April 18, 2024: Earth Day | Arbor Day Edition
Salutations, Streetcar Suburbs! Welcome to the Streetcar Spotlight — Earth Day | Arbor Day Edition. Now that many of us have just contemplated our…
April 4, 2024: Total Eclipse of the Sun Edition
Salutations, Streetcar Suburbs! Welcome to the Streetcar Spotlight — Total Eclipse of the Sun Edition. Dust off your safety solar glasses from…
Hyattsville library hosts town hall on school funding
By KAYLA NAZAIRE March 6, Hyattsville parents learned about the coming school funding crunch and a proposed Maryland tax bill…
March 21, 2024: “Is that Snow, Petals, or Ash?” Edition
Salutations, Streetcar Suburbs! Welcome to the Streetcar Spotlight — “Is that Snow, Petals, or Ash?” Edition. The short answer is: yes. You’ve already noticed…
County Council disapproves development by Driskell Park
By KIT SLACK March 12, the Prince George’s County Council disapproved a plan to develop 41 townhouses on the vacant lot…
March 7, 2024: Sakura – St. Paddy’s Day Edition
Salutations, Streetcar Suburbs! Welcome to the Streetcar Spotlight — Sakura / St. Paddy’s Day Edition. With peak cherry blossoms expected…
February 22, 2024: Daffodil-icious Leap-Day Edition
Welcome to the Streetcar Spotlight. I’ve seen two open daffodil clusters around town this week — have yours opened yet? Upload your enviable bulb pics in the comments of our respective Facebook posts (HL&T, CPH&N, & Laurel), and I’ll swoon over them while weeping frozen tears from my north-facing front yard (that still has SNOW ON IT). Also, anyone out there with a Leap-Day birthday? How did you cope as a kid?!
February 8, 2024: Black History | Mardi Gras | Lunar New Year Edition
Salutations, Streetcar Suburbs! Welcome to the Streetcar Spotlight — Black History, Mardi Gras, Lunar New Year, Valentine’s (and Super Bowl?!)…
Long park closures, stormwater fears fuel Driskell redesign skepticism
By HEATHER MARLÉNE ZADIG The City of Hyattsville wrapped up its latest Driskell Park redesign public comments period last month,…
County holds listening session on budget
By SHARON O’MALLEY Firefighters, animal rescue workers and representatives of more than a dozen nonprofits asked Prince George’s County Executive…