Politics
Alsobrooks’ Senate Bid Gets Major Endorsement from Maryland Rep. Steny Hoyer
Washington Informer: Standing in a newly built park alongside townhomes in Suitland, Maryland, 42-year Congressman and longtime Prince George’s political leader Steny Hoyer (D) endorsed Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks (D) for the open […]
Alsobrooks picks up another major endorsement in US Senate Run, this time from Comptroller Brooke Lierman
MARYLAND MATTERS: A son of Baltimore Orioles owner Peter Angelos appears to be testing the waters for a potential U.S. Senate run. Some Maryland residents over the weekend were invited to participate in a poll […]
Maryland Attorney General’s Hate Crimes Task Force gets permanent status
MARYLAND MATTERS: With a Maryland hate crimes task force funded by a federal grant set to expire next year, legislation to make it a permanent group goes into effect Thursday. The task force, now called […]
Economic Development
More stores coming to Prince George’s Co.’s Woodmore Towne Centre
WTOP: Woodmore Towne Centre in Prince George’s County, Maryland — one of the largest open-air shopping centers in the D.C. region — has signed more tenants at the property that is already more than 90% […]
Black-Owned Cereal Bar Opens at Springfield Town Center
WASHINGTON INFORMER: Eating cereal has long been considered a breakfast activity, but D.C.-area author and entrepreneur Brandi Forte and her partner, Noel Warner, have taken the morning meal to an all-day experience with the opening […]
First Annual MBE Advocacy Day in Prince George’s County
WASHINGTON INFORMER: The first annual MBE (Minority Business Enterprise) Advocacy Day in Prince George’s County, Maryland, will take place on March 28 in downtown Largo at the Wayne K. Curry Administration Building from 9 a.m. […]
Hometown Sports
Bowie State Volleyball to Host Combine and Exposure Camp June 2-4
BOWIE STATE ATHLETICS: Bowie State women’s volleyball in conjunction with the HB See You Girls Volleyball Combined and Exposure Camp have teamed up to host the first of three summer camp exposures, beginning with the […]
Coach Rob Nickens Sets the Standard at Theodore Roosevelt High School
WASHINGTON INFORMER: With an important basketball tournament on the horizon, the members of Roosevelt Senior High School’s boys varsity basketball team are maintaining a training regimen that keeps them in the gym at 4301 13th […]
Howard University Women’s Track Program Makes Waves
WASHINGTON INFORMER: Over the past two seasons, the Howard University track and field program has had moments of success at the prestigious Penn Relays and the NCAAs. But none could be more impactful than this […]
Local News
You Can Charge Your Cellphone at Hyattsville’s Solar- and Wind-Powered Sculpture
HYATTSVILLE WIRE: Hyattsville has installed a solar- and wind-powered sculpture at a city park that allows users to charge cell phones, tablets or anything else that uses a standard USB port. Located at Hyatt Park at 3500 […]
What is a sonic boom? And other questions about the drama above DC airspace
WTOP: On Sunday afternoon, as an F-16 fighter jet out of Joint Base Andrews scrambled to intercept a non-responsive plane over the D.C. area, its sonic boom shook homes and alarmed residents from Gambrills, Maryland, to […]
Prince George’s Co. prosecutor says it may be time to hold parents accountable for some youth crime
WTOP: The rising number of car thefts and car jackings, as well as notorious crimes — such as the attempted murder of a student on a Prince George’s County, Maryland, school bus last month — are all […]
Wellness
Boil-Water Advisory in Some Northeast D.C. Neighborhoods Lifted
WASHINGTON INFORMER: Residents and businesses in several Northeast D.C. neighborhoods no longer need to boil their drinking water as of 8 a.m. Wednesday morning. Testing confirmed that the water quality met safety standards and contamination […]
State departments fell short when it came to reporting and justifying some pandemic emergency contracts
WTOP: The Senate co-chair of the General Assembly’s Joint Legislative Audit and Evaluation Committee said changes to state procurement law will likely prevent future mishandling of emergency contracts, such as those during the recent COVID-19 […]
As the COVID public health emergency ends, prepping for a new pandemic is next
MARYLAND MATTERS: After more than three years and 1.1 million deaths, the United States on Thursday ended the public health emergency for COVID-19 — and Congress is attempting to better prepare for a possible resurgence […]
Upcoming Events
2023 Lightreel Film Festival this week at Union Market
Written by Wilson Morales of BlackFilmandTV.com In its inaugural year in Washington, DC, and second year in its hybrid format, the 4th Annual LightReel Film Festival (formerly the Lakefront Film Festival) will run from June […]
Adams Morgan Movie Nights return with outdoor comedy flicks every Tuesday
WTOP: If you hear laughter coming from Adams Morgan in D.C. this summer, it’s just an outdoor summer movie tradition! Adams Morgan Movie Nights return next week to show free comedies on the soccer field at […]
Check Out the ‘2023 Can I Kick It’ Movie Schedule
WASHINGTON INFORMER: Yo, D.C.! Get ready for the outdoor movie vibes this summer as DowntownDC BID and Shaolin Jazz team up to bring the fire to Franklin Park. With seven dope flicks lined up and […]
Community Resources
New Carrolton Library set to host Money as You Grow Book Club
The New Carrolton Branch Library is set to host “Money as You Grow” a financial education program for parents/caregivers of children from ages 3-8. This event will take place on June 1 at 4 pm. […]
Prince George’s Co. Offers Summer Swim Camp Scholarship
WASHINGTON INFORMER: The M-NCPPC, Department of Parks and Recreation in Prince George’s County announced Friday that it will offer the Aquatics for All Summer Camp Scholarship this year. The scholarship is a one-time reward for […]
Prince George’s Co. will offer rebates for surveillance cameras
WASHINGTON INFORMER: A bill that would offer rebates to Prince George’s County, Maryland, residents who buy surveillance cameras has passed unanimously, after the council heard from the parents of a teen shot last year whose […]
Meme of the Week
Meme of the Week: January 2 to 6
Check out the Meme of the Week for January 2 to 6 from Steve Kelly from the Creators Syndycate. Author DMV Digest Staff View all posts
