A Prince George’s County native was the first — and only, to date — police officer to arrest a president, a long-forgotten historical moment that has lately become relevant. Continue reading →

Pyramid Atlantic Art Center is holding an exhibit of 40 prints made by Hyattsville artist Driskell and master printer Curlee Holton starting in 2003. There is no entrance fee. Continue reading →

New restaurants, shops and homes along the Route 1 corridor continued to be the biggest draws for readers of the Hyattsville Wire. Here’s a look at the top stories of 2022 on the Wire, starting with the most-read story of the year. Continue reading →

Riversdale House Museum in Riverdale Park unveiled its first portrait of an enslaved resident, the latest step in the museum’s new mission to deal more directly with the legacy of slavery. Continue reading →

J. Harris Rogers isn’t a household name, but he nearly was. For a brief period in the late 19th century, the Bladensburg inventor was a top rival to Alexander Graham Bell in the race to turn the telephone into a money-making business. Continue reading →

The newest piece of public art on the Route 1 corridor is in Hyattsville and celebrates the late artist David Driskell, namesake of the city’s largest park. Continue reading →

Anacostia Trails Heritage Area, a nonprofit based in Hyattsville, is surveying historic buildings along the Route 1 corridor from Baltimore to the D.C. border to help save them. Continue reading →