On March 23, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan announced the closure of all non-essential businesses in Maryland to slow the spread of coronavirus.
According to the City of Greenbelt website, essential businesses include grocery stores, convenience stores and pharmacies; farmers markets, farms and other links in the food supply chain; plumbers, electricians, HVAC service; cable, phone and internet providers; veterinarians and pet supply stores; banks and insurance companies; laundromats and dry cleaners; automotive repair shops; warehousing and distribution companies; businesses in the healthcare, emergency services, critical manufacturing, energy, IT and transportation sectors. Communications, which includes the News Review and other media, are also considered essential.
Although this is not an exhaustive list for Maryland businesses that will remain open, more information can be found at businessexpress.maryland.gov/coronavirus.
The City of Greenbelt provided a list of the stores in or near Beltway Plaza that will remain open following Hogan’s order:
- Auto Zone
- Bank of America
- Beltway Cleaners
- Boston Market
- Capital One
- Chipotle
- Laundromat (closed Sunday)
- CVS
- DC Charbroiled Chicken
- Dunkin Donuts
- FedEx
- Giant Food
- Greenbelt Liquors
- Gus’s Fried Chicken
- Hook and Reel
- Jersey Mike’s
- Mission BBQ
- Popeyes
- Silver Diner
- Target
- Three Brothers Italian Restaurant
- Wendy’s
Stores located across from the Beltway Plaza Mall that will remain open are Staples (open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.), Domino’s and Parts Authority (closed Sunday).
“The order is not a shelter-in-place order,” a report from the Office of Legal Counsel read, “However, all Marylanders are urged to remain home, and employers are urged to promote work-from-home arrangements to the greatest extent possible.”