Mayor Issues Proclamation Commemorating Juneteenth
Most of the June 18 meeting of the Greenbelt City Council involved budget housekeeping, but also included a proclamation by Mayor Emmett Jordan. The proclamation designated June as 13th Amendment Awareness Month in Greenbelt. This designation commemorates the ending of slavery in the United States. On June 19, 1865, Texas declared that slavery had ended. […]
First Play Performed Here Returns in “Federal Theatre”
The show The Federal Theatre and Greenbelt used 11 songs and dramatic vignettes, intertwined with wry humor, grim reality and a warm sense of humanity, to show average people working to survive during the extraordinary obstacles brought on by the Great Depression. The joint production of the Greenbelt Museum and Recreation Department was performed on June 23 and 24 […]
Where Do I Vote on June 26?
The 2018 Democratic and Republican Gubernatorial Primary Elections are Tuesday, June 26. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Five county polling places serve Greenbelt voters: Greenbelt Community Center (Precinct 3) 15 Crescent Road Greenbelt Elementary School (Precinct 6) 66 Ridge Road Springhill Lake Elementary School (Precinct 8) 6060 Springhill Drive Eleanor […]
Greenbelt Cooling Centers Open to Help Citizens Cope
A power outage was reported in Old Greenbelt on Tuesday, and with temperatures in the mid-80s and the heat index in the low 90s, the City of Greenbelt designated the Community Center as a cooling center for residents to escape the heat. It is city policy to open all city buildings as places of shelter […]
Be Optimistic: Go Vote!
One of the excellent and admirable things about Greenbelt is that it has always been a place that fosters optimism. A town like ours that encourages, and in many ways was built on the cooperative ideal is, by definition, optimistic. Since its founding, that cooperative spirit has moved, and still leads, so many Greenbelters to […]
Zumba in Franklin Park
It is 9:45 a.m. A half dozen women belly up to the bar to get healthy drinks to fuel them for the Zumba workout scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. This class is designed with moms in mind. Toddlers sit on yoga mats or in strollers along the perimeter as the women grab a set […]
Magnolia Performing Arts Club Soars to Neverland
Three hundred pre-kindergarteners to third graders at Magnolia Elementary School succumbed to fairy dust Monday morning, while 30 of their talented classmates performed the play Peter Pan, Jr. Two earlier performances for the public took place May 23 and May 25. Would that every play have such an adoring audience. Any deception tickled them. When […]
Voters’ Guide for Upcoming June 26 Primary Election
The 2018 Maryland Gubernatorial Primary Election on Tuesday, June 26 is less than two weeks away. Early voting opens June 14 and runs through June 21. There are 11 early voting locations in Prince George’s County, none of which are in Greenbelt. The closest early voting location is the College Park Community Center, at 5051 […]
Veterans Forum Features County Exec Candidates
Seven candidates running for Prince George’s County Executive participated in a Veterans Forum June 7 at the Greenbelt American Legion Post 136 to share how they would address county veterans’ issues. The event, sponsored by the Prince George’s County Commission for Veterans, had more than 100 veterans and family members listening to candidates Angela Alsobrooks, […]
New Painted Magazine Box Brings Public Art to Bus Stop
This past Saturday, Greenbelt Mayor Emmett Jordan, members of the Greenbelt Arts Council and residents gathered to celebrate the unveiling of a new public work of art. Not a sculpture, not a mural, but a beautified former newspaper container painted by community member Elizabeth Barber. “This is a special moment when art in a public […]