Variety of Electric Vehicles Sparked First EVent Here
Electric vehicles produced by nine different automakers were showcased at Greenbelt’s first EV EVent, hosted by Greenbelt’s Green Team and the City of Greenbelt at Schrom Hills Park on September 17. Thirteen EVs were all-battery electrics (BEVs) and four were plug-in hybrids, including the only plug-in minivan on the market. Owners Barrett and Anna Bedford-Dillow charge […]
Susan Ives, Living New Deal Editor, Visits Greenbelt Sites
Susan Ives, who works with the Living New Deal (livingnewdeal.org), came to visit Greenbelt from Berkeley, Calif., and visited many historic Greenbelt institutions, including the Forest Preserve, New Deal Café, Greenbelt News Review, Old Greenbelt Theatre, Greenbelt Co-op Supermarket, Greenbelt Museum, Greenbelt Community Center and Greenbelt Access Television (GATe) – all coordinated by her friend, […]
Maggie Cahalan Wins Award For Environmental Stewardship
Cheered on by half a dozen young green-shirted Earth Squad volunteers waving CHEARS signs, Maggie Cahalan was recognized as Greenbelt’s 49th Outstanding Citizen. As a co-founder of CHEARS (Chesapeake Education, Arts and Research Society, chears.org), Cahalan promotes environmental stewardship projects protecting the health of all life in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. One prominent project of […]
ERHS Grad Comes Full Circle And Returns as New Principal
Eleanor Roosevelt High School (ERHS) welcomes ERHS graduate Dr. Portia Barnes as its new principal. Barnes said she is “excited to continue in the Roosevelt Way, building on tenets of Respect, Integrity and Responsibility.” “I am overjoyed to be back home,” Barnes said. “When I walked the halls during my high school journey, I would […]
New GES Head Joel Nelson Has Been in Greenbelt Before
New Greenbelt Elementary School Principal Joel Nelson is pleased to return to working in Greenbelt. “Prior to seeking my master’s degree,” he said, “I was a substitute teacher at Greenbelt Elementary when it first opened. A few years later, my eldest daughter took theater classes here.” A graduate of the University of Maryland and Howard […]
Powerful Storm Disrupts City
“I’ve never seen anything like it in the 33 years I’ve been working here, through hurricanes and different storms,” said Brian Townsend, assistant director of Greenbelt Public Works, echoing the sentiments of many Greenbelters regarding the storm that slammed into Greenbelt just after 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 12. Utility poles were broken and wires came […]
Rally to Bridge Communities Advances Racial Equity Here
Around 70 people rallied in a show of unity on the Library/Community Center lawn on the evening of May 25, promoting the theme of Bridging Communities to Stop the Violence and Advance Racial Equity. Many Greenbelt groups working for justice participated in the rally, including Connecting Across Greenbelt, Drumming for Wellness, Greenbelt Bahá’í Community, Greenbelt […]
Green Man Festival Brings Joy Despite Wet and Cold
With music pulsating around Roosevelt Center and bustling happy crowds, the Green Man Festival brought a return of joy to Greenbelt in 2022. A cool and damp weekend could not discourage the flowering of the festival. After the long hiatus caused by the pandemic, Greenbelters were elated to welcome the return of the Green Man […]
Springhill Lake Classes Tie Wildlife and Crafts Together
Building nests, examining oak leaves and fox dens, constructing realistic models of cicadas and dragonflies – students at Springhill Lake Elementary are making fun art projects with the help of innovative online programming, provided by Greenbelt Recreation in partnership with local environmental groups Greenbelt Biota, CHEARS (Chesapeake Education, Arts and Research Society) and Ikumi Kayama, […]
Greenbelters Help an Afghan Family Create a New Home
During the week before Christmas, my husband Ian got an extra day off, so I knew it was time to spring into action and deliver donations from Greenbelt to Afghans setting up an apartment in Northern Virginia. Two different people had offered couches, and the Afghan family had chosen the larger couch. Fortunately, we could […]