Secondhand News: Making sculptures out of cat hair, and other crafts for desperate times
By Lauren Flynn Kelly For those of us struggling to entertain bored kids or occupy our own idle hands this…
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…
Update your fall wardrobe with a clothing swap
Twice a year, my neighborhood friends and I get together for a clothing swap. At the start of every spring…
Give your backyard a lift with repurposed goods
In between bouts of summer rain and the occasional battle with a tiger mosquito, I love to get outside. My…
Radiating an eclectic charm
Vintage House Parts has everything … including the kitchen sink While driving from Hyattsville to Washington, D.C. on Rhode Island…
