Celebrate Juneteenth 2022 With Films, Art and Words
The first Emancipation Day celebration – once the Emancipation Proclamation was decreed on January 1, 1863 – took place in Port Royal, S.C. Some 250,000 enslaved African people living in Texas did not learn of their liberation until June 19, 1865, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued. Many reasons have been […]
Babe Ruth Is Back in Action
Babe Ruth Baseball has returned to Greenbelt. Both the 18U and 15U teams have started their seasons with home games being played at Braden Field. The 15U team has a strong returning group of players including Roman Hurwitz, Roman Zentek and Lincoln Beasley. The 18U team is anchored by Antoine Franklin, Jr., AJ Bender and […]
Rally to Bridge Communities Advances Racial Equity Here
Around 70 people rallied in a show of unity on the Library/Community Center lawn on the evening of May 25, promoting the theme of Bridging Communities to Stop the Violence and Advance Racial Equity. Many Greenbelt groups working for justice participated in the rally, including Connecting Across Greenbelt, Drumming for Wellness, Greenbelt Bahá’í Community, Greenbelt […]
Greenbelt’s Memorial Day Service Offers Wreaths, Rifles and Taps
Five wreaths were placed at the Greenbelt War Memorial. Four rifles fired blanks into the air. Taps played and approximately 100 attendees stood to honor the dead. Greenbelt’s Memorial Day service – held in Roosevelt Center on Monday, May 30 – ended with a feeling of completion that had been missing during the pandemic’s virtual […]
Council Meeting Covers Rental Help, ARPA Funding, Taxes
The Greenbelt City Council meeting of May 23 had several speakers during the petitions and requests segment of the meeting. Two are discussed in a separate story that will be printed next week. Three of the other speakers were concerned with American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) spending, particularly as it related to immediately-needed rental assistance. […]
Public Works Discusses Budget, Capital Projects with City Council
The city’s Public Works Department has as their mission to preserve, maintain and improve the city’s infrastructure, parks and green spaces. They are essential workers, to be considered one of the city’s first responders. On May 16, Public Works Co-Directors Brian Kim and Brian Townsend, along with Sustainability Coordinator Luisa Robles, shared with council their […]
Greenbelt Road Proposal Cuts Lanes, Speed to Be Safer for All
Greenbelt Road should be reduced by one lane in each direction, have a reduced speed (25 mph) and have better pedestrian crosswalks. Those are three of the recommendations Kittelson & Associates, Inc. have put in their nearly 200-page Greenbelt Road Corridor Plan Draft, which is available on the City of Greenbelt website at greenbeltmd.gov. Comments […]
Council Holds Public Hearing On Upcoming 2023 Budget
The Greenbelt City Council meeting on Monday, May 9 was focused on the public hearing for the upcoming budget (the first of two), but included residents sharing views on the recent shooting (May 2) and eviction relief. Representatives of the Greenbelt Police Department, Public Works, as well as the Greenbelt Assistance in Living Program (GAIL) […]
Exploring, Learning, Creating: OGT’s New Education Space
A highlight of the Old Greenbelt Theatre’s grand opening on Saturday, May 14 was touring the Screening Room and Media Arts Literacy Lab at 125 Centerway, the new center for the Beyond the Screen initiative. As stated on the OGT website, this new space will allow the Friends of Greenbelt Theatre (FOGT) to “take its […]
OGT Officially Opens New Screening Room, Media Lab
Around 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 14, Old Greenbelt Theatre’s (OGT) Executive Director Caitlin McGrath cut through a gleaming, oversized green ribbon, officially opening OGT’s newest space: the Screening Room and Media Arts Literacy Lab. Surrounded – in the newly accessible doorway – by Friends of Greenbelt Theatre (FOGT) board members and Mayor Emmett Jordan, […]