Travel Group Has a Stellar Show Tour Treat
“Is the trip still on?” “Are we still going?” The calls and emails kept coming to Mary and Barry Moien. We’d all been watching the news about the damage from Hurricane Joaquin and the devastating flooding in South Carolina. The date for the long-planned show trip to Myrtle Beach, October 12, was fast approaching. […]
Service Dog Shot in Dogpark by Off-Duty DC Police Officer
An off-duty D.C. Metropolitan police sergeant shot a trained service dog belonging to a hearing-impaired woman the morning of Sunday, December 13 while both were at the city-owned dog park on Hanover Drive. The police officer reported that the dog “ran out of the enclosure in an aggressive manner with teeth bared. She feared for […]
Greenbelt Registers its Views on Refugees
At its November 23 regular meeting, the Greenbelt City Council received a petition from resident Josh Hamlin asking that council adopt a resolution expressing Greenbelt’s willingness to welcome refugees from the current warfare in Syria and urging elected officials at all levels of government to cooperate in actively addressing the current refugee crisis. At its […]
Greenbelt artist Dan Kennedy features Greenbelt
Dan Kennedy’s work includes studies of Greenbelt. Kennedy is shown here with a work in progress that captures the essence of Roosevelt Center – the shot, taken by Eric Zhang, shows him in his studio at Artomatic in Hyattsville.
Greenbelt-Centric Nutcracker Celebrates Town and Tchaikovsky
More than 250 people crowded into the Community Center’s gym on December 13 to attend Greenbelt’s version of the Nutcracker. Called The New Deal Nut: A Greenbelt Nutcracker, the dance production was the culmination of the city’s dance classes, some of which started work on the project in August. “We have students from ages […]
Coming soon to a parking lot near you? FBI EIS challenges
At its December 14 meeting, the Greenbelt City Council received a briefing on the draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Headquarters Consolidation project. Council directed staff to draft a response to the statement focusing on the Greenbelt site. Council plans to review the draft letter at a special […]
Reliable recyclers bag beautiful bins
Recycling America Recycles Day is recognized nationally on November 15 but Greenbelt extends the celebration to America Recycles Month. The city’s recycling coordinator, Luisa Robles, accepted the proclamation from Mayor Emmett Jordan on behalf of the city and reviewed some of the activities undertaken over the month. Next up was the introduction of this […]
Craft Fair Attracts Shoppers to Cornucopia of Handmade Gifts
The 44th Juried Craft Fair was held at the Greenbelt Community Center the weekend of December 5 to 6, welcoming over 70 crafters selling handmade goods. The craft fair brings residents together to start their holiday shopping. The craft fair is juried, so vendors must apply, present their work and be granted a position at […]
Festival of Lights, Tree Lighting Usher in Holiday Season
The square in Roosevelt Center filled up with over 150 people this past Friday for Greenbelt’s annual Christmas tree lighting. This is the first year that the Christmas tree lighting has been held at Roosevelt Center, according to performing arts program coordinator Chris Cherry. Past lightings have been on the lawn of the community center, […]
5th Grade Teacher Marson Richardson Offers Kind Words
As the ambient noise, chatter and laughter of the scurrying children subsides, as the yellow school buses pull away from Greenbelt Elementary School (GES), as Marson Richardson ushers me into his 5th grade classroom after a long day teaching English and Reading Language Arts, I expect to see a haggard man reluctant to submit to […]