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Six Flags America in Bowie is closing at the end of the 2025 season, after citing financial concerns. The nearly 500-acre site will be sold for redevelopment. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

End of an Era: Prince George’s Leaders, Residents Lament Loss of Six Flags America

by Richard D. Elliott May 5, 2025May 12, 2025

Mary Hopkins-Navies, co-owner and operator of seven McDonald’s locations in Prince George’s County, has donated to various community causes and institutions, including granting $25,000 to Bowie State University last year. (Courtesy photo)

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Local Black-Owned McDonald’s Running Strong After 33 Years

by Richard D. Elliott April 30, 2025April 30, 2025

Aimee Olivo, executive director of Art Works Now, is the new representative for District 5 on the Prince George’s County Board of Education, applying and being appointed after Shayla Adams-Stafford’s resignation in order to run for the county council. (Courtesy of Art Works Now)

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Prince George’s County Political Updates

by Richard D. Elliott April 30, 2025May 5, 2025

Congressman Glenn Ivey (right) is planning to travel to El Salvador in May to conduct a welfare check on wrongfully deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who resides in his congressional district. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

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Van Hollen Shares Updates on Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Ivey Plans to Visit Next

by Stacy M. Brown and Richard D. Elliott April 23, 2025April 23, 2025

Congressman Glenn Ivey (left) holds a press conference on April 16 to express concerns over cuts to the Social Security Administration. Access to field offices, such as the Social Security office in Seabrook, has been limited by agency cuts and firings of Social Security personnel. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

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Tariffs and Federal Furloughs Affect Regional Economy

by Richard D. Elliott April 23, 2025April 23, 2025

**FILE** Despite Prince George’s Community College President Falecia Williams’ concerns about the Trump administration’s mandates on teaching Black history and eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion, school officials are proposing a nearly $143 million budget for the upcoming fiscal year. (WI photo)

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Prince George’s County Education Updates

by Richard D. Elliott April 23, 2025April 23, 2025

Prince George’s County Council member Wanika Fisher (D-District 2) hosts a grand reopening of Chillum Park on April 5, after years of being closed. (Courtesy Photo)

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Chillum Park Reopens with Spring in Full Swing

by Richard D. Elliott April 16, 2025April 16, 2025

Local and federal leaders including U.S. Sen. Angela Alsobrooks and Prince George’s Acting County Executive Tara Jackson attend a groundbreaking ceremony for a new civic plaza on April 9. It is expected to open in December. (Courtesy of Prince George's County Council)

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New Civic Plaza Holds Groundbreaking Ceremony

by Richard D. Elliott April 16, 2025April 16, 2025

Several members of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland alongside students and educators advocating for the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future at the State House in Annapolis during the 2025 legislative session (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

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Maryland Educators Make Compromise, Maintain Most of State Education Funding Plan

by Richard D. Elliott April 16, 2025April 16, 2025

Speaker Adrienne Jones (center) presides over the House of Delegates during the closing days of Maryland’s 447th legislative session. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

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Prince George’s County Political Updates

by Richard D. Elliott April 9, 2025April 9, 2025

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