Wednesday, May 8, 2013
From Mulligan's Grill to Rip's County Inn to Red Sky Steak & Fish House, mom's got options.
This Sunday, May 12 is Mother's Day. If your mom enjoys a good Eggs Benedict, fruit salad, or other scrumptious brunch fare, you're in luck: there are plenty of good options in Prince George's County. Below, we round up a few. T.J. Elliott's in Bowie offers breakfast from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. every Saturday and Sunday, including Mother's Day. The restaurant will also be offering a special Mother's Day menu, including stuffed flounder, seafood carbonara, New York strip steak topped with scallops. For more details, read the full menu online. Mulligan's Grill and Pub in College Park is offering a special Mother's Day buffet featuring roast beef and turkey au jus, fresh asparagus, omelets and eggs, a pastry table, and more. Seatings are at …
Thursday, January 10, 2013
The program will run Friday and Saturday.
If you're looking for weekend plans with your kids, the Howard B. Owens Science Center will be hosting a planetarium program. Fancy Nancy Sees Stars, which runs Friday at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., is the story of a girl who goes on a class trip to the planetarium and adventures ensue. The cost is $5 for adults; $3 for students, seniors, teachers, and military; and free for children under three.
Monday, December 31, 2012
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
A Greenbelt woman died when a row house on Laurel Hill Court caught on fire, according to Prince George's County Fire Department. Betty M. Starry, 86, from Greenbelt died in the fire Dec. 28. The circumstances surrounding the cause and origin of the fire remain under investigation.
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
The new home will be in Lanham.
Derek Slocum and his wife may not have won the Powerball lottery, but did get pretty lucky recently. Slocum heard his name called by Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker and was named the winner of the Department of Housing and Community Development’s House Lottery. Baker will present the house to Slocum and his family Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. at the new Lanham home. Earlier this year, DHCD held a house lottery during the 2012 housing fair where pre-qualified applicants entered into a lottery drawing to purchase a home in Prince George’s County for a substantially reduced price. In addition, DHCD provided a 5% down payment and closing costs for the home. The house has 2,000 square feet with four bedrooms, two baths, living room…
Thursday, December 15, 2011
The incidents occurred in University Park, College Park, Greenbelt, and Montgomery County, according to police.
Three women arrested in University Park Wednesday after an apparent break-in will be charged with multiple thefts from across the area, according to police. The suspects — whose names have not yet been released — were reportedly taken into custody around 3:25 p.m. in the 4200 block of Van Buren St. According to University Park police, officers initially responded to the area after an alarm call from a residence in the 4200 block of Clagett Road. Though the house was "checked and found to be safe," police said, officers were notified around the same time that three individuals appeared to be stealing property from a front porch on Van Buren Street. When police arrived on scene, they encountered the women and placed them under arrest. "…
Thursday, October 13, 2011
The Prince George's County Council is set to hold a Nov. 1 public hearing on redistricting followed by a vote.
A plan to redraw the political districts in Prince George's County cleared a major hurdle earlier this week when the Prince George's County Council set a Nov. 1 public hearing for the plan, to be followed by a final vote. According to federal law, redrawing district lines occurs every 10 years in accordance with U.S. Census data. The nine districts in Prince George’s County must be equal in population and not change more or less than 5 percent in population, according to law. County planners have been holding hearings for months for input on how to redraw district lines. A final draft emerged for introduction on Tuesday. Council members said they wanted to ensure communities in the county stayed intact within districts. "We went with the …
Deborah Coleman
10:18 am on Tuesday, May 14, 2013
I made a reservation for the Calvert House Inn for the Mother's Day Brunch with my niece. When we arrived we were told there was NO Mother's Day Brunch, they didn't advertise a brunch and were serving a full dinner menu, not even a lunch menu. There was also another table of guests who came for the same brunch. Needless to say, after speaking to them, we all I left and went to another restaurant… more ›