Illegal fireworks spark debate
By Zamir Courtney and Kit Slack “The night before last, someone set off a rocket (super loud), and a…
August 2020 News Briefs
Richard McKee to be principal of Hyattsville Elementary School Richard T. McKee, Jr. has been announced as the new…
Community rallies around family after house fire
By Lindsay Myers On the evening of July 18, dozens of volunteers gathered in the yard of Joe Atkins’ home…
English Conversation Partners launches virtual exchange
By Alexandra Radovic What does home really mean? This is what language facilitator Philip Aronson asked a small group of…
University of Maryland outlines reopening plans for fall semester
By Pierce Panagakos In a May 29 letter to students and an email distributed more broadly on June 15, University…
Not all hope is lost for the Purple Line
By Zamir Courtney College Park residents may see the Purple Line sooner than they think. Despite many delays, construction is…
Music, the ultimate peacemaker
By Eric Maring My wife and I moved to Calvert Hills in College Park in 1999 after wandering around India…
Farmers markets open with restrictions
By Anjali Ravi The arrival of summer is bringing more fresh produce and other items to farmers markets in Prince…
Sidewalk talk: My step by step journey to becoming a College Park green commuter
By Steve Young Nine years ago, I relocated from Pennsylvania to Maryland to begin my new job with the University…
Deforestation along the Paint Branch Trail
by Anuoluwapo Adefiwitan College Park residents and members of the city council felt misled by the Maryland-National Capital Park and…