About Us
Streetcar Suburbs Publishing Inc. provides hyper-local news and information for communities along the Route 1 corridor near Washington, DC. Our award-winning monthly newspapers, the Hyattsville Life & Times and the College Park Here & Now, have recently been joined by The Laurel Independent to provide saturation coverage of three of Maryland’s most diverse and dynamic suburbs. This website, StreetcarSuburbs.News, provides continuous and timely coverage of these same communities.
Streetcar Suburbs Publishing Inc. is a 501c(3) nonprofit corporation. Our newspapers are also members of the National Newspaper Association.
We welcome reader input, news tips, writing, photographs and video. If you would like to write an article or opinion piece, letter to the editor, or submit a news tip or picture, we would love to hear from you.
Mailing Address:
Streetcar Suburbs Publishing
P.O. Box 132
Hyattsville, MD 20781
Our Policies
Our Personnel
We operate our newspapers thanks to our core staff members, our board members, and our man volunteers.
Hyattsville Life & Times
Sophie Gorman Oriani has been writing for Streetcar Suburbs Publishing since 2019. She lives in Hyattsville with her family.
Reporters
Dan Behrend
Chris McManes
Paul Ruffins
Joanna Turner
Allan Walters
Mark Betancourt
Juliette Fradin
Columnists
Victoria Boucher
Stuart Eisenberg
Juliette Fradin
Julia Gaspar-Bates
Lauren Kelly
Fred Seitz
Imke Ahlf-Wien
Jessica Arends
College Park Here & Now
Managing Editor
Mark Goodson
Mark Goodson is the managing editor for the College Park Here & Now, a print edition he helped launch in May of 2020. Mark teaches English at DeMatha Catholic High School. He, his wife, and their three kids live in College Park.
Associate Editor
Reporters
Julia Arkyles
Philip Van Slooten
A.R. Cabral
Alexandra Radovic
Rachel Logan
D.W. Rowland
Sydney Clark
Chris McManes
Kelly Livingston
Columnists
Lila Stiff
Lily Fountain
Eric Olson
Eric Maring
Paul Ruffins
Interns
Braden Hamelin
Alice Carlson
Lauren Reeder
The Laurel Independent
Managing Editor
Katie V. Jones joined the team in 2022 as the managing editor of The Laurel Independent. She has been writing/editing for various publications for more than 20 years. She is a graduate of The College of Wooster.
Interns
Tara Goldstein
Our Staff
Page Designer
Ashley Perks
Digital Manager
Jessica Burshtynskyy
Digital Interns
Sydnee Singletary
Business Manager
Catie Currie
Advertising Sales Manager
Miranda Goodson
Board of Directors
Joseph Gigliotti- President and General Counsel
Stephanie Stullich – Treasurer
Melanie Dzwonchyk – Secretary
Gretchen Brodtman
Maxine Gross
T. Carter Ross
Bette Dickerson
Nora Eidelman
Joe Murchison
Emily Strab – Leave of absence
Katie V. Jones – Ex Officio
Mark Goodson – Ex Officio