<div class="gmail_quote">Inner-beltway Prince George's County commerce seems to be returning to<br>
its roots these days -- or Route, to be specific -- as customers<br>
throng the burgeoning Shoppes at Arts District Hyattsville and<br>
residents hotly debate Whole Foods' potential impact on the Route 1<br>
communities.<br>
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This month, the Hyattsville Life & Times examines the controversy over<br>
the Cafritz property redevelopment while detailing the impending new<br>
openings in the Arts District.<br>
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Meanwhile, two massive commercial projects around the Prince George's<br>
Plaza Metro Station have fallen to foreclosure in recent months, and<br>
the Life & Times tells which and why.<br>
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Also in the September issue:<br>
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• With Route 1 shopping experiencing a renaissance, a 100-year-old<br>
local resident recounts the days when wives shopped on foot for<br>
groceries there and left them in labeled bags at the store for<br>
husbands to pick up on the way home;<br>
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• "Whole foods" are also celebrated with a pictorial look back at the<br>
first season of the Hyattsville Community Garden;<br>
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• Why some of Hyattsville's finest were recently spotted atop rather<br>
than inside a local doughnut shop;<br>
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• Earthquake/hurricane after-math;<br>
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and more! All just a mouse-click away:<br>
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<a href="http://issuu.com/hyattsvillelifeandtimes/docs/septforweb2" target="_blank">http://issuu.com/hyattsvillelifeandtimes/docs/septforweb2</a><br>
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Chris Currie<br>
Hyattsville<br>
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