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. […]
From the Archives: Flu Spread Means No Town Santa, Epidemic Cripples Staff
The following are excerpts from an article published in the December 17, 1943 Greenbelt Cooperator, the precursor paper to the News Review. Greenbelt will not have a community Santa Claus this year, it was announced this week and the blame was laid on the flu epidemic. Acting on the advice of public health director, Dr. […]
Tree Lighting a Merry Moment To Welcome Holiday Season
Greenbelt’s annual Christmas tree lighting saw a great turnout on Friday, December 6. With cups of hot chocolate in hand, Greenbelt residents filled Roosevelt Center waiting for Santa to arrive and light up the community tree. Mayor Colin Byrd and Councilmembers Emmett Jordan, Judith Davis and Edward Putens were all welcomed with a loud round […]
Violent Crime Continues To Decline in Franklin Park
In a city council worksession on December 4 at the Franklin Park Leasing Center, Greenbelt Police Chief Richard Bowers noted that there has been a lower crime rate in the complex and his department believes that the continuing close collaboration between the police and Franklin Park is a key factor. Overall, the totals are the […]
GAC Celebrates 40 Years at Festive After-Production Party
On December 8 the Greenbelt Arts Center (GAC) celebrated its 40th anniversary with an informal gathering after a performance of The Phantom Tollbooth, attended by an audience of all ages. According to co-founder Konrad Herling, GAC was conceived as a cultural center that would promote a variety of the arts. The idea was born from […]
Un movimiento propuesto de la Oficina de Grabado y Impresión hasta el BARC, atrajo comentarios escépticos
Una discusión de puertas abiertas sobre un movimiento propuesto de una de las Oficinas de Grabado y Impresión de las dos instalaciones de producción desde Washington, D.C. hasta el Beltsville Agricultural El Centro de Investigación, ubicado a las afueras de Greenbelt, atrajo comentarios escépticos del público. El evento fue organizado por la Oficina de Grabado […]
Find Pioneer Seasonal Décor At Museum and Craft Fair
What did a Greenbelt holiday season look like in the town’s early years? The families had just moved into their shiny new government-built homes. How did they decorate? We know from our oral histories and photographs that people used whatever they had available. A quote from early resident Cassie Mae Stone Snow: “My mama would […]
Bureau of Engraving Move To BARC Draws Feedback
An open house discussion about a proposed move of one of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing’s two production facilities from Washington, D.C., to the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC) drew skeptical comments from the public. The event was hosted by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) and the Army Corps of Engineers from […]