Long-Distance Reading App Developed by Greenbelters
Interested in combining reading and video chatting? If so, brothers Christopher, Mischa and Daniel, and father Michael Grunberg are offering free access to their WePair app as part of a beta test of their product. Said Christopher, “it’s specifically designed for grandparents to read to a grandchild but may be used by anyone wanting to […]
Local Solar Scientist Models Processes for Life Creation
What could have started life on Earth? It’s a broad question. Much broader than most scientists work with when presenting a poster at the 30,000 person American Geophysical Union meeting in San Francisco on December 10. And to be fair, it wasn’t exactly what Eleanor Roosevelt High School class of 2007 alum J. Grant Mitchell […]
C. Williams Discusses NCOZ Development Process, Timeline
Prince George’s County is in the process of revising zoning regulations in its ongoing Countywide Map Amendment project. As a part of that project, a set of special zoning rules is being established to help preserve the unique, historic character of neighborhoods such as Old Greenbelt. On December 17 at the Community Center, Chad Williams, […]
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 […]
Feds Hit Pause on Maglev For the Incomplete Site EIS
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has temporarily paused its assessment of the proposed maglev train, giving the company more time to complete an environmental impact statement (EIS), which had been due in October. If built, the highspeed maglev train would provide service between Washington, D.C., and Baltimore and would go under some portion of Greenbelt. […]
Shop With a Cop: Embarking On Group Deployment of Joy
In the middle of Target at Beltway Plaza on Saturday December 21, Master Police Officer Carlos Torres stood next to the women’s sweaters and stopped to ask his partners about sizes. Captain Gordon Pracht already had a pink Care Bear in the cart and he and his partner were ready to roll. Another team was […]
El Concejo aborda el crecimiento En Greenbelt Station
A medida que Greenbelt Station (GS) ha comenzado a asentarse en términos de desarrollo y población, se han descubierto varios problemas. Algunos de estos se discutieron en una sesión de trabajo del concejo municipal el 11 de diciembre en el Springhill Lake Recreation Center. La falta de estacionamiento fue el tema principal de la noche […]
Council Addresses Growth Issues At Greenbelt Station
As Greenbelt Station (GS) has begun to reach fruition in terms of development and population, several issues have come into sharper relief. Some of these were discussed at a city council worksession on December 11 at the Springhill Lake Recreation Center. Insufficient parking was the evening’s major item for discussion. City Planner Terri Hruby gave […]
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 […]
Cherrywood Housing Plan Under Review by the City
Representatives of the NRP Group LLC brought their detailed site plan (DSP) for their Greenbelt Metro housing development before the Greenbelt City Council at a worksession on December 2. Council reception to the proposal in 2018 was positive and included the retention of a retail component, though that turned out not to be economically feasible. […]