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Here is what’s happening on the Route 1 Corridor

Laurel Golf Center tees up major renovation under new owner

A new owner is helping a local golf establishment swing in a new direction. The Laurel Golf Center, a 34-year-old recreational golf facility along Route 198 on the edge of the city, is undergoing a $2 million renovation after being acquired by Kim Cayce, a former professional golfer and entrepreneur specializing in startups and turnarounds.…

College Park

Task force finds ‘crisis-level’ affordable housing gap

College Park faces a shortage of 1,265 affordable units for its lowest-income renters, a situation the city’s Affordable Housing Task Force has labeled a “crisis-level policy issue” that disproportionately affects essential workers, seniors and families with children. The task force, which the College Park City Council appointed in April 2025, offered a sweeping menu of…

Hyattsville

It’s going to get worse: Why Hyattsville must fund emergency immigrant relief

What is happening in Hyattsville right now is horrifying. Neighbors are being ripped from their families during botched U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids with guns drawn and children watching. A mother was taken during an asylum hearing, leaving behind a 1-year-old and a 4-year-old. Families are terrified to leave their homes, even to…

The Laurel Independent

Former Laurel High guard leaps into college game

Amadou Kaloga was a key piece of Laurel High School’s basketball championship run in March 2025. This past season, he completed his freshman year of college basketball at Bowie State University — one defined less by numbers and more by steady growth. The Laurel native appeared in 22 games and made four starts for the…

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