After more than a decade playing gigs around the D.C. area, the Roustabouts have recorded an album. The blues-and-roots band, which has ties to the Route 1 area, held a release party for “Plenty of Blues” at the New Deal … Continue reading →

BeClaws Cajun-fusion restaurant opened in Hyattsville last week. The University Town Center location is the second for the chain, which was started in Wheaton by Vu Huynh, who also runs frozen yogurt chain Yogiberry. The restaurant focuses on seafood, with Cajun and Asian influences. … Continue reading →

Riverdale Park Station will soon have a new playground. Already partially constructed, the playground includes a variety of slides, climbing areas and towers for kids to play with. There’s even a section which includes a music station of chimes. Developers … Continue reading →

Diane Contreras would have moved back to California if it weren’t for Vigilante Coffee. A few years ago she moved to the D.C. area from Los Angeles and got a job teaching in Brookland. Her brother introduced her to Vigilante, … Continue reading →

Two Salvadoran women are opening a new restaurant today in the former site of Benny’s Carry Out at 5803 Baltimore Ave. in Riverdale Park, just north of Hyattsville’s Arts District. Las Comadres, which loosely translates to “the godmothers,” will serve Salvadoran … Continue reading →

Hyattsville’s Arts District feels a lot artsier lately. In recent weeks, two loosely related efforts have started to transform the area around the historic downtown along Route 1 with new murals, painted walls of buildings, and art-related events. Urban Investment … Continue reading →

Streetcar 82 Brewing Co. opened its doors for a preview of its new space in downtown Hyattsville. On Sunday, the Belgian-inspired brewery hosted some of its future patrons for a tour of the building, which has undergone some preliminary demolition work, … Continue reading →