Tag Archives: University of Maryland

A $300 million development with office space, apartments and shops is coming to the empty lot next to the Hotel at the University of Maryland in College Park on the corner of Campus Drive and Baltimore Avenue. Continue reading

When it’s time to make plans based on the weather, everyone from TV meteorologists to local school officials relies on predictions from scientists in College Park. Continue reading

The $47 million College Park project, split between the city and the University of Maryland, is on track to finish this year, with no cost overruns or changes to the construction timeline. Continue reading

The late Route 1 artist David Driskell, who lived in Hyattsville but worked in College Park, is at the center of a new HBO documentary “Black Art: In the Absence of Light,” which airs this week. Continue reading

Another high-end student housing project is underway in College Park, as development continues in the university town even amid the economic downturn. Continue reading

Public health experts are discouraging typical trick-or-treating this year due to the pandemic, but that doesn’t mean you can’t still celebrate Halloween. Here’s a list of 13 ways to mark the holiday on the Route 1 corridor. Continue reading

The Georgetown neighborhood may have inspired the 1985 movie “St. Elmo’s Fire,” which marks its 35th anniversary this year, but when it came time to play the part, College Park stepped in. Continue reading

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