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A look back at Hyattsville’s anniversary celebrations
As the nation prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday on July 4 — and Hyattville popped the cork for its 140th in April — we shine a lens on our city’s milestone anniversaries. How they were celebrated gives glimpses into how Hyattsville saw itself and how others saw it. The book Hyattsville, Our Home Town:…
Council backs entertainment at 3 downtown venues
The College Park City Council voted on July 7 to support the applications…
With new leadership, Hyattsville CDC looks to increase visibility
There is a good chance the average Hyattsville resident doesn’t know what the…
Teen center scheduled to open this fall
The city’s new teen center, located at 40th Avenue and Nicholson Street, is…
As economic pressures mount, hair salon workers feel the squeeze
For years, Laurel salon owner Glenn Nelson said he’d look at his schedule…
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College Park
Lake Artemesia has layered history
Lake Artemesia has a storied history. Like all lakes in Maryland, this one is man-made. It all started in the mid-1800s, when a deep pit was left behind by workers digging for stone while constructing tracks for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad’s Washington Branch. The unsightly quarry caught the attention of Edwin A. Newman, a…
Hyattsville
City police testing electric patrol cars
The Hyattsville Police Department (HPD) is in the midst of a pilot program to determine if an all-electric patrol vehicle is able to withstand the rigors of day-to-day policing. Troy Bradley, HPD’s fleet and mobile technology manager, said the department is trying to come up with an alternative to gas-powered vehicles and see if an…
The Laurel Independent
Storms cut short Laurel’s Fourth of July celebration, but fireworks still light up the night
Laurel’s annual Independence Day celebration looked different this year, but it ended on a familiar note as fireworks illuminated the sky over Granville Gude Park Saturday night. After the city canceled its annual Fourth of July parade earlier in the week because of forecasts for dangerous heat, hundreds of residents still gathered Saturday evening for…
