Category: Prince George’s County News

The Hyattsville Community Development Corporation will present its annual Downtown Hyattsville Arts Festival along Baltimore Ave. (Route 1) and Jefferson St. Sept. 13 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Over 70 visual artists and artisans, musicians and dancers will gather and be featured along the neighborhood streets of Arts District Hyattsville, showcasing the talented arts […]

Workers install a roof on one of the new playground pieces. In less than a day, approximately 50 community members finished installation on a new playground at Fox Way and Mohican Drive in the Town of Forest Heights at the Aug. 30 Community Build Day. The theme for the Build Day was “Forest Heights Community […]

Pastor Zina Pierre In this complex world, it’s not uncommon for young African-American males to die by acts of violence, police brutality, or black on black crime, according to news reports. In society, we often also hear about the many women seeking answers to some of life’s most difficult challenges, such as how to feed […]

Clayton Aarons was recently appointed Judge to the District Court of Prince George’s County, Md. “Our youth need a lot of social interaction in terms of outside figures coming in, such as a One Hundred Black Men mentorship so they will have role models,” said Clayton Anthony Aarons, recently appointed Judge to the District Court […]

Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Angela Alsobrooks (Updated 8/30/2014) Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Angela Alsobrooks is placing a renewed emphasis on curbing domestic violence in the county with a series of programs seeking to spread awareness of the problem and provide resources to both victims and offenders. “We are seeking peace and unity in […]

Join the National Capital Radio and Television Museum (NCRTV) for their first annual Fall Fundraiser on Sept. 6 at the Blue Dolphin Restaurant, 1166 Md. Rout 3, Bowie, Md. Enjoy an afternoon of music, dancing, great food, silent auction, wheels of chance, raffles, and more. Tickets cost $55 per person in advance, $500 per table […]

U.S. Rep. Donna F. Edwards (D-Md.) will host her third job fair Aug. 28 at the Prince George’s Sports and Learning Complex in Landover, Md. Over 70 employers, from national and local businesses; federal, state and county government; and nonprofit organizations, will be in attendance. Job seekers will also learn about ongoing training and skill […]

This November, Prince George’s County voters will have the opportunity to decide whether council members and the county executive should be allowed to serve more than two consecutive terms in office. The ballot referendum has stirred a heated debate amongst residents and community leaders, months in advance of voting day. The current law restricts elected […]

3-year-old Knijah Amore Bibb. Resplendent in a white dress and adorned in a silver white band around her head, the three-year-old girl shot to death in Landover, Md. earlier this month was mourned at a Northeast D.C. church on Aug. 20. Knijah Amore Bibb was an unintended victim of gunfire between two men outside the […]

A food and wine festival will be held in Prince George’s County Aug. 23. A food and wine festival will be held in Prince George’s County Aug. 23 at the Six Flags America in Mitchellville, Md. located at 13710 Central Avenue in Upper Marlboro, Md. Vendors will include Jaspers in Upper Marlboro, Wegman’s in Lanham, […]

Towne Center at Laurel under construction in 2014. Greenberg Gibbons has made a name for itself in Prince George’s County. It is the key developer for  one of two main attractions coming to Prince George’s County – Towne Center at Laurel. Greenberg Gibbons, located in Owings Mills, Md., is no strangers to conducting development in […]

Current FBI Headquarters in disrepair, seeks new location. Prince Georges County residents and officials are very excited about the possibility of the Federal Bureau of Investigations moving to Greenbelt or Landover. The county has long awaited big developments that equal those in Montgomery or Fairfax counties. “For too long Prince George’s County has been redlined, […]