The science of the city: City’s water woes, explained
by Paul Ruffins In 2021, the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) published a study documenting the growing issue of…
The science of the city: Can volunteer fire companies survive?
By Paul Ruffins Editor’s Note: This is the third installment of Paul Ruffins’ three-part series on local firefighting. To read…
The science of the city: The challenge of combining careers and volunteers
By Paul Ruffins To celebrate the Prince George’s Fire Department’s (PGFD) 50th anniversary, the College Park Here & Now brings…
Science of the City: Why Prince George’s is the Future of Firefighting
By Paul Ruffins Can you name a matter of life and death in which Prince George’s County has become the…
The science of the city: The fraternity of fire
By Paul Ruffins The multi-columned mansions of the University of Maryland’s (UMD) Fraternity Row are an iconic symbol of…
Science of the city: Where does everything go after Hyattsville throws it ‘away’?
By Paul Ruffins In September 1946, The American City magazine reported that the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission’s new trash incinerator…
The science of the city: Where do things go when we throw them away?
By Paul Ruffins Curious about where things go when we throw them away, here in College Park? I recently…
Is food College Park’s final frontier in recycling?
By Paul Ruffins To most homeowners, College Park’s recyclables include bottles, cans, newspapers, a range of metals, and cardboard…
Science of the city: Food complicates restaurant recycling
By Paul Ruffins Why are local restaurants having difficulty recycling food waste, which unlike plastic, rapidly breaks down into simple…
The science of the city: Can College Park tame the city’s traffic?
By Paul Ruffins According to the Governors Highway Safety Association’s 2019 report, driver and passenger fatalities have dropped 25%…
