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20 Jun 2024

Drag Bingo at The SPACE Completes Greenbelt’s Emerald City Pride Events

by Daniel Thies

Rounding out Saturday’s Greenbelt Emerald City Pride events was an evening of Drag Bingo hosted at The SPACE Free Art For All in Beltway Plaza. Dozens of couples attended the 21-and-over event, with drag performer D’Manda Martini serving as the … Read More

20 Jun 2024

Fire Dept. Staffing Plan ‘Temporary’, ALS Ambulance to be at Greenbelt

by Anna Bedford-Dillow

Prince George’s County Fire Chief Tiffany Green recently announced a plan to reallocate all career firefighters and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) staff at four Prince George’s County fire departments: Greenbelt, Berwyn Heights, Bowie-Bel Air and Bunker Hill. The effective date … Read More

20 Jun 2024

City’s Vision Zero Application Follows International Trend

by Anna Bedford-Dillow, Cathie Meetre

A grant application to fund a Vision Zero study in Greenbelt was mentioned in the News Review’s April 18 issue in coverage of the city’s budget. At that time staff were preparing for the Vision Zero grant application, “modeled after … Read More

20 Jun 2024

Emerald City Holds Pride Parade

by Daniel Thies

Last Saturday’s Greenbelt Emerald City Pride events kicked off with a morning Pride Parade. At the Spellman Overpass, members of the Greenbelt Honk! Situation made sure their instruments were in tune, and supportive families sporting LGBTQIA+ Pride flags and local … Read More

12 Jun 2024

Career Firefighters Pulled; Response Time Will Double

by Anna Bedford-Dillow, Randy Chow

Prince George’s County plans to remove career fire and rescue personnel from Greenbelt, Berwyn Heights, Bowie and Bunker Hill, starting on June 30. Impact Currently, Greenbelt has 24 career firefighters working shifts Monday through Friday and “there’s no way to … Read More

12 Jun 2024

City Council Approves Budget, Hears Closed Session, Personnel Questions

by Michael Zeliff

Greenbelt City Council met on June 3, with two primary issues raised during Petitions and Requests. One was council’s previous decision to grant Assistant City Manager Tim George a bonus for his outstanding service performed as interim city manager during … Read More

12 Jun 2024

New English Learners Excel In DKFI’s ESOL Program

by Erica Johns

Excited and proud students, parents, faculty and staff gathered at Dora Kennedy French Immersion School (DKFI) on Friday, June 7 to celebrate eight students exiting the English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) program and receiving Prince George’s County Public … Read More

12 Jun 2024

Police Requests for Equipment Dominate City Council Meeting

by Carol Griffith

In its meeting on May 29, the Greenbelt City Council made two proclamations and conducted the last public hearing on the Fiscal Year 2025 proposed budget, but a large part of the meeting concerned awarding purchases, with two for the … Read More

5 Jun 2024

New Deal Café Negotiations With New Vendor Startle Co-op

by Anna Bedford-Dillow

The New Deal Café is currently in talks with a new vendor, which came as a surprise to their current vendor, the Greenbelt Co-op Supermarket. Around April last year, as the Co-op continued to lose money as the Café’s vendor, … Read More

5 Jun 2024

Greenbelt Raises Pride Flag At Municipal Building for June

by Randy Chow

The City of Greenbelt held its third Annual Pride Flag Raising at the Municipal Building on Friday afternoon, May 31. “This flag is a powerful symbol of our commitment to diversity and inclusion and the ongoing support for equality in … Read More

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