Purple Line NOW hosts virtual forum to discuss project status
“The Purple Line is frankly one of the most important projects we have underway in Maryland right now."
College Park City Council names Natasha Hampton next city manager
Hampton served in a variety of local government positions in Miramar, Florida, and Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
College Park community gathers to plant 500 trees
The event was held at the College Park Airport where community members could come and select a dogwood, black gum or white oak tree.
Prince George’s County to pilot walk-up vaccine clinic at Sports and Learning Complex
The complex in Landover will accept walk-ups on Monday before returning to its normal vaccination schedule Tuesday.
College Park City Council votes to require parking permits on Osage Street
The city will enforce the permits from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays and midnight to 6 a.m. on weekends.
As mass shootings rise, UMD community members fight for stricter gun laws
There have been more than 100 mass shootings in the U.S. this year.
USM Chancellor Jay Perman issues systemwide COVID-19 vaccine mandate
The fall mandate will include UMD students, faculty and staff.
Community members say MAGLEV train would be overpriced, destroy local environments
The magnetic levitation train system was proposed by Baltimore-Washington Rapid Rail and would operate between Washington, D.C. and Baltimore.
Community members talk history of racism and urban renewal along Purple Line corridor
Some voiced concerns about the Purple Line could affect residents in Langley Park and Lakeland.
College Park City Council hears plans for new development in Discovery District
The preliminary plans indicate the development will include several mixed-use buildings and a green pavilion area.