Mishkan Torah Congregation Rededicates Historic Torah
Many members of Mishkan Torah Synagogue and their neighbors and friends from Greenbelt and elsewhere, congregated at Mishkan Torah on Memorial Day to dedicate the Torah that originated in Vlast, Czechoslovakia about 175 years ago. It survived the Holocaust by having been included in the collection of religious objects designated to be part of the […]
Greenbelt Climate Change Commitment Continues
In the aftermath of the United States withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement, the City of Greenbelt would like to outline some of the many steps that it has taken to address climate change and reduce its carbon footprint over the last several years. The City of Greenbelt has shown leadership by becoming certified through […]
2018 Budget and Open Space Approved by City Council
The Greenbelt City Council made relatively quick work of its June 5 agenda, passing the Fiscal Year 2018 budget, receiving several petitions and seeing another officer join the city police force. The councilmembers also approved the 2018 Program Open Space program and agreed to loan the Old Greenbelt Theatre $10,000. Mayor Emmett Jordan returned after […]
Greenbelt Day Fun, Games Will Last All Weekend
Greenbelt Day Weekend celebrates Greenbelt’s 80th anniversary Saturday, June 3 to Sunday, June 4. There are many fun and free activities but highlights include the annual Greenbelt Museum Roosevelt Ride, a vintage-themed bike ride, Artful Afternoon’s performances and arts-inspired workshops and live music in the Roosevelt Center at the Crazy Quilt Festival. From 10 a.m. […]
Young Singers Will Launch Legacy 80th Celebration
The Greenbelt Legacy 80th Anniversary celebration gets off to a joyful start on Sunday, June 4 at 3 p.m. with a family-friendly concert at the Greenbelt Community Center Artful Afternoon, featuring The Chromatics and the Greenbelt Elementary School (GES) Chorus. For the young singers from GES, the concert is a symbolic homecoming to the beautiful […]
Volunteers Prepare to Respond To Animals in Emergencies
Emergency preparedness and response are not just for people anymore – or at least not just for two-footed people. Last October, members of the Greenbelt Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) presented a request at a city council meeting for support from the city in forming a Community Animal Response Team (CART), which in Greenbelt will […]
Police Forum Draws Crowd For Questions and Answers
The Police were out in force to listen to the community. On May 23, five representatives from the police department, Greenbelt Community Relations Advisory Board (CRAB), city councilmembers and about 25 citizens used the Greenbriar meeting room for about two hours to discuss police and citizen relationships. The audience, made up of people from many […]
101 Riders Participate May 19 In Annual Bike to Work Day
The City of Greenbelt hosted their sixth pit stop event as part of Bike to Work Day on Friday, May 19. One hundred one riders participated. The annual event is sponsored to promote bicycling as a sustainable, fun and healthy way to get to work. Bicycling positively impacts the environment because it produces less than […]
Art Aides Science for Third Graders
Guest artist Lucy Dirksen worked this spring with third graders at Greenbelt Elementary School to observe beans and draw plants during different stages of development. The beans were first planted in the classroom and then transplanted into the courtyard garden. This project is one of many funded by The Family Art Fund at Greenbelt Elementary, […]
City of Greenbelt’s Birthday Will Extend to 18 Months
When a baby is born, the arrival date is an historical fact that is seldom subject to interpretation. But when the baby is a brand-new town planned and built by the federal government, determining the date of birth becomes a philosophical question. W h e n i s G r e e n b e […]