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Here is what’s happening on the Route 1 Corridor
Owner of Piano Man building seeks new use for landmark
A real estate adviser for the owner of the long-vacant Piano Man Superstore building has asked the College Park City Council to suggest a new use for the Baltimore Avenue landmark. “We don’t actually have anything in mind at the moment,” Ben Wilson, a senior managing director at Bethesda commercial real estate firm Greysteel, told…
Laurel High opens its doors for Community Day
It turns out there’s a right and a wrong way to pie a…
City of Laurel revises code for wildlife gardens
For years, City of Laurel residents—and those in surrounding counties and municipalities —have…
Early voting ends THURSDAY! Our updated voter guide will help you make your plan
We have the information you need on Prince George’s County and state primary…
MD Park and planning agency sues PG county over FY 2027 budget
A bi-county Maryland agency that administers park systems and land-use planning has sued…
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College Park
Scouts walk 208 miles to summer camp
As most of College Park slept in on Sunday, June 14, scouts of BSA Troop 740 prepared to depart for a walk from the city’s Berwyn neighborhood to Goshen, Virginia, a staggering journey of 208 miles. About half of the troop’s 30 scouts, ranging in age from 12 to 17, gathered in the parking lot…
Hyattsville
Miss Floribunda: Runaway runners
Dear Miss Floribunda, I have been growing strawberries for four years now and have learned from mistakes I made the first year. I learned to water regularly and to add a lot of compost to improve drainage. I learned not to use high nitrogen fertilizer, which gave me mostly leaves, and, instead, found fertilizer high…
The Laurel Independent
Laurel mayor issues June 18 youth curfew
Laurel youths will soon have a new curfew. On June 11, Laurel Mayor Keith R. Sydnor issued an executive order establishing a temporary citywide curfew for individuals under age 18. The curfew takes effect June 18 and remains in place through Sept. 8. Sydnor explained the curfew in a press release. “Summer should be a…
