New Deal Café Negotiations With New Vendor Startle Co-op
The New Deal Café is currently in talks with a new vendor, which came as a surprise to their current vendor, the Greenbelt Co-op Supermarket. Around April last year, as the Co-op continued to lose money as the Café’s vendor, they recommended the Café look for alternate vendors, which they began to do, explained outgoing […]
Greenbelt Raises Pride Flag At Municipal Building for June
The City of Greenbelt held its third Annual Pride Flag Raising at the Municipal Building on Friday afternoon, May 31. “This flag is a powerful symbol of our commitment to diversity and inclusion and the ongoing support for equality in the LGBTQIA+ community in Greenbelt,” said Mayor Emmett Jordan to a crowd of about 50 […]
Charlestowne North Apartments See Slow, Steady Improvement
Three months after the Prince George’s County Circuit Court appointed a receiver for the Charlestowne North apartment building, the City of Greenbelt will issue a regular rental license to Tarantino Properties for the remainder of the fiscal year through August 2024. City officials and residents have reported that there have been some steps taken toward […]
Greenbelt Pride Festival Continues Without Ric Gordon to Take Charge
On Saturday, June 15, the third annual Greenbelt Emerald City Pride Parade and Festival will take place for the first time without Councilmember Ric Gordon at the helm. His unexpected death on November 26, 2023, left an indelible mark on Greenbelt. A prolific community organizer, Gordon participated in and often spearheaded many community initiatives. Nothing […]
Memorial Day at American Legion Honors Those Who Defended Country
American Legion Post 136 held Memorial Day services at its post, rather than at Greenbelt’s War Memorial Park this year, to avoid predicted inclement weather. Even with the change in venue, Post 136 Commander Greg Gigliotti greeted more than 100 local participants coming to honor fallen veterans who gave the last full measure of devotion […]
Multiple Concerns Expressed In Worksession on Standpipe
The entire Greenbelt City Council met with representatives of WSSC on May 20 in a second worksession concerning updates to the WSSC Standpipe Rehabilitation Project. Safety and environmental concerns dominated the discussion. The first worksession about the project took place on October 30, 2023 (see the November 16, 2023, issue). The standpipe, commonly called a […]
1938 Greenbelt High School Building Named Historic Site
The Prince George’s County Historical Preservation Commission (HPC) unanimously agreed to designate the original 1938 Greenbelt High School, today’s Dora Kennedy French Immersion (DKFI) School building, as a Prince George’s County Historic Site. The historic site designation will be recorded as Greenbelt High School. This decision was triggered by the announcement that Prince George’s County […]
City Seeks Input from Community On Outreach Methods, DEI Goals
A group of about 30 people from around Greenbelt met at Springhill Lake Recreation Center on Sunday, May 26 to talk about “working for a connected and equitable Greenbelt.” Tyra Smith, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) officer for the City of Greenbelt, presented information about the city’s DEI audit process. For Phase 1, the […]
City Council Approves Purchase Of Land, Cameras and Shuttle Bus
The Greenbelt City Council at its May 13 meeting discussed and approved several motions authorizing the purchase of land connecting Greenbelt Station in Greenbelt West to the Greenbelt Metro station, a second surveillance camera and a second shuttle bus, among other issues its members discussed. Land Purchase Council discussed and voted on an ordinance to […]
Greenbelt’s Bike to Work Day Attracts 100 Riders to Pit Stop
Greenbelt resident Steven Bernheisel usually bikes to the Metro, and then takes the train to work in Arlington, Va. But Friday, May 17, he joined about 100 people who passed through Greenbelt for its Bike to Work Day pit stop. Organized by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments and the Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA), […]