🌱 Patch AM: Meet the College Park student helping streamline cutting‑edge medical research

Morning College Park! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Meet the College Park student helping streamline cutting‑edge medical research
• How College Park's JTCC helped launch a world top‑10 tennis star

Also on today's calendar: DivorceCare and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tractor say to the plow? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, with a high of 81 and low of 71 degrees.
• Sunday: Clearing and humid, temps: high: 85, low: 69.
• Monday: A morning shower; sunshine, with a high of 80 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Driving Innovation: Meet the Foundation's 2026 Summer Interns (fusfoundation.org) — A University of Maryland, College Park student, Sai Saketh Bolla, spent the summer interning with a medical foundation focused on improving internal efficiency and advancing focused ultrasound research. Alongside three University of Virginia students, Bolla worked on projects ranging from website upgrades to AI tools, gaining hands‑on experience that could benefit future research and tech careers back in College Park.
   

• Meet Frances Tiafoe's Parents, Alphina and Frances Tiafoe Sr. (townandcountrymag.com) — A world‑top‑10 tennis player actually grew up in College Park, where his parents' hard work at the Junior Tennis Champions Center and in local healthcare helped launch his career. The story highlights their immigration from Sierra Leone, sacrifices made while living at the tennis center, and how he's now giving back through a youth tennis and education fund in the D.C. area.
   

📸 Around College Park

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🗓 Upcoming Events in College Park

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★ Featured events ★

Monday September 14
• DivorceCare →
  7:00 pm
Sunday September 20
• Inner Peace Summit: A Day to Recharge. Reconnect. →
  Brahma Kumaris Meditation Museum - VA, 14020 Thunderbolt Rd., Chantilly, VA,
  12:00 pm
Thursday October 1
• Return to the River: An Evening of Discovery →
  Jackie, 79 Potomac Ave SE, Washington
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday September 12
• College Park Farmer's Market Saturday →
  College Park Farmer's Market @ Paint Branch Parkway, 5211 Campus Dr, College Park
  8:00 am
• Ikebana Workshop →
  Old Parish House, 4711 Knox Rd, College Park
  3:00 pm
Sunday September 13
• College Park Youth Orchestra auditions →
  Old Parish House, 4711 Knox Rd, College Park
  9:00 am
• Girl Scout Troop 23031 →
  City of College Park, Maryland Calendar, 4601 Calvert Road, College Park
  2:15 pm
• College Park Youth Orchestra Rehearsal →
  City of College Park, Maryland Calendar, 4711 Knox Road, College Park
  3:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• College Park Farmer's Market Saturday →
  College Park Farmer's Market @ Paint Branch Parkway, 5211 Campus Dr, College Park
  8:00 am
• Sacred Circle Dance →
  Old Parish House, 4711 Knox Rd, College Park
  2:00 pm
Friday September 25
• Salsa dancing workshop →
  Old Parish House, 4711 Knox Rd, College Park
  7:30 pm
Saturday September 26
• College Park Farmer's Market Saturday →
  College Park Farmer's Market @ Paint Branch Parkway, 5211 Campus Dr, College Park
  8:00 am

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Team Member in College Park. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

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• Bedford-Dillow Named Editor Of the Greenbelt News Review (greenbeltnewsreview.com)
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• Carolyn Lambright-Davis Offers Zeal As the Outstanding Citizen for 2026 (greenbeltnewsreview.com)

Beltsville

• Seeking Closure to Better Understand Earth's Energy Balance and Water Resources (eos.org)

Silver Spring

• Silver Spring Man Dies After Being Struck By Tesla In DC (patch.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: Hold me close John Deere. (Thank you Jenny H. for sending it in!)
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