The Hyattsville Saucer’s New Home
No one knows exactly where the saucer will land, but it’ll have a home. The funky saucer canopy at the Hyattsville Public Library has been spared and plans drawn up by […]
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The Saucer is Saved, But Not the Library
/in Hyattsville/by Ryan Teague BeckwithThe architects in charge of designing a new public library in Hyattsville will keep the iconic entryway, but tear down the building its attached to.
Will the Saucer Be Saved?
/in Hyattsville/by Ryan Teague BeckwithWill the saucer at the Hyattsville Public Library be saved? We’ll soon hear what 10 architecture firms think should be done. Prince George’s County is asking architects on contract to […]
All the Free Wi-Fi Networks in Hyattsville
/in Hyattsville/by Ryan Teague BeckwithChain stores and restaurants provide most of the free Wi-Fi networks in Hyattsville. A survey by the Hyattsville Wire of local public Internet hotspots found that most of them are […]
A Half-Mile from the Prince George’s Plaza Metro
/in Hyattsville/by Ryan Teague BeckwithThere’s a rule of thumb that people won’t walk more than a half mile to a transit station. It’s a handy way to gauge how many people might live or […]
National Attention for the Saucer Campaign
/in Hyattsville/by Ryan Teague BeckwithSave our Saucer has gone big time. The campaign to save the saucer structure outside the Hyattsville public library was featured on the blog of the National Trust for Historic […]
Sweet Words for a Franklins Sour
/in Hyattsville/by Ryan Teague BeckwithFranklins Restaurant and Brewery knows a thing or two about funky, so it’s not surprising that its One of Those Funky Thangs Wild Ale got high marks. The Washington City […]
Not Much Official Support for the Saucer
/in Hyattsville/by Ryan Teague BeckwithSaving the saucer isn’t getting much institutional support. An article in this month’s Hyattsville Life and Times notes architect Melanie Hennigan of Grimm + Parker was “noncommittal” about keeping the […]
That Awkward Canopy
/in Hyattsville/by Ryan Teague BeckwithPeople weren’t big fans of the flying saucer at the Hyattsville library at first. Here’s a description of the building from the Washington Post’s Thomas Grubisich in a March 4, […]
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