From the Editor: Get out and vote in May!
BY ROSANNA LANDIS WEAVER — This is our last issue before the city’s biennial election on May 7, so as…
From the Editor: The Perils and Pluses of Popularity
BY ROSANNA LANDIS WEAVER — One of the many pleasures of this editorial gig is the opportunity to dig into local…
From the Editor: How we talk about our schools, and why it matters
BY ROSANNA LANDIS WEAVER — The term “school choice” is trendy, but certain socioeconomic groups have made choices about schools…
Now you see them, now you don’t
BY SUSIE CURRIE — On May 7, the face of Hyattsville city government will change. Four faces, in fact. Perhaps…
From the Editor: Where are you from?
BY ROSANNA LANDIS WEAVER — The simple question: “Where are you from?” can be viewed as banal cocktail party chatter, an…
From the Editor: North from Hyattsville
BY PAULA MINAERT — My husband and I moved to Hyattsville in 1979. We went to St. Jerome’s for church and to…
From the Editor: At the intersection of opposing things
BY PAULA MINAERT — One theme leaps out at me in the stories in this issue: the intersection of faith and civil…
From the Editor: Ballot questions should be longer than a tweet
BY SUSIE CURRIE — Are you registered to vote? And if not, does it matter? We know, we know: Maryland is…
From the Editor: What’s happening in Hyattsville
BY PAULA MINAERT — I am always struck every time I meet with the sense of community that characterizes Hyattsville. The latest…
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)…