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11 Dec 2019

GAC Celebrates 40 Years at Festive After-Production Party

by Konrad Herling, Matthew Arbach

On December 8 the Greenbelt Arts Center (GAC) celebrated its 40th anniversary with an informal gathering after a performance of The Phantom Tollbooth, attended by an audience of all ages. According to co-founder Konrad Herling, GAC was conceived as a … Read More

30 Oct 2019

Turner Updates City Council On New Schools and Zoning

by Matthew Arbach

District 4 County Councilmember and Council Chair Todd Turner attended a Greenbelt City Council worksession on Wednesday, October 16 to give updates on topics such as recent legislation and the developing P3 school construction plan. Clarence Moseley, permits supervisor for … Read More

17 Oct 2019

Un profesor de ERHS escribe un libro de texto de inglés para hispanohablantes

by Matthew Arbach

El profesor de Eleanor Roosevelt High School Hubert Willoughby vió la necesidad de un sistema de enseñanza de inglés a hispanohablantes que cubriera sus necesidades únicas. El resultado es su nuevo libro Inglés Americano para hispanohablantes. El libro personaliza el … Read More

9 Oct 2019

FPAB Revises Stewardship Guidelines at Worksession

by Matthew Arbach

On Wednesday, September 25, representatives of the Forest Preserve Advisory Board (FPAB) shared edits to the portion of the City Code that spells out the Forest Preserve Code, Stewardship Guidelines and Health Assessment at a worksession of the Greenbelt City … Read More

12 Sep 2019

Goddard Updates Council On Missions and Site Plans

by Matthew Arbach

Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) Acting Director George Morrow and Associate Director Ray Rubilotta presented an update to the Greenbelt City Council on August 4 of their developing missions and site/ infrastructure plans. Mayor Emmett Jordan said that GSFC has … Read More

29 Aug 2019

City Council, Greenbelt Station Residents Meet, Discuss Issues

by Matthew Arbach

On August 14 the Greenbelt City Council held a worksession at Greenbelt Station. The session considered issues surrounding the planned trail between Greenbelt Station residences and the Metro Station, recreation, police matters and schools. Providing an update were Director of … Read More

7 Aug 2019

Magnolia Student Vegetable Garden in Its Second Year

by Matthew Arbach

When it comes to the vegetable garden at Magnolia Elementary School (MES), fourth grade teacher Laura Browning says the students love it. Students do all the work of weeding, watering and planting the bonanza of vegetables, which include grape, Roma … Read More

17 Jul 2019

Prince George’s Police Have No Grounds for Aiding ICE

by Matthew Arbach

Effective July 10, a new general order was set down by Prince George’s County Chief of Police Henry Stawinski. According to the police department’s general order manual, “State and local enforcement do not have legal grounds to stop, detain, search, … Read More

11 Jul 2019

GATe Describes Some Funding Challenges and New Visions

by Matthew Arbach

At the city council worksession on June 19, Greenbelt Access Television (GATe) declared its revised mission not just to continue to cover educational and public events, but to become the community channel for Greenbelt. GATe laid out its past efforts … Read More

1 Jun 2019

El concejo del condado considera tres proyectos de ley sobre equidad en la actividad policial

by Matthew Arbach

Pronto se presentarán tres proyectos de ley al Concejo del Condado de Prince George que tratan los temas de equidad, transparencia y responsabilidad en la vigilancia policial. Se refieren a lo siguiente: cámaras de cuerpo obligatorias para todos los oficiales … Read More