16-, 17-Year-olds Can Vote In Nov. 2 City Council Election
For only the second time, residents of Greenbelt who are 16 and 17 are eligible to vote in the Greenbelt city election on Tuesday, November 2. These teens as well as all adults 18 and over who want to vote must be registered in Prince George’s County. There are only a few more days to […]
Kristen Weaver, Silke Pope Have Filed for City Council
Kristen Weaver and Silke Pope, whose biographies appear below, have completed their nomination forms and been certified by City Clerk Bonita Anderson. They join challengers Ric Gordon and Matt Inzeo. Biographies are prepared by the candidates and are published in the order they are certified and received by this newspaper. Kristen Weaver Kristen Weaver was […]
“Let Me Tell You a Story” Artist Tells of Arab Family
“My brother, sisters and I are fortunate enough to have our own ‘hakawati,’” artist Helen Zughaib shares. “A storyteller, whose stories stem from his love for his children and a desire to both educate and entertain. ‘Let me tell you a story.’ And so it would begin. The noise around the dinner table would quiet […]
Springhill Lake Elementary Gets “Community School” Designation
Springhill Lake Elementary School students race into class, learn to keep their masks on, eat breakfast and lunch in school and are getting on with the business of going to school in the middle of a pandemic. They are also part of a Community School, one of the tenets of the state legislation’s Blueprint for […]
Election 2021: Matt Inzeo Files for Council
Challenger Matthew Inzeo is the second candidate to submit his biography to this newspaper. His nomination forms have been certified by City Clerk Bonita Anderson. The biographies are prepared by the candidates. Matthew Inzeo My name is Matthew Inzeo and I am running for Greenbelt City Council. Greenbelt has taught me citizenship. The values of […]
First Rescue Fund Spending Plan Approved by Council
At its September 13 meeting, the Greenbelt City Council unanimously approved an initial set of relief measures to fund using federal American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds. These include $500,000 for rental and utility assistance, $500,000 for business assistance, $500,000 for mortgage/fee assistance and $100,000 for assistance to nonprofits, including food banks, and for two contract […]
Zach’s Notes on Experiences As Swimmer in Tokyo Games
This is the third in a series of articles on Zachary Downs Shattuck and his journey to Tokyo as a 2020 Paralympian. The 2020 Paralympics flame in Tokyo is extinguished, and the first global athletic event since the pandemic began is in the record books. Zachary Downs Shattuck is driving back east from the U.S. […]
Shaymar Higgs: Greenbelt’s Outstanding Citizen of 2021
At the opening festivities of the Labor Day Festival on Friday, September 3, Shaymar Higgs was named as Greenbelt’s Outstanding Citizen to the jubilant cheers of his crowd of supporters. Bob Zugby, chair of the Outstanding Citizen Selection Committee, introduced Higgs in his trademark style, dropping teasers about who the chosen resident would be while […]
The Forest Preserve Proposes To Add a Site, Improve Trails
The Forest Preserve Advisory Board has advanced two proposals to the Greenbelt City Council to enlarge and enhance the city Forest Preserve. On Monday, August 16, the board presented their plan to include Greenbriar Park in the Forest Preserve, an idea with unanimous support from council. On Monday, August 23, the board shared its pilot […]
Tour de Greenbelt Festival Bikers Ride Around the Town
I got an invite over Facebook from Emmett Jordan to join in the Tour de Greenbelt, one of the Labor Day Festival activities. While I was pretty sure he invited everyone he knew, I started worrying he’d specifically invited me and I didn’t want to let him down, so I mentally committed myself to going […]