What Will Happen to Bladensburg’s Peace Cross?
In the middle of the busy intersection at Bladensburg Road and Baltimore Avenue stands the Bladensburg Peace Cross, which was erected in 1925 and honors residents of Prince George’s County […]
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The Untold History of a Bladensburg Mansion
/in Bladensburg, Riverdale Park/by Ryan Teague BeckwithOne of Bladensburg’s most historic mansions is rarely seen by the public, but it has an important story to tell about the area’s past, as well as America’s. Built in […]
Independent Pharmacy Coming to Route 1
/in Riverdale Park/by Alison BeckwithA new, locally-owned and operated, full-service independent pharmacy is coming to Hyattsville on Route 1 at 5814 Baltimore Ave., in the space formerly occupied by Labor Ready. The Hyattsville Wire […]
Route 1 Corridor Preps for Bike to Work Day
/in College Park, Hyattsville/by Ryan Teague BeckwithResidents in communities along the Route 1 corridor will mark D.C.’s annual Bike to Work Day on Friday as the area grows more bike-friendly. Three new Capital Bikeshare locations along Route 1 […]
Route 1 Rocks Essence Magazine’s Woke Women
/in Brentwoods, College Park, Edmonston, Hyattsville, Mount Rainier/by Alison BeckwithFour mayors along the Route 1 corridor were recently named to a national list of notable black women across the country. Essence magazine compiled the second-annual list of the “Woke […]
The True Story of Route 1’s Washington House
/in Hyattsville/by Ryan Teague BeckwithThe phrase “George Washington slept here” is the historical equivalent of one of those ubiquitous ad slogans like “nothing’s proven stronger”: It’s true, but you might want to check the […]
A Guide to Helping the Anacostia on Earth Day
/in Edmonston, Hyattsville, University Park/by Alison BeckwithThe nearly nine-mile Anacostia River, once called D.C.’s “forgotten river,” has been the focus of intense cleanup efforts in recent years. The District of Columbia has a plan to make […]
Bladensburg: Birthplace of U.S. Hot Air Balloons
/in Bladensburg/by Alison BeckwithMore than a century before the Wright Brothers, a Bladensburg innkeeper made a sometimes-overlooked chapter in aviation history by successfully launching the first unmanned and manned hot air balloon ascensions […]
A Chocolate Factory on Bladensburg Rd NE
/in Bladensburg/by Alison BeckwithRight over the border in D.C., near Bladensburg and just a few blocks from Route 1, is a state-of-the-art chocolate factory that uses part of its proceeds to help with rainforest […]
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