Secondhand News: Lightly used furniture, décor seek forever homes at BackStage Store
By Lauren Flynn Kelly The pandemic has dragged on for two years, and you’re sick of looking at the sofa…
Secondhand News: Confessions of a self-proclaimed recluttering expert
By Lauren Flynn Kelly One morning during the height of holiday season madness, I had a sudden urge to declutter,…
Secondhand News: COVID-19 holiday remix: Frankenstein gift wrap and rainbow trees
By Lauren Flynn Kelly The holiday season is not, in my opinion, the most wonderful time of year, so please…
The legend of GoatMan Hollow: Locals recall former Hyattsville haunt
By Lauren Flynn Kelly Halloween starts early in my house, and this year I kicked it off by researching a…
Secondhand News: Hyattsville resident turns art background into handcrafted guitars
By Lauren Flynn Kelly Pete Malinoski doesn’t want you to know what he does for a living. Flying under…
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: Thrifting with … ‘A Nameless Yeast’
By Lauren Flynn Kelly This month, I introduce an occasional new Secondhand News series that will feature a different Hyattsville…
