GSA to Evaluate FBI HQ Greenbelt Selection Process
The General Services Administration (GSA) plans to evaluate the process by which GSA selected Greenbelt for the new national headquarters of the FBI. GSA’s Acting Inspector General Robert Erickson will conduct the evaluation. Following GSA’s November 8, 2023, announcement of Greenbelt’s selection (see the November 16, 2023, News Review) over Landover, Md., and Springfield, Va., […]
Greenbelt City Council Grieves Loss of Ric Gordon at Meeting
The November 27 Greenbelt City Council meeting was filled with grief as members mourned the sudden passing of Councilmember Ric Gordon, who died the previous day. The meeting, which began with Mayor Emmett Jordan calling for a moment of silent reflection to honor the memory of former First Lady Rosalynn Carter then moved on to […]
City Mourns Sudden Death Of Councilmember Ric Gordon
Early Sunday morning Councilmember Ric Gordon died suddenly, at home. He was 41 years old. “The sudden passing of Ric Gordon is a great loss to the Greenbelt community, Prince George’s County and the State of Maryland,” said Mayor Emmett Jordan. “Ric Gordon was very passionate about Greenbelt, politics and his important role as a […]
From Dream to Reality: The Greenbelt Community Orchestra
On Sunday, November 19, Greenbelt’s first community orchestra performed an incredible concert that was a culmination of nearly four months of weekly practice and decades of an ambitious dream. The orchestra’s mission statement is to “provide an outlet” for Greenbelt musicians “to share our love of music with the local community.” At the beginning of […]
Juvenile Justice Discussions With District 22 Representatives
On November 18, District 22 representatives to the Maryland General Assembly (House of Delegates Nicole Williams, Anne Healey and Ashanti Martinez and Senator Alonzo Washington) met in the Greenbelt Library to discuss priorities for the next legislative session with interested residents. An article in the Greenbelt News Review on November 23 covered the transportation issues […]
Survey and Ideas for Attick Park Discussed in Community Meeting
Greenbelt’s Park and Recreation Advisory Board (PRAB) discussed the community survey regarding Buddy Attick Park on Wednesday evening, November 15. The survey is one of the first steps in the development of a master plan for the park. The results of the survey were presented by Tom McGilloway and Anthony Dye of Mahan Rykiel Associates, […]
GHI’s New General Manager, James Claggett Jr., Fits Right In
James Claggett Jr. is the new general manager at Greenbelt Homes, Inc. (GHI). He has been on the job for four months, starting on July 10. The News Review talked with Claggett recently about how he was settling into his new job. Claggett grew up in Montgomery County and has lived in Prince George’s […]
Indigenous People Were Here
We know there were once indigenous people who occupied the land in and around Greenbelt, but with all the development since, it can be hard to imagine their lives. In remembering those who were driven from the lands they cared for, there are specific places where one can feel more connected to them. Both bear […]
FBI HQ Comes to Greenbelt, Finally
Greenbelt’s City Council Room was full of jubilation and pride on the rainy morning of Friday November 10, when Maryland Governor Wes Moore led an extraordinary press conference to celebrate Greenbelt’s selection as the location of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) national headquarters (HQ). The event followed the General Services Administration’s (GSA) selection announcement […]
Greenbelter, LGBTQ+ Ministry Receive an Audience with Pope
Greenbelter Frank DeBernardo was received by Pope Francis at the Vatican, along with colleagues from New Ways Ministry, Loretto Sister Jeannine Gramick, Associate Director Robert Shine and staff associate Matthew Myers. DeBernardo wrote to the Pope in April 2021 to explain the mission and work of New Ways Ministry, a group that “educates and advocates […]