Buddy Attick Parking Design
Sharon Bradley of Bradley Site Design presented the Greenbelt City Council with two alternate preliminary design concepts for reconstructing and enlarging the parking lot at Albert S. “Buddy” Attick Park at the council’s April 20 worksession. Both call for use of permeable pavement and bioretention swales to curb stormwater runoff. Council seemed to be pleased […]
Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair….
If you’re going to the Center this weekend, be sure to wear some flowers in your hair for the 12th annual Green Man Festival. This year flowers and all the blooming things will be celebrated. Children will be able to make small flower gardens and learn how to make paper flowers. One could make a […]
Clinton and Hoyer Win Greenbelt, Other Races are Close
For each state election it becomes more difficult for News Review staff to gather Greenbelt election results. Volunteers have to go to the election precincts in the city after polls are closed. Election results are supposed to be posted on the door. This time, one set of results was posted so it could not be […]
Farmers Market Offers Stiff Competition to France
France is the quintessential market-goers paradise. Traditional street markets flourish in every small town and all over Paris – with garden-fresh produce and every possible product. But why not save the travel budget because Greenbelt ain’t playing no deuxième fiddle. The Greenbelt Farmers Market announces its ninth year of operation starting Sunday, May 8 – […]
Recreation Budget, Goals Reviewed by City Council
The recreation budget accounts for roughly 16 percent of City Manager Michael McLaughlin’s proposed budget with expenditures of $4.36 million for Fiscal Year 2017. From that budget, the department operates four recreation centers (the Youth Center, Springhill Lake Recreation Center, the Skate Park and Schrom Hills Park), the Greenbelt Aquatic and Fitness Center and the […]
No Pulitzer for the News Review
In January, the Greenbelt News Review submitted an entry for the 2016 Pulitzer Prize in Public Service. We have no history of self-promoting behavior and can scarcely be accused of operating on a global scale, but it seemed worth a try. The Pulitzer folks were generous in answering our neophyte questions and even letting us […]
Synchronized Swimmers Make a Splash in Political Waters
A group of enthusiastic residents recently gathered to record a video encouraging viewers to “remember Bernie Sanders” while voting. Uploaded to Facebook on March 28, the footage of singing, dancing and swimming Greenbelters has been viewed nearly 40,000 times and has been picked up by Mashable and Fox News. The video, which features the New […]
Congratulations Magnolia Elementary School
Congratulations to the Magnolia Elementary School Science Bowl Team county champions. This is the second time Magnolia Magnolia Elementary School Science Bowl Team county champions: (front row) Keon Groves, Kobe Marshall, Dustin Navarrossa; second row Science Bowl Host Dave Zahren, Magnolia Elementary School Dr. Phyllis Gillens, Coach Robert Allen and alternative Briana Adams. has taken […]
Eagles and the Hotel BARC
Well, maybe these are not the same kind of eagles but the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center hosts a pair and we have a lovely photo of them for you. If you are interested in eagles you can also see the pair that is nesting and raising young in the National Arboretum on the daring EagleCam […]
Lots of Stories About the Upcoming Primaries
The paper has four stories on the upcoming primary elections all by Jim Giese. Two are on the front page and concern, respectively, who will replace Barbara Mikulski and the fact that the presidential candidate for each party is not yet sewn up, as it often is by this stage of the game. On page […]