Legend and Lore: He put the Hyatt in Hyattsville
BY KIMBERLY SCHMIDT — “The chief business of the American people is business,” President Calvin Coolidge told the American Society of Newspaper…
From the Editor: If we only look closely …
BY PAULA MINAERT — Through the painter’s brushstrokes, I am present at an outdoor market in Amsterdam, around 1675. A large woman…
Miss Floribunda: Forsythia is your friend
Dear Miss Floribunda, In last month’s column you mentioned that coleus is easy to root in water. I tried it…
Hugh’s News: First into Nagasaki
BY HUGH TURLEY — On August 6 and 9, 1945, Paul Tibbetts and Charles W. Sweeney piloted the bombers that dropped atomic…
Miss Floribunda: Options for a backyard full of Christmas trees
Dear Miss Floribunda, I’ve moved into a nice old house with a good-sized backyard that would have great possibilities if…
Hugh’s News: Summer camp for leaders of the free world
BY HUGH TURLEY — This summer, the sweet fragrance of honeysuckle will be in the air as area children head off to…
From the Editor: East Side Story
BY SUSIE CURRIE —What’s in a name? When it comes to brand names, plenty. Take EYA. When the townhouses on…
Nature Nearby: Return of the Natives
BY FRED SEITZ — Since 2005, the Anacostia Watershed Society and more than 250 volunteer “weed warriors” have been working to remove…
Postcards from the Past: Hyattsville’s Independence Day through the years
BY PEGGY DEE — Hyattsville’s first July 4 celebration took place in 1940, and some of the city’s older residents remember attending…
From the Editor: From where I sit
BY PAULA MINAERT — We’ve all heard the expression, “One person’s trash is another person’s treasure.” I know this well. A blue-and-white…