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Greenbelt artist Dan Kennedy features Greenbelt

Dan Kennedy’s work includes studies of Greenbelt.  Kennedy is shown here with a work in progress that captures the essence of Roosevelt Center – the shot, taken by Eric Zhang, shows him in his studio at Artomatic in Hyattsville.

Greenbelt artist Dan Kennedy poses with his unfinished painting of Roosevelt Center at this year's Artomatic art show in Hyattsville. A number of Greenbelt artists participated in the show which closed on December 12. Photo by Eric Zhang
At left, a brown-skinned woman with long light-brown hair wearing a white dress. She sits in a red-and-black "director's chair" in the main auditorium of the Greenbelt Cinema. She smiles broadly and points her right index finger toward audience members sitting to her left. One audience member looks toward Lowry and points back at her, while others look ahead toward the screen.

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

A chart is titled Violent Crime Offending Rates by Citizenship/ Documentation Status, 2012-2018. The x-axis shows the years from 2012 to 2018. The y axis is labeled Arrest Rates Per 100,000 Persons. The line for "undocumented immigrant" stays on or slightly below the "100 Arrests" level. The line for "documented immigrant" starts at the "200 Arrests" level and varies somewhat, ending at around "175". The line for "U.S. Born Citizen" starts at "200 Arrests" in 2012 and ends at around "225."

Greenbelt Labelled Sanctuary City by Homeland Security

On Thursday, May 29, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published on its web site a list of sanctuary cities,

A hallway with green walls and swirly brown floors. Hanging on the wall at right is a rack of colorful dog leashes.

Greenbelt Animal Shelter Reopens With Upgrades and More Staff

After months of closure, the freshly renovated Greenbelt Animal Shelter reopened Monday, June 2 and welcomed residents to an open

City Council Affirms DEI Commitment, Funds Indian Creek Master Plan, Bike Racks

During the May 27 Greenbelt City Council meeting council affirmed its commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), approved funds

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