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 […]

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 […]

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 […]