First community survey released
BY PAULA MINAERT — Some Hyattsville residents seem pretty happy with their city, according to a just-released community survey. It…
Police go to great heights for Special Olympics
BY BART LAWRENCE – Chief Douglas Holland of the Hyattsville Police Department (HPD) seems like an honest guy. So we have to…
Earthquake, hurricane disrupt first week of school
BY SUSIE CURRIE — Before August 23, many area residents had never experienced an earthquake. So it was understandable that they…
Earthquake, hurricane disrupt first week of school
BY SUSIE CURRIE — Before August 23, many area residents had never experienced an earthquake. So it was understandable that they…
Taking off the gloves at Magruder Park
BY CHRIS MCMANES — T-Ball and youth baseball are regular staples at Magruder Park. But on July 31, the park hosted a…
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…
Busboys and Poets opens in Hyattsville, featuring local authors and artists
BY SUSIE CURRIE — Busboys and Poets has been open less than a month, but already has a full schedule of…
New year, new leaders at local schools
BY SUSIE CURRIE AND PAULA MINAERT — Nearly a quarter of Prince George’s County’s 198 schools are getting new principals this year,…
Farewell to a beloved principal
BY SUSIE CURRIE AND PAULA MINAERT — Nearly 1,000 mourners turned out to pay final tribute to Sr. Joyce Volpini, SND,…