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 […]
Greenbelt Park Superintendent Briefs Council on Upgrades
Matthew Carroll, superintendent of Greenbelt Park, presented an update to the Greenbelt City Council on January 15 on what to expect when the park facilities reopen this year as well as what is occurring with the Baltimore-Washington Parkway. There also was a discussion on the ramifications and process of some of the major transportation projects […]
Satellite Lets Greenbelters Examine Distant Worlds
By all accounts, TESS, the planet-hunting satellite, is having a banner year and in doing so is taking work from Greenbelt into distant solar systems. Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite is a NASA mission proposed by Principal Investigator George Ricker and a science team led by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Greenbelter Padi Boyd is […]
Billy Smith muere apuñalado durante un asalto a su casa
El 17 de enero, Billy Owens Smith hizo panqueques con su hija menor Layla en su casa en Mandan Road. Layla y su hermana se fueron a la escuela. La madre, Kristina, se fue a trabajar. Eso significaba que solo Smith, de 41 años, y su hijo adolescente Kadin, un graduado de Eleanor Roosevelt High […]
Greenbelter Billy Smith Dies In Stabbing During Break-in
On January 17, Billy Owens Smith made pancakes with his youngest daughter Layla in their home on Mandan Road. Layla and her sister then left for school. Their mom, Kristina, went to work. That meant that only Smith, 41, and their teenage son Kadin, a 2018 graduate of Eleanor Roosevelt High School (ERHS), were home […]
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 […]