Author Archives: Ryan Teague Beckwith
Applebee’s in College Park Now Closed
College Park’s Applebee’s has shut its doors, a victim of changing millennial tastes in restaurants and looming redevelopment along Route 1. A sign recently went up saying the chain restaurant was now closed and promoting its location in Laurel, … Continue reading
Red Onion Records Flooded After Pipe Breaks
The popular Red Onion Records shop’s future Hyattsville location flooded last weekend when a pipe broke. Owner Joshua Harkavy told the Hyattsville Wire that an overhead pipe burst at the location at 4208 Gallatin St., near Yoga Space, sending water cascading down … Continue reading
Cava to Open in College Park on Nov. 30
The long-awaited Cava is now scheduled to open its new College Park location on Friday, Nov. 30, at 7350 Baltimore Ave. in the College Park Shopping Center. This is an updated version of an article that ran earlier this month on … Continue reading
How the Purple Line Will Fix University Boulevard
The intersection of Adelphi Rd. and University Boulevard in College Park is one of the least walkable areas off the Route 1 corridor. But the Purple Line may end up solving some of its problems. And if you’ve driven along … Continue reading
Marco & Polo Restaurant Opens in Hyattsville
You may have never had Uyghur or Uzbek cuisine, but it’ll taste familiar the minute you try it. At the newly opened Marco & Polo Restaurant at 6504 American Boulevard in University Town Center in Hyattsville, the menu items include beef shish kebab, … Continue reading
New Hyattsville Library Breaks Ground Nov. 19
Hyattsville’s new public library will hold an official groundbreaking at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 19, at 6530 Adelphi Road in Hyattsville. Located on the same lot as the old library, the new 40,000-square-foot building will be one story, with … Continue reading
Why Hyattsville Might Rename Magruder Park
The city of Hyattsville is considering renaming its most notable park in part due to a racist element of its past. Earlier this year, Stuart Eisenberg, executive director of the Hyattsville Community Development Corporation, wrote in the Hyattsville Life & Times … Continue reading
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