Legend and Lore: City OKs trolley line, bans roller skates on Route 1
BY KIMBERLY SCHMIDT — In 1908, a Hyattsville city ordinance was passed to prohibit roller skating on the sidewalks of Maryland and…
Miss Floribunda: What to grow for a garden full of butterflies
Dear Miss Floribunda, My store is located in a heavy-traffic area, with the pollution and nerve-wracking noise that always goes…
PHOTO: Boy Scout Troop 224 Eagle Scout Project
Boy Scouts in Hyattsville Troop 224 renovated benches in a Magruder Park picnic pavilion on March 19. Scout William LaChance…
Election 2011: Meet the Ward 2 candidates
This is our last issue before the city’s biennial election on May 3, so we decided to let the candidates…
Election 2011: Meet the Ward 1 candidates
This is our last issue before the city’s biennial election on May 3, so we decided to let the candidates…
Election 2011: Meet the mayoral candidates
BY SUSIE CURRIE — This is our last issue before the city’s biennial election on May 3, so we decided…
Election 2011: In wards 3, 4 and 5, there’s no contest
This is our last issue before the city’s biennial election on May 3, so we decided to let the candidates…
My Two Cents: A too-speedy passage of speed camera legislation?
BY MARY THORNTON — On March 7, the Hyattsville City Council passed Ordinance 2011-01 giving the city the authority to establish…
City parks news: Problems, plans and upgrades
BY PAULA MINAERT — The master plan for Hyattsville’s parks, which was initiated last year, is now able to move forward,…
Police address gang problem
BY KRYSTYN SCHMERBECK – “In the first hour of the day, teens [today] process more information than we processed in a…
