Few things are more symbolic of America suburbs than the giant parking lot. From malls to car dealerships to big box stores, developers have spent the latter half of the 20th century paving over lots to fill with cars, especially … Continue reading →

Prince George’s County could soon take a small step that would greatly improve shops and apartments around the Route 1 corridor Metro stations. Some minor tweaks to the county’s 50-year-old zoning code would make it much easier to have mixed-use developments … Continue reading →

Volunteers from around the community and beyond helped paint a mural at the West Hyattsville Metro this weekend. More than 400 people came to listen to music, do children’s activities and pitch in to finish the latest piece of public … Continue reading →

The West Hyattsville Metro is getting a new mural, and you can help. On Saturday, May 20, two professional muralists will lead the public in a paint-by-numbers exercise to complete a mural on both sides of an underpass at the Metro … Continue reading →

Hyattsville is a one-car kind of town. According to the American Community Survey’s 2012 estimates for Hyattsville, more than 60 percent of Hyattsville residents have either one car or none. That’s roughly 19 percentage points higher than the national average. The … Continue reading →

Metro planners are looking for proposals to redevelop land around the West Hyattsville station. According to the Washington Business Journal, the station is one of four that were picked by a Metro planning and real estate committee to seek proposals … Continue reading →

The apartment complex next to the West Hyattsville Metro station has new owners, and they plan $2.5 million in upgrades. Chevy Chase-based Federal Capital Partners announced that it has bought the Ager Road Station apartments for $14.75 million. The complex, … Continue reading →