Greenbelt Physical Therapy Aide Attends Oslo Ceremony
A physical therapy aide who volunteers for the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) organization, which won the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize, attended the awards ceremony in Oslo, Norway, on December 10. Maral Hassanshahi, a native of Iran, became active with ICAN after a 2012 internship in Serbia as part of the United Nations […]
Citizens Protesting Maglev March in Annapolis Rally
Opposing chants of “stop this train!” and “build this train!” rang out on Lawyers Mall in front of the Annapolis State House on February 5 as Citizens Against SCMaglev were met with a surprise counterprotest organized by the North America’s Building Trades Union. Opponents of the train, including Greenbelt Councilmember Colin Byrd, were holding red […]
Both Maglev Train Alignments Would Run Under Greenbelt
If the SCMaglev train is eventually built, it will tunnel under Greenbelt. Baltimore Washington Rapid Rail and the Maryland Department of Transportation announced on February 1 that one of three potential routes for the high speed train – the so-called Amtrak route that went through Bowie – has been eliminated. That leaves two potential routes […]
Remaining Two Maglev Routes Would Run Through Greenbelt
It’s official. The remaining routes to build a new SCMaglev (super-conducting magnetic levitation) rail line are the two alternates that run through the City of Greenbelt. This is the conclusion of the recently released Federal Railway Administration (FRA)-Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) Preliminary Alternatives Screening Report January 2018. The two alternatives, J and J1, are […]
2018 Youth Musical Celebrates Greenbelt’s 80th Anniversary
Rehearsals for the 2018 Greenbelt Youth Musical celebrating the city’s 80th anniversary are in full swing. Now in its 18th year, the open-enrollment program invites students from grades 7 to 12 from Greenbelt and surrounding communities to participate in bringing an original musical production to life at the Community Center. This year’s musical is part […]
Dog Park Worksession Leads To More Info and Fewer Sites
Council selected three potential locations for the new dog park: Greenbelt Lake dam, Northway Fields and Stream Valley Park, in order of preference. In arriving at its recommendation, the worksession members discussed the current dog park and analyzed the relative merits of the eight locations suggested in the city’s survey and one additional location, Stream […]
Once Upon a Time, Dinosaurs Played in Your Backyard
A bit more than 110 million years ago, dinosaurs skipped through your backyard. They traipsed in the swampy woods and ran across what is now Greenbelt Road. Maybe you already knew that. Six years ago, Berwyn Heights dinosaur hunter extraordinaire Ray Stanford discovered a nodosaur footprint – “think of them as a four-footed tank,” Stanford […]
GES Second Grade Teacher Pilots Green School Program
Students and staff at Greenbelt Elementary School (GES) are getting hands-on with sustainability practices to become a Green School within the Maryland Green Schools (MDGS) Award Program in March, a process which began in 2016. The Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education (MAEOE) established the MDGS in 1999 to increase sustainability awareness in schools, […]
Council’s Letter to Baker In Opposition to SCMaglev
January 29, 2018 The Honorable Rushern L. Baker Prince George’s County Executive County Administration Building Upper Marlboro, Maryland 20772 Dear County Executive Baker, On behalf of the citizens of Greenbelt, we urge you to oppose the proposed Baltimore-Washington Superconducting Maglev Project. Two of the three alignments (J & J-1) for this train currently being considered, […]
Council Approves Audiovisual Upgrade Proposals Amendment
At its January 22 regular meeting, the Greenbelt City Council approved two proposals to improve the broadcasting/streaming of meetings in the council chambers, introduced an amendment to the city charter to correct an error in the original annexation of Greenbelt Station, and approved letters to the city’s and neighboring state delegations urging opposition to the […]