r/PrinceGeorgesCountyMD

I have a broken microwave I need to dispose of. Where do I take it? Google is not helping too much so I'm hoping someone here has some experience with this. Thanks in advance.

it's too hot for this when in the world will the power come back i'm in south bowie

I'm checking out the community center gyms right now through google reviews and they all seem really small, but mmaybe it's just perspective. What community center/cheap gym do you guys recommend? For the community center I'll also be doing the other activites like basketball.

How about have you thought about exploring Kettering in Bowie, MD? From an urban policy and housing‑market perspective, it’s one of those communities that doesn’t get a lot of attention but quietly demonstrates the fundamentals of a healthy suburb.

Kettering’s housing stock is remarkably consistent — mostly well‑maintained single‑family homes and townhomes built during a period of thoughtful suburban planning. You don’t see the volatility you find in areas with rapid teardown cycles or speculative development. That stability tends to attract long‑term residents, which reinforces neighborhood cohesion.

The walkability isn’t perfect, but the functional proximity is strong. Residents have quick access to parks, grocery stores, schools, and community amenities without long commutes. The Kettering community center and nearby green spaces create predictable patterns of local engagement, which is a hallmark of neighborhoods with strong social infrastructure.

Demographically, Kettering reflects one of Prince George’s County’s MD greatest strengths — a diverse, middle‑class population with high rates of homeownership. That mix tends to produce neighborhoods with steady demand and resilient property values.

It’s also strategically located. You get access to DC, Annapolis, and Baltimore job markets without the price inflation seen in closer‑in suburbs. For many households, that combination of affordability, stability, and access is exactly what drives mobility decisions.

If you live in or near Kettering, how would you describe its long‑term livability? What features stand out to you?

Im 16 and live in pgcounty and for the life of me cannot find a job. Do anyone know any programs, restaurants, or stores that are hiring. I don’t have any experience. I’m really trying to get a job before the summer ends, but it’s already July and I’m stressing. No jobs are emailing me or calling me back. I’ve called jobs but a lot of them say there not hiring l. Help please

I know I know.... This is a bit late, but AWS Summit 2026 just ended and I'm still kicking myself for not asking your number.

At last year's conference, I was with an older colleague and a bit lost on the second floor. I think you interjected to give me some advice and we ended up chatting about random things. My colleague left us to it when we started talking about our music tastes (punk/emo music), and I remember that, at the time, you hadn't ever been to Warped Tour before.

If it helps, I was about your height, clean-shaven in a suit, and a punkhead who works with emergency housing and aid. You were wearing your goth outfit w/ a skirt and said you were a fed accountant on the orange line.

I know I put my foot in my mouth a bit, I'm a bit awkward, but overall, I remember us vibing well. When I asked you to an after-hours thing, you seemed interested in hanging. We just couldn't make it work because of work dinners. Worse, I was late for a session and ran off without asking you for your number.

Warped Tour's over this year, but if you remember me and you'd like to take me up on drinks or an indie concert sometime, I'd love to get to know you more.

P.S. If anyone has suggestions on where to share this or know someone that fits this description, would you please share it with them?

Where does one in his 30s go in PG/DC to make new friends who enjoy talking sports, into arts and media, can kick knowledge, ponder on the world, good with a lil friendly back-n-forth, smoke a little weed and maybe do some psychedelics?

No bars please. Day time activities

I wish there was more South American (Ecuadorian/Colombian) restaurants like in MoCo here. It would make a real good global plaza

Stay safe, everyone

She’s an independent candidate for county executive. Here’s her website for more details:

https://www.tonyasweat.com

Is anyone else seeing the forced digital migration and seeing a massive safety crisis waiting to happen?

Have any of Maryland neighborhoods received a Verizon 90-day copper cutoff notice yet?

It is a massive understatement to say that taking our old landlines away won’t matter. That statement is only true until it isn’t true. And the exact moment it becomes untrue, it transforms into an unimaginable public safety problem.

An ironic ad campaign pushing "retro (internet) phones" as a cool new lifestyle trend caught my attention. It made me realize how successfully corporate marketing has tricked consumers into trading away our most resilient piece of public infrastructure.

No one is asking anyone to ditch smartphones or go back to 1988. But completely dismantling our hardwired copper landlines—even minimally—is a total failure of common sense.

The cold, hard reality of what is happening to Maryland’s grid right now, and why we are walking into a digital trap:

The 2026 FCC Copper Rule Change: In March 2026, the Federal Communications Commission officially voted to eliminate federal Section 214 copper retirement protections. Carriers no longer need formal federal approval to kill copper lines. Once they announce a shutdown, the clock hits a mandatory 90-day countdown for residential homes.

