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🌱 Patch AM: How a former UMD College Park student turned handstands into a legacy
Coming up on the College Park Patch calendar: Wisconsin Badgers at Maryland Terrapins Women's Basketball
Good morning College Park! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a former UMD College Park student turned handstands into a legacy
Also on today's calendar: New Year's Eve Party and 5 more events.
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Today's riddle: What did the clock say when it ran out of batteries? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in College Parkfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Friday: Much colder; afternoon rain, with a high of 35 and low of 33 degrees.
- Saturday: Cloudy, temps: high: 43, low: 33.
- Sunday: Rain and drizzle in the p.m., with a high of 47 and low of 43 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Meet ‘NASA Mike,' who's done 105,000 handstands around the world (spokesman.com) — A retired NASA engineer who once studied at the University of Maryland in College Park has logged more than 105,000 handstands across all 50 states and about 250 countries. Now undergoing cancer treatment at NIH, he’s temporarily slowed his travels but still pushes himself to stay active and hopes to return to his daily handstand routine once treatment ends. 
📸 Around College Park
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🗓 Upcoming Events in College Park
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★ Featured events ★
- Wisconsin Badgers at Maryland Terrapins Women's Basketball
XFINITY Center, 8500 Paint Branch Dr, College Park
4:00 pm
Monday December 29
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Other local events
- Berwyn Ballet School at The Old Parish House
City of College Park, Maryland Calendar , 4711 Knox Road , College Park
8:45 am - Girl Scout Troop 23031
City of College Park, Maryland Calendar , 4601 Calvert Road , College Park
2:30 pm - Berwyn Ballet School
City of College Park, Maryland Calendar , 4711 Knox Road , College Park
5:15 pm - Tai Chi
City of College Park, Maryland Calendar College Park, MD 20740
10:00 am - New Year's Eve Party
The Board and Brew , 8150 Baltimore Ave , College Park
7:00 pm - Berwyn Ballet School
City of College Park, Maryland Calendar , 4711 Knox Road , College Park
3:45 pm - Berwyn Ballet School at The Old Parish House
City of College Park, Maryland Calendar , 4711 Knox Road , College Park
8:45 am
Saturday December 27
Sunday December 28
Monday December 29
Tuesday December 30
Wednesday December 31
Thursday January 1
Saturday January 3
📣 College Park Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Babies & Books!
People's Book , 7014 Westmoreland Ave Suite A , Takoma Park
9:00 am - Free Diaper Distribution
Hyattsville City Building , 4310 Gallatin Street , Hyattsville
9:30 am - Capital Food Bank Food Distribution for Federal Workers and Contractors
Mount Rainier, MD Calendar
11:00 am - Basketball - Youth Drop-In
Long Branch Community Center , 8700 Piney Branch Rd , Silver Spring
3:00 pm
Friday December 26
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- For those of you who weren't part of this ND app last Christmas Eve, you will see a ton of posts about fireworks, certain cultures set off fireworks on Christmas Eve at midnight, wish they wouldn't do it near churches that are holding Midnight
Mass/Services....then when you wake up in the morning, you will see a ton of posts about dogs and cats that are missing because people weren't… (Nextdoor Hollywood)
- Giant Food posted a job opening for PT Service Clerk - Front End - 0315 in Hyattsville. Apply here.
- Erickson Senior Living posted a job opening for Housekeeping Utility Worker in Silver Spring. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near College Park here.
🗞 Nearby News
Greenbelt
- Space photo of the day for Dec. 25, 2025 (space.com)
Hyattsville
- EJF Capital Completes Construction at 361-Unit The Bellevue Apartment Community Located in Maryland's High-Growth Hyattsville Market (multifamilybiz.com)
- John Wissinger turns earth into earthenware and more (streetcarsuburbs.news)
- Things to do in the DC area: Winter Skate Spectacular, Holiday Record Swap … and more! (wtop.com)
Ok College Park! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I guess I’m out of time.
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