College Park chooses name Ancestor’s Lane, honors local Black history
BY HANNAH STEIN The College Park City Council unanimously approved the street name Ancestor’s Lane on Tuesday, Sept. 19. The…
Lakeland’s Legacy: Legacy can be a living thing
By Maxine Gross Stormy skies threatened as we Lakelanders gathered in April to unveil a historic marker for our community….
Lakeland’s Legacy: Historic Lakeland’s ties to the university
By Maxine Gross Lakeland is nestled between Paint Branch and Indian creeks, just northeast of the main entry to the…
Development in Lakeland
By Jenna Bloom The property on the corner of Route 1 and Melbourne Place, currently home to Town Hall Liquor…
Legacy comes alive at College Park Aviation Museum
By Jenna Bloom Barry Briscoe is a pilot, but that’s not why he went to the Aug. 12 unveiling at…
Lake Artemesia: My childhood lake
by Maxine Gross From the bedroom window of my childhood home, I would gaze at the lake just across the…
Commission strives to bring justice to Lakeland
By Katharine Wilson In February 2021, the College Park City Council established the Restorative Justice Steering Committee, which they tasked…
Celebrating the women of Lakeland
By Maxine Gross More than a decade ago, a group of neighbors in College Park’s Lakeland community had a conversation…
Unearthing history
By James Schmitt While stories of Lakelanders may have been partially lost to time,the Lakeland Community Heritage Project (LCHP) has…
The photo that launched a thousand emails
As we celebrate Black History Month, we are continuing to research and interpret the role of African Americans in aviation…
