The Hyattsville Wire’s Most-Read Stories of 2025

You read, you shared, you commented—now, let’s revisit the Hyattsville Wire’s most-read stories of 2025.

As in previous years, readers showed interest in local shops and restaurants and how development is transforming the Route 1 corridor, including the upcoming Purple Line.

Here are the Hyattsville Wire’s most-read stories of 2025:

Noted Route 1 Cyclist Killed in Hit-and-Run in Beltsville
Riverdale Park resident Lisa Martin, a former bicycle courier who served as president of the Route 1 Velo racing team, died after a hit-and-run while biking in Beltsville.

The Remarkable History Behind This Unassuming Hyattsville Building
For years, a little white building on Queensbury Road has been home to a collection of hundreds of pieces of art from renowned artist Athena Tacha.

Primark Coming to Former J.C. Penney Space at the Mall at Prince George’s
The Irish-based clothing and home goods retailer to take over the former location of J.C. Penney’s, which closed in 2020 amid a Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

The Purple Line Is More Than 80 Percent Complete
The 16-mile light rail line, which will run through parts of Riverdale Park and College Park, is on track for a scheduled 2027 opening.

Le Fantome Food Hall in Riverdale Park Has Closed
Since its opening in August of 2022, the food hall and ghost kitchen had been home to a rotating selection of popular eateries.

Readers were also interested in Franklins opening a new ice cream shop, Immigration and Customs Enforcement looking at a site in Hyattsville, a New York-based food hall coming to Route 1, College Park becoming one of the most-changed cities in the country, Route 1 residents stopping a proposed McDonald’s, the local “No Kings” protests and an arts supply store leaving the area.

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