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 […]
Community Foundation Awards Grants to Two Local Projects
The Greenbelt Community Foundation (GCF) has announced that two local organizations have been awarded grants in its latest funding cycle. Chesapeake Education, Arts and Research Society (CHEARS) and S.I.T.Y. Stars Academy have received grants in support of projects that contribute to the Greenbelt community. The $5,000 grant from GCF will allow S.I.T.Y. Stars Academy to […]
Dishing the Dirt on Greenbelt’s First Mud Cloth Workshop
On Sunday, February 2, over 40 people filtered in and out of the Community Center to create a work of art using nothing but sticks and fermented mud. Artist in Residence Karen Arrington led the traditional mud cloth workshop where participants used six different colors of mud to stencil in everything from bananas to caterpillars […]
WMATA May Eliminate B30 Bus, Postpone Work on Platform
On January 22, representatives of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) were invited to a worksession of the Greenbelt City Council to address several pressing issues, principally the proposed elimination of the B30 bus route that connects the Greenbelt Metro Station and BWI Airport and the deferral of the platform reconstruction at the Greenbelt […]
Desde Literatura hasta STEM, el concejo aprueba los subsidios de ACE 2020
Imagine a los estudiantes de primer grado que exploran el ciclo de la vida de las mariposas y el concepto matemático de simetría a través de un espectáculo de títeres, luego hacen sus propios títeres para poner en práctica su nuevo aprendizaje. ¿Qué pasaría si los estudiantes de literatura de secundaria pudieran estar expuestos a […]
From Lit to STEM, Council Approves 2020 ACE Grants
Imagine first grade students who explore the butterfly life cycle and the mathematical concept of symmetry through a performance of the puppet show, then make their own puppets to put their new learning to use. What if high school literature students could be exposed to diverse authors by reading a retelling of Pride and Prejudice […]
Council Talks Black History, Bond Initiative, Legislation
The January 13 regular meeting of the Greenbelt City Council opened with the presentation of a proclamation recognizing Martin Luther King Day and the introduction of two new city staff members. Because the proclamation emphasized the service to be performed on that day, it was presented to the city’s new environmental coordinator, Kevin Carpenter-Driscoll, who […]