ERHS Robotics Team Wins With Focus and Persistence
Over the past three years, the Eleanor Roosevelt High School VEX Robotics Team Area 53 Alien Raiders has experienced growth in size, knowledge and success. Led by head coach and parent, Mark Campbell, Area 53 has been the main focus for all 35 student members since his arrival. Campbell has also helped to lead all […]
El comité de Newbery incluye una bibliotecaria para niños de Greenbelt
Imagina cajas llenas de libros para niños que llegan diariamente a la puerta de tu casa. Este sueño se hizo realidad para Pam Hamlin durante el año pasado, ya que formó parte del comité de premios de Newbery. Hamlin trabaja como la especialista en alfabetización familiar en las oficinas administrativas del Sistema de Bibliotecas Conmemorativas […]
Newbery Committee Includes Greenbelt Children’s Librarian
Para leer este articulo en espanol, haga clic aqui. Imagine boxes full of children’s books arriving daily at your front door. This dream was a reality for Pam Hamlin during the past year, as she served on the Newbery Award Committee. Hamlin works as the family literacy specialist at the administrative offices of the Prince […]
Modified Co-op Lease Aligns With Bond Bill Requirements
In early December, as the Coop board was deciding to apply to the Maryland State Legislature for funding for the solar roof, a critical read of the store’s lease indicated it did not meet all the bond bill requirements. Negotiations were immediately initiated with the landlord to align the lease to the bond bill. Agreement […]
Redevelopment of Greenbelt Road Presented to Coalition
At the conclusion of the council worksession on Wednesday, January 23, commenting on the ongoing discussion of the redevelopment of Greenbelt Road, Delegate Alonzo Washington asserted, “We don’t need to wait 20 years. Let’s wake up and get this done!” Representatives from the Urban Land Institute (ULI) were there to present the findings from their […]
Greenway Center: Looking Good and Doing Fine at 40
Since it opened at 7589 Greenbelt Road in 1980, Greenway Center has maintained a nearly 100 percent occupancy rate and, for the foreseeable future, management’s approach to its care is that if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. On February 6, the Greenbelt City Council held its biennial stakeholder meeting with staff from Combined Properties, […]
Comunidad de jóvenes de la iglesia batalla dirigida contra el hambre.
Horas antes del lanzamiento de la moneda del domingo pasado en el Super Bowl de Atlanta, los residentes de Greenbelt abordaron un problema mayor: el hambre. La iglesia comunitaria de Greenbelt Iglesia unida por Cristo, inició el evento anual Souper Bowl de empatía. El Souper Bowl de empatía es un evento multi denominacional a nivel […]
City Celebrates Black History In Sunday’s Diverse Program
Over the years, various departments and co-ops in the City of Greenbelt have arranged Black History Month events. This year, elected city representatives and the Recreation Department are joining forces with community residents and Greenbelt Racial Equity Alliance (GREA) to present a program celebrating Black History Month. The Sunday, February 17 program will feature spoken […]
Franklin Park Church Feeds Families Pinched by Shutdown
The snow started falling last Friday as the volunteers pulled into the parking lot of Rivers of Life AME church, 9200 Edmonston Road in the Franklin Park neighborhood, for the Grocery Giveaway. The pastor, the Reverend Aaron Tinch, has a philosophy: “No one will outwork us,” so he was on site first to lead by […]
GAC Partners with CASA In A Perfect Arrangement
The Greenbelt Arts Center (GAC) is partnering with Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)/Prince George’s County for their current production of Perfect Arrangement. The play addresses gay issues in the 1950s and a portion of the proceeds from the show will go toward addressing the needs of vulnerable youth in foster care, many of whom are […]