Poor Air Quality Impacted Life in and around Greenbelt
The haze and poor air quality Greenbelters woke up to on Wednesday took many by surprise. Wendy Young is an avid runner and had headed to Lake Artemesia that morning. A running partner texted her saying, “I hope you’re not running in this.” “In what?” she thought. “No one was really talking about it at […]
Council Okays FY24 Budget And Open Space Spending
The Greenbelt City Council adopted the budget for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) at its June 5 regular meeting. Council also approved submission of the FY24 Program Open Space plan to the county and witnessed Mayor Emmett Jordan present several proclamations. Budget Council approved the council-suggested changes that had garnered consensus support at the May 24 […]
Greenbelt Elementary Fifth-Graders Graduate
Nearly 100 fifth-graders from Greenbelt Elementary School (GES) received their certificates of promotion at a ceremony at Eleanor Roosevelt High School on June 9, as hundreds of enthusiastic family members and friends cheered them on. The students entered in a grand procession and sang Best Day of My Life. Principal Joel Nelson and Assistant Principal […]
Greenbelt Celebrates Pride With Its First Pride Parade
On Thursday, June 1, Greenbelt raised the pride flag to mark the commencement of Pride Month. On Saturday, June 3, the city held its second annual Pride Fest, which included, for the first time, a Pride Parade from the playground by the Spellman overpass on Gardenway down to Roosevelt Center. Maryland State Comptroller Brooke Lierman […]
Ralph, GHI General Manager, Will Retire after Over a Decade
Eldon Ralph, the general manager of Greenbelt Homes, Inc., (GHI), will retire at the end of July with over 26 years of service to Greenbelt Homes – 11 years in his current position, almost 16 years on the GHI staff and after a career of more than 30 years in engineering and facilities management. James […]
Fishing at Greenbelt Lake: Relaxation, Natural Beauty
Felix Castillo has fished with all six of his children, but last week at Greenbelt Lake in Buddy Attick Park he was fishing with his youngest three. In the warm weather months, the shores of Greenbelt Lake are dotted with people fishing to relax, enjoy nature and spend time with friends and family. The first […]
Greenbelt Hears Sonic Boom From F-16s Chasing Plane
On Sunday, June 4, many Greenbelt residents heard an unexpected, loud boom through the area that rattled some windows. This caused confusion and a flurry of emergency calls. Some suspected thunder ‒ although the skies were clear ‒ and many others feared it was an explosion. At 5:22 p.m. the Greenbelt City Police Department shared […]
Plastic Film Bag Ban Passed, To Take Effect Jan. 1, 2024
At the May 22 Greenbelt City Council meeting, council considered, discussed and ultimately adopted a single-use plastic bag ban and required retail establishments to charge at least 10 cents for each paper bag provided to customers, with a penalty for violation. The ordinance will go into effect on January 1, 2024. Councilmember Kristen Weaver spoke […]
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 […]