UMD MaryPIRG launches campaign to ban Styrofoam statewide After Prince George’s County enacted a Styrofoam ban in 2016, members of MaryPIRG want to expand the ban statewide. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
Three restaurants are open for business under The Hotel at UMD The Hotel’s fourth restaurant, Kapnos Taverna, is slated to be open within the month. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
Sen. Bernie Sanders will endorse Ben Jealous for Maryland governor Thursday Sanders and Our Revolution will announce their endorsement Thursday morning at the Silver Spring Civic Building. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
DOTS looks to improve campus transportation ‘with or without the Purple Line’ The Purple Line’s pre-construction efforts were suspended last week after a judge ordered a study of Metro’s ridership. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
College Park residents will soon be able to ride bikes to D.C. using a new bikeshare program The program could replace mBike when the contract expires in 2019. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
Hyattsville becomes second official sanctuary city in Maryland Takoma Park, the state’s first sanctuary city, has held this status for more than three decades. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
College Park City Council will consider a new constituent mail system Council members want to ensure every resident letter seeking a response receives one. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
College Park resident urges City Council to join call for President Trump’s impeachment Tom Johnson, founder of Spark Impeachment, cited Trump’s “complete divorce from reality” as one reason for impeachment. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
College Park City Council plans to fight SHA on proposal to remove an I-95 loop ramp The council hopes to meet with the State Highway Administration by April to reconfigure the design proposal. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
College Park could get two new childcare centers to address residents’ needs One College Park resident’s daughter has been on a waitlist for three years. DBK Admin December 31, 0999