Council Considers ARPA Details
The ongoing process to determine how to spend $21 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding was raised several times during Greenbelt City Council’s April 11 meeting. Initially, Greenbelt Station residents spoke during Petitions and Requests, describing a lack of amenities in their housing development like recreation, community spaces and shopping. They raised ideas […]
Arbor Day: Eleanor Roosevelt Is Honored With New Satyr Hill Holly Tree
The City of Greenbelt Advisory Committee on Trees joined with city council members on Saturday, April 9 to plant a tree on the lawn between the Community Center and the Library as part of the city’s Arbor Day observance. The newly installed Satyr Hill holly will be known as the Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial Tree. This […]
Five Gubernatorial Candidates Speak, Answer Questions at Forum
Five Democratic candidates in Maryland’s 2022 Gubernatorial Primary Election gathered in Greenbelt on Sunday, April 3 to answer questions from residents about their campaign policies. The forum, hosted by the Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt Democratic Club at the Greenbelt American Legion Post 136, was moderated by It’s Academic host Dave Zahren. Candidates Jon Baron, Doug […]
Goddard Shares Its Future Developments with Council
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center has had a thriving year of missions, developments and outreach programs despite the challenges of the pandemic. Associate Center Director Ray Rubilotta gave a presentation on these efforts to Greenbelt City Council on March 21. Both council and Rubilotta agreed on the vital and proud relationship between the city and […]
New Map Will Leave Greenbelt Out of Maryland’s District 5
Governor Larry Hogan signed the new redistricting plan into law on Monday, April 4. With a new congressional map in hand, Greenbelt will leave Maryland’s 5th Congressional District and become part of Maryland’s 4th Congressional District. When the new map goes into effect in January 2023 at the beginning of the 117th Congress, Greenbelt will […]
Final ARPA Discussion Session Held in Person in Greenbelt West
The City of Greenbelt continues to solicit feedback on how to spend the remaining $21 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to remediate effects of the Covid-19 public health emergency. Residents’ input on ARPA spending must be submitted by April 15 to the city website at engagegreenbelt.org so that city staff can […]
Kyla Tours Greenbriar Park
The good people at Greenbelt Biota have been trying to take me on a tour of Greenbriar Park, at the corner of Mandan Road and Hanover Parkway, for nearly a year now, but for one reason or another we haven’t quite managed to put it together. I finally met Kevin Carpenter-Driscoll, environmental coordinator for the […]
Women Played Important Roles In Shaping Life in Early Greenbelt
Household and shopping tips, recipes, introductions of new residents, society items, news of women’s activities and organizations – these were some of the things covered on the women’s page(s) in the Greenbelt Cooperator. The Mrs. Greenbelt section, which appeared in the first issue of the Cooperator (published November 24, 1937) and ran through June 20, […]
Covid-19 Update for March; New Deal Café Sees Cases
The message of this article is simple. Anybody feeling symptoms that could be attributed to Covid should both immediately get tested and should stay isolated until they know what’s up. Covid-19 isn’t over and even with vaccinations there remains vulnerability. The story began on Friday, March 25, when an individual started feeling unwell. On Saturday, […]
Coming up Roses with GATe Awards for Best Local Videos
Greenbelt Access Television (GATe) announced its second annual Rose Awards on March 20 during the television station’s annual meeting. The contest showcases videos created by Greenbelt community video producers. Sally Davies took first place this year for her short painting-and-time-lapse film From Georgia to Greenbelt. Second place was awarded to Tanya Nordberg and Ian Blackwell […]