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26 Jan 2022

Roosevelt Center Merchants Update Council on Challenges

by Matthew Arbach

Roosevelt Center merchants face a regrettably similar set of economic challenges from the new Covid-19 Omicron surge, with recovery plans put on hold once more by the recent drop of in-person traffic. The majority of the Center’s businesses, like the … Read More

26 Jan 2022

Greenbelt’s Badminton Club Offers a Sport for All Ages

by Kyla Hanington

It turns out my daughter Anja is pretty good at badminton. I guess that’s all right, but when I invited her to join me at Greenbelt’s badminton club on Sunday I had the script already prepared. I would be the … Read More

20 Jan 2022

ERHS Student Wins Award For Best Micro Short Film

by Julie Rapp

Felix Hass, Greenbelt resident and 10th grader at Eleanor Roosevelt High School (ERHS), won the Best Micro Short Film award from the Taiwan International Short Film Festival in October 2021. Hass has been attending the Greenbelt Access Television (GATe) animation … Read More

20 Jan 2022

Photographers of Early Greenbelt Also Covered Poverty, War & More

by Deanna Dawson

Part 1 of a series Greenbelt’s construction and the early years of life in the community were well documented by photographers employed by the federal government’s Resettlement Administration (RA) and the Farm Security Administration (FSA), which succeeded it. The Greenbelt … Read More

20 Jan 2022

Council Approves Much of Reform Language in Police General Orders

by Matthew Arbach

After months of deliberation and debate, the Greenbelt City Council passed a 22-item police reform resolution on January 10. This resolution would modify various General Orders of the Greenbelt Police Department which dictate its day-to-day operations. With the impetus being … Read More

20 Jan 2022

Send Your Valentine Cuties – A News Review Love Note

The first Valentine’s Love Notes appeared in the News Review on February 13, 1986, decorously entitled Expressions of the Heart. Since then, the page has been an annual feature. We encourage our readers to express their love for each other, … Read More

13 Jan 2022

Schools Go Back In Person With Regular Weekly Testing

On Wednesday, January 12, Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) issued a press release that laid out plans to test students and teachers frequently as in-person classes reconvene on Tuesday, January 18. Here are the PGCPS expectations: Home test kits … Read More

13 Jan 2022

Springhill Lake Classes Tie Wildlife and Crafts Together

by Melissa Sites

Building nests, examining oak leaves and fox dens, constructing realistic models of cicadas and dragonflies – students at Springhill Lake Elementary are making fun art projects with the help of innovative online programming, provided by Greenbelt Recreation in partnership with … Read More

13 Jan 2022

City to Consult on Priorities For Rescue Funds Allocation

by Matthew Arbach

The city has commenced its community engagement program on the use of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, with the goal of soliciting ideas from all the city’s residents and groups in an effort to use the funds in the … Read More

13 Jan 2022

Co-op Distributes Generous Member Patronage Refunds

by Johanna Goderre Jones

The Greenbelt Consumer Cooperative, Roosevelt Center’s Co-op grocery store, had such a profitable year that members received cash back for a portion of their purchases for the first time in seven years. To save on postage and because some members … Read More

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