The 2023 Year In Review In Prince George's
Highlighting Over 50 Wins - And Losses - In The County This Year
Compiled By Kristina Townsend, Raoul Dennis and D.A. Phillips
The year was as dynamic as it was a fast-moving year of highs and lows. Please scroll through nearly 50 events within and outside the county that impacted our lives or touched our imaginations.
January 2023
A Day of Service Honoring A Legacy Of Leadership
https://pgsuite.com/culture-arts/2023/1/12/mlk-day-of-servicenbspevents
Sleep Well, Princess: Lisa Marie Presley, Singer And Daughter of Elvis, Dies At 54
https://pgsuite.com/culture-arts/2023/1/12/sleep-well-princess
Swearing-In: A Big Step Forward For Prince George’s
https://pgsuite.com/trends/2023/1/17/swearing-in-a-big-step-forward-for-prince-georges
Goldson: ‘Time For My Next Journey”
https://pgsuite.com/news/2023/1/5/goldson-time-for-my-next-journey
Wes Moore Sworn In As Maryland's First Black Governor
Hospital System A Champion For Justice
https://pgsuite.com/news/2023/1/25/hospital-system-a-champion-for-justice
Job Explosion in Prince George's
https://pgsuite.com/business/2023/1/23/jobs-in-prince-georges-in-2023
Remembering A Titan: Gregory Allen Howard, Who Wrote 'Remember The Titans,' Dies
https://pgsuite.com/news/2023/1/30/m2kul2rfs8vkyyq2p7k8er5qvqfhe1
Hoyer Statement On The 50th Anniversary Of Roe v. Wade
https://pgsuite.com/opinion/2023/1/23/hoyer-statement-on-the-50th-anniversary-of-roe-v-wade
February 2023
A Platform On Safety: Public Safety Forum At Bishop McNamara High School Provides Platform For Conversation On Crime
A New First For Maryland As Moore Makes A Call To Action
https://pgsuite.com/inside-look/2023/2/2/a-new-first-for-maryland-as-moore-makes-a-call-to-action
March 2023
Blue Line Corridor Development Led By Prince Georgian Builders
https://pgsuite.com/news/2023/3/1/history-in-the-making-blue-line-corridor
Why We Serve: Native Americans in the United States Armed Forces
April 2023
New Unit Opens at Luminis Health in Lanham
https://pgsuite.com/news/2023/4/5/new-unit-opens-at-luminis-health-in-lanham
Commanders Deal Reached, Sale Likely
https://pgsuite.com/news/2023/4/14/commanders-deal-reached-sale-likely
May 2023
Democratic Sen. Cardin Of Maryland Announces Retirement
https://pgsuite.com/news/2023/5/1/democratic-sen-cardin-of-maryland-announces-retirement
A Poetic Passing Of The Gavel: Inaugural Prince George's County Poet Laureate Ushers in New Leader Dr. Ali-Coleman and Bids Farewell to Sistah Joy
https://pgsuite.com/news/2023/4/26/c1r0fa156d7xst7dmx6m1b4nnvywly
Alsobrooks To Run For U.S. Senate
https://pgsuite.com/news/2023/5/10/alsobrooks-to-run-for-us-senate
Still Growing Strong At 20: Greater Prince George’s Business Roundtable Celebrates 20 Years And Beyond
https://pgsuite.com/news/2023/5/15/still-growing-strong-at-20
Maryland Students And Teachers Receive Statewide Honors: Parkdale High School Educator Named Maryland History Day High School Teacher of The Year
https://pgsuite.com/news/2023/5/16/md-students-and-teachers-receive-statewide-honors
County Awarded For Key Initiatives And Successes with NACO
https://pgsuite.com/opinion/2022/5/19/prince-georges-proud-and-winning
Jim Brown, American football fullback, civil rights activist, and actor, dies.
Tina Turner: Time For Letting Go: Tina Turner, Unstoppable Superstar Whose Hits Included 'What's Love Got to Do With It,' Gone At 83
https://pgsuite.com/news/2023/5/24/tina-turner-time-for-letting-go
A Fine Place To Be: District Heights Hosts Ribbon Cutting To Celebrate New Senior Center
June 2023
Fathers To The Front: County Council Member At-Large Mel Franklin Hosts Fathers Rally For Peace
Savory Dishes At MGM: Homestyle American Café Coming To MGM National Harbor This Fall
https://pgsuite.com/trends/2023/7/14/savory-dishes-from-mgm
Millard House Named To Lead Schools
https://pgsuite.com/news/2023/6/8/millard-house-named-to-lead-schools
In The Driver’s Seat: County Executive Alsobrooks Announces Hiring Of First LGBTQIA+ Liaison Within Prince George’s County Government
https://pgsuite.com/news/2023/6/8/in-the-drivers-seat
Supreme Court ends Affirmative Action, the race-conscious admissions in higher education.
Best Baby Whisperer: MedStar: MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center Receives Prestigious Baby-Friendly Designation
https://pgsuite.com/news/2023/6/13/medstar-honored-with-new-designation
A New CEO For The Library
https://pgsuite.com/news/2023/6/20/a-new-ceo-for-the-library
Teen Set To Compete In National Scholarship Competition In June
July 2023
A Recreational Change For Maryland: Cannabis Use To Be Legalized In Maryland On July 1. But Users Should Know The Rules Of The Road Or Face Fines, Penalties, Jail
https://pgsuite.com/news/2023/6/29/a-recreational-change-for-maryland
'She The People': Politics For Girls: Dawn Moore, First Lady Of Maryland, Visits Summer Camp For Girls In Prince George’s County
Sinead O’Connor
Iconic singer and activist Sinead O’Conner dies.
Tony Bennett
Tony Bennett, one of the last remaining captains of the cool era in American music, dies.
