Declaración de emergencia de la ciudad: Estar a salvo durante la pandemia
Cuando Greenbelt declaró el estado de emergencia de la ciudad en respuesta a la pandemia de COVID-19 el lunes 30 de marzo, no cambió mucho porque la ciudad ya había adoptado muchas medidas de emergencia. “Ya estábamos en estado de emergencia con nuestras acciones”, dijo la administradora de la ciudad, Nicole Ard. Ella dijo que […]
City Emergency Declaration: Staying Safe During Pandemic
When Greenbelt declared a city state of emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic on Monday, March 30, not much changed because the city had already adopted many emergency measures. “We were already in a state of emergency with our actions,” said City Manager Nicole Ard. She said the declaration signals to the federal government […]
Women Led the Way to Polls: Gibbs Recalls Their Struggles
Historian C.R. Gibbs described the challenges and victories of African American suffragettes to an engaged audience at the Greenbelt Library on Tuesday, February 11. Gibbs is the author or coauthor of six books on African American history and won the 2008 Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation in Public Education from the D.C. Preservation League. […]
Council and NRP Continue Development Discussion
On December 9, the Greenbelt City Council continued an ongoing discussion about the multifamily housing development on Cherrywood Lane proposed by the developer NRP Group LLC, spending more time on this topic than any other matter. The development, called Motiva, has received both support and skepticism from council. Both council and members of the public […]
City Council Discusses Police Tech, Opioid Suit, BEP Issue
Along with the main topic of Cherrywood Lane’s proposed multifamily housing development, the city council discussed an array of topics at its December 9 meeting ranging from environmental preservation to police matters. In late September, council held a worksession with the Forest Preserve Advisory Board about proposed changes to the Forest Preserve Article of the […]
Un movimiento propuesto de la Oficina de Grabado y Impresión hasta el BARC, atrajo comentarios escépticos
Una discusión de puertas abiertas sobre un movimiento propuesto de una de las Oficinas de Grabado y Impresión de las dos instalaciones de producción desde Washington, D.C. hasta el Beltsville Agricultural El Centro de Investigación, ubicado a las afueras de Greenbelt, atrajo comentarios escépticos del público. El evento fue organizado por la Oficina de Grabado […]
Bureau of Engraving Move To BARC Draws Feedback
An open house discussion about a proposed move of one of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing’s two production facilities from Washington, D.C., to the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC) drew skeptical comments from the public. The event was hosted by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) and the Army Corps of Engineers from […]
Co-op Reports $164k FY19 Loss, Discusses Causes, Proposes Fixes
Saturday, November 9, saw the Annual Membership Meeting of the Greenbelt Consumer Supermarket and Pharmacy, more colloquially known as the Co-op. Over 200 members attended, several times the usual number. Co-op has been in the news this year with its solar roof program and more recently, and less happily, with a significant loss for its […]