Correction: Franklin Park Worksession with Council is Today, November 29 at 8 p.m. at the Community Center, 15 Crescent Road.
The What Goes On section of the paper of November 23 misstated the date and time but the city advertisement in the same paper gave the correct time and date. November 29 at 8 p.m. at the Community Center.
Greenbelt Flocks to See Utopia Defended in Speech and Film
Defending Utopia: The Greenbelt News Review at 80 opened to a sold-out crowd in the Old Greenbelt Theatre on Thursday, November 16. The film, and the speakers who preceded it, examined the role the newspaper played both in the long-term success of the town and in our nation’s understanding and application to the media of […]
Councilmembers Set Goals And Bid Farewell to Herling
After weeks of campaigning by 13 candidates, it was all over but the speeches. The councilmembers had been sworn in, the six incumbents had welcomed newly-elected Councilmember Colin Byrd to their ranks, the mayor (Emmett Jordan) and mayor pro tem (Judith Davis) had been elected and the standing room only crowd had been led in […]
American Education
In celebration of American education, these columns will tell the stories of selected teachers from the schools serving the Greenbelt community. This week readers will get a glimpse inside Magnolia Elementary School. In coming weeks we will focus on the other local public schools. The stories feature two teachers or staff members at each school; […]
Greenbelt Art and Craft Fair Showcases Local Artists
The Greenbelt Recreation Department Arts Program’s 2017 Festival of Lights Juried Art and Craft Fair promises an array of hand-made wares by local artisans, plus a hands-on workshop, prize drawing, live music, open studios and more. This event takes place at the Community Center on Saturday and Sunday, December 2 and 3. Parking and admission […]
Big Trees in the North Woods May Be Older than Greenbelt
Greenbelt’s North Woods contains a number of trees with particularly wide trunks and several other pieces of evidence suggesting that these trees may predate Greenbelt’s founding in 1937. While exploring the area this summer, the author located several trees of great girth. For generations, Greenbelters have affectionately referred to the forest that is located east […]
The Wizard of Oz is Coming To Arts Center Next Week
We’re off to see the wizard. On stage. At the Greenbelt Arts Center. This production of The Wizard of Oz, which runs for 12 performances on weekends from November 24 (the day after Thanksgiving) through December 17, will fill the heart with the joy of the holiday season. Watch an amazing cast of 23 singersdancers-actors […]
Greenbelt’s Precincts Differ In Voting Trends, Tallies
All precincts reported a modest increase in voter turnout Tuesday morning, comparable to a reported 25 percent increase in early voting, but by mid-afternoon turnout in Greenbelt West had eclipsed most other precincts by a factor of nearly six. Tuesday’s city council election, which will seat at least one new member to the seat being […]
Colin Byrd joins six incumbents. Both questions win approval
Colin Byrd, 24, will join the six incumbent city council members for the next two years. As the results came in and the gathering did the math of who did and did not make it at the election night event at the Greenbelt Firehouse there was calm but also many disappointed faces. There were no […]
Last Forum Asks Candidates Thought-provoking Questions
Once it got revved, the Candidate Forum for a Progressive Greenbelt at the Community Center on October 22 rolled on like a well-oiled machine. With one emcee (resident Lois Rosado), two moderators (June White Dillard, former president of the NAACP of Prince George’s County, and Patrick McGann, director of strategy and planning for the D.C. […]