New councilmember represents fellow immigrants and minority residents
By Winter Hawk Rommel Sandino’s family is proud of him, and for good reason. Sandino, who represents Ward 5 on…
School bus wheels roll on through pandemic challenges
By Winter Hawk Almost 10% of students at Prince George’s County Schools (PGCPS) don’t need transportation to school because…
UMD’s quidditch team has all the magic
By Eva Sanchez If you’re headed past the Fraternity Row fields on Monday or Wednesday evenings, you’ll probably catch a…
Route 1 communities push back on countywide map amendment
By Brandon Fastman On Sept. 29, the door closed on public feedback to Prince George’s County’s Countywide Map Amendment (CMA)….
First round of COVID-19 relief funds arrives
By Sophie Gorman Oriani At the Sept. 20 city council meeting, the first steps towards a spending plan for…
City law aims to lower RUFF count of dog attacks
By Melena DiNenna On June 8, Hyattsville resident Camille Edwards Bennehoff was walking with her husband, Yohannes, and her sheep…
The legend of GoatMan Hollow: Locals recall former Hyattsville haunt
By Lauren Flynn Kelly Halloween starts early in my house, and this year I kicked it off by researching a…
Community on the move: Construction updates: major completions slated for 2022
By Eric Olson A number of residents have asked me for an update about projects now underway along Baltimore Avenue….
Miss Floribunda: Funky Junky on Jefferson Street
]Dear Miss Floribunda, Hallowe’en is coming up again, after being pretty much cancelled by COVID-19 last year, and I…
The science of the city: The fraternity of fire
By Paul Ruffins The multi-columned mansions of the University of Maryland’s (UMD) Fraternity Row are an iconic symbol of…