Greenbelt Celebrates Pride With Its First Pride Parade
On Thursday, June 1, Greenbelt raised the pride flag to mark the commencement of Pride Month. On Saturday, June 3, the city held its second annual Pride Fest, which included, for the first time, a Pride Parade from the playground by the Spellman overpass on Gardenway down to Roosevelt Center. Maryland State Comptroller Brooke Lierman […]
Greenbelt Hears Sonic Boom From F-16s Chasing Plane
On Sunday, June 4, many Greenbelt residents heard an unexpected, loud boom through the area that rattled some windows. This caused confusion and a flurry of emergency calls. Some suspected thunder ‒ although the skies were clear ‒ and many others feared it was an explosion. At 5:22 p.m. the Greenbelt City Police Department shared […]
Plastic Film Bag Ban Passed, To Take Effect Jan. 1, 2024
At the May 22 Greenbelt City Council meeting, council considered, discussed and ultimately adopted a single-use plastic bag ban and required retail establishments to charge at least 10 cents for each paper bag provided to customers, with a penalty for violation. The ordinance will go into effect on January 1, 2024. Councilmember Kristen Weaver spoke […]
Council Hears ARPA Update, Seeks More Grant Applicants
On August 8 and September 27, 2022, Greenbelt City Council approved the allocation of $5.8 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to be used toward the development of 14 grant and assistance programs to help Greenbelt families, small businesses and nonprofit organizations still recovering from the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. On […]
Two Teachers Win Green Awards; Three Green Schools Recognized
On May 10, Prince George’s County Public Schools held their environmental literacy awards ceremony and two Greenbelt teachers were honored. Danielle Todd-Jones has coordinated environmental efforts and activities throughout Springhill Lake Elementary School for several years, helping to create a green culture. At the awards ceremony she was recognized for “taking on initiatives to empower […]
Greenbelt Students Receive ACE Awards, Scholarships
On May 3, Greenbelt’s Advisory Committee on Education (ACE) held their 28th student awards ceremony. The ACE student awards recognize Greenbelt students who honor the city’s traditions of citizenship, leadership and academic achievement. They complement the Educator Awards, which ACE presented to teachers and staff members from Greenbelt’s schools in March (see the March 22 […]
Greenbelt Schools Aim to Meet Increased Mental Health Needs
Part two of a two-part report May is Mental Health Awareness Month. In connection with Prince George’s County Public Schools Board of Education’s concern that county schools need more mental health services, Greenbelt schools bring those issues forward. Greenbelt Elementary Greenbelt Elementary School (GES) welcomed a school therapist, Jasmine Stokes, in December. Kristin Cahalan-Hudson, the […]
Xavier Courouble Logs Litter At Lake, Calls for Change
“Every day is Earth Day,” says Xavier Courouble, a Greenbelt resident who is regularly engaged in caring for Greenbelt Lake, cleaning litter from the area and tackling invasive species there. From January to March this year Courouble spent more than two dozen hours removing trash from around the lake. His efforts yielded 12 trash bags […]
PGCPS Schools Grapple With Students’ Mental Health
A two-part report May is Mental Health Awareness Month and numerous studies show that anxiety and depression have increased among children over the last five years. For many the pandemic exacerbated both, as well as social isolation, academic struggles, grief and trauma, economic difficulties and caregiver stress, all while access to psychiatric care became more […]
Two Roosevelt Seniors Receive Amazon Engineer Scholarships
On Tuesday, April 18, seven Prince George’s County Public School seniors – including two from Eleanor Roosevelt High School (ERHS) – were surprised by a special delivery from Amazon. They each received $40,000 college scholarships and paid internships at Amazon through the Amazon Future Engineer program. Among the recipients were Yeabkal Abeje and Gabrielle Stewart […]