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College Park

2nd street fair showcases crafters, music, food, games

     Hundreds of residents and visitors crowded the street outside of Davis Hall in North College Park on May 17 to shop for crafts, play games and listen to music at the city’s second annual Spring Street Fair. The festival featured more than 45 local artists and craft vendors, community organizations, cooking demonstrations and…

by SHARON O'MALLEY

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College Park

Grad student apartment building prepares to open

Discovery House, a new 465-unit apartment building for University of Maryland (UMD) graduate students, is accepting leases from tenants who will occupy the complex starting Aug. 12. Jeremy Steed, vice president of facilities for Capstone On-Campus Management, which will manage Discovery House, said approximately 200 prospective tenants had already booked their apartments by the time…

Hyattsville

Residents press Maryland comptroller on rising energy costs, affordability

Prince George’s County residents sought answers from Maryland’s comptroller on affordability and rising energy costs during a meeting Thursday evening at the Laurel-Beltsville Senior Activity Center. Comptroller Brooke Lierman took questions from roughly 50 residents who attended the District 1 Community Conversation event hosted by Prince George’s County Council member Tom Dernoga (Dist.1). The event…

The Laurel Independent

Laurel-trained horse has its eye on the prize at the Preakness Stakes

A Laurel-trained horse and its jockey will take aim at one of horse racing’s biggest prizes at this year’s Preakness Stakes — on a track they know well. The 151st running of the $2 million Preakness Stakes will be held Saturday, May 16, at Laurel Park, drawing national attention as the race relocates from its…

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