EPA Group Visits Greenbelt To See Community Composting
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) visited Greenbelt’s composting operations on Friday, September 30. Brenda Platt of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) contacted Luisa Robles, sustainability coordinator for Greenbelt’s Public Works department, and Hally Ahearn, founding member of the community food scraps and hot-composting programs, asking them to plan for a visit by EPA […]
FBI Headquarters: Politicians Rally at Metro Station To Challenge Criteria Changes
“The purpose of this is to say ‘This is Prince George’s County!’” U.S. Representative Steny Hoyer told the News Review on Friday, November 4, gesturing to the array of leaders and politicians from across the county who had gathered at Greenbelt Metro station. County Executive Angela Alsobrooks called the press conference to advocate for bringing […]
Emancipation Road, Traveled
by Gloria Walters-Flowers The Maryland Emancipation Day program was a success. Despite the unusually warm November day, over 50 people chose to head inside. The well-attended event held at the Community Center on Saturday afternoon, November 5, was hosted by the Greenbelt Black History and Culture Committee. From the opening call-and-response of the drum to […]
Annual Public Safety Awards Honor Greenbelters’ Services
Family, friends and colleagues gathered Friday evening in Greenbelt American Legion Post 136 to recognize the service and sacrifice of police, firefighters, public works employees and those who support them. Post 136 Commander Greg Gigliotti welcomed attendees to the banquet and awards ceremony in Samuel M. Hofberg Hall, and a police color guard presented the […]
Wild Rumpus Halloween Celebration a Roaring Success
The Greenbelt Recreation Arts Program invited families and children of all ages to the first in-person Halloween celebration in Roosevelt Center since the pandemic on Friday, October 28. Attendees dressed in Halloween or cosplay costumes joined in the creative transformation of Roosevelt Center into a Wild Rumpus. This event drew inspiration from the classic children’s […]
City’s New Economic Development Manager Kevin Simpson Dives In
On September 12, Greenbelt Interim City Manager Tim George welcomed Kevin Simpson as the city’s new economic development manager. He replaces Charise Liggins, who left in April. Simpson has worked for 15 years in municipal and county government, most recently as an economic development coordinator for Montgomery County and in Riverdale Park where, as its […]
The Library and The SPACE: A Collaboration That Works
More books, more programs and more resources are available now at The SPACE in Beltway Plaza, through collaboration with the Greenbelt Branch of the Prince George’s County Memorial Library System (PGCMLS). Shaymar Higgs, director of The SPACE, which stands for Sharing Positive Artistic and Creative Energies, works closely with librarian Rebecca Oxley, who has helped […]
Cooperative Roots Run Deep For GHI and News Review
In this third episode of our Co-op Month story, the largest co-op in Greenbelt (or at least the one with the most square-footage) and the only worker cooperative get their share of the limelight. Greenbelt Homes, Inc. GHI is a large cooperative housing organization (though dwarfed in size by the 35-building, 15,000-family behemoth in […]
Turner Resigns from District 4 For Short Representation Hiatus
On Saturday, October 22 Todd Turner, who has been Greenbelt’s representative to Prince George’s County Council since 2014, resigned. Turner stepped down after being nominated for the position of executive director of the Office of Ethics and Accountability (OEA) by County Executive Angela Alsobrooks, an appointment that the council would vote upon. On Monday, October […]
School Boundary Changes Impact Greenbelt Elementary and Middle
On October 13, the Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) Board met at a worksession to discuss the School Boundary Initiative and hear the previously selected school utilization proposal from Chief Executive Officer Dr. Monica Goldson. The primary issue the initiative is seeking to address pertains to the over- and under-utilization of school buildings. Goldson […]