Search for Missing Teacher Continues, Without Leads
“Madame Sylla is our dear sister, she is our dear colleague, as you can see exemplified by all the people that love her here,” said Dora Kennedy French Immersion (DKFI) principal, James Spence, at a vigil and canvassing event at Schrom Hills Park on Friday. The park was the last-known destination of Mariame Toure Sylla, […]
Teens Come Up with Big Ideas For Achieving Greater Social Justice
On Friday, July 14, Greenbelt Library’s auditorium was full of youths sharing their ideas on how to impact big societal issues to achieve greater social justice. They had project ideas that ranged from creating mentor programs, battling misinformation, addressing inequality in education and how schools are funded, to increasing Black representation in anime, fighting mass […]
Josué Salmerón Selected New Greenbelt City Manager
On Wednesday, August 2, Greenbelt City Council announced the selection of Josué Salmerón as the new Greenbelt city manager. After a year-long nationwide search, Salmerón was one of three finalists that also included Interim City Manager Tim George and Assistant City Manager of College Park Bill Gardiner. Salmerón will be coming to Greenbelt from Yellow […]
A Community Concerned: Police Search for Teacher
Mariame Toure Sylla, a Greenbelt resident and beloved teacher at Dora Kennedy French Immersion school went missing on Saturday, July 29. She was last seen by her son around 8 p.m. on Saturday when she left her home in the 6500 block of Lake Park Drive in the apartment complex across from Schrom Hills Park. […]
Two Blockbuster Films Fill Movie House All Weekend
Old Greenbelt Theatre (OGT) had a blockbuster opening weekend of Barbie and Oppenheimer – or Barbenheimer, as the simultaneous release of the two films has become known online. It’s unusual that two blockbusters were released simultaneously. Perhaps the films were expected to appeal to very different groups of theatergoers, suggests OGT Executive Director Caitlin McGrath. […]
Runner Sam Stribling Heads To Iowa for Junior Olympics
Greenbelt resident Sam Stribling Jr. is 11 years old and he’s been running since he was 5. This month he will head to the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Junior Olympics, in Des Moines, Iowa. “The AA Junior Olympics is the national culminating event for the AAU track and field athletes from all across the country […]
Greenbelt Readies for July Fourth Day of Festivities
As Greenbelt prepares to celebrate July Fourth, Public Works, especially, is busily preparing. This year the festivities at Buddy Attick Park will include a Greenbelt Museum art activity from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., a community drum circle from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m., a performance from the Greenbelt Concert Band from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. and […]
Clear Backpack Requirement For Middle and High School?
Parents have begun to receive a patchwork of ad-hoc mentions of a new requirement for middle and high school students to carry clear backpacks to school come the fall. Some schools within Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) have added clear backpacks to uniform and supply lists on their sites. Others haven’t communicated the requirement […]
Dem’ Raider Boyz Step Up At Strathmore for Juneteenth
School has already ended for many but on Monday, June 12, members of the Eleanor Roosevelt High School (ERHS) Step Team were hard at work, outside the closed school buildings, practicing in the light rain. They’re preparing for their final performance of the year, which will be at the Strathmore in Bethesda, on Monday, June […]
Poor Air Quality Impacted Life in and around Greenbelt
The haze and poor air quality Greenbelters woke up to on Wednesday took many by surprise. Wendy Young is an avid runner and had headed to Lake Artemesia that morning. A running partner texted her saying, “I hope you’re not running in this.” “In what?” she thought. “No one was really talking about it at […]