Trail Extended Along Northwest Branch of the Anacostia River
A newly refurbished and extended one-mile trail allows bicyclists as well as walkers and runners to go along the southern side of the Northwest Branch of the Anacostia River.
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Why Greenbelt Didn’t Have Black Residents Until the 1960s
/in Greenbelt/by Alison BeckwithAlthough Greenbelt was built on former tobacco fields farmed by several Black families and Black construction workers had helped build it, African-Americans were not allowed to apply to move in until the 1960s.
Hyattsville’s Forgotten Attempt to Impose Segregation Block by Block
/in Hyattsville/by Alison BeckwithHyattsville was at the forefront of a movement in the 1910s to impose racial segregation block-by-block in U.S. cities, an effort worth remembering this Martin Luther King Day.
College Park Considers How to Address Damage to Historically Black Neighborhood
/in College Park/by Alison BeckwithThe city of College Park is looking to rectify the damage done to the historically Black community of Lakeland in the 1970s.
La Doñita Brings Taste of Central America to Route 1
/in Bladensburg, Hyattsville/by Alison BeckwithLa Doñita, a popular Bladensburg restaurant serving Central American cuisine, expanded to Hyattsville earlier this year.
Riverdale Park Touted as a Top D.C. Suburb in Washington Post
/in Riverdale Park/by Alison BeckwithThe Washington Post highlighted Riverdale Park as a great place to live, touting its affordability and diversity.
Mount Rainier Swears in Celina Benitez as First Latina Mayor
/in Bladensburg, Brentwoods, College Park, Edmonston, Hyattsville, Mount Rainier/by Alison BeckwithCelina Benitez was sworn in as the first Latina mayor of Mount Rainier on Monday night, adding to the growing diversity of the Route 1 corridor’s representatives.
Thousands of International Students at the University of Maryland Could Be Sent Home
/in College Park/by Alison BeckwithNew regulations on international students from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement could hurt the nearly 7,000 international students at the University of Maryland in College Park.
How Racism Has Shaped the Route 1 Corridor
/in Brentwoods, College Park, Hyattsville/by Alison BeckwithIt’s not always easy to see, but the history of racism in the United States is embedded in some of the very streets and buildings that make up the Route 1 corridor.
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