There are lots of ways to cool off at Riverdale Park Station as the temperatures go up whether you’re grabbing a beer, or an iced coffee, or playing in this cool fountain in Village Square right across from Starbucks. Forget the Yards Park. The kids can play … Continue reading →

Here’s an unlikely place to take your kids for fun: Home Depot. But like other stores in the national chain, the Hyattsville Home Depot offers a free monthly program for kids to learn how to use tools while putting together … Continue reading →

Hyattsville has a new superhero-themed playground, thanks to Landscape Architecture Supervisor Brenda Iraola and others at the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, which held a grand opening last week. The new Comic Hero Playground is colorfully designed in red, yellow, and … Continue reading →

You don’t have to travel far from Hyattsville to visit a real working farm. The University of Maryland in College Park has a campus farm that is open to visitors during regular business hours. The Hyattsville Wire visited recently and it had … Continue reading →

You don’t have to venture too far away from Hyattsville to feel like an astronaut. NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, a major NASA space research laboratory located in Greenbelt, Md., is a mere 15-minute drive. A lesser-known place on the laboratory campus … Continue reading →

Every Monday, Busboys and Poets in Hyattsville hosts a children’s music series that has turned out to be the restaurant’s most popular event. On average, between 40 and 50 parents and children attend to hear either storyteller and performer Bashea “Iya” … Continue reading →