Sunday and Monday Schedule For Greenbelt Labor Day Festival
Greenbelt’s beloved Labor Day Festival, running Friday, September 4, through Monday, September 7, offers fun and activities for every age and interest. Carnival rides, bingo, food, sporting events, music performances, the big parade and more will take place over a long weekend forecast to cool from this week’s heat to be comfortably in the 80s. […]
Left on the Curb: PGCPS Hears From Parents and Bus Drivers
Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) Director of Transportation Keba Baldwin stepped down following what parents across the district reported as a disastrous first week for school transportation, which also saw the crash of the county’s bus tracking app, Chipmunk, on the first day. The backdrop for much reporting on transportation issues were lines of […]
City Agenda Moves on Armory, Tenant Rights and Carbon
The Greenbelt City Council’s regular August 10 meeting provided multiple steps forward and some lively moments. Ending with something of a shouting match, it also made progress toward resolving the disposition of the armory and the implementation of a tenant advisory board. Leaf blowers, murals, trucks, compost and the new school year also made appearances […]
County Exec Office Stonewalls School Board Vacancy Questions
Greenbelt and other District 2 parents have begun the new school year sharing the systemwide challenges but, additionally, without a Board of Education representative. They don’t know when they can expect one. The vacancy and application process do not appear to have been advertised, which raises questions about whether the timing could bestow an incumbent […]
School Year Begins with Changes, Challenges, Resourceful Parents
The new school year began with changes for many Greenbelt students. At Greenbelt Elementary School they welcomed the new year with a new principal, Latasha Dorsey (see the August 13 issue). Greenbelt Middle School is still engaged in a search for their next principal to replace the beloved Marcellus Clement and begins the year with […]
Greenbelt Labor Day Festival Schedule for Friday, Saturday
At 6 p.m. on Friday, September 4, the Greenbelt Labor Day Festival returns to the town center. Here’s a quick guide to getting the most out of this beloved summer-ending Festival. This issue covers the events for Friday and Saturday; next week’s issue will focus on events for Sunday and Monday. Friday, September 4 The […]
City Council Discusses Greenbelt Cinema’s Fiscal Needs, Outlook
At a worksession on August 12, Greenbelt City Council discussed the funding of Greenbelt Cinema. Caitlin McGrath was present in her role as its executive director. McGrath stated that while the Cinema has made a healthy financial recovery from the pandemic, it still faces serious uncertainty as it deals with both inflation and the vicissitudes […]
Roman Telescope to Launch Sunday, Will Provide a Long-lasting Legacy
If all goes well, a not so little piece of Greenbelt will be launched into space on Sunday. The Roman telescope, built at Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) will launch from Kennedy Space Center after a June nighttime journey by boat from Baltimore to Florida. GSFC personnel coordinated the work of many partners across the […]
Greenbelt Rotary Recognizes City’s Outstanding Citizens
Attendees packed a Community Center room to celebrate 11 past Greenbelt Outstanding Citizens on Thursday, August 13. The Greenbelt Rotary Club hosted the event to celebrate the many ways Greenbelters contribute to Greenbelt before the 2026 Outstanding Citizen is named at this year’s Labor Day Festival. Guests of honor were Sandy Lange (1987), Konrad Herling […]
Local Venture Crew Completes Epic Maine Wilderness Expedition
After months of preparation and nearly two weeks in the wilderness of northern Maine, members of the Venture Crew 746 scouting group have returned home. The crew’s summer adventure included an attempted ascent of Mount Katahdin, Maine’s highest peak, and a 100-mile canoe journey through the historic Allagash Wilderness Waterway, one of the Northeast’s premier […]