Friday, March 8, 2013
Input sought from businesses in Mount Rainier, Brentwood and North Brentwood.
The Gateway Community Development Corporation is circulating a survey designed to gauge the needs of businesses in Brentwood, North Brentwood and Mount Rainier. Dubbed the Business Needs Assessment Survey, the resulting report will help guide the CDC's "economic development and business recruitment and retention strategies," according to an announcement from the Gateway CDC. The Gateway CDC will be partnering with the Mount Rainier Business Association to distribute the survey to businesses within those towns. The Business Needs Assessment Survey builds on an earlier survey conducted by the Mount Rainier Business Association. "That gathered great information from the business community," reads the announcement. "From these responses …
Saturday, December 1, 2012
Last years display contained over 16,000 lights.
If it weren't for a feral cat named Wiggles that wandered to Jason Keirns house three years ago, Alley Cat Rescue in Brentwood may not have the holiday support of donated blankets, cat food and toys. Starting next week, Keirns house in the 3400 block of 41st Avenue, will be lit up with a holiday display and a spot for people to drop off supplies to be donated to the cat rescue. According to Keirn, he's outside accepting donations most of the day and evening. Keirns fell in love with cats when he brought Wiggles into his home and now has several other rescued cats. To get an idea of the size of the display, last year Keirns used 14,600 lights. And last year alone he collected over 250 cans of cat food, four bags of blankets, four cat …
Sunday, October 14, 2012
The Prince George's County Fire Department spent Sunday morning trying to extinguish three fires across the county.
It was a busy morning for Prince George's County firefighters after three unrelated fires broke out around the county in the early morning hours, according to fire spokesman Mark Brady. Two fires were overnight in College Park and Upper Marlboro, while the third broke out this morning in Brentwood, Brady said. The first fire occurred shortly before 1 a.m. in the 5200 block of Palco Place in the Sunnyside neighborhood of College Park, just north of the beltway, according to officials. The basement of a two-story home was on fire— so heavily it quickly spread through the upper floors of the home and eventually broke through the roof. The cause of the fire is still under investigation and no one was hurt, Brady said. The next fire began …
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Friday, August 17, 2012
Email lists in Hyattsville, Mount Rainier and Brentwood lit up to help decode some degraded text on a historic image.
Subscribers from a number of area neighborhood email lists helped a local business restore a historic photograph earlier this week. It all began when Upper Marlboro resident Cheryl Fountain sent a message to email lists in Hyattsville, Brentwood and Mount Rainier asking for help deciphering some text on a badly decomposed photograph from World War I. In her message, Fountain included a striking sample of the image highlighting the degraded text which she needed help reconstructing. The image itself was a panoramic group shot of a so-far-unknown American artillery unit taken in 1917. The image provided by Fountain showed steel eyed soldiers wearing ranger caps, kneeling, standing and sitting cross legged while staring intently into the …
Saturday, July 21, 2012
New site includes directories for businesses, artists and studios along Route 1 corridor.
Are you an artist looking for a studio to lease along the Route 1 corridor? Then you might want to check out the Gateway Arts District's updated website, MyGatewayArts.org. The site now boasts a small directory for artists, businesses and studios along the Route 1 corridor between Mount Rainier and Hyattsville's northern border with Riverdale Park. Don't see your name or business on the directory? You can add it here. The overhaul of the website has been ongoing for some time now. Back in February, organizers behind the website put out an open call for artists, designers and other businesses in the Gateway Arts District to submit their information to the site for the directories. The updated site also features expanded informational …
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Weekend stabbing in Brentwood left man with punctured lung and stomach.
A Brentwood man is behind bars after police said he stabbed a man during an argument turned violent. The incident happened at around 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 10 in the 3700 block of Jackson Avenue in Brentwood. That's when, according to Prince George's County Police, 28-year-old Brentwood resident Morrison Hai stabbed a man two times with a paring knife after Hai became angry at the victim for bothering Hai's girlfriend. Hai lives on Jackson Avenue. When police arrived they found the victim lying in a pool of his own blood. He suffered from two stab wounds, one of them described as a "sunken stab wound." The victim was taken to the hospital in critical condition and rushed into surgery, where doctors worked to repair a punctured lung …
Friday, May 11, 2012
The arts come alive in the Gateway Arts District this Saturday.
This Saturday, lace up your best walking shoes and be sure to be in the mood for some art. Why? Because if you live anywhere near Hyattsville, Mount Rainier, Brentwood or North Brentwood you'll be up to your ears in it. That's right, it's the eighth Gateway Arts District Open Studio Tour. The event will feature more than 120 artist studios open for public perusal. You can plan your trip with the map above as well as download and print out a map to take with you as you explore the Gateway corridor arts scene. The multi-city event runs from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 12. Highlights on this year's tour include the 39th Street Gallery in Brentwood. That gallery will be hosting the reception for Love, Loss and Lipstick, a collaboration …
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
East City Art gives the lowdown on the upcoming Gateway Open Studio Tour.
Sunday, February 5, 2012
No one was harmed after the officer discharged his weapon.
A Prince George's County Police officer shot at a man Friday night after the suspect reached for the officer's weapon, according to Prince George's County Police. Detectives from the District 1 Robbery Suppression Team were working an assignment near Rhode Island Avenue and 38th Street when they saw two people, one with a mask, walk into Lowest Price gas station. The detectives thought the suspects were about to commit a robbery so they confronted them, according to police. One of the suspects, later identified as Ryan Keith Dorm, 19, of Cottage City, swung at the officer and then ran. The officer caught up to Dorm after a foot chase and the Dorm reached for the officer's gun. The officer shot his weapon at him because he feared Dorm …
Michael Theis
11:41 pm on Friday, March 8, 2013
I use Queens Chapel/Michigan when I'm headed to upper NW, like Columbia Heights, but if I am headed downtown by car, I usually take Rhode Island Avenue to North Capitol Street. The lights have never really been a problem for me. more ›