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…
‘Cycling’ through stuff, one dead fish at a time
By LAUREN FLYNN KELLY October was a somber month in our house. My daughter invested in her first aquarium, and…
Secondhand News: Getting ‘familiar’ feels at Vintage House Parts & Radiators’ new locale
By LAUREN FLYNN KELLY — If you’re a regular reader of this column, you know that I support reducing waste,…
Secondhand News: Tanglewood Works gets a remix with new location at Shops at SoHy, along with others
By LAUREN FLYNN KELLY — I’m a little excited this month because there’s so much Secondhand News to report! Here’s…
Secondhand News: Cookie Wear, Suffragette City bring vintage vibes to SoHy Arts District
By LAUREN FLYNN KELLY — When I first launched this column in 2014, it was primarily to tell the stories…
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…
