Lifeguards Needed at GAFC To Serve Increasing Pool Use
“Lifeguards are the key to the building. I got no lifeguards, I got no building. I can’t open the pool,” pleads Stephen Parks, Greenbelt Aquatic & Fitness Center (GAFC) supervisor. As the community begins to recover from the isolation of the Covid-19 pandemic, more individuals are engaging in new and former exercise routines. As the […]
Our Newspaper Turns 85 But Its Name Is Not Yet 70
The Greenbelt News Review turns 85 years old on November 24 (coincidentally Thanksgiving Day this year), but the paper’s name dates back only to 1954. The paper was first called the Greenbelt Cooperator, a name the Journalistic Club selected as appropriate for a town founded on cooperative principles. Not everyone liked that name, though, evidenced […]
Remains of Missing Greenbelt Teen Discovered in Takoma Park
On November 15, at approximately 12:30 p.m., skeletal remains were discovered in a wooded area near the 1600 block of Drexel Street in Takoma Park. This weekend the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner confirmed the identity of the victim as missing 17-year-old Rosa Maria Diaz-Santos of Greenbelt. An autopsy ruled the manner of death […]
Piscataway People of Maryland: The Original Greenbelters?
The Piscataway People settled in various parts of Prince George’s County. Piscataway means “the people where the river bends.” Their ancestors arrived in Maryland more than 10,000 years ago. Their lands spread from southern Maryland and included Baltimore, Montgomery and Anne Arundel counties and the Washington, D.C., areas. Piscataway tribes speak an Algonquin dialect of […]
Council Approves ARPA Programs: Homebuyers, Scholarships, Healthcare
On November 14, the Greenbelt City Council approved Interim City Manager Timothy George’s proposed programs that use American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds already approved by council. The programs benefit Greenbelt residents who are first-time homebuyers, scholarship applicants or persons in need of healthcare vouchers. Homebuyer Assistance The city will be working with the Maryland […]
Pack 202 Celebrates Greenbelt Generosity
The annual food drive of Cub Scout Pack 202 called Scouting for Food was a great success this year. After a change in style during the height of the pandemic, the pack returned to door-to-door collections to gather food donations. Many tireless scouts, from grades K through five, covered Old Greenbelt twice on foot – […]
New Deal Café Wins City Paper Awards with Help from Gompf
The New Deal Café has won several awards in the Washington City Paper’s Best of DC 2022 contest: first place in Best Place to Experience Local Music and Best Place to Have Dinner with Live Music and third place in Best Jazz/Blues Venue and Best Music Venue. The contest was based on reader-submitted choices, so […]
18th Annual Utopia Film Festival Opens Saturday, November 19
Film-lovers and filmmakers will converge in old Greenbelt on Saturday, November 19 to launch a weekend of fine independent movies, shorts and animation. Works from across the U.S., Iran, Norway, France, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Italy and the United Kingdom will be screened. The festival runs through Monday, November 21. Utopia is an all-volunteer event sponsored […]
Remembering the Greenbelt Sinkovs: WWII Code Breakers
In 1955, Dr. Abraham Sinkov and his wife Delia Taylor Sinkov purchased two lots in Greenbelt’s Lakeside neighborhood and built a house – 3 Lakeview Circle – where they lived for the following eight years. When asked, Abraham would simply say he was a mathematician, while Delia was at home raising their two children. Not […]
Democrats Sweep State, Local Seats; Questions Approved
In last week’s election, local and state level Democrats won in all races. Democrat Wes Moore will make history as the first Black Governor of Maryland. This means a shift in party leadership for a state that has had a Republican governor – Larry Hogan – since 2015. In this race, Republican Dan Cox was […]