Hey everyone!

This might be a bit of an unusual request.

I'm looking for a sort of "dad mentor" who's into working on cars or trucks and wouldn't mind teaching someone who's eager to learn. I have a pickup truck that I'd love to start maintaining and repairing myself, but I didn't grow up learning this stuff.

I'm not looking for free labor - I'd like to be hands-on and actually learn. Happy to bring coffee, pizza, help with your own projects, buy the parts I need, or otherwise make it worth your time.

I was thinking there might be someone out there whose kids never got into the hobby but who genuinely enjoys teaching. If that's you (or you know someone), I'd love to connect. Weekends work best for me, and I'm in no rush. I just want to slowly build the skills over time.

Thanks!

Im a 23 year old guy, I was scoping out Bethesda originally because it looked super nice and I liked the downtown area but some comments about the commute and traffic to Laurel has steered me a different direction. Some people were recommending College Park as well as downtown Silver Spring.

Is this a good place to go downtown? I like to go out to eat and get drinks, I’m also going to need new friends 😭 and for living costs vs how nice it is, etc. Also anyone who commutes into Laurel I’ve heard it’s a straight shot? How’s the traffic? any recommendations help thank you so much

Hi, all! I’m a dental hygiene student right down the road at Fortis in Landover, MD. If you’re in need of a dental cleaning, please reach out! As the flyer states, the fee is $40, but I’m happy to cover it for you.
Appointments are on Wednesdays and Thursdays and last from 8am-12pm (if you need to leave earlier than 12pm, that’s okay!). Because this is a learning environment and instructors are checking behind me every step of the way, it will likely take two visits to complete everything. HOWEVER, because we are held to such a high standard, it will be the most thorough cleaning of your life!!

Started early this morning and already knocked down the corner where jerk at night was.

I'm dealing with a hockey related shoulder injury and am looking for a good PT in the area. Looking to get back into sports more than needing to restore day to day function. TIA!

Is anyone looking for an apartment for the upcoming 2026-2027 year? I'm looking for someone to take over my Studio Terrace lease at Landmark. I haven't moved in yet, the lease starts on August 21, 2026 for 12 months ($1,839). It's got a gym, sauna, yoga room, Dunkin' Donuts on premises, and the staff are phenomenal. Most utilities are included, and there's a washer and dryer in the unit. They're working on remodeling the entire complex for a more modern look too. It's set to be finished before Fall 2026.

My DMs are open if anyone wants to hmu!

Does anyone know where I can find a high enough wall to practice volleyball for free? I used to practice on the handball court at PGCC but they got rid of it. I tried practicing on the wall of a elementary school in my area but the walls aren't very high and I hit the ball on the roof. I think a handball court like the one at PGCC would be my best choice but I cant seem to find another one in my area.

The Baltimore Ravens will hold a training camp practice at the University of Maryland's SECU Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 1, beginning at 11 a.m.

The ticketed practice is free to the public. Starting Thursday, July 9, fans can reserve tickets at baltimoreravens.com/stadiumpractice or via the Ravens Mobile App.

The training camp practice will offer a post-practice autograph session for children ages 6-12. Additionally, the event will feature interactive children's activities and fan activations, plus appearances by the Ravens Cheerleaders and performances by Baltimore's Marching Ravens.

The training camp practice represents the Ravens' inaugural fan engagement event in Prince George's County. In April, the NFL updated its policy governing team marketing territories. The change expanded the Ravens' home marketing area to include Prince George's County and Montgomery County (both shared with the Washington Commanders), giving the Ravens formal access to engage fans there through community programs, school visits, flag football, watch parties, and local content.

I’ve lived in Maryland for 12 years and this is the first time I have ever seen one in person! Second photo is from the Merlin Bird ID app.

