Reality TV Show Destination X Features ERHS Alum Tai Lowry
Greenbelter Tai Lowry took part in a wild ride across Europe for the NBC reality show Destination X, hosted by Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Ten contestants were selected to live, eat and sleep on a bus with blacked out windows and move around to destinations unknown. Their challenge was to figure out where they were by […]
Greenbelt Cinema Celebrates Its Ten Years as a Nonprofit
At a special gala celebration at Greenbelt Cinema on Saturday, May 3, supporters heaped praise upon the revivification and growth of the Cinema, a long-standing Greenbelt institution, which has flourished over the past 10 years under the leadership of Executive Director Caitlin McGrath. Mayor Emmett Jordan praised the Cinema for “promoting the arts and thriving […]
Judge Orders Garcia’s Return, Supreme Court Grants Stay
On Friday, April 4 at the United States District Courthouse in Greenbelt, Judge Paula Xinis ruled that Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, 29, who lived with his family in Beltsville, was wrongfully deported to El Salvador and must be brought home by 11:59 p.m. on Monday, April 7. The government has appealed the ruling and, after […]
Youth Musical Secret Circus Delights as it Demonstrates Unity
An enthusiastic and appreciative audience filled the house for the 26th annual production of the Greenbelt Youth Musical, Secret Circus, directed and written by Greenbelt Recreation’s Performing Arts Coordinator Chris Cherry, with musical direction by Stefan Brodd and production design by Nicole DeWald. With a bare stage, a few rolling set pieces, simple choreography and […]
Churches, City, Others Provide For the Many Local Food Banks
As food insecurity grows in Prince George’s County, more folks have turned to food pantries. In Greenbelt, there are four main distribution points for food. First, the City of Greenbelt distributes food on every third Thursday at the Community Center from 1 to 3 p.m. and at Springhill Lake Recreation Center from 3 to 4 […]
City Seeks Input from Community On Outreach Methods, DEI Goals
A group of about 30 people from around Greenbelt met at Springhill Lake Recreation Center on Sunday, May 26 to talk about “working for a connected and equitable Greenbelt.” Tyra Smith, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) officer for the City of Greenbelt, presented information about the city’s DEI audit process. For Phase 1, the […]
Copland’s Greenbelt Theme Plays Live, May 21, June 2
Astonishing as it is to learn, a famous American composer wrote a theme song especially for Greenbelt. In the 1930s, the federal government hired artists and incorporated their work into the efforts of the New Deal. For a promotional film called The City, Aaron Copland wrote the score. Key scenes of the movie were filmed […]
14- and 16-Year-Old Arrested For Schrom Hills Shootings
At a press conference at Schrom Hills Park on Monday, April 29, Greenbelt Chief of Police Richard Bowers announced the arrest of two teenaged suspects in connection with the shooting of five young people that occurred there on April 19, during an unsanctioned Senior Skip Day gathering that drew a flash mob of around 500 […]
Danielle McKinney: Greenbelt’s First Black Woman on Council
Danielle Mc-Kinney, Greenbelt’s first African American woman elected to city council, is familiar with firsts in her family. Her mother was the first Black woman in the first class of women at St. John Fisher University, and became the first Black woman dean of students at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Her brother became the first Black […]
Greenbelter, LGBTQ+ Ministry Receive an Audience with Pope
Greenbelter Frank DeBernardo was received by Pope Francis at the Vatican, along with colleagues from New Ways Ministry, Loretto Sister Jeannine Gramick, Associate Director Robert Shine and staff associate Matthew Myers. DeBernardo wrote to the Pope in April 2021 to explain the mission and work of New Ways Ministry, a group that “educates and advocates […]