The Hyattsville Wire

12/12/2024

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12/11/2024

Developers plan to update and refurbish a 135-unit aging apartment building in College Park, located at 4800 Berwyn House Rd., in the latest sign of the city’s rapid change. New York-based Cape Advisors, Inc. announced that it has gotten a loan to purchase the University Club apartment building. https://bit.ly/3ZLi85K -

Developers plan to update and refurbish an aging apartment building in College Park, in the latest sign of the city's rapid change.

12/10/2024

Shake Shack officially opens its doors in College Park on Wednesday, Dec. 11. The popular New York-based burger chain will open its newest location in the greater D.C. area at 4350 Knox Rd. The location is on the first floor of the new Union on Knox student apartment complex, a $140 million building on the old site of the 7-Eleven that will house 800 students. https://bit.ly/41mb1lE -

The popular New York-based burger chain will open its newest location in the new Union on Knox student apartment building in College Park.

12/07/2024

The “Shop Small, Taste Big” event is underway until to 5 p.m. today, where a number of small and local businesses on the Route 1 corridor are holding special events for the holiday shopping season, including holding pop-up markets with artists and crafters, play music, and offer cookies and cocoa with Santa Claus. And if you miss today's event, these local businesses will reamin open throughout the holiday season for all your gift-shopping needs. https://bit.ly/4isvj2K -

A number of small and local businesses on the Route 1 corridor are holding special events on Saturday for the holiday shopping season.

12/04/2024

Hyattsville’s Streetcar 82 Brewing Co. recently collaborated with an Irish distillery to create a new whiskey that will soon be available in the U.S. The popular brewery shipped several of its barrels used for aging an Imperial Irish red ale to Clonakilty Distillery in Ireland for use in making the whiskey, which adds complex new flavors to it. https://bit.ly/4gj4rjV -

11/25/2024

Alan Binstock, a well-known Mount Rainier architect and sculptor who was once named Hyattsville Wire, readers’ favorite local artist, died on Oct. 29 of complications from surgery. He was 77. A native of the Bronx, many of Binstock’s public art can be seen around the Route 1 corridor, including the colorful “Ribbon of Life” at University Town Center in Hyattsville, which is evocative of strands of DNA. https://bit.ly/3CBpSy7 -

11/18/2024

Miss Chelove, who grew up on the Route 1 corridor, recently painted a massive new mural on a West Hyattsville parking garage at 202 feet wide by 62 feet high. The noted D.C. artist painted the mural of a young woman surrounded by flowers at the Riverfront at West Hyattsville development on the side of the new apartment building. https://bit.ly/3UVWJUW - rt1corridor

An artist who grew up on the Route 1 corridor recently painted a massive new mural on a West Hyattsville parking garage.

11/12/2024

Hyattsville has begun an upgrade of The Spot park near the Arts District located at 4505 Hamilton St., just south of the Yes! Organic Market parking lot along the Rhode Island Avenue Trolley Trail. The Spot started in 2021 as an informal pop-up park where community events and concerts could be held. It was the brainchild of SoHy Co-op, a nonprofit group that helps support local businesses, with a grant made possible by Maryland Milestones (Anacostia Trails Heritage Area). https://bit.ly/4hMRgJy -

The south side of the park will get a picnic pavilion, game tables, misters, kids’ play equipment and movable lawn seating.

11/12/2024

Senator-elect Angela Alsobrooks, who got her start in politics in Prince George’s County, defeated former Gov. Larry Hogan last week. She currently serves as county executive and previously served as the local state’s attorney, the county’s top law enforcement official. Alsobrooks is the first Black woman to represent Maryland in the U.S. Senate and will be the first to serve at the same time as another Black woman, Delaware Senator-elect Lisa Blunt Rochester. https://bit.ly/3ABkY3I -

Angela Alsobrooks, who won the U.S. Senate race, currently serves as Prince George's county executive and previously served as the local state's attorney.

11/12/2024

Roxa Bowl, a new eatery offering playa bowls, is set to open soon at The Station at Riverdale Park. Located at 6740 45th St. in the former Cafe Azul space, Roxa Bowl will feature bowls, smoothies and toast made with fresh fruits and berries. Açaí berries have become popular in the last few years, as they are considered a “superfruit” with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. https://bit.ly/3YOdO3U -

11/12/2024

Hyattsville’s Shortcake Bakery recently closed its doors after 13 years in business. Located at 4700 Rhode Island Ave. since 2011, the bakery saw more than 200 people show up for its last day in operation, owner Cheryl Harrington told the Hyattsville Wire. Harrington had been in talks with her landlord for several months about possibly selling the bakery to someone else and transferring the lease. https://bit.ly/3Z087Bt -

10/31/2024

Sports apparel store Rally House opened in College Park earlier this month. The Kansas-based retailer, which specializes in official college and pro sports-licensed merchandise, moved into the first-floor retail space under the Landmark Apartments. The space was previously occupied by a Target Express, which closed in May of last year. https://bit.ly/3Chooc7 -

The Kansas-based retailer moved into the first-floor retail space under the Landmark Apartments.

10/30/2024

The Greene Turtle will open soon in College Park. Staffers at the Maryland sports bar chain who were in training recently told the Hyattsville Wire that the location will open any day now at the College Park Shopping Center at 7370 Baltimore Ave., just south of Knox Road. The menu features typical sports bar fare such as nachos, sliders, and chicken tenders for appetizers and tacos, fish and chips, and burgers for main courses. https://bit.ly/4eetJ17 -

The Maryland sports bar chain will open any day now at the College Park Shopping Center.

10/26/2024

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10/26/2024

Residents on Route 1 are already voting in the 2024 presidential election. Early voting kicked off Thursday in Maryland, where voters are also deciding a U.S. Senate race between former Gov. Larry Hogan and former Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks, state judges, and a ballot measure that would enshrine reproductive rights in the state constitution. Early in-person voting can be done at the College Park Community Center at 5051 Pierce Ave through Oct. 31, 7am - 8pm daily. https://bit.ly/4fhdIZf -

Early voting kicked off Thursday in Maryland, where voters are deciding on the next U.S. president, Senator, judges, and on a reproductive rights amendment.

10/18/2024

One of Route 1’s smallest art galleries is the size of a small window display case. Located in Hyattsville on Gallatin Street between the SoHy Arts Building entrance and Gremlins Tattoo Lounge, the Peep Show gallery showcases a single artist for a month or two. The small hexagonal display window, marked by a bright neon sign, is currently showing collaborative pieces by Katie Aldworth and Francisco Rosario of the Material Things Studio in North Brentwood. https://bit.ly/3A5wTGy -

Hyattsville's Peep Show gallery showcases artwork from a small display window viewable only on the sidewalk.

10/18/2024

Last weekend, volunteers planted trees around Hyattsville for several hours through an effort led by Casey Trees. The D.C.-based nonprofit has already planted hundreds of trees through its work with the city of Hyattsville, including a similar volunteer event in May at the Duck Pond. It has a similar arrangement with Mount Rainier and a larger effort in Prince George’s County funded by a grant from the Inflation Reduction Act. https://bit.ly/48bfIzU -

Volunteers led by D.C.'s Casey Trees will plant trees around Hyattsville for several hours Saturday morning.

10/18/2024

A well-organized group of Route 1 residents is trying to stop a McDonald’s from replacing a locally owned restaurant near Hyattsville. The group opposes a plan to build a McDonald’s drive-thru at 6543 Ager Rd., near the intersection of Riggs Road, Ager Road, and East-West Highway, just past the Home Depot. https://bit.ly/3NwEnWc -