Ramadan mubarak! If you’re celebrating the Islamic holy month, you might be looking for a good place to eat halal on the Route 1 corridor. Even if you aren’t Muslim — or aren’t familiar with the practice of fasting during … Continue reading →

Capital Bikeshare is coming to the Route 1 corridor in time for Bike-to-Work Day next week, but it’s starting small. The popular D.C. bikesharing system is adding three stations from Mount Rainier to Riverdale Park on May 18, which is … Continue reading →

Four mayors along the Route 1 corridor were recently named to a national list of notable black women across the country. Essence magazine compiled the second-annual list of the “Woke 100 Women” to highlight black women who are “proven change … Continue reading →

A Mount Rainier native is building a greenhouse on an empty lot to start an urban farm. In 2016, Doug Adams bought some land next to his childhood home in the heart of Mount Rainier and began growing food in … Continue reading →

It’s a winter wonderland along the Route 1 corridor and surrounding areas and we want to see your best photo of the snow where you are. Share a photo of a snowy landscape from Woodridge, D.C., to Laurel on Instagram … 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 →

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 →