Roxa Bowl , a new eatery offering playa bowls, is set to open soon at The Station at Riverdale Park. Located at 6740 45th St. in the former Cafe Azul space, Roxa Bowl will feature bowls, smoothies and toast made with fresh fruits and berries. bit.ly/3YOdO3U Eater DC

Senator-elect County Executive Angela Alsobrooks, who got started in politics in the county, defeated former Gov. Larry Hogan earlier this month. She serves as county executive and previously served as the local state’s attorney, the county’s top law enforcement official. bit.ly/3ABkY3I #md

Hyattsville has begun upgrades to The Spot park near the Arts District at 4505 Hamilton St., just south of the Yes! Organic Market along the Rhode Island Avenue Trolley Trail. The Spot was made possible with a grant by @mdmilestones. bit.ly/4hMRgJy UrbanTurf Washington City Paper

Hyattsville’s Streetcar 82 recently collaborated with Clonakilty Distillery, an Irish distillery, to create a new whiskey that will be available in the U.S. The popular brewery shipped several of its barrels to Ireland for use in making the whiskey bit.ly/4gj4rjV Eater DC

Shake Shack officially opens its doors in College Park tomorrow, Dec. 11. The NY-based burger chain will open its newest location in the D.C. area at 4350 Knox Rd. on the first floor of the new Union on Knox student apartment complex bit.ly/41mb1lE Eater DC

🐾 Free Spay/Neuter Services for College Park Residents! 🐾 Attention, College Park pet parents! 🐶🐱 The City is offering FREE spay/neuter services for eligible residents to help keep your pets healthy and reduce stray litters in our community. It’s never been easier to give

Hang all the mistletoe. City of Mount Rainier bit.ly/4gbwlyJ - #rt1corridor

Developers plan to update and refurbish a 135-unit aging apartment building in City of College Park, in the latest sign of the city’s rapid change. NY-based Cape Advisors, Inc. announced it received a loan to purchase the building. bit.ly/3ZLi85K UrbanTurf

Construction work on Hyattsville’s new police station will finish next year. The new public safety building will include a large public meeting room, space for the department’s K9 dogs, a computer lab for training and a dispatch center. bit.ly/4fpx6Dk Hyattsville Police Department

A new apartment building in Hyattsville features one of the corridor’s latest pieces of public art, a giant mural by Washington, DC-based artist Joel Berger, who is also CEO and co-founder of Artolution. bit.ly/3ZKDU8F UrbanTurf MuralsDC

A former Sunoco station near the Hyattsville Crossing Metro station will soon become a 7-Eleven. Located at 3599 East-West Hwy, across from the Mall at Prince George’s, the former gas station was demolished, and a new 7-Eleven will open in its place. bit.ly/3P5hYAj City of Hyattsville

After years of construction, the Purple Line is starting to take shape. Light-rail stops in the Discovery District, at the College Park Metro station, and on the Univ. of Maryland campus now have glass-roofed shelters where future riders will wait. bit.ly/3C8apFU WAMU 88.5

Before the new year starts in earnest, we took a look back at the most-read stories of 2024 on the Wire. Among the top stories from last year were new restaurants and apartment buildings and how one resident rebuilt his home in a more modern way. bit.ly/4adMbGQ WAMU 88.5

A new pizza place at 3809 Rhode Island Ave inside the miXt Food Hall, recently opened and it's especially known for its dough. Flames & Cones uses a 72-hour natural bulk fermentation process with whole wheat flour, making the dough more digestible bit.ly/4gOvcNZ @eaterdc

On Friday, 1/17, a Metrobus driver died after a medical emergency that caused a crash at the former home of the Archie Edwards Blues Heritage Foundation historic barbershop in @Riverdale_Park_at 4701 Queensbury Rd. bit.ly/42fwk8U WUSA9 WAMU 88.5

College Park is again looking at the damage done to the historically Black community of Lakeland. The city is paying Columbia University $150,000 for a comprehensive historical record of the community and its destruction. bit.ly/3CDd6PZ wamu Washington City Paper

Two new Hispanic markets are now open along Route 1 -- Habanero Market at 5106 Baltimore Ave in Hyattsville and Tienda El Quetzal at 3912 Rhode Island Ave in Brentwood --adding to the growing options for local groceries. bit.ly/4aCEiec Washington City Paper Washingtonian 🌸 @eaterdc

The new Gateway Farmers Market is moving indoors this winter. On the second and fourth Saturdays of the month, the farmers market will be located inside the miXt food hall at 3809 Rhode Island Ave. in Brentwood from 9 a.m. to noon. bit.ly/4hDO821 eaterDC Washington City Paper

Construction is underway on a massive new housing complex for Univ. of Maryland graduate students in City of College Park. Located just south of Campus Drive near the Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute, the Leonardtown development will have 465 apartments bit.ly/4hBBMrc WAMU 88.5

The Purple Line Is More Than 80 Percent Complete hyattsvillewire.com/2025/08/18/pur… via @hyattsvillewire