New tiny park planned in Berwyn
By EMELY MIRANDA-AGUILAR Hidden under overgrown shrubs and trees in Berwyn is a plot of land that many in the…
Bicycle advocates roll out 2024 agenda
By PAUL RUFFINS On Jan. 16, Seth Grimes, Maryland organizer for the Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA), introduced the group’s…
State spotlight: State legislative preview
The Maryland General Assembly will be in session from Jan. 8 to April 10. We thought our readers would want…
New laws effective Jan. 1, 2024
BY JIMMY TARLAU AND STEPHANIE STULLICH Plastic bag ban Prince George’s and Anne Arundel counties have both instituted plastic bag…
College Park Wild: Sleeping in silk sheets
By Rick Borchelt Come a warm, still late afternoon in May, a male cecropia moth — Hyalophora cecropia, the largest…
A family tree lives on as wooden treasures
By Kathy Bryant On July 12, 2022, I was terrified when a howling wind started violently shaking my house. After…
Dancing in Silence celebrates 15 years in University Park
By Paul Ruffins Early Saturday mornings, the University Park Church of the Brethren at Tuckerman Street and Route 1 hosts…
On the House: When sparks fly
By Matt Menke This month, we’re talking about the electrical wiring that powers everything in your house. In the last…
The Science of the City: Winter helps us tell native plants from invasive foes
By PAUL RUFFINS In a few months, this region will explode with solid walls of green leaves that often reach…
College Park’s board game boom
By Luke Rowe and Nancy Welch This year marks the 50th anniversary of the release of Dungeons & Dragons, the…