ARPA Fund Spending Ideas; Deadline of April 15 Looms
Greenbelt’s windfall of nearly $23 million from the federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) has the potential to rapidly improve services, quality of life and infrastructure across the city. To determine how to invest these funds, the city’s outreach efforts include a survey, online at engagegreenbelt.org and printed on page 12. The survey closes Friday, […]
Food and Friendship Program B&B Delivers Meals to Seniors
Therapeutic Recreation Supervisor Becky Sutfin and Brian Butler, recreation coordinator at Springhill Lake Recreation Center, are the self-dubbed B & B Team and the force behind the Food and Friendship Program that provides meals by delivery to seniors. Begun as an on-site service, meals are now delivered to participants’ homes due to the pandemic. The […]
Greenbelt Holds First Food Truck Festival on Cold Day
Greenbelters enjoyed a delicious afternoon at Schrom Hills Park catered by dining on wheels. The first annual Greenbelt Food Truck Festival was held Saturday, March 26, bringing the community together in celebration with food and activities for all ages. Organized by the Greenbelt Labor Day Festival Committee in partnership with Greenbelt Recreation, the festival featured […]
Artists Damen, Kornett, Phillips Present the Human Condition
The new exhibition at the Community Center Art Gallery brings together the work of three distinguished Maryland artists: painters Jessica Damen and Pamela Phillips and sculptor and printmaker Judith Kornett. Entitled Oh, Heart, Here Is Your Healing, the show reflects on the longing for healing and our mixed successes in achieving it. The show recognizes […]
World-class Swimmer Z. Shattuck Trains in Greenbelt for Next Event
Nearly every day, Zachary Shattuck is at the Greenbelt Aquatic & Fitness Center. He does laps in the pool, over and over: crawl, breast stroke, butterfly, back stroke, all classic strokes. When watching him, it appears he has taken the name of the stroke as a command. He flies through the water. Greenbelt’s pool is […]
ACE Educator Awards 2022 Return to In-person Ceremony by Melinda Brady
Greenbelt’s Advisory Committee on Education (ACE) held their 27th ACE Educator Awards on Monday, March 14. Melinda Brady, the chair of ACE, welcomed the audience and city council back to the in-person event, saying, “We would like to thank Mayor Jordan and the city council for their continued sponsorship of the Awards. ACE, formed in […]
Council Adds to Rental Aid: Approves CARES Program
After a broad-ranging discussion at its March 14 meeting, the Greenbelt City Council unanimously approved allocating another $200,000 of its American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds for rental assistance and approved the concept of the plan put forward by Greenbelt CARES to help residents move past the need for such assistance. Council also made several […]
Council Begins Reparations Commission Creation Plans
The City of Greenbelt should establish a 21-member commission to review, discuss and make recommendations related to local reparations for African American and Native American residents of Greenbelt. This was the referendum posed to the public, where 63 percent of Greenbelters voted yes, and the focus of the Greenbelt City Council’s worksession on Wednesday, March […]
ERHS Outlasts Winston Churchill For Fourth State Title in 10 Years
The Eleanor Roosevelt Raiders continue their reign as state champions after successfully defending their 2019 state title – the last contested state championship due to Covid-19 – with a 54-49 double overtime victory over Montgomery County’s Winston Churchill High School Bulldogs. Though this title looked in doubt for much of the second half and both […]
Local Businesses Receive Awards
Two Greenbelt businesses were presented proclamations on Wednesday, March 9 by Comptroller of Maryland Peter Franchot. The New Deal Café received an award for transforming from its humble beginning in 1995 to the premier music and art venue it is now. Alejandra Ramirez, owner of Beltway Plaza Hardware, received an award for her commitment to […]