Retro Town Fair Scheduled For Sunday, September 1
Gardeners, canners, knitters and all homemaking crafty folks in Greenbelt should start preparing their entries for the 7th Annual Retro Town Fair. It will be held over Labor Day weekend on Sunday, September 1 on the grounds of the Greenbelt Museum at 10-B Crescent Road. Judging classes will include flowers/vegetables/fruits, baked goods, canned goods, needlework […]
Prince George’s Police Have No Grounds for Aiding ICE
Effective July 10, a new general order was set down by Prince George’s County Chief of Police Henry Stawinski. According to the police department’s general order manual, “State and local enforcement do not have legal grounds to stop, detain, search, or arrest an individual based solely on an administrative (civil) warrant, unless they have been […]
Residents Discuss Options For Art at Greenbelt Station
One month after the dedication of Greenbelt Station Central Park, the Greenbelt Recreation arts program hosted a community visioning meeting to invite Greenbelt resident participation in public arts planning for this new city greenspace. Delegate Alonzo Washington, Mayor Emmett Jordan, Councilmember Judith Davis and representatives of the Greenbelt Arts Advisory Board joined a group of […]
Greenbelt’s Role in Space Program As Reported by News Review
The Greenbelt News Review has reported on the progress of the U.S. space program, especially the contributions of Greenbelt’s own Goddard Space Flight Center dating from the exciting and celebrated moon landing half a century ago. Goddard connected Greenbelt with the front lines of space discovery and News Review readers read all about it. On […]
Deadline Fast Approaching To Submit Nominations
According to several unnamed NASA scientists who make their homes in Greenbelt, the Earth will (probably) end within a few billion years. But just because the Earth has a few billion years left to go does not mean you do. That’s right, the end is coming for this year’s nominations for Greenbelt’s Outstanding Citizen Award. […]
Despite Showers, July Fourth Show Brings out Hundreds
Hundreds of spectators came out to Buddy Attick Park to celebrate Independence Day by watching the fireworks over the lake, but not before a storm threatened the show. For many Greenbelters, July 4, 2019, will be remembered as a wet day. Storms grumbled throughout the late morning and early afternoon with rain falling even into […]
City Adopts Complete & Green Streets Policy to Guide Planning
The City of Greenbelt has been moving toward the adoption of Complete and Green Street principles for years and in many respects has been walking the walk without having formally adopted a policy. According to a memorandum prepared by Community Planner Molly Porter, staff of the Department of Planning and Community Development first drafted a […]
GATe Describes Some Funding Challenges and New Visions
At the city council worksession on June 19, Greenbelt Access Television (GATe) declared its revised mission not just to continue to cover educational and public events, but to become the community channel for Greenbelt. GATe laid out its past efforts and new developments, including a new cloud-based playout system and revamped teaching programs as well […]
Franklin Park A/C Repaired With Minimal Downtime
Contractors for Franklin Park shut off air conditioning to three apartment buildings Wednesday, July 3, to repair a broken HVAC cold water line. They worked into the evening hours to fix the pipe and finished work by 2 a.m. Thursday morning, in time for the July 4 holiday. While the repairs were being completed, the […]
Windsor Green Residents Make Their Community a Safer Place
Toward the goal of safer streets, volunteers from the Windsor Green Home Owners Association in Greenbelt East have been the “eyes and ears” on the ground, reporting suspicious activities to the Greenbelt Police Department for the past 23 years. Recently when Judith Thompson retired from leading this activity, she passed the torch to Matt Rodriguez, […]