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 […]
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 […]