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1. Traveling duo presents annual hometown concert Friday in Mt. Rainier w/Photo

   Thursday May 9 | Gazette.net

   Photo by Irene Young Activist duo emma's revolution, featuring singer/songwriters Sandy O and Pat Humphries , mixes in humor when singing about human rights and social justice issues.

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   Related Topix: Activism, Kent State University, Entertainment

2. Gun rights group fires regulation warning to Prince Georgea s

   Monday May 6 | Gazette.net

   Prince George's County and some of its municipalities have been warned by a gun-rights group to change their laws regulating the carrying of firearms or face a possible lawsuit.

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   Related Topix: Guns, Maryland, Cheverly, MD, Laurel, MD, Berwyn Heights, MD

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3. Mount Rainier officials hope to dump overflowing trash issue w/Photo

   Wednesday May 1 | Gazette.net

   A dumpster at the rear of Chuck's Liquors in Mount Rainier has trash surrounding it and the lid opened.

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4. Prince Georgea s public safety members honored at county awards ceremony w/Photo

   Wednesday Apr 24 | Gazette.net

   Prince George's Fire Chief Marc Bashoor awards a team of firefighters for heroic actions performed in 2012.

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   Related Topix: Fire, Greenbelt, MD

5. Domestic violence shelter in Prince Georgea s struggling to stay afloat

   Wednesday Apr 24 | Gazette.net

   Prince George's County's only shelter for domestic violence victims is turning to municipal governments and the county government for help keeping its doors open.

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   Related Topix: Non-Profit, Brentwood, MD, Tax, Lanham, MD

6. Former Brentwood mayor forms slate to challenge incumbents

   Apr 23, 2013 | Gazette.net

   A former Brentwood mayor has teamed up with four residents in a slate challenging four incumbents in the town's May 6 elections.

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   Related Topix: Brentwood, MD

7. Watershed Society art project carries an environmental message w/Photo

   Apr 10, 2013 | Gazette.net

   A storm drain painting in downtown Springfield, Mo. features a superhero telling residents to ìBe Super Smart, know that storm drains lead to waterways!î The painting is part of an educational campaign aimed at reducing waste being dumped into storm drains.

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   Related Topix: Springfield, MO

8. Campaign works to frame Riverdale Park arts picture

   Apr 1, 2013 | Gazette.net

   Riverdale Park wants to be recognized as an arts destination - and has launched a public art campaign to reach its goal.

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   Related Topix: Riverdale Park, MD, Gateway (Washington, DC), Hyattsville, MD, North Brentwood, MD

9. Anchora s away: Strip mall near Mount Rainier loses Giant, raising concerns

   Mar 23, 2013 | Gazette.net

   After nearly 60 years as the anchor of The Shops at Queens Chillum, Giant Food supermarket is closing, raising questions about the future of the shopping center located just outside Mount Rainier city limits.

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   Related Topix: Chillum, MD, Hyattsville, MD

10. Anchora s away: Strip mall near Mount Rainier loses Giant, raising concerns

    Mar 22, 2013 | Gazette.net

    After nearly 60 years as the anchor of The Shops at Queens Chillum, Giant Food supermarket is closing, raising questions about the future of the shopping center located just outside Mount Rainier city limits.

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    Related Topix: Chillum, MD

11. Property tax rate might spike in Mount Rainier

    Mar 13, 2013 | gazette.net

    Property taxes might go up in Mount Rainier, solidifying the city's ranking as having the third-highest property tax rate among Prince George's County municipalities.

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    Related Topix: Colmar Manor, MD, District Heights, MD

12. Six arrested in Prince Georgea s DUI checkpoint operation w/Photo

    Mar 4, 2013 | Gazette.net

    Prince George's police check for impaired driving during a multijurisdictional DUI task force sobriety checkpoint March 2 in Riverdale Park.

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    Related Topix: Riverdale Park, MD, Suitland, MD

13. Energy upgrades available for homeowners in 14 Prince Georgea s County municipalities w/Photo

    Feb 26, 2013 | Gazette.net

    Landover Hills resident Dottie Fratturelli, 66, stands by her Energy Star refrigerator she received last year as part of an EmPOWERing Clean Energy Communities grant from the Maryland Energy Administration.

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    Related Topix: Landover Hills, MD, Maryland, Bladensburg, MD, Seat Pleasant, MD, Edmonston, MD

14. Mount Rainier artist inspired by beauty of biology w/Photo

    Feb 18, 2013 | Gazette.net

    Virgil Wong's “Alchemy” started with a wood cut of two intertwined dragons facing the sun and moon and a pen-and-ink drawing of an anatomical drawing from Andreas Vesalius' “De Humani Corporis Fabrica” published in 1543.

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    Related Topix: North Bethesda, MD, Leipzig, Germany, World News, Germany, Sachsen, Germany, Entertainment

15. After more than a decade, some in Prince Georgea s still waiting for arts district boost w/Photo

    Feb 11, 2013 | Gazette.net

    Carole Bernard, executive director of the Gateway Community Development Corp., said her nonprofit group has added more studio space for artists in the Gateway Arts and Entertainment District.

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    Related Topix: Hyattsville, MD, Brentwood, MD, North Brentwood, MD, Marketing

16. Mount Rainier businesses to get an artistic makeover w/Photo

    Jan 17, 2013 | Gazette.net

    This past year, an artist painted Aladdin Sizzler restaurant in Mount Rainier as part of Joe's Movement Emporium's Better Block Project.

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    Related Topix: Non-Profit

17. Upper Marlboro gains historic designation w/Photo

    Jan 8, 2013 | Gazette.net

    Upper Marlboro resident Brian Calicott lives in the “Compton House,” which was originally built in 1787 and had been home to prominent town residents over the years.

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    Related Topix: Upper Marlboro, MD

18. New annual awards ceremony celebrates arts-related work in Prince George's County w/Photo

    Jan 7, 2013 | Gazette.net

    Ceramic artist and sculptor Margaret Boozer, who founded the Red Dirt Studio in Mount Rainier, works on creating one of her pieces.

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    Related Topix: Washington, DC, Gateway (Washington, DC), Shaw (Washington, DC), Entertainment

19. New annual awards ceremony celebrates arts-related work in Prince George's County w/Photo

    Jan 2, 2013 | Gazette.net

    From Ani Kasten Ceramic artist and sculptor Margaret Boozer, who founded the Red Dirt Studio in Mount Rainier, works on creating one of her pieces.

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    Related Topix: Washington, DC, Gateway (Washington, DC), Shaw (Washington, DC), Entertainment

20. Mount Rainier's neighborhood watch group held Cookie Exchange

    Dec 29, 2012 | Gazette.net

    A little more than a dozen people showed up to the second annual Cookie Exchange held by Mount Rainier's neighborhood watch group on Dec.

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    Related Topix: Baked Goods, Life, Cookies, Dessert, Food