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 […]
Council takes steps towards lowering the voting age
Although not all councilmembers are yet on board with making the change, the Greenbelt City Council took several steps at its May 22 meeting that would be necessary to allow city residents who will be 16 or 17 years old by November 7, 2017 to vote in the next city council election. A change in […]
FY18 Planning Budget Aired, Celia Craze to Retire June 30
On May 1, the Greenbelt City Council reviewed City Manager Nicole Ard’s proposed Fiscal Year 2018 budget for the Department of Planning and Community Development. That budget calls for spending $974,000 for the department, a 1.3 percent decrease from Fiscal Year 2017’s budget of $987,200. The department is also budgeted to receive $235,000 for animal […]
ACE Student Awards Presented To Outstanding Local Students
The Greenbelt Advisory Committee on Education (ACE) awards ceremony was a highlight of the May 8 meeting of the Greenbelt City Council. All available seats were filled for this annual event as parents, students, principals and teachers celebrated the selection of outstanding students. ACE committee member Melinda Brady opened the presentation, mentioning that these awards […]
Museum Reopens June 4
Of the many summer community activities dedicated to celebrating Greenbelt’s 80th anniversary, the Grand Reopening of the Greenbelt Museum Historic House on Sunday, June 4 will certainly be one of the most authentic and community-driven events of the season. The free, family-friendly event kicks off at 11 a.m. with the 4th annual Roosevelt Ride: a […]
Milestone Withdraws ERHS Cell Tower Application
Following a contentious public meeting and an exchange of letters between School Board Representative Lupi Grady and Chief Executive Officer Kevin Maxwell of Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS), Milestone Communications has decided to withdraw its application for the proposed cell tower at Eleanor Roosevelt High School. Full text of the letters is available by […]
Earth Squad Kids Become Environmental Stewards
At the beginning of each meeting, Earth Squad members join hands in a circle and, at the count of three, shout “CHEARS!” From there, they are onto the business at hand: maintaining gardens and edifying themselves in the subjects of cultivation and healthy living, as well as making themselves into stewards of their environment and […]