Commanders Sale: It’s A Done Deal: NFL owners unanimously approve the $6.05B sale of the Commanders from Snyder to Harris Group
https://pgsuite.com/news/2023/7/20/commanders-sale-its-a-done-deal
Honoring A Life That Was Lost: For Emmett Till's Family, National Monument Proclamation Cements His Inclusion In The American Story
https://pgsuite.com/news/2023/7/25/a-brutal-wrongful-death
40 Years Of Economic Growth: Prince George’s County Economic Development Corporation Celebrates 40-Year Anniversary
https://pgsuite.com/business/2023/7/20/40-years-of-economic-growth
August 2023
Driving Student Success: Annual Prince George's Community College Scholarship Golf Tournament To Take Place In September
https://pgsuite.com/culture-arts/2023/7/14/driving-student-success
Remembering The Godfather: Senator Tommie Broadwater: Celebrating The Life Of A “Game Changer”
https://pgsuite.com/news/2023/8/3/remembering-the-godfather-senator-tommie-broadwater
September 2023
Courting Freedom: ‘Out Of The Vineyard’ Presents The Performance Of True Accounts Of 18th & 19th Century Enslaved Black Prince Georgians Taking Their Bondage Holders To Court—And In Many Cases—Winning Their Freedom
Race And Understanding In Prince George’s: Arts & Culture Analysis: Why ‘Vineyard’ and ‘Freedom’ Are Required Works For All Prince Georgians
https://pgsuite.com/inside-look/2023/9/21/working-title
Legendary singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffet (below) dies.
A Boost For Greenbelt’s Economic Development: City Of Greenbelt Receives 2023 Excellence In Economic Development Silver Award From The International Economic Development Council
https://pgsuite.com/news/2023/9/28/a-boost-for-greenbelts-economic-development
A New Face In Latino Affairs: County Executive Alsobrooks Announces Samantha Howard As The New Latino Affairs Liaison
https://pgsuite.com/people/2023/9/11/a-new-face-in-latino-affairs
Business Opportunities In Kenya: Prince George's County Economic Development Corporation Leads Economic Delegation To Kenya
https://pgsuite.com/business/2023/9/20/business-opportunities-in-kenya
A New Beginning For A Beloved School: Drew-Freeman Middle School Opens For The 2023-2024 School Year
https://pgsuite.com/education/2023/9/7/a-new-beginning-for-a-beloved-school
October 2023
Lynn Whitfield
A Conversation With Lynn Whitfield
https://pgsuite.com/culture-arts/2023/10/4/lynn-whitfield
Expansion For A Prince George’s County Library
https://pgsuite.com/culture-arts/2023/10/25/expansion-for-a-prince-georges-county-library
Beautifying The Community: County Executive Alsobrooks Announces New Median Beautification Program And Highlights Continued Beautification Efforts
https://pgsuite.com/trends/2023/10/16/beautifying-the-community
A Pledge For Family By Dads: Prince George’s County Celebrates Fathers With The Father’s Day Pledge Initiative
https://pgsuite.com/trends/2023/10/16/a-pledge-for-dad
Expanding A City: District Heights Acquires 1.4 Acres On Marlboro Pike And Launches Economic Development Initiative
https://pgsuite.com/news/2023/10/12/expanding-a-city
Richard Roundtree (below), who portrayed the world's first African American action hero in Gordon Parks' SHAFT, dies.
A World War II Medic’s Heroic Act: A Black Medic Wounded On D-Day Will Be Honored For Treating Dozens Of Troops Under Enemy Fire
https://pgsuite.com/news/2023/10/12/a-world-war-ii-medics-heroic-act
A New Health Center For The County: Prince George’s To Break Ground On New, State-Of-The-Art County Health Center
https://pgsuite.com/news/2023/10/25/working-title
A New Face In Hispanic Leadership: Jennifer Rios Is Founder & President of the Prince George’s Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
New Doctor Starts At MedStar: MedStar Health Welcomes Gastroenterologist Robert J. Schenck, MD, to MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center
https://pgsuite.com/health-fitness/2023/10/12/medstar-receives-a-new-doctor
November 2023
Maryland Among Best States In The Nation for Jobs
https://pgsuite.com/business/2023/10/20/working-title
FBI HQ: It’s Greenbelt! Biden Administration Picks Maryland For New FBI Headquarters
Enter Thrive Prince George’s: Prince George’s County Launches Its First-Ever Guaranteed Basic Income Program
https://pgsuite.com/news/2023/11/16/enter-thrive-prince-georges
Celebrating 40 Years of Business in Prince George's
It's In The Blood: New Doctor Offers A Different Approach In Fighting Cancer: MedStar Health Welcomes Hematologist/Oncologist Rumaisa Hameed, MD, to the MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute at MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center
https://pgsuite.com/health-fitness/2023/11/2/welcoming-a-new-doctor
December 2023
Sandra Day O’Connor (below), the first woman to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court justice, dies.
Ivey Is Voted New Council Chair: District 9 Council Member Sydney Harrison Elected As Vice Chair
https://pgsuite.com/news/2023/12/6/ivey-is-voted-new-council-chair
Jolene Ivey
Planning Department Gets A New Director: Lakisha Hull Selected As New Director For The Prince George’s County Planning Department
https://pgsuite.com/news/2023/12/7/planning-department-gets-a-new-director
Ride Better
Alsobrooks, Council Launch New Transportation Initiative
Norman Lear
‘Good Times’ We Remember
‘Good Times’ We Remember — Prince George's Suite (pgsuite.com)
Tom Smothers (below), comedian, musician, and one of the legendary duo, Smothers Brothers, dies.
Douglas J.J. Peters (below), Maryland State Senator of the 23rd District, dies.
