Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Sponsors, donations sought to help put on April art show at Busboys and Poets.
The Pathways Schools, a regional network of therapeutic schools for middle and high schoolers, is looking for local patrons of the arts to help support an upcoming student art show in downtown Hyattsville. “We are really trying to actively solicit donations and contributions," said Dr. Tania DuBeau, director of programs for the Pathways Schools. "Fundraising is critical and every dollar counts, every donation makes a difference.” The second-annual art show, raffle and sale will be held on April 24 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Busboys and Poets on 5331 Baltimore Avenue, Hyattsville, will help fund the academic, therapeutic and vocational components of The Pathways Schools programs. The Pathways Schools operate six therapeutic educational …
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Friday, February 1, 2013
Hyattsville restaurant holds grand opening celebration on Friday.
On the birthday of the restaurant's patron saint, poet Langston Hughes, Busboys and Poets held a grand opening in Hyattsville yesterday to celebrate the launch of their new in-restaurant bookstore. The name Busboys and Poets was inspired by Hughe's life story, which saw the celebrated jazz-era African-American poet rise from humble beginnings working as a busboy at the high-society Wardman Park Hotel in Woodley Park. Busboys and Poets, which has become a regional restaurant chain with four locations spread across Washington, Virginia and Maryland, has always had a connection to the world of literature. Their first location at 14th and V streets NW has hosted a bookstore run by the non-profit Teaching for Change. This, however, marks the …
Regional restaurant chain has been operating bookstore in Hyattsville location since late last year.
Busboys and Poets will celebrate the opening of its new bookstore, located inside its restaurant in the Hyattsville Arts District, during a grand opening ceremony set for today at 1 p.m. In a press release announcing the grand opening ceremony, the local restaurant chain's media relations copywriter asks why they would consider opening a bookstore when other brick and mortar book sellers are having their business model flipped upside down by digitial retailers like Amazon and the rise of e-books. "Our new independent bookstore…offers book lovers throughout the local community a rare, specialized collection of literary offerings that reflects the rich diversity of this cultural, artistic and progressive neighborhood," reads the press …
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Legislators, prepping for statehouse fight, hail Busboys and Poets as example of business which has thrived while providing sick leave to all its employees.
Andy Shallal, owner of regional restaurant chain Busboys and Poets, doesn't quite understand why people would oppose legislation mandating sick-leave for Maryland workers. "Obviously they've never had their food sneezed on, or at least they don't think so," said Shallal. "But they've had their food sneezed on. If they've eaten out, one day, they've had their food sneezed on." It was a blunt statement for a restaurateur to make in front of a crowd in his own restaurant, and when he said it one could hear the room fall silent for half a second while the words sank in. The tension quickly gave way to laughter, and above the din someone shouted "not here, though!" If the food at Busboys and Poets is indeed less prone to being sneezed on than …
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Poetry, panelists and presidential politics mix tonight at popular Hyattsville hangout.
Hyattsville residents won't have to travel far to quickly share their opinion on tonight's State of the Union address. Busboys and Poets on Route 1 will be hosting a watch party and discussion beginning tonight at 8 p.m. in the Howard Zinn room. Panelists include Washington, D.C., journalist Elahe Izadi, College Park blogger Bradon White and Chris Bradshaw, executive Director of Dreaming Out Loud, a nonprofit working to remedy disparities in education opportunities in urban areas. Discussion will be led by Ward One Hyattsville City Councilor Candace Hollingsworth The organizers are also circulating a 2012 election poll for attendees to answer, with results revealed during tonight's watch party. Hyattsville Patch will also be on hand to …
Nick
11:47 am on Friday, January 18, 2013
Foodstaff sneezes on the food at Busboys & Poets? Thanks for the warning Mr. Shallal. I will no longer eat the food at Busboys & Poets. more ›