Day of the Dead: A Living Tradition in Greenbelt
The famed Mexican celebration called el Dίa de Los Muertos (the Day of the Dead) is alive and well in the homes of some Greenbelt residents of Mexican origin. While the name of the festival may sound morbid or scary to some, it’s experienced by those who continue the tradition as a joyful, meaningful and […]
City Council Candidate Biographies, 2023
Ric Gordon Ric Gordon was born Brandon Ricardo Gordon in Prince George’s County on September 19, 1982, and attended Prince George’s County Public Schools. Gordon graduated from Morris College in 2004 obtaining his bachelor’s degree in political science and pre-law, a minor in psychology and a master’s degree in public administration. Gordon has served in […]
Schrom Hills Fall Fest Weathers High Winds to Deliver Smiles
Greenbelt Recreation put on its annual Fall Fest in Schrom Hills Park on Saturday, October 21, and, despite the windy weather and a week’s delay for rain, the event had a great turnout, as it is a community favorite. The event was free to enter, and attendees were offered their choice of complimentary buttered popcorn […]
City Receives Sustainable Maryland Champion Award
The Environmental Finance Center at the University of Maryland announced that the City of Greenbelt was one of 16 Maryland municipalities honored at the Sustainable Maryland Awards Ceremony at the Maryland Municipal League’s annual fall conference in mid-October. Greenbelt was named the 2023 Sustainability Champion in the program for amassing more points than any other […]
Election 2023: Answers to Question 3
The News Review once again asked candidates for election to the Greenbelt City Council to respond to questions posed by this newspaper. Answers are limited to 150 words. If an answer exceeds the limit, the answer is cut off at that point. Responses will be published in various orders to avoid favoring candidates. Here are […]
County Health Department Moves Health Care Center to Greenbelt
A new facility in Greenbelt will allow the County Health Department to expand healthcare services for residents. On October 23, Prince George’s County leaders hosted a ceremony for the Health Department’s new Health Center in a five-story building on Edmonston Road. This state-of-the-art facility will replace the aging Cheverly Health Center and provide a critical […]
Answers to Question 2
The News Review once again asked candidates for election to the Greenbelt City Council to respond to questions posed by this newspaper. Answers are limited to 150 words. If an answer exceeds the limit, the answer is cut off at that point. Here are the answers we received to our second question. Question 2. How […]
Stop Work Order Shuts Down Royal Farms Site Clearing
The Royal Farms project was put temporarily on hold October 13 due to a violation of city and county requirements for the preservation of a historic site. Despite the opposition of the City of Greenbelt, the Prince George’s County Planning Board in 2020 approved the building of a Royal Farms store selling gas and fast-food […]
Greenbelt’s 19th Utopia Film Festival Opens This Weekend
The 19th Annual Utopia Film Festival will be held on Saturday, October 21 and Sunday, October 22, with 36 independent works at the New Deal Café, the Greenbelt Cinema and the Municipal Building. The Festival, a project of Greenbelt Access Television (GATe) since 2005, offers features, documentaries, shorts and animation from independent filmmakers around the […]
Youthful Offenders Dominate Auto-related Crime Statistics
The big news of the Greenbelt City Council’s public safety briefing on Wednesday, October 11 was not unexpected. Crime is up overall by 34 percent, though violent crime has held steady compared to last year. The big driver for the increase is auto-related crime (465 percent higher than the same time last year, which was […]