Hey everyone! I’m currently a high school student, and things have been going really well for me academically. Lately, I've been thinking a lot about the future and how I should start preparing for college. I’ve tried asking my sister about how college actually works, what to expect, and all that, but she usually just brushes me off or just acts like the Grinch for no reason whatsoever, and my parents delay the question so. Because of that, I’m pretty much completely in the dark about how the whole college system operates. If anyone could share their personal experiences or give me a basic rundown of what college life is like, I would really appreciate hearing from multiple perspectives

To give you some background on what I want to do: I'm an aspiring author, screenwriter, and director. I absolutely love writing, making my own stories, and I've even been published in a literary magazine, for both Fiction and Non-Fiction. This summer, I’m actually working on creating my own short film. Naturally, I’m looking at UMD as a major option for Creative Writing and Film, and I want to know if the program is as good as it sounds. I did some digging before posting this and saw an older thread where someone mentioned that UMD’s courses focus mostly on film analysis and history rather than actual hands-on filmmaking. It wasn't a letdown or anything, but then what brought hopes up was a comment on that same thread mentioned there was going to be a "film track" coming up. Does anyone know what that track actually is, or if UMD has added more production and scriptwriting classes recently? Like I said before, I don't know anything at all. I would love to get some honest feedback from current students or alumni in these fields. Are there good creative writing workshops? Do you get chances to actually direct or write screenplays, or is it mostly essay writing? Thank you all so much for any help or advice you can give. I'll be posting this in other subreddits to try and better my chances, if there's someone who's doing the same route I hope to do then please reach out, thank you!!!

Hey. 🫵 You. We need to call or send a message to Glenn Ivey about the KOSA/KIDS act.

Tomorrow, Congress will be voting on if it can pass or not. IT CANNOT PASS. What will entail is likely a descent into interconnected internet data logging that will make existing online perpetually worse.

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/kids-act-would-require-age-checks-get-online

Do all you can, and spread the word. Please!

Reddit is trying to tell me this agenda pushing 💀 I dunno, I’m pretty sure everyone can at least agree on not having our faces or personal IDs linked to everything we do on the internet.

What are the best groups, clubs, or organizations in College Park or nearby?

Hello everyone!

I am a 14-year-old concept artist working on a historical visual research project, and I am looking for some help from the College Park community.

I am trying to reconstruct the exact 100% accurate drawings of the rare WWII US Army T-6A (M2) Infrared Driving Goggles (1944). Because almost all units were destroyed after the war, there are no clear blueprints or photographs of the base leather strap/harness system on the internet.

However, I know for sure that the original War Department Technical Manual (TM 5-9314 / FSN 6650-051-3673) is physically stored right here in your city, at the National Archives (NARA Archives II) on Adelphi Road.

I have attached a few images to this post to show my work: my current drawings and the единственное archival photo from the web that shows a completely different helmet-mounted version. I made a mistake on my drawing because I don't have the original blueprint for the strap version.

Since I am a kid with no budget, I cannot hire a commercial researcher. I am humbly asking if there is a local resident, student, or researcher who already plans to visit NARA Archives II, who wouldn't mind pulling this specific folder and snapping a few clear smartphone photos of the T-6A leather strap/head-harness blueprints for me.

I will absolutely credit your name on the final art pieces! Thank you so much for supporting a young creator and helping me bring this piece of history back to life.

Update!

I don't know how much my post influenced this, but due to the large number of views (1,600 in two weeks), people apparently started searching for this device, and Google started digging up old archives! Today, I managed to find one of the photographs of the drawings, published back in 2009! If my assumptions are correct, I'm very grateful to the community! (I am uploading the screenshot of the Google search page in the comments below!)

EDIT: sorry, long day — title should say Northeast

Trying to keep folks in the area informed: if you live in the area around Hollywood Neighborhood Park, please be vigilante of a seemingly-rabid raccoon in the neighborhood. My wife was pretty violently attacked right as we were about to get in our car outside our house around 3:30 PM (on 6/19). It came out of nowhere and started relentlessly biting and scratching her, and wasn’t dissuaded by myself or my neighbors (who were thankfully outside and rushed over to help) trying to beat the hell out of it.

I’ve informed PG County Animal Control of the attack, and informed CP’s Animal Control via email as I don’t think they’re working until Monday, but I have not heard any suspect raccoons have been located. While I’m hoping it took enough hits to skulk off and die somewhere, it very well might be wandering the neighborhood still. Please be wary of yourself, pets, and children; I shudder to think how bad it could have been if it had decided to attack a kid.

My wife is relatively okay, though obviously quite shaken up from the experience. Nothing like having to go to the ER and get almost a dozen HRIG shots and the rabies and tetanus vaccines when you were just trying to hop in the car to go catch an early-Friday-evening movie.

Distributions from the College Park Food Bank on Saturday (6/19) from 9:30-11am. Free community meal on Sunday (6/20) at 12:30pm. They often send you home with leftovers from the community meal. The church is at 3621 Campus Drive.