Secondhand News: Hunting for lost treasure at the beach
By Lauren Flynn Kelly Given my well-documented love of thrifting and repurposing, it shouldn’t surprise you that one of the…
Secondhand News: Local actress and drama professor finds ‘Joy’ in DIY design
By Lauren Flynn Kelly While staying at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, Denise J. Hart has spent the last year…
Secondhand News: Aren’t you glad you didn’t throw that away?
By Lauren Flynn Kelly Sometime in mid-December, when I was scrambling to get Christmas presents in the mail and…
Secondhand News: Thrifting with … Janine Wilson
By Lauren Flynn Kelly Every avid thrifter has a story (or two or 50) of how they connected with their…
Secondhand News: Adventures in eBay selling: Spring cleaning goes online
By Lauren Flynn Kelly So the pandemic began and you thought, “Well, at least I’ll have a few weeks to…
Secondhand News: A local guide to thrifting and repurposing in uncertain times
By Lauren Flynn Kelly As we self-isolate and flatten the curve of the new coronavirus, supporting our neighbors and keeping…
Red Onion Records finds its groove on Gallatin Street
By Lauren Flynn Kelly In late 2017, a mysterious “Coming soon …” sign and a few LPs appeared in the…
Secondhand News: In the age of ‘KonMari,’ furloughed residents find solace in purging closets
By LAUREN FLYNN KELLY — The people at Netflix wisely uploaded the bingeworthy home show “Tidying Up with Marie Kondo”…
Secondhand News: Exploring used vinyl beyond the thrift store
My addiction to other people’s old stuff has been well documented, but my husband has his own addiction: records. He…
Secondhand News: Green Owl Design is changing the face of Hyattsville, one storefront at a time
If you enter Hyattsville on Route 1 from the South, you’d be crazy not to notice the magenta-striped “castle” that…
