Ballot Features Candidates, A Baker’s Dozen of Questions
It takes 2.6 times as long to read through the ballot questions on the ballot for the November 6 election as it does to read through all the candidates for all the races. Registered voters should have received their sample ballots by now and could try it. Constitutional Amendments The first two ballot questions address […]
Council Meeting Discusses Greenbelt Station and Wi-Fi
At its October 8 regular meeting the Greenbelt City Council scheduled a public hearing for Monday, October 22, to discuss authorizing the city to issue bonds to fulfill their obligation to provide financing for the construction of Greenbelt Station Parkway. Council also discussed several internet-related proposals and set the price for use of the electric […]
YAC and League Help ERHS Students Register to Vote
An enthusiastic effort on October 12 registered 34 Eleanor Roosevelt High School (ERHS) students age 16 and above to vote. ERHS senior Arsalan Siddiqui, chair of the Greenbelt Youth Advisory Committee (YAC), along with Deborah Mitchell and Juanita Watts, co-president and membership chair from the Prince George’s County branch of the League of Women Voters, […]
¡Solo queda una semana para registrarse para votar!
Estamos a menos de un mes del día de las elecciones en Maryland. El martes, 6 de noviembre, los votantes irán a los centros de votación a votar en las elecciones de mitad del mandato de 2018. Los que no se hayan registrado para votar solo tienen una semana más para hacerlo. Para votar el […]
Artful Afternoon Celebra 80 años de arte para todos
Para leer este articulo en ingles, hace clic aqui. To read this article in English, click here. Niños, padres y abuelos se congregaron para una cuota especial de tarde artística (Artful Afternoon) el domingo 7 de octubre, que celebró el 80 aniversario de las primeras clases de arte en el Centro Comunitario. Los participantes se […]
Artful Afternoon Celebrates 80th Year of Art for Everyone
Para leer este articulo en español, hace clic aqui. Children, parents and grandparents flocked to a special installment of the Artful Afternoon on Sunday, October 7 that celebrated the 80th anniversary of the first art classes at the Community Center. Participants delighted in printmaking, drawing and stamping projects themed around Greenbelt’s rich history in the […]
Objetivos Económicos, Cine Encabezan la Agenda del Concejo
Tras una larga serie de presentaciones, proclamaciones y solicitudes de los residentes en su reunión del 14 de septiembre, el Concejo de la Ciudad de Greenbelt se trasladó a otros asuntos. Todos los concejales estaban presentes excepto Silke Pope. Objetivos de desarrollo económico La ciudad ha estado discutiendo objetivos y estrategias de desarrollo […]
Pioneering Physics Teacher Flips Her ERHS Classroom
Yau-Jong Twu, a physics teacher at Eleanor Roosevelt High School, inaugurated the flipped classroom with her colleague, Dr. Laurent Rigal, in the fall of 2012. Rigal, a native of France, was surprised when he first arrived in America to find that physics was not a required subject for all high school students in the U.S., […]
Journey to SCT Wellness 5K Builds Sickle Cell Awareness
The second annual Journey to SCT Wellness 5K took place on Saturday, September 29 at Buddy Attick Park. The goal: to bring awareness of sickle cell trait (SCT), a condition that affects the lives of many, especially those of African descent. The race was organized by Brian and Camille Butler, a couple who started the […]
Iconic Greenbelt Sculptures Slated for Restoration in 2019
Plans are underway to restore two iconic Greenbelt sculptures, the Preamble to the United States Constitution on the Community Center and the Mother and Child statue in Roosevelt Center. Both were sculpted by Lenore Thomas Straus while in her 20s, and both date back to the early days of the city, erected in 1937 and […]