A remarkable moment in civil rights history is said to have taken place in a conference room on the University of Maryland campus in College Park. The year was 1935, and Thurgood Marshall was working as a civil rights attorney. … Continue reading →

One day in 1868, a 27-year-old writer named George Alfred Townsend walked with a friend from D.C. to Bladensburg to see the dueling grounds, around the time that the last recorded duel was fought there. Though hardly a household name … Continue reading →

Maryland Meadworks isn’t just reviving mead, it’s bringing back jazz to Route 1. The Hyattsville meadery has been holding live music events since just before it opened in 2018 featuring a range of different genres, but Friday jazz nights are … Continue reading →

The owners of the Original Ledo Restaurant in College Park are looking for a buyer, citing a desire to retire. Established in 1955 on University Boulevard, Ledo moved to the location at 4509 Knox Rd. in 2010 to be part … Continue reading →

Hyattsville’s most iconic building has maintained its charm for well over a century. While digging through historical photos, the Hyattsville Wire stumbled on this 1940 photograph of the Hyattsville Hardware Co., at 5121 Baltimore Ave., now home to Franklins Restaurant, Brewery and … Continue reading →

The University of Maryland doesn’t just have a statue of Jim Henson, it also has a collection of artifacts about one of its most famous graduates who also grew up in University Park and attended Northwestern High School in Hyattsville. … Continue reading →

Denizens Brewing Co. is offering a taste of the past, literally. At the Riverdale Park taproom, you can try a German bock made from a 1930s recipe found in the archives of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. Long … Continue reading →