Zoning Rewrite, Voting Age Top City Council’s Agenda
At the Greenbelt City Council’s last regular meeting of 2017 on December 11, council dealt with two longstanding issues: expressing its concerns with the draft zoning ordinance and reducing the minimum voting age to 16. Zoning Rewrite Council approved, with some editing, a letter drafted for council’s signature by Terri Hruby, acting director of planning […]
Greenbelt Lions Toys for Tots Holds Successful Toy Drive
More than 200 toys, games and pieces of sports equipment were collected at the Greenbelt American Legion Post 136 and the Greenbelt Co-op Grocery Store in Roosevelt Center.
Greenspring Ladies Cookie Drive Aids County Women
On December 15, The Ladies of Greenspring 1 held their annual cookie exchange/donation drive co-hosted by Eulalie Lucas and Janice Davis. The group was formed over eight years ago primarily as a cookie exchange among neighbors but the focus has since changed to a donation drive supporting women or family shelters in the metropolitan area. […]
News Review Pays for a Pack Of Cigarettes and a Babysitter
The News Review’s pay scale, though hardly overgenerous at any time in its history, offered the 1950’s volunteer (as one veteran of the times noted) enough money to pay a babysitter and buy a pack of cigarettes. A great deal for a mom with demanding toddlers and a smoking habit. In comparison to 1958, however, […]
Hotel Construction Begins Next to Greenway Center
What is going on next to Greenway Center, where a large section of the parking lot has been fenced off? A new long-term stay hotel, Woodspring Suites, is now under construction at 7480 Greenway Center Drive. The hotel should be complete by the end of the summer, said Jessica Bellah, Greenbelt’s community planner. Said Bellah, […]
Lions Breakfast with Santa Draws a Capacity Crowd
This year’s pancake Breakfast with Santa on Saturday, December 2, part of the Festival of Lights, gave the Greenbelt Lions Club charities and community support a welcome boost. With more than 200 participants bringing children to share Christmas wishes with Santa (Lion Rick Jones), play with Leo the Lion (Rodrigo Santos, a junior at ERHS) […]
Lower Voting Age Decision Scheduled for January 8
The first meeting of Greenbelt’s 42nd City Council had what appeared to be a short agenda, but lasted almost three-and-a half hours. It was newly elected Colin Byrd’s first regular meeting and also featured a visit from his predecessor, Konrad Herling. City Voting Age What was arguably one of the most significant items on the […]
Try Out Our New Clickable Table of Contents
Did you know the online version of the newspaper just got a little bit cooler? Look at the bottom of this week’s front page and you’ll see an illustrated box called ‘Inside Stories’. If you click the caption below the picture it will take you right to that article. And, if you click on a […]
Meeting Focuses on Process For Defeating Maglev Train
Around 200 people attended an informational meeting on Monday, November 27, concerning the proposal to run an SCmaglev train between Baltimore and Washington, with two of the three routes under consideration tunneling under homes in Greenbelt East. Arranged by Delegate Alonzo Washington and held at Eleanor Roosevelt High School, the meeting provided more information on […]
Franklin Park’s Worksession Shows a Work in Progress
As part of its periodic stakeholders’ meetings the Greenbelt City Council met with Franklin Park management on November 29 to receive an update on what’s happening within that community. Topics discussed included crime, communications with residents, recycling conditions in the apartment complex and more. On most of these topics, council offered advice on city services […]