News Review’s Cathie Meetre Is Outstanding Citizen for 2024
Cathie Meetre is Greenbelt’s 2024 Outstanding Citizen, as announced at the Labor Day Festival’s Opening Ceremonies on Friday, August 30, selected for her contributions toward preserving three iconic Greenbelt institutions. She applied her superb organizational skills, keen intellect, passion for learning and tenacity with liberal doses of humor and humility to address major challenges faced […]
Historic Town Fair Claims Permanent Festival Status
Intended to be brought back for one year in 2012, the year of Greenbelt’s 75th anniversary, the Retro Town Fair at the Greenbelt Museum was so popular that it has become an annual event. Exhibitors may show their vegetables, flowers, canned goods and needlework/sewing, but the most popular category this year was baked goods, which […]
My First Labor Day Festival
I arrived in Greenbelt just after the Labor Day Festival 2023, but I have to say I wouldn’t have appreciated the Festival as much if that had been the first of the many Festivals and events I have now attended here. I would describe the event as Greenbeltian, or perhaps the better word is Greenbelterian, […]
Lure of the Unexpected At GES PTA Book Sale
For Calista Ausema, it was a chance to feed her interest in Russia and Eastern Europe. For Jason Delp, it was an opportunity to learn more about his wife’s homeland. And for Sandra Flowe, it was a moment to pick up some items to homeschool her daughter. Each was at the Greenbelt Elementary School Book […]
Making Waves on the Anacostia: Effort in Rowing, River Protection
In a spirited display of community and teamwork, Greenbelters once again took to the waters of the Anacostia River for the Bladensburg Races. This year, two boats ‒ Oar the Rainbow and Erg, Not Again ‒ were crewed and led entirely by Greenbelters. Hosted by the Washington Rowing School (WRS) on Tuesday, August 27, this […]
Greenbelt Labor Day Festival Schedule for Sunday, Monday
You can download the complete program for the 2024 festival here: Pull-out section with the full festival program Greenbelt’s beloved Labor Day Festival, running Friday, August 30 through Monday, September 2, offers a plethora of activities for every age and interest. Carnival rides, bingo, fair food, sporting events, music performances, the big parade and […]
The New Deal Will be a Big Deal Says New Vendor Sharing Plans
At the New Deal Café’s board meeting on Monday, August 26, their special guest, incoming vendor Kenny Hilliard, who also goes by “The Kale King,” spoke about some of his plans for the Café. Fresh lump crab meat, steak, chicken, lamb chops and tuna (the latter currently in his D.C. location only). Hilliard, who is […]
Who Was Here Before Greenbelt?
Greenbelt does a good job of keeping its history alive. A stroll through the halls of the Community Center, with its photos of construction of buildings and early residents, always gives me pause. The design and development of this town was unique and timeless. Building a community in this way created connection during a time […]
Four Greenbelters Tackle Paris To Mont St. Michel Bike Ride
From mid-May to early June, two News Review couples, Jerry and Letty Bonnell and Rick and Cathie Meetre, rode rented e-bikes from Paris to Mont St. Michel along a French national cycle trail called the Véloscénie – a distance of about 400 km (250 miles). With much of the mileage on rail trails or separated […]
Greenbelt Police Officers Honored
Chief Richard Bowers, during the Greenbelt City Council meeting on August 12, applauded police department employees for their actions during the April incident at Schrom Hills Park when five teens were wounded by gunfire. These employees went above and beyond normal service in terms of providing life-saving first aid, securing the scene and performing the […]