If you need a last-minute holiday gift this weekend and through the end of the year, you have lots of options along the Route 1 corridor that don’t involve online rush ordering, circling parking lots, or standing in long lines. Even better, you can support the local artists, craftsmen, and other small business owners that put this area on the map. Continue reading →

Here’s a look at some local shops and retailers on the Route 1 corridor to check out this weekend at the 11th annual Small Business Saturday and throughout the holiday season. Continue reading →

A Hyattsville tattoo shop has made a big move into an upgraded location across the street from Pyramid Atlantic Art Center. Continue reading →

After five years in its current space on Gallatin Street in Hyattsville, Three Little Birds Sewing Co. will move a few blocks north to a much larger location on Baltimore Avenue. Continue reading →

The coronavirus lockdown has hurt many local stores. To help, the SoHy Co-op in Hyattsville is encouraging residents of the Route 1 corridor to shop online at local retailers this Saturday, May 2. Continue reading →

While there are now countless how-to videos on making your own cloth face-masks, Hyattsville’s Sue Older-Mondeel, also know as Tanglewood Sue, has put together a light-hearted video on how to make one type of no-sew cloth face mask using an old cotton t-shirt and a household air filter, since not everyone has access to a sewing machine. She’s also put together a curated supply list on Amazon Continue reading →

Everywhere you look on Route 1, there are birds. In the Woodridge neighborhood of D.C. along Rhode Island Avenue just south of Mount Rainier, there’s Nido, a Mediterranean small-plate restaurant named for the word for “nest” in Italian and Spanish, … Continue reading →