Co-op Launches Solar Roof Drive for Bond Bill Bucks
The Greenbelt Co-op Supermarket and Pharmacy is preparing a significant initiative, called Rays on The Roof, using the opportunity of a needed new roof to add a solar voltaic array to generate free, renewable energy. Faced with the inescapable necessity of a new roof, it is making lemonade out of its lemons (fruits and vegetables […]
Greenbelters Organizan un “Potluck” de Comida y compañerismo para los que están con licencia
Cuando los empleados y contratistas del gobierno se enfrentaron a una tercera semana de licencia de su empleo en el gobierno federal sin un final a la vista, Hope Braveheart publicó una pregunta en las redes sociales: ¿Los Greenbelters ayudarían a organizar una cena para las personas afectadas por esta situación? El propósito del evento […]
Greenbelters Host Furlough Food and Fellowship Potluck
As government employees and contractors faced a third week of the federal furlough with no end in sight, Hope Braveheart posted a question on social media: Would Greenbelters help host a dinner for people affected by this? The purpose of the event would be to create a welcoming and comfortable environment for Greenbelters to interact […]
Liggins Introduces Thriving Community Idea to Council
Economic Development Coordinator Charise Liggins emphasized her interest in growing small businesses that tell the story of Greenbelt at a January 7 worksession of the city council. Liggins created a graphic showing the interconnectivity of various factors in creating “A Thriving Community.” The words business, people, housing, environment, arts and culture, education, civic engagement and […]
Stonefish: Darkness and Light Play at Greenbelt Arts Center
Smith has brought her newest offering to the Greenbelt Arts Center under the aegis of the Coil Project. Stonefish is a very dark play, very intelligently written. With her trademark snappy oneliners, hip drollery and modern knowingness, Smith depicts a family traumatized by a heinous crime perpetrated by Dixon, twin brother of Mason. Twin sister […]
Mother of Hubble Telescope Inspired Greenbelt Scientists
Nancy Grace Roman, who died at age 93 on December 25, 2018, was widely regarded as the “Mother” of the Hubble Space Telescope. She became one of the first division chiefs at NASA soon after it started up in 1958, and was tasked with “formulating a program from scratch” as chief of Astronomy and Relativity […]
5 Capital Bikeshare Stations Considered for Greenbelt Area
Capital Bikeshare (Bikeshare) may be coming to Greenbelt. Bikeshare is a bicycle-sharing company that serves Washington, D.C., Arlington County, Fairfax County, and Alexandria in Virginia, and Montgomery County, Maryland. If a current proposal, recently submitted to the city of Greenbelt by the Prince George’s County Department of Public Works and Transportation (DPWT) is approved, Bikeshare […]
Bridge to Go Sunnyside Up With Road Improvements
Road work is underway on Sunnyside Road to prevent flooding and ease congestion. Sunnyside Road is one of a limited number of east-west crossings over the north-south railway line that divides Beltsville from Greenbelt. As a result, it – like Powder Mill Road – carries significant traffic. It also acts as a southern alternative to […]
Los residentes enfrentan el cierre del gobierno: Los asuntos de dinero amenazan
Un cierre del gobierno federal afecta muchas áreas de la vida, pero los problemas económicos son, en cierto modo, los más obvios. Cuando un negocio se cierra, ya sea temporalmente como en este caso, o permanentemente, por ejemplo, una empresa privada que ha cerrado, sus empleados sienten los efectos económicos. Estas son algunas de las […]
Three School Board Members Are Graduates of ERHS
According to Eleanor Roosevelt High School (ERHS) Principal Reginald McNeill, it is exciting to see graduates Raaheela Ahmed, David Murray and Joshua Thomas in important leadership positions, that of serving on the Board of Education for Prince George’s County Public Schools. He remembered that during their time at ERHS they distinguished themselves as prominent leaders, […]