Councilmembers pitch their FY 2019 budget wish lists
By ALLAN WALTERS — The Hyattsville City Council has begun preliminary planning for the fiscal year (FY) 2019 budget, which…
Hyattsville students participate in national school walkout
By KRISSI HUMBARD — “This cannot keep happening.” That sentiment echoed across the city as students in Hyattsville joined millions in…
In high demand: city shares policies for special events & street closures
By MARIA D. JAMES — Increased demand for use of the city’s public meeting spaces and requests for special event…
Then & Now: Unmapping segregation
BY STUART EISENBERG — With debates ranging regionally over the legacy of tolerating monuments to leaders of the Confederacy in…
Community builder receives Employee of the Year award
BY MEAGAN MILLER — Approximately two years ago, City Administrator Tracy Nicholson and Director of Community & Economic Development Jim…
My Two Cents: Proposed development of WSSC property is a net community loss
BY DANIEL MUTH — Any successful town intermeshed with a large metropolitan area displays a range of development, hopefully enacted…
From the Editor: No Peace for the Peace Cross
BY HEATHER WRIGHT — Uncertainty seems to have been cemented into the foundations of the Peace Cross. Construction of the…
Hyattsville City Council works on regulating rates for renters
BY HARRISON CANN — With a growing Hyattsville population and more development projects on the horizon, Hyattsville City Council is preparing an…
Two local pastors traveled to Charlottesville to ‘stand for love’ in face of hate
BY ROSANNA WEAVER — Two local pastors were in Charlottesville, Va., on Aug. 12 to stand with other clergy members…
Little lobbyists, big message: Local family travels to Capitol Hill to advocate for ACA
BY KATIE WALSH — In Hyattsville, a neighborhood barbecue served up more than a meal for friends: It started a movement. Residents…