Active Maryland Cutoffs: This isn't happening in "a few years"—it is happening right now. Verizon’s official Public Network Disclosure Notices for 2026 have actively listed massive switch retirements across Maryland, explicitly targeting major hubs like Silver Spring and Dundalk.

The Power Illusion: Traditional copper wires carry their own independent electrical current. When a major storm or blizzard knocks out BGE or Pepco power, your household lights go dark, but a corded wall phone still works.

The Fragile Cloud: The Maryland Office of People's Counsel notes that Verizon is aggressively forcing customers in counties like Montgomery, Baltimore, Howard, and Anne Arundel off copper and onto fiber-optic lines. But fiber-optic cables do not carry electricity. If your house loses power, your "modern digital landline" instantly dies unless you manually buy, track, and maintain a standalone battery backup for your home's router.

The 2-Hour Cell Trap: People think, "I'll just use my cell phone." But cell towers only have localized battery backups that fail after a few hours of a prolonged regional blackout. Once the towers go dark, your smartphone becomes a brick.

The Silent Infrastructure: It isn’t just about phone calls. Thousands of Maryland fire alarms, emergency elevator phones, senior medical alert buttons, and water treatment sensors were explicitly built to rely on the steady voltage of a copper wire.

States like California are actively fighting to force AT&T to maintain a baseline emergency copper grid because of wildfire risks.

Meanwhile, Maryland faces severe coastal flooding, major storms, and grid vulnerabilities, yet we are letting companies like Verizon quietly pull this infrastructure out of the ground to sell off as scrap metal.

We don't need to live in the past, but we absolutely need a physical fallback system when (not if) the wireless cloud inevitably fails. Because when the next major East Coast grid failure hits, a "no signal" screen won't dial 911.

It’s something to seriously think about.

Hello fellow people that like to move! I was really surprised to find that we only seem to have DMV running groups on Garmin Connect around here, so I decided to make a dedicated group for PG County!

Please join me so it isn't just a group of 1 :)

Name is Active PG County (MD)

https://connect.garmin.com/modern/group/5549088

This afternoon my friend and I were walking on NW Branch Trail when a man inappropriately touched my friend. He was on a bike wearing a black hoodie (hoodie on) and black sweats. He was riding north towards New Hampshire. We entered the trail at Adelphi Mill. Men DO BETTER

So State Senator Washington yelled at summer camp staff this morning in Greenbelt. I don’t love this, but more than that, I know lots of people like this guy but I’d like to know what he does for our community? Does he do more than be young and show up places? I’ve asked people to tell me what he brings to the table and not really gotten answers, and then he barked at young employees just trying to do their jobs this morning and I’m like….i need more data about why / if he’s a good candidate, generally. Unopposed right now so this is a general question

Hey all,

I know for some of us, voting seems like a farce. There’s a lot of rot and our one little vote won’t make much or even any difference. I totally get that. AND man does it matter when all of our little voices gather together. Then we get things done. It’s hard to know who to vote for when the news is dropping stories about …well, it kinda feels like corruption…and some of those folks are running unopposed. But there are some real races to pay attention to and your voice matters!

County council at large - who do you want (or NOT want) representing you? Get out there and vote

Congress - big match up between Ivey and Jakeya Johnson - who do you support?

Congress - who do you want to replace Hoyer?

County council - some of those same corrupt or borderline corrupt politicians did some shenanigans to make Tim Adams an incumbent for this election. Maybe you love him and that’s great, so go vote for him! Or maybe you think that’s a bit sketchy, get out there and make sure people get a sense of your displeasure by voting for one of the other candidates

School district - these folks actually have a lot of power and some times, as we are seeing abundantly right now, folks use school district as a spring board to county council. So this one really matters! Who is the representative that best suits you?

Please get to the polls and do your best job voting. We have low turnout often but primaries really matter. In PGC they matter more than the general! So please get out there, bring a friend, and get out the vote!

Hi 

I have been thinking about creating a book club for a few months now (even tried setting one up but it never got fully realized). I feel ready to give it a real shot now and would love to be part of a community of people interested in talking about the books they love.

About the club:

- Focused on the "Great American Novel". Would love to look at US American novels throughout the history of the country.

- Meet once a month (will pick best date depending on members' schedules).

- Virtual meetings to start, and maybe in person at a library or cafe down later on.

- To select our monthly read, every member will get a turn (we'll order ourselves when possible) to pick 3-5 books and then we vote.

- Any reading experience is welcome! (I personally just do it as a hobby).

If you like (or are interested in getting to know) these authors and their works, consider joining! (non-exhaustive list)

- Herman Melville

- William Faulkner

- Toni Morrison

- Ernest Hemingway

- James Baldwin

- John Steinbeck

- Mark Twain

- Sylvia Plath

- Cormac McCarthy

Please message me or comment if you have questions!