COLLEGE PARK POST
Chinese immersion to continue at Paint Branch Elementary
In a reversal of an earlier decision, the Prince George’s County school superintendent announced on June 4 that the Chinese immersion programs at Paint Branch Elementary School in College Park, Greenbelt Middle School and Largo High School will continue with full funding for another year. Earlier this year, the county proposed to close the all-student…
You decide: State’s attorney for Prince George’s County
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Attick Towers gets $3M federal grant
Three U.S. lawmakers presented the Housing Authority of the City of College Park with $3.15 million…
Berwyn association wins 2 environmental grants
Members of the Berwyn District Civic Association (BDCA) and other volunteers planted 500 native pollinator plants…
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Crime
Letter to the editor: Martin Mitchell helps renters stop abusive rent increases
Martin Mitchell is the exact type of person I would want representing me, as a self-employed person who is working hard to establish security in housing, economic mobility and solidarity with my neighbors. My apartment building, Patuxent Place, was purchased by new owners in 2022. In the year 2023, I was notified that my rent…
2 College Park restaurants close back-to-back
Fourteen months after it opened in the Cambria Hotel, PrimeTime College Park, a steakhouse, closed on May 31 in what one official called “a monster loss” for the city. PrimeTime was the second restaurant to close in May, after Szechuan-style eatery Peter Chang Kitchen & Bar shut down on May 18, nine months after it…
Seniors discuss fall prevention strategies
One in four senior citizens—those 65 and older—fall every year, often in their own homes, a trauma prevention expert told a group of approximately 20 College Park residents on June 3. But J.J. Current, a trauma prevention and outreach coordinator at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, said seniors can be proactive about preventing falls and the…
History
BARC’s open space legally protected
By JOE MURCHISON Maryland elected officials believe that the Trump administration will not be able to sell the 6,000-acre Beltsville Agricultural Research Center to developers. They say the land will remain open space. State Sen. Jim Rosapepe (District 21) said that he and other state legislators from the county achieved passage of a state law…
UMD seniors help with city projects
By OLIVER MACK University of Maryland (UMD) students have been working to…
Moose Lodge looks for new location in city
By LILLIAN GLAROS The College Park Moose Family Center Lodge #453 on…
Goldfish mural reflects UMD history
By CHARLOTTE KANNER Five giant, wooden goldfish swim alongside blue bubbles and…
Female councilmembers reflect on political journey
By IJEOMA OPARA When Mayor Pro Tem Denise Mitchell (District 4) first…
Food
Town Center Market may continue serving drinks on-site
The Prince George’s County Board of License Commissioners ruled March 11 that Town Center Market may continue to serve alcohol for customers to drink at the store. The liquor board had challenged the market’s long-standing practice of selling draft beer and cocktails to customers for on-site consumption at the Riverdale Park location, saying holders of…
2nd Taste of College Park features 25 restaurants
Twenty-five College Park restaurants are participating in Taste of College Park the…
Raising Cane’s opens in College Park
More than 120 people—including some who had waited outside all night—were in…
College Park Food Bank moves to new home near campus
The College Park Community Food Bank has relocated to University United Methodist…
Donations to food banks rise as demand grows
Rising food prices, the federal government shutdown and the holiday season have…
