Longtime late-night hangout D.P. Dough will return to College Park on Monday, Dec. 18., at 4200 Hartwick Rd., on the first floor of the Terrapin Row apartments next to the Amazon hub.

The Columbus-based calzone chain was long a favorite of University of Maryland students out late because it stays open until 3 a.m.

“We can’t say thank you enough as we are truly excited to announce our reopening!” the eatery wrote on Instagram.

An earlier location nearby closed in 2020, sparking a wave of concern among students and alumni that College Park was losing some of its old-school college town character. It reopened on Hartwick Road in January then closed temporarily over the summer.

As the city and the university have pushed to make College Park a “great college town,” a wave of new construction of student and post-graduate apartments have pushed out smaller mom-and-pop shops and hangouts in favor of more large national chains.

Since then, Marathon Deli has reopened in a new location, Ledo Pizza has reopened under new management and Cornerstone Grill successfully raised money to avoid closing.

Other eateries near D.P. Dough’s new location include Roots Natural Kitchen and Bandit Taco, which opened earlier this year and are both located in the new Aster apartment building along with Prince George’s County’s first Trader Joe’s.

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