Mutual Aid: Greenbelters Help Support Greenbelters
The threat from the spread of the coronavirus is serious; when social distancing is not exercised, the number of people who are infected rises exponentially. Based on a report from China, 16 per cent of those who get the coronavirus become seriously ill. Beyond the direct effect of the pandemic, there are second and third […]
Governor Orders the Closure Of Non-essential Businesses
On March 23, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan announced the closure of all non-essential businesses in Maryland to slow the spread of coronavirus. According to the City of Greenbelt website, essential businesses include grocery stores, convenience stores and pharmacies; farmers markets, farms and other links in the food supply chain; plumbers, electricians, HVAC service; cable, phone […]
Reporter, Advocate, Friend: Beauchamp’s Legacy Lives
Quiet, demure and tough are three words that longtime editor and current Greenbelt News Review staff member Mary Lou Williamson used to describe Dr. Virginia Beauchamp, a proud Greenbelter, avid supporter of women’s rights and journalist and sometime editor for the News Review for more than 60 years. Beauchamp copy-edited the News Review every Tuesday […]
Council: Cell Towers Debated, First Coronavirus Steps Taken
The March 11 Greenbelt City Council meeting was a wide-ranging discussion on the issues of deploying small cell facilities throughout the city, the creation of a memorial wall honoring historic doers for Greenbelt and the quickly changing coronavirus pandemic. The meeting began with the virus and how the city could best adapt to these uncertain […]
Greenbelt urge cancelaciones, y limpieza durante la pandemia
El alcalde Colin Byrd presentó un plan de siete partes para la respuesta de la Ciudad de Greenbelt a la pandemia de COVID-19 en un video publicado el viernes. “Es realmente simple”, dijo Byrd, “informar, limpiar, proteger, preparar, cancelar, colaborar, unir”. Byrd dijo que los casos recientemente confirmados de COVID-19, un nuevo coronavirus con un […]
Hanover Parkway Bikeway Feasibility Study Discussed
On March 2, Sabra & Associates (SA), represented by transportation planner and project manager Bryon White, shared with the Greenbelt City Council the findings of their feasibility study concerning a bikeway along Hanover Parkway. They presented options A and B to council. The area studied was the Hanover Parkway corridor between Mandan Road and Good […]
CHEARS Open Seed Quest Awarded Grant by Foundation
On March 7, CHEARS (the Chesapeake Education, Arts and Research Society) held its first workshop after receiving a Greenbelt Community Foundation (GCF) grant for its most recent project, the Chesapeake Intergenerational Open Seed Quest. CHEARS received the GCF grant and a Chesapeake Bay Trust mini-grant with its partner in the Seed Quest, the School of […]
Greenbelt Urges Cancellations, Cleanliness During Pandemic
Mayor Colin Byrd laid out a seven-part plan for the City of Greenbelt’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic in a video released on Friday. “It’s really simple,” Byrd said, “inform, clean, protect, prepare, cancel, collaborate, unite.” Byrd said newly confirmed cases of COVID-19, a novel coronavirus with an incubation period of 2 to 14 days, […]
Greenbelters y Coronavirus: Información para residentes de la ciudad
Nota: Este artículo se basa en fuentes confiables, como el CDC (Centro de Control de Enfermedades) y el sitio web de la Escuela de Ingeniería de la Universidad Johns Hopkins, que a su vez hace referencia a la Organización Mundial de la Salud y fuentes oficiales de información en una variedad de países. La información […]
Musical A-Mazes Audience With Music, Myth, Comedy
Theseus and the Monster in the Maze is a musical “about defending democracy,” said writer, composer and director Chris Cherry, told through the vehicle of a play within a play. Combining the Greek myth of Theseus and a grim not-too-distant future, Cherry and his company presented a spirited performance of epic adventure and song on […]