Laurel resident sentenced in 40-year-old cold case
By Katie V. Jones Laurel resident Howard Jackson Bradberry Jr., 64, was sentenced Jan. 5 by Howard County Circuit Court…
The HyLife: Local volunteers work to build Martin Luther King’s ‘beloved community’
BY JESSICA ARENDS “We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny,”…
MUSIC TO MY EARS: My neighbor Kay
By Eric Maring We had a major house fire in 2005 caused by an electric surge. We were out, but…
DeMatha basketball playing better on the road than at home
By Chris McManes Put the DeMatha basketball team on a bus or plane and they tend to perform better. Allow…
City council considers plastic shopping bag ban
BY DAN BEHREND At the Dec. 19 Hyattsville City Council meeting, councilmembers Ben Simasek (Ward 3), Danny Schaible (Ward 2)…
Residents Reflect: I am grateful for our community
by Mady Segal Bio: Mady Wechsler Segal, Ph.D., is professor emerita of sociology at the University of Maryland. Our lives…
Manifest Bread rolls into Riverdale
BY HEATHER MARLÉNE ZADIG Devoted fans of local cottage bakers Rick and Tyes Cook will finally have a physical storefront…
Resolutions that endure
By Colin Phillips A year and a half ago, Joan Oberholtzer was exercising on her own, mostly at home, but…
Wreaths Across America needs volunteers
By Katie V. Jones On Dec.17, about 250 volunteers placed wreaths on the graves of veterans at Ivy Hill Cemetery…
DeMatha basketball coach seeks consistency while building a winner
By Chris McManes DeMatha could rely on two high-level seniors last season. Whenever it needed a key bucket or game-changing…