Phyllis Gillens, Beloved Magnolia Principal, Retires after 25 Years
There’s a certain vibe at Magnolia Elementary School, located in Lanham near Doctors Community Hospital, and serving neighboring Greenbelt residents. The hallways are bright and sunny, the students are cheerful in their canary yellow polos, the staff feel engaged and dedicated. The school feels vibrant and vital, and if you ask members of the school […]
Field Trips Bring Students To Old Greenbelt Theatre
The Roosevelt Center was filled with children playing and eating picnic lunches together, as the Old Greenbelt Theatre welcomed nearly 100 Greenbelt Elementary School third-graders last week. Since the pandemic, the theater has provided field trips to Greenbelt Elementary grade-level groups including third-, fourth- and fifth-graders, two Springhill Lake groups of mixed ages and a […]
Council Hears ARPA Update, Seeks More Grant Applicants
On August 8 and September 27, 2022, Greenbelt City Council approved the allocation of $5.8 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to be used toward the development of 14 grant and assistance programs to help Greenbelt families, small businesses and nonprofit organizations still recovering from the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. On […]
Greenbelt’s Marigza Conserved Featured WWII Photo Album
Greenbelt resident Anne Marigza, a conservator at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM), did behind-the-scenes work on a WWII-era photo album that is the center of a play now onstage at the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Harman Hall. The play, Tectonic Theater Project’s Here There Are Blueberries, is about the photo album received by USHMM and […]
Etiquette for All Seasons: May I Share Your Lane?
As construction teams shore up the walls supporting the Greenbelt Aquatic & Fitness Center’s (GAFC) filter room, Stephen Parks, supervisor, reminds people dreaming of summer fun to remember lessons they learned in kindergarten. Particularly about sharing. Legacy of Community Greenbelt’s public pool originally opened on Memorial Day 1939, and at the time was the only […]
My Point of View: As a Popular Petition Fails Are Process Changes Needed?
Greenbelt resident Peggy Higgins was part of a small group recently attempting to gather sufficient signatures to stop a city charter change so there could be a referendum. She learned that it’s nearly impossible to gather the signatures required, even when the petition is overwhelmingly popular, yet it was also a “wonderful experience,” she says […]
Greenbelt a Premier Pit Stop For Bike to Work Day 2023
Greenbelt was bustling with bicycles on Friday, May 19, as local riders of all ages converged at Roosevelt Center for Bike to Work Day, which expected to see around 14,000 commuters participating across the region this year at 107 pit stops. This is the 11th year the city has hosted a pit stop, and more […]
Two Teachers Win Green Awards; Three Green Schools Recognized
On May 10, Prince George’s County Public Schools held their environmental literacy awards ceremony and two Greenbelt teachers were honored. Danielle Todd-Jones has coordinated environmental efforts and activities throughout Springhill Lake Elementary School for several years, helping to create a green culture. At the awards ceremony she was recognized for “taking on initiatives to empower […]
Public Works Proposes $4.6M Budget for Council’s Attention
The Public Works budget, with proposed Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) expenditures of $4,573,400, is the fourth largest in the city budget. Department leadership met with the Greenbelt City Council on April 19 to discuss this budget. Two of the department’s responsibilities – parks maintenance (proposed expenditures $1.6 million) and the Greenbelt Connection ($136,100 expenditures, $7,400 […]
First Ukrainian Refugee Family Arrives in Greenbelt on May 5
Greenbelt Refugee Aid Committee’s (GRACE) first sponsored family arrived from the Netherlands on May 5. The wait at the airport immigration line took about two hours, but the process of sponsoring our Ukrainian family took four-and-one-half months. The committee, consisting of Bill Jones, Joyce Campbell, Dorrie Bates, Steve Skolnik and Frank Gervasi, spent many hours […]