City Requests Overlay Zone Be Included in Zoning Law
Whether the county rezoning process would leave old Greenbelt unprotected from higher density development was the key issue before the Greenbelt City Council at its September 11 regular meeting. Aileen Kroll presented council with a petition with roughly 2,000 signatures requesting them to go on record that night, in the presence of County Councilmember Todd […]
Council Adds Voting Age, Maybe Dam Loan to Ballot
Voters will likely see two referendum questions on the ballot when they go to the polls on Tuesday, November 7. The first question, whether to lower the voting age to 16, was unanimously approved for referendum by the city council at its September 11 meeting. A second question is whether the city should borrow up […]
Putens and Boyce First Filers for Council Elections
Ed Putens, long-term council member and historic first filer extraordinaire, and George Boyce, challenger and the inspiration behind MakerSpace, both filed as candidates in time to make this week’s edition of the paper. Read their full bios in the paper by clicking here.
Excitement as Goddard Team Prepares for Cassini’s Finale
When the Cassini orbiter plunges into the atmosphere of Saturn on September 15, a group of NASA scientists based in Greenbelt will be among those waiting for the spacecraft’s last long-distance ping. That bittersweet signal will mark the end of an era for the team, which has devoted two decades to operating the spacecraft’s heat-ray […]
From New York With Love: Songs for Greenbelt’s 80th
The island of Manhattan may seem an unlikely place to go prospecting, but when it’s musical gold you’re after, Chris Cherry affirms that New York has the richest lode on Earth. The city’s performing arts coordinator recently ventured to the Big Apple in search of some hard-to-find songs for the upcoming Greenbelt Legacy 80th Anniversary […]
Environmentalist Paul Downs Is 2017 Outstanding Citizen
The year was 1987 and a developer had a grandiose plan to replace 100 acres of the Great North Woods with residential buildings and streets, said Bob Zugby, chair of the Outstanding Citizen Selection Committee. At the Labor Day Festival that same year, Paul Downs asked the band Magpie to dedicate their song, The Land […]
Kaiser Health Plans Accepted At Doctors Hospital, October 1
Persons insured in Kaiser Permanente health plans will be accepted as patients at Doctors Community Hospital beginning in October, it was announced at the Greenbelt City Council’s stakeholder worksession with hospital representatives on August 28. Doctors will be the only hospital in Prince George’s County affiliated with Kaiser, which has 150,000 members in the county, […]
City Manager Update Provokes Council Inclusivity Tensions
At the council worksession on Wednesday, August 30, City Manager Nicole Ard’s quarterly update of goals and accomplishments focused greatly on inclusivity, but members of council had a few moments of discord that stole the show. The meeting, held at the Springhill Lake Recreation Center, included discussions about greater outreach to different segments of the […]
Labor Day Festival: Nonstop Fun, Friday through Monday
Celebrate Greenbelt and exit the summer with a bang at the Labor Day Festival from Friday, September 1 through Labor Day, September 4. Click Here for a link where you can download the program. Fun abounds for the young and the young-at-heart. Wander from art to thrill rides, rock-n-roll to used-book heaven, munching, dancing and […]
Council Election is Coming: Time to Register to Vote is Now
Participating in the November 7 city council election – by running for office, signing a candidate’s petition or voting – requires being registered with Prince George’s County at a residence address that lies within the boundaries of the City of Greenbelt. At the 2015 election, the new residential streets at Greenbelt Station marked the first […]