In an industrial park in Bladensburg lies a tiny red brick church at 4107 47th Street with a remarkable history dating back to the end of the Civil War. Continue reading →

Streetcar 82 Brewing Co. has been open since July, but it’s now getting ready to hold its grand opening celebration. The Hyattsville brewery is planning a three-day event starting on Sept. 7, the 60th anniversary of the final ride of … Continue reading →

Holli Mintzer spends her free time at estate sales, auctions, thrift stores and flea markets. Her target: Vintage clothing, jewelry, art and more. Now she’s sharing her best finds at Suffragette City, a new shop at 5101 Baltimore Avenue in … Continue reading →

The newest piece of public art along the Route 1 corridor commemorates the often-overlooked history of an African-American community in College Park. Painted underneath the Baltimore Avenue bridge over the Paint Branch Creek, the mural recreates photographs of residents of Lakeland, … Continue reading →

American towns as far afield as Brooksville, Fla., and Yale, Okla., have annual Civil War reenactments. The Revolutionary War gets recreated yearly in Lexington and Concord, Burlington, N.C. and Vincennes, Ind. But if you want to relive the War of 1812, one … Continue reading →

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 who died in World War I. It is now at … Continue reading →

A statue of Abraham Lincoln by one of the most famous sculptors to portray him sits in a cemetery in Brentwood. Continue reading →