Back to School 2020: Distance Learning Enabled by Technology
On August 31, Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS), which includes Greenbelt schools, began the 2020-2021 school year with online distance learning. Not only is this required because of the ongoing pandemic, but it is also part of the district shift toward one-to-one personalized technology-based instruction. “With the onset of distance learning, we have an […]
Police Host Virtual Town Meeting to Discuss Issues
The Greenbelt Police Department (GPD) held a meeting June 18 to address questions and concerns about policing and what the department is doing. Police Chief Richard Bowers began the meeting by addressing recent events associated with police brutality and the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. “I want to express that I and the people […]
Greenbelt Residents Find Their Calling Performing Shakespeare
For a tight-knit community like Greenbelt, it’s always important to celebrate the accomplishments of neighborhood talent. Residents Ian Rogers, 49, and Zach Brewster-Geisz, 48, are actors working in the metro D.C. area. Both have known from early in their lives that they wanted to be actors. Rogers started acting in his community theater as a […]