City Master Plan for Indian Creek Park Nearly Final; Multi-use in Small Space
The city held a community meeting for public review and input for the Indian Creek Park concept plan at the Springhill Lake Recreation Center on Tuesday, February 17. The city- contracted Mahan Rykiel Associates landscape architecture firm reviewed the plan they updated based on community feedback from a November 2025 meeting and resident emails since […]
Collective Bargaining, Flooding And a New School Occupy Council
The focus of the February 23 meeting of the Greenbelt City Council appeared to be on communicating as council gave guidance to the lawyers working on the changes needed to expand collective bargaining rights to all city employees, heard a status report on development of a flood resiliency plan for parts of the city and […]
March 10 Town Hall on Cell Service Follows 8 Years of Cell Tower Debate
In Greenbelt, the debate over cellphone infrastructure has shifted over the past eight years. What began in 2017 with opposition to a proposed cell tower near Eleanor Roosevelt High School (ERHS) has evolved into broader concerns about service reliability and coverage gaps across the city. 2017: ERHS Tower Proposal The modern debate intensified in spring […]
For the First Time in 30 Years Greenbelters Can Adopt Pit Bulls
When Doreen Clower comes home and calls out “puppy love,” Milo races down from the top of the steps to greet her. Other times he climbs onto the edge of her bed, lifts his paws around her neck and rests his head on her shoulder. “That just makes me feel like he knows that I’m […]
ERHS Students Say ‘ICE Out!’ Local Students Organize, Protest
“Say it loud, say it clear, immigrants are welcome here!” This was just one of many chants that were passionately shouted out by Eleanor Roosevelt High School (ERHS) students on the morning of Friday, February 13, when scores of them walked out of their classrooms and to the front of the school to protest for […]
Remembering the Greenbelt Fair Housing Struggle During the 1960s: Part One
Part one of a two-part story. Note: Both Black and white workers built Greenbelt in the 1930s, but only white families were accepted to live in the new town. This article does not discuss all persons, activities and letters related to 1960s Greenbelt fair housing efforts, instead providing a representative sampling. When speaking of that […]
Criticism as PGCPS Uses Muslim Holidays as Snow Make-up Days
Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) will hold classes on March 20, Eid al-Fitr, and May 27, Eid al-Adha, converting the Muslim holidays into instructional make-up days after winter weather closures, citing state requirements to meet mandated requirements for 180 school days and instructional hours. The decision, discussed at a recent Board of Education meeting, […]
Council Worksession on Unfunded Capital Projects: ‘Tough Decisions’
The Greenbelt City Council held a February 4 worksession to discuss and seek council prioritization of unfunded capital projects, including funding vehicle replacements for the Police Department, in order to direct staff in preparation for the annual budget process. All councilmembers except Danielle McKinney, who was traveling, attended. The discussion of approximately $65M in unfunded […]
City Council Considers Removing Pledge of Allegiance at Meetings
At its February 9 meeting, the Greenbelt City Council considered a proposed change to its standing rules to stop reciting the Pledge of Allegiance at the beginning of council meetings. The rule was proposed by Councilmember Frankie Fritz, who stated that “as a matter of conscience,” he didn’t support asking residents to do a pledge […]
New Deal Board, Vendor Clash As Tax Deadline Approaches
The New Deal Café is facing what its audit committee called a “major financial crisis,” as board members and vendor Kenny Hilliard publicly disputed responsibility for unpaid sales taxes and other overdue obligations during a tense membership meeting on February 10. “No decision will be made at this meeting,” John Campanile, president of the Board […]