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

About doing good, posters and mermaids.

Posted Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 12:28 am ET

Happy Monday, Hyattsville! Here are five things you need to know today:

1. We might get some rain today, and the high is supposed to be about 45 degrees, dropping to about 31 degrees tonight.

2. Today is “Play God Day,” according to some. Check out why you should do some good to others today.

3. Don’t forget—if you’re submitting a poster for the MLK Day contest, it’s due by Friday at 5 p.m. Turn in your entry at city hall.

4. Check out the most recent census data as it applies to Hyattsville.

5. On this date in 1493, Christopher Columbus mistook manatees for mermaids near the Dominican Republic.

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