Riverdale Park News

John Dureke and his daughter, Destiny Dureke, 11, hold books that contain their writings.

Looking for a job close to home? Here are the latest openings in and around Riverdale Park.

Weekend meetings are becoming a regular occurrence for the Riverdale Park Town Council, who are meeting on Sunday at to discuss, you guessed it, the Cafritz development.

Sixth-grade classes will no longer be offered at Hyattsville Elementary and Riverdale Elementary schools, leaving some parents worried about how younger students will adjust to their new surroundings.

Welcome to the live blog of the Prince George's County Planning Board hearing on the preliminary plans of the Cafritz property.

This week: How much do lawn services cost? How much do you pay for your lawn service? And what does that cover - just mowing, or does it cover weeding, pruning, planting? Please share in the comments below - we promise we won't judge you! And if you've got a lawn service you love, tell us that too.

Prince George's County Council voted 6-2 on Tuesday to approve the boundaries for what will become a special taxing distric t to fund infrastructure improvements on the proposed Cafritz development in Riverdale Park.

Pedestrian-related accidents have seen an unfortunate increase recently, particularly in Montgomery County.

Looking for a job close to home? Here are the latest openings in and around Riverdale Park.

Below is a rundown of notable police responses from the past few weeks in Riverdale Park and East Riverdale .

Maryland transit officials are preparing to notify 110 residents and business owners along the planned 16-mile Purple Line route that they might have to move if a light-rail line is built between Bethesda and New Carrollton .

WSSC is looking into why a water main broke early Thursday morning in Riverdale Park.

Red lettuce, green lettuce, baby arugula, pea shoots and strawberries are but a few of the delicious salad fixings residents can expect from vendor's at this week's Riverdale Park farmers market, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Town Center parking lot.

After several missteps , proposal rejections , and reconfigurations Calvert Tract, LLC has received the reqiured rigth-of-way to construct a CSX crossing as required by one of the property's conditions of rezoning .

Looking for a job close to home? Here are the latest openings in and around Riverdale Park.

Submitted by the Riverdale Park Arts Council The Riverdale Park Arts Council's sixth annual arts and music festival will feature the Rodney Kelley Jazz Experience with saxophonist Russell Lyles live in Town Center at the Marc Station, Sunday, May 5, 2013.

The Eta Aquarid meteor shower 2013 peak , fresh on the heels of the Lyrids , is expected to peak this Sunday, May 5, but the show over Riverdale Park has already begun.

Yes, it's Cinco de Mayo this Sunday, but Town Center Market in Riverdale Park will be hosting their Cuatro de Mayo party on Saturday.

Neopol Savory Smokery, the season's first asparagus and springtime weather will be among the highlights of Thursday's farmers market in Riverdale Park.

A Cafritz update and an orgaized crime and car theft presentation dominated discussion at Monday's council work session in Riverdale Park.