Tree care in an age of stress
By JOE MURCHISON Sure, a lot of us are feeling stressed these days. It’s tough out there. But we’re not…
Letter to the Editor: Please cancel plans for a high-density housing project in Ward 2
This 27-acre woodland site, the Pulte Home Company’s proposed 302 homes east of 95 and south of Route 198, was…
From Where I Stand: Building in the flood plain hurts everyone
BY ALLISON KOLE People passing by Driskell Park on the Gallatin Street side have probably seen a raised plateau of…
University Park activists claim Nine Pond project is polluting Wells Run
On Jan. 29, David Brosch was shivering as he stood on the roof of the parking deck at 3325 Toledo Road, just west of the Hyattsville Branch Library. Brosch, an environmentalist and University Park Sustainability Committee member, was braving the cold because the deck affords a great view of the Nine Pond project.
Native Gardening with Jimmy: Plant invaders along the Patuxent
By JIMMY ROGERS Have you visited Riverfront Park, just behind Main Street in Old Town Laurel? The quiet Patuxent River…
Friendship spawns mushroom business and more
By JESSIE NEWBURN When Laurel resident Cory Moore accompanied a friend to a birthday party in 2017, he had no…
New sustainability plan calls for resident input
The city of Laurel is seeking input from residents to help develop the city’s first sustainability plan, a framework officials…
The Science of the City: Winter helps us tell native plants from invasive foes
By PAUL RUFFINS In a few months, this region will explode with solid walls of green leaves that often reach…
Native Gardening With Jimmy: An HOA chooses native landscaping
BY JIMMY ROGERS In October 2021, Maryland became the first state in the nation to ban homeowners associations (HOAs) from…
Zero Waste of Time: Turn your old grocery bags into stars
BY JULIETTE FRADIN The holidays are certainly a time for extravaganza and excess. Unfortunately, it’s also a time for excess…