FROM THE EDITOR
Editor Maria D. James explores work burnout and how to find relief. P. 2
HL&T NABS AWARD WSSC parking lot article awarded national honors. P. 3
City appeals decision to rezone WSSC lot By Heather Wright
THEN & NOW
Randy Fletcher extols the virtues and value of silver ladles and salt cellars. P. 4
Life&Times
Vol. 16 No. 7
Hyattsville’s Community Newspaper
July 2019
Don’t call the proposed Magruder Pointe project a done deal yet. The city is appealing the May 13 District Council’s decision to rezone the former Washington Suburban Sanitation Commission (WSSC) property. On June 28, the city filed a petition for judicial review with the Circuit Court of Prince George’s County, seeking to overturn the rezoning decision. On May 13, the District Council voted (8-0, with one abstention) to “approve with conditions” the Werrlein Properties’ proposal to WSSC continued on page 10
Glut Food Co-op fundraises for repairs By Emily McNally
Shoppers at Glut Food Co-op in Mount Rainier will find rows of bulk foods, bins of organic and conventional produce, locally made baked goods, natural soaps, and a grind-your-own nut butter station. They will be greeted by longtime employees who know many of the customers by name and by an eclectic store full of nooks and crannies to explore. They will also find sagging and stained ceiling tiles, creaky hardwood floors worn down by years of foot traffic, and a cracked skyGLUT continued on page 13
COURTESY OF THE MARYLAND-NATIONAL CAPITAL PARK AND PLANNING COMMISSION
The Bladensburg Cross, aka Peace Cross, was erected between 1919 and 1925 to honor Prince George residents who served in World War I.
Supreme Court rules Peace Cross may stay By Heather Wright
In a 7-2 ruling on June 20, the Supreme Court decided that the Peace Cross of Bladensburg did not violate the First Amendment establishment clause. The 40-foot tall concrete and granite cross, completed in 1925 to honor 49 Prince George residents who died in World War I, can continue to remain on
public land, maintained by public funds. Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., expressing the majority position in The American Legion v. American Humanist Association, wrote, “The cross is undoubtedly a Christian symbol, but that fact should not blind one to everything else that the Bladensburg Cross has come to represent. For some, that monument is a symbolic resting place for ancestors who
never returned home. For others, it is a place for the community to gather and honor all veterans and their sacrifices for our Nation. For others still, it is a historical landmark.” He added, “For many of these people, destroying or defacing the Cross that has stood undisturbed for nearly a century would not PEACE CROSS continued on page 7
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