The Original Ledo Restaurant: How a local pizzeria became a familiar franchise

By Morgan Politzer The Original Ledo Restaurant in Adelphi, Maryland, hasn’t changed a whole lot since Tommy Marcos Sr. and his business partner opened it in 1955. In 1976, Marcos’ son Tommy Jr. began working in his father’s restaurant, and continued to run the business after his father passed away in 2010. Marcos Sr. had no intention of ever selling his restaurant, and bought the … Continue reading The Original Ledo Restaurant: How a local pizzeria became a familiar franchise

College Park welcomes new pizza restaurant to Riverdale Park Station

By Shruti Bhatt MOD Pizza opened in the Riverdale Park Station on Friday, October 20, and UMD students and College Park competitors are wondering how many pizza places is too many. The Riverdale Park Station along Route 1 opened in 2006 and has been adding new retail stores since, including Whole Foods Market, which opened in April of this year. MOD Pizza is a chain … Continue reading College Park welcomes new pizza restaurant to Riverdale Park Station