Greenbelt’s Labor Day Festival Full of Food, Music and Fun
It’s here! The Greenbelt Labor Day Festival. That means it’s time to dance in the parking lot. Hunt for a book. Sing along with the band. Play bingo. Get an aerial view of the town from the ferris wheel. And, of course, eat fantastic festival food found only at this time of the year. Here […]
Summer Earth Squad Helps Hots Team Test Compost
Members of the Hots Team, a community of about 30 people who bring their food scraps to the hot compost station across the parking lot from the Springhill Lake Recreation Center, recently sifted their first compost (see August 9, 2018 News Review article “Travis’ Trommel Sifter Shifts To Franklin Park Test Mode” on page 1). […]
Cannabis Medical Dispensary May Soon Open in Greenbelt
If all goes according to plan, Greenbelt will have its first cannabis dispensary, located at 7327 Hanover Parkway, by the end of this year. Representatives from Wave Cannabis Medical Dispensary met with the Greenbelt City Council on Wednesday, August 22, to discuss their intentions. CEO Timothy Cook described the dispensary as “Not so much Cheech […]
Tree Experts Call for Steps To Sustain the City’s Trees
Greenbelt’s tree canopy is measured at an impressive 62 percent, far higher than Baltimore’s 20 percent. In other words, when looking down at Greenbelt from the sky, 62 percent of what one would see are the tops of trees. Having so many trees is worth $1.3 million to the city annually, according to Shirley Vaughn […]
El concejo municipal discute el cumplimiento de la ley de inmigración y la confiabilidad del servicio de telefonía celular
El 13 de agosto, el concejo municipal de Greenbelt rompió su patrón normal de unanimidad. La discusión, que se centró en el cumplimiento local de la ley de inmigración, la confiabilidad del servicio de telefonía celular y los objetivos económicos, estuvo marcada por argumentaciones y llamados a la opinión pública. Confiabilidad del servicio de telefonía […]
World of Dance Appearance Inspires ERHS Boys Step Team for Future
Eleanor Roosevelt’s Dem Raider Boyz were eliminated from NBC’s World of Dance in early August, but their appearance on the show was a success in itself for the top-ranked step team in the country. This summer, the all-male high school group became the first step team ever to appear on the World of Dance television […]
Army Fife and Drum Corps Joins Parade
The U.S. Army Continental Color Guard and Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps will again be a featured participant in this year’s Greenbelt Labor Day parade. The 12-soldier Fife and Drum Corps unit includes four fifes, four bugles, two snare drums and one bass drum. The 2018 Greenbelt Labor Day Parade will take place on […]
Hope Center’s Festival Attracts Large Crowd for Fun, Services
Food, carnival entertainment, free backpacks, school supplies and more highlighted the second annual MyHopeFest on Saturday, August 18 at Greenbelt Middle School. Hope Center, a nondenominational church that meets at Greenbelt Middle School, put on this free event. More than 800 people came out to the event, more than doubling last year’s attendance. It was […]
Council Discusses Immigration Enforcement, Cell Reliability
EnforcementThe Greenbelt City Council broke from its normal pattern of unanimity at its regular meeting on August 13. The discussion, which focused on local immigration enforcement, cellular reliability and economic goals, was marked by argument and calls for public comment. Cell Reliability Council accepted without discussion the Public Safety Advisory Committee’s report on cellular phone […]
Greenbelt Labor Day Festival: Continuity Cherished by All
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Download the 2018 Labor Day Festival Pullout Greenbelt’s Labor Day Festival begins Friday, August 31 and continues through Monday, September 3 at the Roosevelt Center. What is so appealing about this event is its consistency year after year. “It’s an event eagerly awaited by residents of Greenbelt and surrounding communities,” said Linda Ivy, president of […]