How a Hyattsville Nonprofit Hopes to Save Route 1’s Retro Architecture
Anacostia Trails Heritage Area, a nonprofit based in Hyattsville, is surveying historic buildings along the Route 1 corridor from Baltimore to the D.C. border to help save them.
Stories about Brentwood, Maryland, in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., with a focus on arts, culture, history, real estate and development.
How Rising Rents Could Drive Artists Out of the Route 1 Corridor
/in Brentwoods, Mount Rainier/by Alison BeckwithThe Route 1 corridor has a thriving arts scene, but some worry that rising rents driven by new development could hurt it.
New Book Series on Route 1 Black-Owned Barbershops Highlights Public Health Efforts
/in Brentwoods, College Park, Hyattsville, Mount Rainier/by Alison BeckwithAn internationally recognized effort on the Route 1 corridor to promote the coronavirus vaccine and other public health measures through barbershops is getting more attention through a new book series called the Barbershop Storybook Project.
Brentwood Company Seeks to Revolutionize Public Bathrooms
/in Brentwoods, Mount Rainier/by Alison BeckwithA Brentwood startup is using high-tech features to change the way public bathrooms work and they’ve already set up a pilot run on the Route 1 corridor.
Four Eateries on Route 1 Make List of Best Tacos in D.C.
/in Brentwoods, College Park, Hyattsville/by Alison BeckwithA recent Washington Post story included tacos made by Taqueria La Placita in Edmonston, La Michoacana in Brentwood and Taqueria Habanero and Tacos a la Madre in College Park.
Brentwood’s New La Michoacana Brings Seafood to the Birria Taco Craze
/in Brentwoods/by Alison BeckwithOwners Avelino and Jaime Romualdo Valdez ran a food truck that has traveled around the greater D.C. area for two years before joining the miXt Food Hall.
Why Slavery Didn’t End on Juneteenth in Prince George’s County
/in Bladensburg, Brentwoods, College Park, Edmonston, Greenbelt, Hyattsville, Mount Rainier, Riverdale Park, University Park, Woodridge/by Alison BeckwithMaryland had its own emancipation day in November of 1864, after Union soldiers helped turn the tide in a state referendum.
Brentwood and North Brentwood Unveil Plans for Segregation-Era Memorial
/in Brentwoods/by Alison BeckwithA project to turn a segregation-era barrier between Brentwood and North Brentwood into a historic park is moving ahead after a delay due to the coronavirus pandemic.
New Riverdale Park Sarvis Café Will Offer Culinary Arts Program
/in Brentwoods, College Park, Riverdale Park/by Alison BeckwithThe upcoming Sarvis Cafe in Riverdale Park will double as a training facility for workers in the restaurant industry.
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