From the Editor: Looking for a village square
BY PAULA MINAERT — When I first moved to Hyattsville more than 30 years ago, the local Dunkin’ Donuts (now Shagga Restaurant)…
Miss Floribunda: Outfoxing the squirrels who want your tomatoes
Dear Miss Floribunda, This hot weather seems to agree with tomatoes because I have a bumper crop this year. However,…
Auntie Diluviana: What to do if you spot senior abuse
Dear Auntie Diluviana, My husband and I believe that an elderly neighbor is being abused by his nephew. What do…
My Two Cents: Does your baby smoke?
BY KIMBERLY SCHMIDT — The words “Honey, I’m pregnant” are often followed, in six to nine months, by Severe Nesting…
Hugh’s News: Reflecting on war poetry
BY HUGH TURLEY — In 1963, addressing Amherst College, President John F. Kennedy said, “When power corrupts, poetry cleanses, for art establishes…
From the president: What I liked about living in Hyattsville
BY JULIA DUIN — A For Sale sign that sprouted in my front yard the first week of June was what got…
Postcards from the Past: A bowling alley, a bakery and the five-and-dime
BY PEGGY DEE — On a recent warm, sunny afternoon, I took a walk down Oliver Street and stopped by to greet…
Hugh’s News: A resident evil
BY HUGH TURLEY — In a 1931 essay titled “A Plea for Intolerance,” Bishop Fulton J. Sheen argued that America was suffering…
Miss Floribunda: Herbs safe choice for summer gardening
Dear Miss Floribunda, I am new to this area and to gardening. Coming from New England, I was advised to…
Hugh’s News: Grocery store outsmarts itself
BY HUGH TURLEY — Volunteerism has a proper place in society. But it’s not the grocery-store checkout line. At many branches, Giant…