Five Things You Need to Know in Hyattsville Today (the Hy-Five)

We’ve missed you since last year, Hyattsville! Here are five things you need to know today:

1. It’s going to be sunny and breezy, but a bit deceptive! We’re in for a chilly day today with a high of about 34 degrees and a low tonight of about 18 degrees. Brrrr!

2. Calling all county seniors: Do you have the makings to be the senior idol this year? Find out more and sign up.

3. Curious about how much traffic goes by your house? Or through your city? You can read all the details in the Hyattsville traffic study.

4. It’s a new year, and a great time to sign up for the Hyattsville listserv to stay up to date on all the city news.

5. On this day in 1999, a nasty blizzard bombarded the Great Lakes region, taking with it more than 100 lives, including 200 accidents on the New York State Thruway as it tore into Buffalo. The city got buried in 60 inches of snow over two weeks. Your own Patch editor was caught in this one along the Lake Erie coast. “Disaster” doesn’t quite describe the event.