A smelly invader seeking winter refuge
Winter has been relatively mild this year, but the intermittent chills have encouraged a small invader to seek out residence…
Making valentines spreads love across Hyattsville’s generations
By Sydney Clark Valentine’s Day love comes in many shapes: velvety red roses, chocolate and restaurant reservations, to name…
Northwestern High School celebrates African history through the arts
By Kelsey Mannix As people filed in to Northwestern High School’s auditorium on Feb. 13 for the Jim Henson…
Miss Floribunda: Leary on Longfellow Street
Dear Miss Floribunda, Some years ago, you warned not to plant peas or prune roses till forsythia blooms. Well,…
Where’s my compost bin?
By Sydney Clark A city councilmember wants the City of Hyattsville to purchase more compost containers to accommodate the expanded…
City council and planning committee seek a colorful response
By Aneurin Canham-Clyne For the second week in a row, representatives of Fairfield Residential fielded questions and concerns from…
Comptroller of Maryland means business
By Anna Walker “Taking Care of Business” is a new Hyattsville Life & Times column, in which we seek to…
City council reviews preliminary Magruder Pointe plan
By Sophie Gorman Oriani There was much discussion during the Feb. 3 and Feb. 18 city council meetings, as…
City council opposes liquor license transfer for Lee’s Liquor, to no avail
By Sophie Gorman Oriani At the city council meeting of Jan. 21, the council approved a motion authorizing the mayor…
Starting down a rabbit hole
By Stuart Eisenberg Learning about an 1898 election scandal linked with my home and an incoming Hyattsville commissioner started me…
