Sorority Chapter Honors MLK Memory with Day of Service
In observance of the 25th anniversary of the Martin Luther King Day of Service, the Psi Epsilon Omega Chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority held its Back to Basics: Meeting the Needs of Our Community event. On January 20 more than 200 members of the sorority worked side by side with local students and […]
Greenbelt Library Reopens After Renovations Completed
The Greenbelt Library reopened to the public on Tuesday, January 21 for the first time since renovations, including recarpeting, shelving replacement and the addition of new furniture, began on November 25. More than a dozen patrons congregated outside the main entrance of the facility, which is part of the Prince George’s County Memorial Library System, […]
Local Boxer Amelia Moore Vies For the U.S. Olympic Boxing Team
Amelia Moore brings a little bit of home with her wherever she goes. Whether she’s in Greenbelt or Colorado Springs, city of the U.S. Olympic Training Center, Moore can be found whisking pancake mix and cooking food from her personal Mason jars for herself and everyone around her. “My teammates laugh,” Moore said. “I always […]
Committee To Focus On 2020 Census Participation in County
Prince George’s County is collaborating with the U.S. Census Bureau to form a Complete Count Committee in an effort to count its population as accurately as possible on census day April 1. “It is very important for several reasons,” said Jordan Baucum Colbert, the outreach coordinator of the committee. The census affects a community’s political […]
Vigil Held Supporting Refugees During Hearing at Courthouse
With a light snow falling, over 70 people, including more than a dozen Greenbelters, gathered in the courtyard outside the Maryland District, Southern Division, Federal Courthouse on Cherrywood Lane on January 8 to support refugees seeking to settle in the U.S. Vigil attendees carried signs, chanted slogans including “No hate, no fear, refugees are welcome […]
Council Responds to Beltway Plaza Redevelopment Plan
The Greenbelt City Council and staff shared their opinions about the revised Preliminary Plan of Subdivision (PPS) of the proposed redevelopment of Beltway Plaza (BP) with its representatives at a worksession on January 8. The representatives were Quantum General Counsel Marc “Kap” Kapistan, attorney Michael Tedesco of McNamee Hosea, Alex Villegas of Rodgers Consulting, Inc., […]
ERHS Wind Ensemble Plays Midwest Clinic in Chicago
“They said we broke the mold!” said Eleanor Roosevelt High School (ERHS) band director, Rachel Zephir. This was the response the ERHS wind ensemble received at the annual Midwest Clinic in Chicago from December 17 to 20. What made ERHS distinct was its presentation of mixed-instrument chamber music as opposed to the more traditional large […]
No I-495 Widening for Now: Hogan Will Focus on I-270
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan and Comptroller Peter Franchot announced on January 3 that they would not work at expanding the Beltway (I-495) for now, but would focus on I-270. The deal comes before the January 8 scheduled meeting of the Maryland Board of Public Works, which still needs to approve the plan. Hogan and Franchot […]
Green Ridge House: A Resource For Enhanced Senior Living
Greenbelt’s Green Ridge House opened May 27, 1979. The house has approximately 103 residents within its 101 one-bedroom apartments. Its four-story locale at 22 Ridge Road is on wooded grounds in an urban setting. The City of Greenbelt owns the residence facility that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) designated as apartments for […]
Top Stories of 2019
Contributing writers: Amy Hansen, Julie Rapp, Caitlin McGrath, Kathleen Gallagher, Cathie Meetre, Gary Childs, Deanna Dawson Another Year of Election Firsts In 2009 this column announced the election of the first African American to the Greenbelt City Council, despite the evidence of census figures that for some time African Americans had outnumbered whites in Greenbelt. […]