Two restaurants along the Route 1 corridor — Momo Yakitori in Woodridge and Kapnos Taverna in College Park — are participating in the Metropolitan Washington Restaurant Week this year. During the annual event, held Aug. 13-19, participating restaurants offer a … Continue reading →

The Hyattsville Wire has announced the winners of the second annual Best of Route 1 reader poll. The results show just how much the area is changing, especially the local dining scene, which is rapidly turning the Route 1 corridor into … Continue reading →

College Park Grill will have a grand opening on Wednesday, Aug. 1, adding another high-end bar and grill to the Route 1 corridor dining scene. Located in the 150-room Cambria hotel at 8321 Baltimore Avenue, the restaurant will focus on classic entrees such as ribs, … Continue reading →

The Route 1 corridor’s first meadery should have its inaugural batches ready by the end of summer. Maryland Meadworks, which has been setting up shop in the space next to  just south of downtown Hyattsville, needs to have its final Use … Continue reading →

A group of local musicians, artists and craft brewers will meet Saturday for a live music event in downtown Hyattsville showing how the area has reached a critical mass. The first-ever HyFest will be held at the new Polka Dot … Continue reading →

The co-owner of a Mexican-Spanish tapas bar in Silver Spring is planning to open a similar restaurant at the former home of S&J Restaurant in Riverdale Park. Area resident Hugo Bonilla, a former cook at Busboys and Poets on 14th Street, told … Continue reading →

The nearly nine-mile Anacostia River, once called D.C.’s “forgotten river,” has been the focus of intense cleanup efforts in recent years. The District of Columbia has a plan to make the Anacostia River “fishable and swimmable” by 2032, but some … Continue reading →