New restaurants, shops and homes along the Route 1 corridor continued to be the biggest draws for readers of the Hyattsville Wire.
Our year-end review of the most-read stories showed that readers are most interested in everything from a new upscale restaurant to Trader Joe’s and townhomes and apartments being built along the Route 1 corridor.
Here’s a look at the top stories of 2022 on the Hyattsville Wire, starting with the most-read story of the year.
NFL Player-Turned-Chef Opens Upscale Hyattsville Restaurant This Week
Located in University Town Center, Huncho House is the creation of Chef Tobias Dorzon, who played with the Tennessee Titans and Tampa Bay Buccaneers before retiring from football in 2012.
Mall at Prince Georges Plans Apartments for Old J.C. Penney Site
The Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust has submitted a proposal to remove a chunk of the existing mall in order to build a 360-unit apartment building with 1,000 square feet of retail on the former site of J.C. Penney.
First Trader Joe’s in Prince George’s County Plans Opening in College Park
The Trader Joe’s location in College Park is the first in Prince George’s County, the 10th in Maryland and the 21st in the greater D.C. area, making it one of the largest grocery chains by sales in the area.
New Townhomes Coming Next to Mall at Prince George’s in Hyattsville
Stanley Martin Homes is building 331 homes in the Gateway West development, which will also have a playground and a wooded conservation area with walking trails next to the football field at Northwestern High School.
As City Mourns, a Look at Kevin Ward’s Legacy in Hyattsville
Ward was focused on several issues: promoting community-based policing, strengthening the city’s emergency preparedness, responding to the coronavirus pandemic, increasing affordable housing and improving education and youth services.
Other stories that drew a lot of interest over the last year included Hyattsville’s “secret” pizzeria, the urban legend of the Goatman, when slavery ended in Prince George’s County, Chick-fil-A’s plans for a “ghost kitchen” in College Park, the opening of Le Fantome food hall in Riverdale Park, Franklins’ plans to open an ice cream shop, and Hyattsville’s forgotten attempt to impose segregation block-by-block.
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