Enjoy a Fun and Safe Labor Day Festival
Greenbelters are encouraged to enjoy a fun and safe (abbreviated) Labor Day Festival. The schedule of events is on the back page of this issue of the News Review and on the website greenbeltlaborday.com. Due to Covid-19, the public is requested to wear masks and avoid crowding. All in-person events will be outside. There won’t […]
Out of Control Driver Smashes Hole in Building; No Injuries
No injuries and no overall structural damage were the positive takeaways from a freak accident on Sunday, August 29, evening when a car careened out of control on Lakeside Drive and plowed into an apartment building. The driver, who was headed south going toward Lakecrest Drive, picked up speed as she went downhill. “The theory […]
Applications for Mail-in Ballots Should Arrive Soon
There is still quite a while before the Greenbelt city election (Tuesday, November 2), but some deadlines might be closer than you think. This year for the first time the city is offering mail-in voting, in response to how successful it was in Maryland’s elections last year, as well as in response to the ongoing […]
Voters to Weigh In on City Reparations Referendum
At its August 9 regular meeting, the Greenbelt City Council agreed to place a referendum on the November 2 ballot. The referendum question will read as follows: Do you vote yes or no to the following Referendum question: The City Council of Greenbelt should establish a twenty-one (21) member Commission to review, discuss, and make […]
Is There a Food Truck Hub Coming Soon to Greenbelt?
On Wednesday, August 18 the Greenbelt City Council met in a worksession to discuss the possibility of hosting food trucks in Greenbelt. Economic Development Coordinator Charise Liggins has suggested the city determine the viability of a food truck program as part of a city economic business recovery program. County Regulations Director of Planning and Community […]
Election 2021: Ric Gordon files for Council
Challenger Ric Gordon is the first to file for city council. His nomination form has been certified by City Clerk Bonita Anderson. Candidate biographies are prepared by the candidates and will be published as they are received by the paper. Ric Gordon Ric was born Brandon Ricardo (Ric) Gordon in Prince George’s County on September […]
Labor Day Festival A Glimpse of This Year’s Labor Day Festival Events
The 65th Greenbelt Labor Day Festival Parade, will be smaller due to Covid-19 precautions, but up to 35 performance groups and community organizations will ensure that the show goes on. Council members will be the only political representatives. Greenbelt Elementary PTA Used Book Sale will happen in a hybrid format, with stations in neighborhood front […]
City Council Votes to Support Beltway Plaza’s Phase One
At the regular meeting on August 9, the Greenbelt City Council voted 5 to 1 in support of the revised Detailed Site Plan (DSP) for Phase One of the redevelopment of Beltway Plaza. The support of this iteration was contingent upon a set of recommendations and conditions, laid out by city staff, that are the […]
Delivering News Review Helps Local Student Determine Major
Asha Brown has one thing on her mind these days: college. The Washington, D.C.-born, Greenbelt-raised native is headed to Morgan State University in Baltimore this upcoming fall semester. Her intended field of study? Journalism. “Growing up I didn’t really care for the news but I did love watching the Today Show and the Oprah Winfrey […]
P.G. County Behind the Curve In Covid Statistics, Yet Again
Prince George’s County has achieved “high” status in Maryland’s ranking of counties for community transmission of the Covid-19 virus. This dubious distinction is defined as more than 100 new cases per 100K residents over the preceding week or a 10 percent or higher positivity rate. This is borne out in Greenbelt’s 20770 zip code by […]