Greenbelt to Commemorate Maryland Emancipation Day
The Greenbelt Black History and Culture Committee invites the community to hear a presentation given by Dr. Frank Smith, executive director of the African American Civil War Museum in Washington, D.C., and the auxiliary group, the Female Re-Enactors of Distinction. The presentation will be held Saturday, November 5 at 2 p.m. in the Community Center […]
City Halloween Celebration Returns To Roosevelt Center as Wild Rumpus
The Greenbelt Recreation Arts Program invites families and children of all ages to a joyful celebration of creative transformation in Roosevelt Center. Formerly known as the Halloween Costume Contest and Parade, the event returns this year as the Wild Rumpus on Friday, October 28. Arrive at 4:15 p.m. at the Centerway underpass. Guests are invited […]
Council Hears Police Reform Resolution Issues, Recruiting
On October 11, Greenbelt City Council heard a petition from Peggy Higgins, speaking as chair of the city’s Public Safety Advisory Committee (PSAC), regarding the handling of the council-adopted police reform resolution. A special closed session of council on October 12 was to address the circumstances of the resolution. After the resolution originally passed in […]
Greenbelt’s Consumer Co-ops Are Crucial to Local Lifestyles
Every cooperative organization in Greenbelt and elsewhere is governed by a board and any member can run for election to it – each is a grass-roots democracy. Decisions are made by the board and the management carries out those decisions. Most local co-ops exist through the determined efforts of a small number of residents who […]
Do Greenbelt Road Bike Lanes Add to City’s Bike Friendliness?
Cyclists and drivers be warned. The Maryland State Highway Administration, apparently without consultation with the city, has painted bike lanes on Greenbelt Road heading west from the intersection with Kenilworth Avenue. They run from the intersection, past Dora Kennedy French Immersion School, the school bus lot and the first two entrances to Beltway Plaza. The […]
Greenbelters Walk as One, Creating a One-city Home
Residents of Greenbelt East, Greenbelt Center and Greenbelt West united as one on a sunny Sunday afternoon for the city’s third Help Unite Greenbelt (HUG) Walk hosted by Random Unselfish Acts of Kindness (RUAK). The HUG Walk was inspired by unity walks and concern over the divisiveness RUAK founder Robert Goldberg-Strassler witnessed while he was […]
Food Recovery Week Aims To Reduce Much Food Waste
Food Recovery Week, co-sponsored by the Prince George’s County Food Equity Council and supported by the Greenbelt Zero Waste Circle, will be observed October 16 to 22 in the D.C. metro area. The week-long observance is designed to promote awareness of food waste prevention and food security needs. A series of free events will be […]
Greenbelt Shares Cooperative Roots with Early U.K. Activists
October is Co-op Month and Greenbelt has perhaps the largest concentration of cooperatives per capita anywhere in the U.S. With seven varied co-ops, the city epitomizes the cooperative spirit. City cooperatives include the Greenbelt Co-op Supermarket & Pharmacy, Greenbelt Federal Credit Union, Greenbelt Homes Inc., Greenbelt Nursery School, Greenbelt News Review, New Deal Café and […]
Children’s Little Free Library Reopens in Roosevelt Center
The Little Free Library outside the Old Greenbelt Theatre’s new Screening Room had been removed due to an unstable support structure. Girl Scout Troop 27 decided they wanted to help. For their Silver Award project, they worked together to create a new Little Free Library to replace the old one. At first, the plan was […]
Greenbelt Park: A History
Greenbelt Park provides an urban oasis, a 1,100-acre green space that local residents, along with visitors and guests from the nation’s 50 states and many foreign countries have enjoyed. Situated 13 miles from Washington, D.C., and bisected by the Baltimore-Washington Parkway, the park offers a campground and nine miles of trails, where guests can enjoy […]