Mary Lou Williamson on Board With Digital Archive Project
The Retirement Luncheon on Sunday, May 6 will celebrate two things – or possibly they are really one. The Greenbelt Archive Project (GAP) delightedly announces that the very same Editor Emerita, Mary Lou Williamson, who guided this newspaper through nearly 50 years of success, is the secretary of GAP. The luncheon at the Marriott on […]
Luncheon and Silent Auction Celebrate Editor, Fund Archive
“Enough with the celebrations,” protested Mary Lou Williamson, in response to a luncheon to mark her new status as editor emerita of the Greenbelt News Review (GNR). She remained resolute until enticed by making the luncheon also the launch pad for a critically-needed new archive for this newspaper. Enter Sandy Lange – veteran of the […]
News Review Pays for a Pack Of Cigarettes and a Babysitter
The News Review’s pay scale, though hardly overgenerous at any time in its history, offered the 1950’s volunteer (as one veteran of the times noted) enough money to pay a babysitter and buy a pack of cigarettes. A great deal for a mom with demanding toddlers and a smoking habit. In comparison to 1958, however, […]
Greenbelt News Review Deploys Boxes to Deliver Papers in Greenbelt West
Today marked the first issue of the newspaper to be deployed to delivery boxes at the metro station. The first two boxes are set outside the forecourt of the station and are now loaded with papers. More boxes will be placed next week at strategic bus stops in Greenbelt West to complement our electronic delivery system […]
New Deal Chef Carrie’s Cool Culinary Creation: The Croak
The New Deal Café’s recently hired executive chef, Carrie Megginson, was only installed a few weeks ago but she’s already making an impact. She is keen to retool the Café’s restaurant business so that it becomes the neighborhood go-to place for a delicious, informal meal. Megginson is aiming for conscientious cooking, quick friendly service, quality […]
Defending Utopia: Movie Night Speakers Cover The News Review Waterfront
The new movie, Defending Utopia: The News Review at 80, premieres at the Old Greenbelt Theatre on Thursday, November 16 at 7:30 p.m. (advance tickets available at the box office and online). Prior to the film (and after dessert) the program includes three speakers with very different stories to tell. Megan Searing Young The first […]
Defending Utopia: The News Review at 80
Tickets are now available at the Old Greenbelt Theatre’s box office and online for Greenbelter Susan Gervasi’s new documentary film, Defending Utopia: The Greenbelt News Review at 80. The film uses the News Review as a focal point to weave the compelling story of a city invented to demonstrate an ideal and which has reinvented […]
SNAP Comes to the Market And Market Matches SNAP
When the Greenbelt Farmers Market (GFM) begins accepting the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) cards this Sunday, August 13, the market will match participants’ SNAP funds dollar for dollar up to $5. Funding permitting, the match will stay in place until the season ends the week before Thanksgiving. The SNAP match initially comes out of […]
Paper Holds Firm on Ad Rates: Color Free, Nonprofits Boosted
In a bold move, this newspaper has implemented substantial changes to its advertising policies and practices. This redesign of ad policy utilizes savings from recently decreased printing costs and co-opts additional funds from the operating budget of the paper to revamp and rationalize rates. This will provide a new and sustainable advertising baseline – with […]
Carriers and Deliveries: Paper Versus Electronics
The carriers are the link between the newspaper and its recipients throughout the community. In all weathers, by themselves or with a parent, friend or sibling, the News Review carriers walk from one house or apartment building to the next and drop off papers. Not all our carriers are youngsters – indeed our oldest carrier, […]