Should Museum Join Rec? Update on MD193 Planning
At the January 24 meeting of the Greenbelt City Council, Recreation Director Greg Varda and Museum Director Megan Searing Young briefed council on their proposal to “merge” the Greenbelt Museum with the Recreation Department. In addition, council received an update on the Greenbelt Road Corridor Project, currently in progress. Museum In the memorandum advancing their […]
Black History Month: Negro League Baseball Player, Memorabilia at SHL Rec Center
Residents of Greenbelt and the surrounding areas were honored to have a Negro League Hall of Famer, Luther “Luke” Atkinson, and a display of Black Baseball memorabilia. The exhibit was the first event of a month-long program sponsored by the City of Greenbelt to celebrate Black History Month. The event was organized by the Greenbelt […]
Mail Theft Causes Check Fraud And Much Stress in Greenbelt
Instances of fraudulent check use through mail theft are on the rise in Greenbelt, with the Greenbelt Police Department reporting four cases of check fraud in January 2022 alone in their weekly crime reports. Individuals often steal checks from mailboxes and forge or alter a check that has already been written to change the name […]
Council Discusses Challenges For Greenbelt East Properties
Mayor Emmett Jordan, at a January 26 Greenbelt City Council worksession, asserted “we are a city of associations.” Focused on Greenbelt East, council met with homeowner association board members and Executive Vice President Rick Cummings from property manager Condominiums Ventures Incorporated (CVI) to have a detailed discussion of the most pressing issues these communities are […]
Black Wellness, Finance Are Center of Month’s Programs
Enslavement began in North America when the White Lion landed in 1619 with Africans taken from Angola by English pirates and traded in Jamestown for supplies. The achievements of the descendants of those Africans have been nothing short of remarkable given their continued struggle for economic, political and social justice. Black History Month is a […]
One of the FSA Photographers Lived in Greenbelt for a Time
Part 2 of 2 Greenbelt’s construction and the early years of life in the community were well documented by photographers employed by the federal government’s Resettlement Administration (RA) and the Farm Security Administration (FSA), which succeeded it. The Greenbelt photos are part of the FSA/Office of War Information (OWI) Photograph Collection, which documented American life […]
Community Input for ARPA Projects, Council Rules Occupy City Council
At its January 24 regular meeting, the Greenbelt City Council received the consultant’s implementation plan for a program to gather resident input regarding how to spend the money the city received under the federal American Rescue Plan. In addition, council heard a description of this year’s Black History Month observations; adopted revised standing rules, including […]
NASA-owned Forest Sale Rejected by OMB for Now
This article was previously published in the Bay Journal and is reprinted with permission. The Maryland forest tract owned by NASA that’s at risk of being sold to a developer has won a reprieve for now. The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) last week rejected a list of federal properties recommended for […]
Judge Stops Redistricting Map; County Council Will Appeal
On January 31, Prince George’s County Circuit Court Judge William Snoddy ruled that the new district map created by the Prince George’s County Council in November of 2021 was illegally accepted by the county council majority (6 to 3). According to the court order, “Prince George’s County Council shall immediately withdraw the redistricting plan in […]
A History of the Early Youth Band of the Town of Greenbelt
Once upon a time there was a town, built by the government as a planned community, surrounded by woods far away from Washington. A town a classmate once called the “Emerald City,” where the town leaders formed a band for young people, ages 12 through high school. The town was Greenbelt and the year was […]