It’s already Fourth of July around Route One! If your family is like mine, you’re either a) headed out of town, b) spending the weekend at the pool, or c) looking to have fun at parades and fireworks. If you answered C, we’ve got you covered with this abbreviated weekend guide that cuts right to […]

It’s always the bee’s knees living around Route One, but that’s especially true this weekend, when you can celebrate the bees, birds, and flowers that bring life to our area. On Saturday, stroll over the the University Park pollinator meadow for Meadow Day or craft a bee hotel with the City of College Park. As […]

If this installment of the Kids Weekend Guide is arriving in your inbox late, it’s only because there are SO many amazing events around Route 1 this weekend. Every time I thought I’d included everything, I found another great event. That’s probably because this happens to be Juneteenth weekend, plus Father’s Day. Every day of […]

I’m a teacher. When the Sandy Hook massacre happened in 2012, I cleared out a storage closet in my classroom and tried to calculate how many of my 10th graders could fit inside. I thought that surely that horrific day would lead to meaningful changes to our gun laws to prevent future tragedies. I was […]

Summer is in full swing, and there are so many ways to celebrate the season around Route One. It’s a bargain hunters dream this weekend with a Bear Square Book Sale on Friday and two community yard sales on Saturday. Music lovers are also in for a treat with live music all weekend at local […]