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What's up College Park! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Which favorite College Park restaurants are being pushed out for new housing?
  • How a College Park Starbucks strike could change your coffee routine
  • Where to drop off holiday toy donations in College Park

Also on today's calendar: ASO presents: Holiday Pops with Bowie State University Concert Choir and 6 more events.

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Today's riddle: I once read a book about anti-gravity. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 40 and low of 28 degrees.
  • Saturday: Mainly cloudy, temps: high: 44, low: 28.
  • Sunday: Mostly cloudy and colder, with a high of 33 and low of 19 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

1. New apartment complex to displace long-standing College Park restaurants (dbknews.com) — A major redevelopment at Hartwick Road and Route 1 will replace several long-time College Park restaurants with a 93-unit Terrapin House apartment complex, displacing businesses by year’s end. City officials and residents are torn between adding much-needed housing and preserving beloved small restaurants, while the city works with developers to help some relocate in an increasingly crowded downtown.
   

2. College Park Starbucks baristas strike for new contract, better working conditions (dbknews.com) — Starbucks baristas at the College Park Shopping Center location walked off the job Thursday, joining a nationwide “Red Cup Rebellion” strike to demand a union contract, higher pay, and better conditions. Workers are urging College Park students and residents to boycott Starbucks and instead support local coffee shops while negotiations remain stalled.
   

3. Maryland State Police start holiday toy drive to help children in need (foxbaltimore.com) — Maryland State Police are running a holiday toy drive with a convenient drop-off site at the College Park/Forestville barrack on Rhode Island Avenue, giving local residents an easy way to help kids in need. New, unwrapped toys like games, books, and crafts can be donated during regular business hours, though realistic toy weapons and food items aren’t accepted.
   

4. Prednisone or Methotrexate for Pulmonary Sarcoidosis? (the-rheumatologist.org) — A College Park–based medical writer breaks down new research comparing methotrexate and prednisone for treating pulmonary sarcoidosis, suggesting methotrexate can be a true first-line alternative. The article explains side effects, dosing, and why rheumatologists and pulmonologists should collaborate more closely, offering useful context if you or someone you know is navigating sarcoidosis care.
   

5. Book Talk: Chloe Yelena Miller — PERFORATED (popville.com) — A forthcoming poetry book talk will feature writer Rose Solari, who has taught at the University of Maryland in College Park, in conversation with D.C. poet Chloe Yelena Miller about her new collection, Perforated. The book explores grief, motherhood, and public tragedies like 9/11, weaving English and Italian vocabulary poems to examine how language shapes mourning and memory.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Green Line service resumes at Southern Avenue following an earlier police investigation, with residual delays in both directions.
    6:12PM on Dec 10: Delays on the Green Line in both directions due to a police investigation at Southern Avenue. (Nextdoor )
  • Burlington posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Stocking Associate - Part Time in Greenbelt. Apply here.
  • The Guitar Center posted a job opening for Music Teacher Store 1308 in Greenbelt. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near College Park here.

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