Chief James Craze Nears Retirement after 45 Years
We all thank and congratulate Chief Craze for his 45 years of service to the department, the organization and the citizens of Greenbelt. His is a record of service second to none in a community and organization where long exemplary service is something of a tradition. Chief, you have made thousands of lives better and Greenbelt has benefited greatly from your leadership. Congratulations and thank you! To read […]
Council Salutes Co-ops, Nonprofits
The Greenbelt City Council had a relatively light agenda for its October 10 regular meeting, which opened with recognition of the month of October as National Co-op Month and the week of October 10 as Nonprofit Awareness Week. Other items included contracting for the development of a Tree Master Plan, approval of guidelines for city recognition groups, bonuses for recruiting new police officers, insurance for the Greenbelt Intergenerational Volunteer […]
Greenbelter Sally Barcus Is a Gold Medal Winner
Sally Barcus did not start playing volleyball until she was almost 30, but several decades later she is the proud owner of three gold medals in the sport. The hardware comes from the Maryland Senior Olympics, at which Barcus’s team, MDAU- 24K, has taken home the top prize in the 60-year-old division for three consecutive […]
Council Reviews Site Plan For Extended Stay Hotel
Woodspring Suites at Greenbelt is a proposed 124-room, five-story extended-stay hotel to be located at 7480 Greenway Center Drive in what is now a parking area adjacent to Greenway Center, the existing Maryland Trade Center buildings, and the ramp from northbound Baltimore-Washington Parkway to Greenbelt Road west. Subsequent to preliminary review by the city’s Advisory […]
County Executive Baker Discusses State of County
County Executive Rushern Baker held his biennial meeting with the city council September 19. He discussed the possibility of the FBI Headquarters moving to Greenbelt, economic development and challenges facing county schools. County Councilmember Todd Turner also attended. The city council expressed concern over the recent controversies surrounding the Prince George’s County Public Schools’ Head […]
National Public Lands Day Transforms Turner Cemetery
The historic Turner cemetery was the site of Greenbelt’s National Public Lands Day event on September 24. Staff of the Public Works Department and volunteers, including members of the Greenbelt City Council and the Community Relations Advisory Board, worked together to clear brush from the historic graves and erect a boundary marker along the perimeter […]
South Core Stream Valley Trail Has Almost All Green Lights
The regular city council meeting of September 12 opened with the presentation of two proclamations from the mayor. One, accepted by Erin Josephitis, the city’s environmental coordinator, declared September 24 to be National Public Lands Day in Greenbelt. This year the centerpiece volunteer activity was a project to improve Greenbelt’s historic Turner Family Cemetery, which […]
Solar Homes Tour Saturday and Sunday, October 1 and 2,
Individuals interested in solar energy are reminded that the Solar Homes Tour is Saturday, October 1 and Sunday, October 2 and features homes in Greenbelt. Hours both days are from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. More details are available in the paper by clicking here.
Art Curriculum Expanding In Greenbelt Schools
It is 4 p.m. on Tuesday and most kids at Greenbelt Middle School are on their way home. But one group of seventh graders stays after on a mission: to make a movie. “They organized all of this,” graphic design teacher Cortland Jones said. “I was just told, ‘Mr. Jones, we’re meeting in your room […]
City Manager Updates Council On Capital Projects, Budgets
The hot topic of the September 14 city manager update was where to put a dog park in the core of Greenbelt. Other topics were a review of other capital projects, a current and prior year budget update and consideration of a renters’ tax credit. Capital Projects The worksession was unusually well attended, with most […]