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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
WASHINGTON INFORMER: Seniors, children and people with heart or lung disease in the District should take extra care when spending time outside Friday as the Department of Energy and Environment has issued a Code Orange […]
HYATTSVILLE WIRE: Another little free art gallery has come to the Route 1 corridor. Located just off the Mount Rainier circle next to city hall on Municipal Place, the freestanding wooden structure contains a tiny […]
WASHINGTON INFORMER: The Maryland Meals for Achievement In-Classroom Breakfast Program secured $4.5 million in additional funding on May 16 as Gov. Wes Moore (D) signed SB559, bringing the annual program funding to $12 million. MMA […]
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. […]
WUSA9: Gwynn Park High School senior, Diel Rhinehart is being hailed a hero after saving his family from a house fire earlier this year. Instead of panicking, Rhinehart jumped into action and he said it’s because […]
WTOP: Maryland motorists will have to dig a little deeper at the gas pump starting July 1. The state tax rate of a gallon of gas will increase to 47 cents per gallon, an increase […]
WTOP: Prince George’s County, Maryland, police have offered more than $12,000 for information leading to the arrest of a teenager who’s suspected of trying to shoot an eighth-grade boy on a county school bus earlier this month. […]
HYATTSVILLE WIRE: An award-winning sanctioned racing event in Greenbelt is drawing nationally known cyclists. This week, notable DC cyclist Sam Boardman joined the Route 1 Velo training race at 6565 Greenbelt Rd. in Greenbelt Park, which is managed by the National Park Service. Route […]
The Soul 4 Reel Film Festival spotlights truly independent short films in every genre. Created by new and established filmmakers, the goal is to enlighten, inspire and build the imaginations and lives of those who […]
WASHINGTON INFORMER: On May 18, the First Baptist Church of Glenarden hosted the Maryland Statewide Reentry and Justice-Involved Conference, a free, one-day event for anyone who is or was involved in the criminal justice system […]
HYATTSVILLE WIRE: A mother-and-daughter team have opened a locally source charcuterie board stall at miXt Food Hall in Brentwood. Chefs Jazmine and Trinna Moor, owners of District Boards, say their curated boards are designed to replace the “chips […]
WASHINGTON INFORMER: Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and the state’s Department of Commerce’s Office of Tourism on Tuesday launched “You’re Welcome,” a campaign aiming to draw more visitors to the state. The campaign will run through […]
WTOP: Charges against a former day care worker from Oxon Hill, Maryland, seen abusing kids at her facility on a video clip that went viral, have been reduced, but she will remain behind bars as […]
HYATTSVILLE WIRE: The city of Hyattsville celebrated native son Jim Henson at Driskell Park this weekend. After a Friday night sing-along to “The Muppet Movie,” the city hosted an event on Saturday afternoon at the Jim Henson […]
HYATTSVILLE WIRE: A new neighborhood grocery store has opened along Rhode Island Avenue in the Woodridge area just south of Mount Rainier giving residents along Route 1 another option to grab grocery essentials. Aurora Market, […]
WTOP: Kwame Onwuachi, a former chef at the Kith/Kin restaurant at The Wharf, is returning to D.C. in a partnership with the Salamander Collection, and its Salamander Washington D.C. hotel in Southwest. Salamander Resorts & […]
WTOP: You can’t throw a proverbial rock across the Potomac River without hitting a DMV music festival. In recent weeks, Maryland hosted the M3 Rock Festival at Merriweather Post Pavilion, D.C. hosted Project GLOW Fest at […]
MARYLAND MATTERS: With the federal health emergency nearing its end in mid-May, low-income Marylanders are still struggling with food insecurity and the costs of everyday household items, according to a statewide hunger-relief non-profit. “Between inflation […]
HYATTSVILLE WIRE: A former sanitation worker in Bladensburg will graduate from Harvard Law School this spring and is using his story to help others in the industry. Raised by a single father who often worked […]
