Tuesday, July 31, 2018 – The Lakeland Mural team is hoping to finish the project this week. They are filling in the faces for historical figures beginning to prepare the walls on the east side of the underpass.
Mural Project Update 15
Authentic El Salvadoran Cuisine on Baltimore Avenue
Across from University View on Baltimore Avenue resides one delicious gem in College Park. Famous for their fresh hot papusas, La Papuseria Familiar is known throughout the community for their authentic El Salvadoran cuisine. Behind the restaurant’s success lies four
Mural Project Update 14
Thursday, July 26, 2018 – The sun came out again. For the past week, the underpass wasn’t passable due to the rain and swollen stream, so we did not have artists out there working. But, today the team got back
FY’18 Homeownership Program Report Release
College Park City-University Partnership Releases July 2017-June 2018 Homeownership Program Report College Park, Maryland – The College Park City-University Partnership Homeownership Program is a core initiative of the Partnership’s Housing and Development strategy. This strategy, outlined as part of the
The Maryland Food Collective Celebrates 43 years!
The University of Maryland Food Collective, also known as the Co-op, celebrates 43 years of food, music, and good times! Residing in the basement of Adele H. Stamp Student Union, the Maryland Co-op has been collectively owned and cooperatively managed
Mural Project Update 13
Tuesday, July 17 – Partnership staff interviewed the Lakeland Mural team to see how the mural project was progressing: As you can see in the images, they are making good progress. It is estimated that this side of the underpass
Mural Project Update 12
Monday, July 16 – The Lakeland Mural Team is making significant progress on the mural. They have also started to scrape the east side of the underpass to prepare it for adding geometrical shapes to make both walls more appealing
Event summary: Rain Barrel Sale & Sustainability Expo
On Saturday, July 14, the College Park Committee for a Better Environment, the Prince George’s County Department of the Environment and the College Park City-University Partnership hosted a sustainability expo. The event was kicked off by District 4 City Councilmember,
Mural Project Update 11
Thursday, July 12, 2018 – the Lakeland Mural team was hard at work again painting this mural. Each day they work, they take about a one-hour lunch break. Partnership staff spotted two members of the team outside of College Park’s
Mural Project Update 10
Wednesday, July 11, 2018 – Let there be color! Today, the Lakeland mural team continued its work to paint the mural.