BE NATURAL
At the Old Greenbelt Theatre: A documentary searching for Alice Guy-Blaché, who, at 23 was the world’s first female director, became a powerful figure in film from the late 1890s to 1919, then vanished. Featuring images from films more than 100 years old and interviews with modern-day filmmakers and academics, it is both a tribute […]
“The Space” conecta la salud mental con el arte
Decenas de artistas de todas las edades vinieron al centro comercial Beltway Plaza para explorar las conexiones entre la creatividad y el bienestar de la salud mental, en la exposición Art Works for Wellness, co-patrocinado por “The Space” y la Alianza Nacional de las enfermedades mentales, en el condado de Prince George (NAMI PGC por […]
Planning and Development: Projects, Successes, Goals
On May 1, the Greenbelt City Council met with staff from the Department of Planning and Community Development for a worksession on their portion of the city manager’s proposed Fiscal Year 2020 city budget. The request includes $382,900 for Planning and $663,000 for Community Development, with a little more than $1 million anticipated from revenue […]
Education Awards Announced, Student Excellence Recognized
Parents, teachers, administrators and friends filled the Greenbelt City Council Chambers on May 8 to recognize a group of extraordinary students during the Advisory Committee on Education (ACE) Student Awards. The ACE Student Awards are presented to select students from the highest grade level of each of Greenbelt’s schools who honor the city’s tradition of […]
The Space Connects Mental Health Awareness and Art
Dozens of artists of all ages came to Beltway Plaza Mall to explore the connections between creativity and mental health wellness, at the Art Works for Wellness Art Expo, cosponsored by The Space and the National Alliance on Mental Illness, Prince George’s County (NAMI PGC). In celebration of Mother’s Day, free corsages made of silk […]
City Budget Gets Big Bucks For Capital Improvements
A whopping $6,453,000 is proposed to be spent in the next fiscal year on capital projects within the city, substantially more than the $1,846,500 expected to have been spent this year. Mayor Emmett Jordan asked why there was such a big jump at the April 17 budget review worksession for capital projects and Public Works […]
Coordinadora de Desarrollo Económico Planea ayudar a cambiar el mundo
Durante un momento en que la seguridad nacional, el servicio médico y las relaciones raciales son una gran preocupación para la mayoría de los estadounidenses, fomentar la defensa de las pequeñas empresas tiene la capacidad de cambiar la mentalidad de lo que se considera negativo a positivo. Al menos la primera coordinadora de desarrollo […]
Farmers Market Reopens Sunday Bringing Bounty Back to Greenbelt
A n e w G r e e n b e l t Farmers Market season is coming up, and while the weather for opening day, Sunday, May 12, is not forecast (at the time of writing) to be great, what’s a mere spring shower to a populace clamoring for products straight from the farm? […]
Beltway Plaza Fights Retail Closures with Proposals For Renovation, Redevelopment and Rejuvenation
It’s 7:45 p.m. on a Saturday, and the Beltway Plaza Mall in Greenbelt is bustling. A sweet smell wafts out of Heaven’s Bakery. The AMC Academy 8 movie theater is packed. A young boy in a red Spiderman shirt twirls past a vacant store with chains blocking its entrance, before his mom yanks him close. […]
Greenbelter Commemorated As Cheerful, Helpful and Kind
Several dozen people turned up on a rainy Sunday evening at Buddy Attick Park to celebrate Danny Abebe and to remember his life. Daniel Negussie Abebe was born in Volgograd, Russia, on March 23, 1990, to a Russian mother, Valentina Belaineh, and an Ethiopian father, Negussie Abebe. Danny came to this country in 1992 with […]