By Mark Jenkins (View FULL STORY online at Washington Post) The bulwark between “high” and “low” culture was breached long ago, but one art form still often dismissed as low […]
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Author: Hyattsville CDC
Hyattsville Honors Suffragette
By AFRO Staff (View full story online on AFRO) A century before Candace B. Hollingsworth became the first African-American mayor of Hyattsville, a group of women gathered in a field […]
Read moreNew book about US Route 1 takes readers on a ride through history
By Mark Goodson (View full story online on Hyattsville Life & Times) His most recent endeavor is sure to interest any citizen of Hyattsville who has wondered about the traffic patterns and […]
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What’s In Your Toolbox?
Since 2001, HCDC has worked with many community partners and funders to develop tools and strategies that drive revitalization and invite innovative new resources within the Prince George’s County […]
Read more2018 Coffee Crawls
HCDC staff met with local business owners last August and March, and as part of its quarterly meetup where area business owners can build relationships, hold in-depth discussions and hear […]
Read moreGateway Arts District Press Outreach Toolkit ft. Cision
Hyattsville CDC + Gateway CDC with the support of the Maryland State Arts Council, have created a Press Outreach Toolkit that will offer Gateway Arts District stakeholders the ability to […]
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Historic Street Names Maps
Curious of the history behind Hyattsville’s Street Names? Take a virtual tour with us, where we’ve created print-at-home maps to display both the old-and-new street names, as well as just […]
Read moreGateway Arts District Arts Learning Guide
With a grant from the Maryland State Arts Council, Prince George’s County Arts & Humanities Council, and the Department of Parks & Recreation, last January, the CDC in partnership with […]
Read moreSculptural Bus Shelters at Studio 3807 Artisan at 4100
On December 2nd, three finalists presented design proposals to provide two iconic, contemporary, sculptural shelters. Each was designed to enhance and promote transit use, engage the imagination of the Gateway […]
Read moreARTways Trail Signage-Installations exp. February
With initial funding from the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority, the CDC developed customized mapping and commissioned DC-area artist Charles Bergen (now working from Gateway Arts District-based studio!) to design & […]
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