Turner Hears Greenbelt Issues, Discusses Zoning and More
County Councilmember Todd Turner touched on county zoning rewrite concerns, the FBI headquarters and other issues during his listening session held in the Municipal Building on March 15. The meeting, attended by about a dozen people including five city councilmembers, started with Turner highlighting developments in the county including the opening of the new Wayne […]
Old Greenbelt Theatre Managers Describe Successes, Challenges
Old Greenbelt Theatre has become a destination for visitors from around the area, encouraging nonresidents to spend their money not only at the theater but also at other businesses here in Greenbelt, according to Caitlin McGrath, executive director of the theater. McGrath, along with members of the Friends of Greenbelt Theatre (FOGT) board of directors […]
Council Begins National Search For Next Greenbelt Police Chief
At its March 12 regular meeting, city council voted to authorize engaging the services of a firm to conduct a national search for the city’s next chief of police. Chief James Craze retired in October 2016 with 45 years of service to the city and more than 50 in law enforcement. At that time, former […]
Destination Imagination
On Saturday, March 3, seven students from Greenbelt Elementary competed in the Central Region Destination Imagination competition for Prince George’s County. Destination Imagination is a STEM/Creative Processes club for students around the world. The Greenbelt Elementary Piercing Shrills (team name) earned 2nd place in the elementary level engineering challenge, Drop Zone. The students have been […]
Lady Raiders Win Eighth State Title Behind McCalla’s Efforts
The Eleanor Roosevelt Lady Raiders basketball team fought back from a halftime deficit to win the program’s eighth state championship in 14 years, beating the defending champions, the Catonsville Comets, 60-56. Ashia McCalla led the way, including two game-defining shots, as the Lady Raiders outworked the Comets in Saturday’s championship victory. The Lady Raiders entered […]
GES Mosaic Mural Portrays Native Flowers and Wildlife
On Wednesday, February 28, fourth- and fifth-grade art class students at Greenbelt Elementary School (GES) began gluing down tiles on a mosaic mural depicting native flowers and the animals that pollinate them such as butterflies and hummingbirds. Based on drawings by students, local artist Valerie Theberge drew the final design and laid out the outlines […]
ERHS Student Walkout Protests Gun Violence
Eleanor Roosevelt High School students joined a national protest against gun violence on March 14, when an estimated half the school’s 2,400 students walked out onto the football field. The protest was sanctioned by the school and heavily monitored by the police. Protest signs read “Who’s Next?” and “Protect Kids, Not Guns.” After 17 minutes, […]
ERHS Raiders Score Victories
Both Varsity basketball teams played exciting games. Girls on Track for State. The Lady Raiders saw eighteen points flashed on the scoreboard for them before the Parkdale Panthers registered a single point. Although Parkdale had been Roosevelt’s stiffest county competition this season, the Lady Raiders were never seriously threatened after their torrid start. Roosevelt’s pressure […]
Artist’s Exhibit of Oil Portraits Tells Stories at New Deal Café
Spiritual allegory meets modern family in some of the pictures at the New Deal Café exhibit of Amanda Demos Larsen’s work this season. In one of her self-portraits, He Did Eat, Larsen veils her gaze and holds a sharp knife while handing her spouse a slice of apple. In another, Afraid to Look, Larsen shows […]
Greenbelt Weathers Nor’easter: Officials Respond Effectively
Along with much of the east coast, Greenbelt was pummeled by a major windstorm over the past weekend. The storm, a nor’easter, blew tropical storm force winds gusting up to 65 miles per hour according to the Washington Post meteorological team, the Capital Weather Gang. Widespread power outages were reported across the region. As of […]