On October 5, the Prince George’s County Council unanimously moved the Sphere financing package forward, putting the project on track for a final vote later this month. County officials are taking a victory lap. County Executive Aisha Braveboy is being hailed as the dealmaker who got it done. The Banner called it her “signature win,” with allies already talking about what it could mean for landing the County’s next big project. Okay, sure. But we said what we said. We all wan

Juneteenth is a celebration of freedom and a reminder that freedom must be made visible in land, housing, infrastructure, opportunity, and public investment.

Pride Month is a reminder that community development is about belonging as much as buildings. GCHIC’s vision for Greater Capitol Heights includes a community that is welcoming, accessible, and rooted in opportunity for all.

Prince George’s County spent years updating its zoning to encourage walkable, transit-oriented, and equitable growth , especially in long-disinvested inner-Beltway neighborhoods. Now, a new proposal—the Flagship Project Overlay Zone (FPOZ) —threatens to undermine those reforms. The County Council will soon consider legislation (CB-105-2025 and CB-92-2025) that would create an overlay zone allowing certain mega-developments to bypass essential zoning safeguards and public inpu

With the Washington Commanders leaving Landover, Prince George’s County must resist the lure of flashy redevelopment and stay focused on building equitable, transit-oriented communities around its Metro stations.