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…
Lakeland’s Embry AME Church aims for a brighter future
By Pierce Panagakos The Embry AME Church has faced challenges over its many years in College Park’s historically Black neighborhood…
Spotlight on the Lakeland Civic Association
By Dawn Budd Lakeland is one of the oldest of the communities that comprise present day College Park; this historically…
Lakeland celebrated as city signals restorative justice
By Shreya Vuttaluru The Lineage Percussion trio used innovative instrumental techniques to depict the Lakeland community’s vibrant history…
Event celebrates Lakeland community’s history
By Christina Armeni Just a few blocks from the University of Maryland (UMD) campus is Lakeland, which was an…
