Community Holiday CARE Drive Aids Tibetan Refugees
Greenbelt News Review, December 1, 1960 An unprecedented holiday gift CARE campaign sponsored by the Greenbelt community will provide food packages for Tibetan refugees who have fled the Chinese Communist invasion of their country. Presently harbored in India, their plight has been previously little publicized. Organized by Seymour Kaplan, 71-H Ridge Road, who is serving […]
The New Deal’s Paul Downs Art Show Starts December 8
In mid-November 2001, when the world was still reeling from the events of 9/11, I was at a New Deal Café board meeting along with Michael “Mike” McMullin, who was then organizing the art shows for the Café. The meeting was long, and Mike was fidgeting with a piece of paper, which happened to be […]
La exposición de arte de Paul Downs del New Deal comienza el 8 de diciembre
A mediados de noviembre de 2001, cuando el mundo aún se estaba recuperando de los acontecimientos del 11 de septiembre, yo estaba en una reunión de la junta directiva del New Deal Cafe junto con Michael “Mike” McMullin, que entonces organizaba las exposiciones de arte para el Café. La reunión fue larga y Mike estaba […]
Greenbelt Childhood Friends Key to Hometown Memories
My parents moved to Greenbelt in 1941. They had a 1-year old daughter, when they purchased their home in 2 Court of Laurel Hill Road. In 1945, they welcomed a second daughter and moved to a two-bedroom on Plateau Place. I was the last of three and arrived in 1953. In 1956, we moved to […]
Council Hires Experienced Law Firm to Fight Maglev
At its November 23 regular meeting, the Greenbelt City Council unanimously approved hiring the environmental law firm Jill Grant and Associates (JG&A) to assist in its review of environmental impact statements on projects such as the maglev train and the expansion of the Capital Beltway and the Baltimore-Washington Parkway, approved a no-cost lease to re-establish […]
Alsobrooks Discusses Maglev, Beltway Widening with Council
This is the second of three parts of a report on the November 30 worksession between Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks and the Greenbelt City Council. Council addressed a number of city- and county-related issues in which transportation played a significant role in the discussion, both during and beyond the pandemic. The discussion on […]
Capitol Cadillac Dealership In Greenbelt Has Now Closed
Capitol Cadillac, one of the longest-running Cadillac auto dealerships in the Washington, D.C., region, has closed down in Greenbelt, ending 86 years in business. Capitol Cadillac – located at 6500 Capitol Drive, half a block off Greenbelt Road – had its last day of operation on November 18, according to a voice message left by […]
Workshop with County Exec Alsobrooks Addresses Covid
On Monday, November 30, the Greenbelt City Council met with Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks and her staff for a two-hour worksession. After a welcome by Mayor Colin Byrd, Alsobrooks emphasized that the county was the hardest hit in the region by Covid-19, with over 39,000 cases to date and current high rates of […]
Effective Altruism Precepts Guide Engineer’s Way of Life
The last month of the year inspires many people to give money to good causes. NASA engineer Brian Ottens and his family have dedicated themselves to effective altruism, giving away a high percentage of their income. Effective altruism motivates and empowers individuals to select the cause that is most important to them and then figure […]
Festival of Lights Becomes Virtual this December 2020
The 2020 Festival of Lights is underway now, in spite of the pandemic, using a virtual and socially distant approach. This includes the traditional Art and Craft Fair, as well as several other citywide events. The Juried Art and Craft Fair is being held online through December 20. Shoppers can participate by using greenbeltmd.gov/craft. For […]