Assistance Devices for Deaf Patrons Supplied at Theatre
Nearly 77 years after the 1938 premiere of Little Miss Broadway, Sara Johnston finally understood why Shirley Temple appeals to audiences of all ages. Sara, a long-time Greenbelt resident, is deaf, and going to the movies wasn’t always easy. When the Old Greenbelt Theatre reopened in May 2015, Sara attended the official premiere, a captioned […]
Council OKs Police Restructuring, Considers Playground Costs
The Greenbelt City Council approved a proposed restructuring of the city police department from Police Chief James Craze at its July 11 regular meeting. Other items included dam repairs at Greenbelt Lake, playground surfacing costs and an update on the search for a replacement for retiring City Manager Michael McLaughlin. City Manager Council has been […]
County Zoning Rewrite Sets Local Beekeepers Abuzz
On July 12, Eleanor Roosevelt High School hosted one of a series of public outreach meetings regarding the Prince George’s County zoning re-write initiative. The town hall was hosted by the county’s Planning Department and the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (MNCPPC). In his welcoming remarks, Council Chair Derrick Davis of District 6 stated, […]
Zoning Rewrite and More Discussed by City and GHI
The first part of the annual city Greenbelt Homes Inc., (GHI) stakeholder meeting on June 13 covered discussion of GHI concerns over new county legislation affecting “common ownership communities,” and was reported last week. Other topics at the meeting and covered in this article include the county zoning rewrite, Pepco’s tree management program for this […]
Council Reviews Draft Report On Economic Development
The Greenbelt City Council met until 11:30 p.m. at a July 5 worksession with Stuart Eisenberg, executive director, and Molly O’Connell, program manager, of Hyattsville Development Corporation, to review a draft report on economic development programming recommendations that they presented that evening. For the most part the study was well-received according to City Manager Michael […]
News Review Open House A Crowd Pleasing Success
The News Review Open House was a new venture for the paper. Although it regularly welcomes visitors, it has never before in all its years held a planned open house like Sunday’s. Perhaps it is merely 79 years of pent-up curiosity, but over 120 Greenbelters picked up their press passes and joined the paper’s […]
Youth Panelist Ema Smith Speaks at MML Convention
During the last week of June the Maryland Municipal League (MML), a non-profit organization devoted to the promotion of all aspects of municipal administration, held its annual gathering in Ocean City. This year, besides the regular city government representatives from Greenbelt, a member from the Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) attended the conference as an invited […]
Explore Your News Review Sunday 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. – All the News that Fits, We Print.
Come to the News Review this Sunday, July 10, and get new insight into what makes your local newspaper tick. Activities are designed to amuse and inform all ages and to give insight into the paper’s history as well as its current manifestation. First published within weeks of the original inhabitants moving in, the paper […]
Forebay dredging session emphasizes care for the environment
A group of more than 20 people gathered at the Greenbelt Youth Center parking lot and walked down to the forebays of Greenbelt Lake to talk about the future of the water quality in Prince George’s County and how Greenbelt Lake can improve our water supply. The Clean Water Partnership is an agreement between county […]
At Council Worksession, GHI Decries County’s Communication
The Greenbelt City Council meets with the Board of Directors of Greenbelt Homes, Inc. (GHI) every year to share information on topics of mutual interest, update one another on projects and plans and, occasionally, to resolve differences. The 2016 meeting, which included a bit of all of those components, was hosted by the city at […]