Senior Skip Day Ends in Tragic Shooting at Schrom Hills Park
By ANNA BEDFORD-DILLOW, Greenbelt News Review Friday, April 19 was Senior Skip Day for Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS)…
Residents express concerns about city financial reports
Update April 17, 2024: a third version of the audited financial report for fiscal year 2021, dated April 11, 2024,…
Laurel Park to host Preakness in 2025, 2026, then close
By JOE MURCHISON and NANCY WELCH On April 8, the Maryland legislature passed a bill that will restructure the state’s…
Letter to the Editor: Response to Virtual Council Meetings
In response to the March [Life & Times] editorial “It’s time to bring back in-person council meetings,” I’d like to…
Most displaced Campus Village shops remain without new homes
By KATELYNN WINEBRENNER Of the 16 businesses that once had storefronts in the Campus Village Shoppes on Route 1, one…
City and union reach an agreement
BY KATIE V. JONES On April 1, the city of Laurel’s mayor and city council approved a 5% wage increase…
Hollywood Farmers Market opens as city council considers its future
By SHARON O’MALLEY The Hollywood Farmers Market in North College Park will open for the season on April 13…
Ramadan brings people together
By AIESHA SOLOMON The Islamic holy month of Ramadan began with the setting of the sun on Sunday, March 10. …
Life & Times Locavore: Marvelous, mysterious mushrooms
By IMKE AHLF-WIEN Neither plant nor animal, mushrooms are still one of the less understood natural wonders, and they are…
College Park Wild: Snakes in the suburbs: All black snakes are not the same
By RICK BORCHELT Spring is the time we’re most likely to see snakes in the D.C. suburbs; warmer temperatures lure…