Kevin Durant’s recent $10 million pledge to expand a college program in partnership with Prince George’s County Schools naturally drew national attention. That’s to be expected: An NBA all-star known for investing in Silicon Valley teaming up with Laurene Powell Jobs … Continue reading →

You’ve told us you love the Hyattsville Wire, now is your chance to tell Washington City Paper for the Best of D.C. survey by voting for us as “Best Community Blog!” In 2012, we started the Hyattsville Wire because we felt communities along Route … Continue reading →

The future of the former home of the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission in Hyattsville could be decided in a matter of weeks. The Hyattsville planning committee will hear from Werrlein Properties, a Maryland developer which has already built some new homes inside the … Continue reading →

A proposed state law could put a crimp in downtown Hyattsville’s revitalization. House Bill 1052 would restrict how much beer small breweries can serve in their taprooms, potentially hurting the upcoming Streetcar 82 Brewing Co, a Belgian-inspired brewery set to … Continue reading →

Route 1’s streetcar line last ran from Washington to Branchville on Sept. 7, 1958, but you can still see traces of it in communities throughout the corridor. In a history of the Route 82 Maryland line written for the soon-to-open Streetcar … Continue reading →

MilkBoy ArtHouse in College Park has given new life to jazz on the Route 1 corridor. The Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra, a well-known D.C. jazz ensemble, recently began a residency at MilkBoy through an artist partner program run by the University … Continue reading →

One of the hottest parts of the real estate industry in recent years has been student housing and now that boom is coming to Hyattsville. An investor in the United Arab Emirates has bought the Towers at University Town Center and … Continue reading →