Drum, Music and Dance Inspire At Black History Month Event
A chorus of drum beats could be heard echoing down the halls of Beltway Plaza Mall on Saturday afternoon, as a crowd of more than 50 community members gathered at the west end of the facility for a celebration of African American music and culture. The event – titled Wellness, Movement, Inspiration – was organized […]
City Council Critiques Revised Beltway Plaza Redevelopment
City Council voted 5-2 to support the Beltway Plaza Preliminary Plan of Subdivision (PPS) at their February 10 regular meeting. Although only Mayor Colin Byrd and Councilmember Rodney Roberts voted against supporting the current version of the PPS, the plan spent more than two hours under intense scrutiny from the council at large. The PPS […]
Police Warn of Robberies Connected to Dating App – Aviso a Residentes
The Greenbelt Police Department released a citizen advisory on February 16 warning residents of a recent string of armed robberies in the 6200 block of Springhill Court involving victims agreeing to meet women through a dating website. According to police, when victims arrived at the agreed-upon location, they were met by armed suspects wearing masks. […]
Democracy in Peril Is Theme Of Greenbelt Youth Musical
The Greenbelt Youth Musical is celebrating its 20th year with a brand-new, world-premiere musical that is both timeless and topical, because it focuses on democracy in peril. The show, Theseus and the Monster in the Maze, tells the spellbinding story of Theseus, the legendary founder and defender of Athenian democracy. Theseus’ story is presented as […]
El legado de la esclavitud en Maryland contado en un programa de historia Afroamericana
Chris Haley, director del proyecto Estudio del Legado de la Esclavitud en Maryland del Archivo del Estado de Maryland, trajo una nota histórica al Programa del Mes de la Historia Afroamericana de Greenbelt del domingo, centrando su presentación principal en cómo era la vida para los afroamericanos en todo el condado de Prince George y […]
Maryland’s Legacy of Slavery Told in Black History Program
Chris Haley, the director of the Maryland State Archive’s Study of the Legacy of Slavery in Maryland project, brought a historical note to Sunday’s Greenbelt Black History Month program, centering his keynote presentation on what life was like for African Americans across Prince George’s County and Maryland prior to the state’s abolition of slavery in […]
ERHS Grad Kenny Harris II Named Forbes 30 Under 30
For a little over a decade, Kenneth “Kenny” Harris II has been working at Goddard Space Flight Center. Harris’s career has spanned from interning with NASA’s High School Internship Program at the age of 16 to working on five different satellite missions, assuming the role of senior satellite engineer and advocating for the importance of […]
Census Day Approaches
The 2020 Census requires that all households respond to a questionnaire about persons residing at their address as of April 1, Census Day. Prince George’s County is collaborating with the U.S. Census Bureau to make sure residents know what to do and when. In 2010, the last time the census was taken, Prince George’s County […]
Council Reviews Revised Plan For Beltway Plaza Development
The Greenbelt City Council had another opportunity on February 3 to meet with representatives from the proposed Beltway Plaza redevelopment team to discuss their revised Preliminary Plan of Subdivision (PPS). The representatives included Quantum General Counsel “Kap” Kapastin, Michael Lenhart of Lenhart Traffic Consulting (LTC) and Alex Villegas and Matt Leakan from Rodgers Consulting (RC). […]
Despensa de alimentos por teléfono obtiene indulto hasta agosto
La despensa de alimentos por teléfono ha esquivado la bala por ahora, al haber recibido donaciones privadas suficientes para mantener la organización funcionando durante el verano. A partir de noviembre pasado, la despensa se enfrentaba a la probabilidad de cerrar sus puertas debido a las insuficientes donaciones privadas y al apoyo poco confiable del gobierno […]