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10 Aug 2023

Chef Lou Makes Plans to Reopen His Bakery Soon

by Lois Rosado

Greenbelt’s very own baker extraordinaire, Chef Lou Parker expects to have a grand re-opening in a few weeks. His late wife, Denise (Niecey) Parker, will become part of the store’s name. Parker hopes to fill the store with Denise’s nurturing … Read More

3 Aug 2023

Josué Salmerón Selected New Greenbelt City Manager

by Anna Bedford-Dillow

On Wednesday, August 2, Greenbelt City Council announced the selection of Josué Salmerón as the new Greenbelt city manager. After a year-long nationwide search, Salmerón was one of three finalists that also included Interim City Manager Tim George and Assistant … Read More

3 Aug 2023

A Community Concerned: Police Search for Teacher

by Anna Bedford-Dillow

Mariame Toure Sylla, a Greenbelt resident and beloved teacher at Dora Kennedy French Immersion school went missing on Saturday, July 29. She was last seen by her son around 8 p.m. on Saturday when she left her home in the … Read More

3 Aug 2023

Greenbelt Bamboo Heads to Smithsonian’s National Zoo

by Kristen Bullard

The next time you visit the elephants at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C., they might be eating bamboo from Greenbelt. As a new Greenbelter who has joined others across the city in removing bamboo – an aggressive, non-native … Read More

3 Aug 2023

Several Greenbelters Discuss Youth Delinquency Concerns

by Lois Rosado

Like most communities, Greenbelt works toward identifying the issue of youth delinquencies and finding solutions. Here are some thoughts from an activist, our police chief and state legislator as interviewed by the reporter. Greenbelt resident and activist LaWann Stribling suggests … Read More

27 Jul 2023

Rare Weather Phenomenon Startles Greenbelt Woman

by Sandy Rodgers

Judy Parker was sitting quietly on her sofa reading in the living room of her GHI home on Ridge Road near Laurel Hill Road on Friday, June 30. Her Senegal parrot Nori was chattering in her cage nearby. It was … Read More

27 Jul 2023

Community Orchestra Begins Rehearsals with Diverse Group

by Melissa Sites

With 55 members and counting, Greenbelt Community Orchestra has started rehearsals at the Community Center. On Thursday, July 20, 18 string players met for their first rehearsal with conductors Derek Maseloff and Seth Glabman. With one high school student and … Read More

27 Jul 2023

Two Blockbuster Films Fill Movie House All Weekend

by Anna Bedford-Dillow

Old Greenbelt Theatre (OGT) had a blockbuster opening weekend of Barbie and Oppenheimer – or Barbenheimer, as the simultaneous release of the two films has become known online. It’s unusual that two blockbusters were released simultaneously. Perhaps the films were … Read More

27 Jul 2023

Immigration Attorney Gallagher: Legal Champion of her Clients

by Letty Wilson Bonnell

“I laugh really hard and I cry really hard with my clients,” says Anna Gallagher as she reflects on her career as an immigration attorney for over three decades. “I don’t think I have ever had a client that I … Read More

19 Jul 2023

Mengel Takes on a Life-long Goal: Owning a Restaurant

by Erica Johns

In this final part of a three-part series, Erica Johns introduces readers to Aaron Mengel, the new owner of Generous Joe’s. Aaron Mengel began his love of cooking as a child living in Baltimore. He would often accompany his mother … Read More

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