Stories about University Park, Maryland, in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., with a focus on arts, culture, history, real estate and development.
In a new community-organized effort called Save Guilford Woods, residents along the Route 1 corridor including in College Park, University Park and Hyattsville, are seeking to stop a proposed housing development along the Guilford Run stream just south of Campus Drive in College Park.
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is threatening to close the College Park station for at least a year beginning January 2022 if it can’t secure more funding to offset losses from low ridership during the coronavirus pandemic.
Starting in the 1790s, enslaved people in Prince George’s County tried a novel way to gain their freedom: they took their owners to court.
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, some businesses on the Route 1 corridor are offering specials to help you share the love.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, this year’s categories were modified to reflect the different ways we’ve adapted to and experienced life on the Route 1 corridor.
Restaurant owners along the Route 1 corridor have until the end of day Friday, Jan. 22, to apply for grants worth up to $25,000 to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.
The fourth annual poll was scheduled to culminate at the end of last week, but given the unrest at the Capitol we know most everyone was a little distracted, so we’ve decided to give you some more time to vote.
When the pandemic hit, Little Wild Things Farm based at the Carmelite Friars Monastery in northeast D.C. began selling directly to consumers with a subscription-based salad share available to most residents of the Route 1 corridor.
The storming of the Capitol today by rioters is another deep mark on our nation’s imperfect history of democracy, racial equality and tolerance and a strong reminder of the work that still needs to be done.
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Life on the Route 1 Corridor