UMD celebrates College Park Academy’s opening in Riverdale Park The charter school accepts students through a lottery system and provides college preparatory classes in a blended learning curriculum. Jack Roscoe October 4, 2017
UMD is using the internet to collect healthy food for hurricane-affected areas The drive began on Sept. 27 and will conclude during this university’s homecoming game versus Indiana on Oct. 28. Jillian Atelsek October 3, 2017
“A mad dash”: County officials rush to submit College Park’s Amazon HQ2 proposal The deadline for the city to submit a proposal is Oct. 19. Kyle Rempfer October 1, 2017
Woman dies after being hit by car on Route 1 near Campus Drive Police are investigating the collision. Jessie Campisi October 1, 2017
Redevelopment on the site of Quality Inn won’t move forward without city and county help College Park Mayor Patrick Wojahn called the potential construction, which would include residential and retail space, “transformative.” Jack Roscoe September 29, 2017
A UMD alum has raised more than $70k toward his brain surgery on GoFundMe More than 1,400 people have made donations to his GoFundMe page. Evan Silvera September 29, 2017
UMD alumni create a pharmaceutical delivery app Patients can upload paper prescriptions by taking a photo and transfer existing prescriptions from another pharmacy through the app. Lindsey Feingold September 29, 2017
PG County officials hope to create small donor matching program for local elections County officials discussed modeling a program similar to Montgomery County’s. Freelance Reporter September 29, 2017
Two College Park City Council candidates are campaigning together Attendees discussed various issues with the candidates during the session including development, traffic and parking. Freelance Reporter September 28, 2017
Newseum guests can walk through streets of Berlin during Cold War with UMD team’s help The virtual reality exhibit will be open through December 2018. Lindsey Feingold September 27, 2017