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Visitors age 21 and older can get a sneak peek of the new Bladensburg public library on Sunday, Oct. 29 before it officially opens. Construction is nearly done on the 22,834 square-foot library — almost three times the size of the 1920s-era building it replaces. Continue reading

Mount Rainier is turning a 114-year-old building next to City Hall into a welcome center. Continue reading
- Posted in Mount Rainier
- Tagged architecture, history, Star-Potts Hall
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A house built by Hyattsville’s founder that is considered to be one of the oldest buildings still standing in the city is listed for sale. Continue reading
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- Tagged architecture, history, Kuhns House
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Facade improvements are underway on buildings on the eastern side of Rhode Island Avenue dating to the 1920s and ’30s, from the roundabout south to the border with D.C. Continue reading
- Posted in Hyattsville
- Tagged Aladdin Sizzler, architecture, Mediterranean Cafe, Ny & Co., Pan Lourdes Bakery, Potomac Fish House, restaurants, retail, shops
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On her porch, she displays headless dolls, full-sized anatomical skeletons, taxidermed animals and a pretend mailbox labeled ‘666″ lit up with purple lights. Continue reading
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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. Continue reading

Construction is underway on the 22,000-square-foot building at 4820 Annapolis Rd., which will joins new county libraries in Hyattsville and Laurel. Continue reading
- Posted in Bladensburg
- Tagged architecture, Bladensburg Public Library, libraries
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