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Here is what’s happening on the Route 1 Corridor
County’s first running store opens in Hyattsville
For years, Prince George’s County runners had to travel out of the county to find a running store, until Haraka Run and Walk opened in Hyattsville. The store, located at 5501 Baltimore Avenue, held its grand opening on Feb. 21, making it the first running specialty store in the county. While Montgomery County has four…
Council weighs change to grass height limit
By LIAD MUSSAFFI The College Park City Council on Feb. 10 discussed a…
Need money for college or job training after high school? Local organizations want to help
As high school graduations approach, area students are looking for scholarships and financial…
Laurel vies for North America’s ‘Strongest Town’ title
Is Laurel North America’s strongest town? That’s the question a group of residents…
MOM’s employee asks for 2nd vote on mandatory union dues
An employee of MOM’s Organic Market at the Hollywood Shopping Center has asked…
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College Park
State’s highest-ranking woman says job is still about helping
Before she was the speaker of Maryland’s House of Delegates and before she was a member of the College Park City Council, Joseline Peña-Melnyk was a stay-at-home mom in College Park Woods, a community she calls “beautiful.” So when the University of Maryland and the state in 2001 proposed a road connecting I-95 with the…
Hyattsville
Hyattsville spent over $500,000 on software that won’t work
In a meeting Jan. 27, Treasurer Ron Brooks told the Hyattsville City Council that a five-year effort to update the city’s record-keeping software must be abandoned and begun again. The failed effort will cost the city $524,000 in payments to a contractor called BC Systems, Brooks said in an interview. The city spent much more…
The Laurel Independent
Laurel AA group seeks new home after fire
Members of the Laurel Alcoholics Anonymous community could soon have a new centralized place to attend 12-step meetings — an effort that began after a building used by the recovery community burned down late last year. Laurel Recovery, the city’s oldest continuous 12-step group since its founding 55 years ago, had been holding 20 AA…
