 25, 1962 Nelson Mandela was sentenced to five years in prison, but rather than report to jail, he went into hiding.