School Replacement Program Explained at Packed Forum
Over 140 people gathered in the Greenbelt Library meeting room on February 15 to learn about the BluePrint Schools program (also known as P3) which has started to rebuild Prince George’s County Public School (PGCPS) buildings. Mayor Emmett Jordan spoke first to the packed meeting room about how Greenbelt loves books, with the Greenbelt Library […]
Attendees Celebrate Black Culture: Music, Drumming, and Spoken Word
On Sunday afternoon February 19 at the Community Center, a room filled with Greenbelt patrons of the arts and their guests danced, clapped and listened raptly as poetry, drumming and jazz filled the air. Each part of the program was so beautifully presented that no one part commanded the spotlight and all parts were enjoyable […]
City Receives Composting Grant, Looks at Proposal for Car Wash
At its February 13 regular meeting, the Greenbelt City Council received multiple presentations, including one on a federal compost and food waste grant received by the city and a recirculating car wash pilot program. Council accepted a donation to CARES and several committee reports and presented one proclamation. School Board Representative Jonathan Briggs’s presentation was […]
Amid Violent Crime Spike Police Saturation Nets Guns
The Greenbelt Police Department seized seven illegal firearms during its December crime suppression operation in Franklin Park, an area of Greenbelt where the annual number of aggravated assaults confirmed by police has almost tripled over the past decade. The 52 aggravated assaults that the department reported to the FBI for the area over the course […]
Exhibit Celebrates Greenbelt Lake with Beautiful Photos
The photography exhibit on display this month at the Patuxent Wildlife Visitor Center tells many stories about Greenbelt Lake, its wildlife, those who love and care for the lake’s treasures, and the photographers who capture their beauty. The stories include topics such as animal life and their behaviors, the excitement of seeing it and the […]
February 17 Is Official Day For Random Acts of Kindness
This year the City of Greenbelt is celebrating Friday, February 17 as a day of Random Acts of Kindness. At Monday’s city council meeting Mayor Emmett Jordan presented a proclamation recognizing the day to Robert Goldberg-Strassler and Lien and Maya Gareri of the Random Unselfish Acts of Kindness (RUAK) group. The proclamation stated that, “the […]
Witness The Joy Gods Return With Greenbelt’s Youth Musical
After a pandemic hiatus, Greenbelt Recreation is celebrating the return of the annual Youth Musical by presenting a sparkling show about the resurgence of joy. Tickets go on sale today for The Joy Gods Return, written and directed by Greenbelt resident Chris Cherry and featuring a cast of talented teen actors from several local schools. […]
Much More Than Robotics, Greenbelt Wins Core Values
Last weekend the youngest team competing in the Maryland First Lego League (FLL) at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab in Laurel consisted of five Greenbelt youths. Callum, Sam, Soham, Spandana and Tanvi had been meeting through the fall and winter, building, coding, completing missions and trying to solve the central innovation question they’d decided to […]
Wildlife Refuge Pushing Back Against Development Pressure
Reprinted, with permission, from the Bay Journal, February 2, 2023 Look down from 30,000 feet up in the sky and a patch of green stands out amid the web of concrete and asphalt covering the landscape between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. At the core of that verdant oasis is the Patuxent Research Refuge, 13,000 acres […]
City Offers Grants for Greenbelt Students, Homebuyers, Patients
The City of Greenbelt has launched three services to offer financial support to Greenbelt residents who are either first-time homebuyers; college, university or vocational students; or uninsured and underinsured persons needing health care. These are all grants, not loans, with no repayment required. They are intended to support residents whose financial well-being, education or health […]