ERHS Students Metro to D.C. To Protest Climate Action
Forty-seven mostly Science and Technology students from Eleanor Roosevelt High School gathered Friday morning at the Greenbelt Metro. They were on their way to Washington, D.C. to participate in the Climate Strike, to demand action on averting the climate crisis. Over four million students and their supporters worldwide protested in what was likely the largest […]
Comienzan las clases de circo en septiembre Ofrecen Spooky Shakespeare
Las clases de circo de Mike Funt, dirigidas a niños y adultos, y las clases de Spooky Shakespeare dirigidas a adolescentes comenzaron el sábado 14 de septiembre. En las clases de circo, a los estudiantes se les enseña una amplia variedad de habilidades que incluyen, entre otras, malabares, zancos, monociclo y equilibrismo, que consiste de […]
FCC Rule Change Threatens Greenbelt Access Television
A new Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rule change could threaten the funding sources for local public access television stations, including Greenbelt Access Television (GATe), said board member Konrad Herling in an interview with the News Review. The new rule passed in a 3-2 vote along party lines by the FCC on August 1. It allows […]
Councilmembers Grill NRP At Development Dialogue
The proposed multi-family development and mixed-use space at Capital Office Park would include apartments, hot tubs and a dog park, but the Greenbelt City Council wanted to know if it would include childcare, recreation and retail. The proposal, presented at the council worksession on Wednesday, September 11, was made by the construction firm NRP Group […]
Circus, Spooky Shakespeare Classes Are Now in Session
Mike Funt’s circus classes for children and adults and Spooky Shakespeare classes for teens began on Saturday, September 14. In the circus classes, students are taught a wide variety of skills including, but not limited to, juggling, stilt-walking, unicycle and equilibristic skills – which deal with balancing acts such as tightrope walking. Funt started teaching […]
Art Share Meeting Inspires Creativity and Conversation
On the night of Friday, September 13, local artists gathered in the Community Center for the Art Share, a monthly meeting for Greenbelt creatives to display their work and receive feedback from their artist peers. While the monthly event has been well established for a while, the gatherings take on a different meaning with every […]
Comienza el trabajo en la presa del Buddy Attick Park
Los visitantes del Buddy Attick vieron cómo su pintoresco lago de Greenbelt se transformaba en una zona de obras cuando los trabajadores comenzaron las reparaciones el viernes 6 de septiembre, aproximadamente dos meses después de la fecha de inicio prevista, debido a demoras en los fondos y aprobación de los permisos. “Hemos estado hablando […]
17th Annual Blues Festival Features National Act, More
Greenbelt Blues Festival attendees danced, lounged and mingled as multiple acts played the blues throughout a sunny Saturday in Roosevelt Center. This year the 17th annual Greenbelt Blues Festival scored a national act for the first time: Eli Cook, a blues singer. According to his Wikipedia page, Cook once opened for B.B. King and appeared […]
Zero Waste Station Diverts Festival Waste From Landfill
The Greenbelt Zero Waste Circle in partnership with the Department of Public Works, sponsored a demonstration in the picnic table area at this year’s Labor Day Festival. The demonstration station was highlighted with a banner and included receptacles for compost, recycling and landfill trash. The station was an effort to demonstrate the inclusion of composting […]
Goddard Updates Council On Missions and Site Plans
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) Acting Director George Morrow and Associate Director Ray Rubilotta presented an update to the Greenbelt City Council on August 4 of their developing missions and site/ infrastructure plans. Mayor Emmett Jordan said that GSFC has been a good friend to the city and that it is very important to work […]