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Click Here to read about this year’s 4th of July celebration and fireworks at the lake, along with a brief history of our city’s festivities.

We have a profile of Greenbelt Arts Center director, drama instructor and board member Kate Magill Robinson, and a report on changes to make the GAC theater accessible to disabled actors. Have a look at the stories!

And we have a story about reports to City Council from the Reparations Commission and an equity and diversity audit. Take a Peek!

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Greenbelt Plans Its Traditional July 4 Celebrations at the Lake
June 26, 2024
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The City of Greenbelt will celebrate Independence Day with fireworks over Greenbelt Lake on Thursday, July 4, as it did for the City’s first such celebration.  This July 4, Greenbelters can enjoy crafts from 4 to 6 p.m. at Buddy … Read More
New GAC Stage Makes Actor’s Dreams of Performing Possible
June 26, 2024
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When Mahalia attended her first play at the Greenbelt Arts Center (GAC), she envisioned herself on the stage reciting lines and acting out a scene. But there was a problem. The center, including the stage, was not accessible for actors … Read More
Kate Magill Robinson on Theater, Safe Spaces and Romeo & Juliet
June 26, 2024
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There is a pineapple pinned to theater director and teacher Kate Magill Robinson’s bag. In fact, there are pineapples all over her house, like a race of enzyme-rich aliens slowly engulfing the property. They’re gifts, the product of a running … Read More
Council Receives Reparations Reports, Discusses JEDI Audit
June 26, 2024
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On Wednesday evening, June 5, the Greenbelt City Council heard reports from Tribesy regarding Phase II of the Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) audit and from the Reparations Commission. Part of this worksession was aimed at hearing from the … Read More
Drag Bingo at The SPACE Completes Greenbelt’s Emerald City Pride Events
A dark-haired person in a crimson knee-length dress and black jacket holds a microphone and sings, in front of a table with rainbow streamers and a green sign reading "Emerald City Pride In Memory of Ric Gordon."
June 20, 2024
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Rounding out Saturday’s Greenbelt Emerald City Pride events was an evening of Drag Bingo hosted at The SPACE Free Art For All in Beltway Plaza. Dozens of couples attended the 21-and-over event, with drag performer D’Manda Martini serving as the … Read More
Fire Dept. Staffing Plan ‘Temporary’, ALS Ambulance to be at Greenbelt
Takisha James stands up, hands together, amid a roomful of people sitting at tables.
June 20, 2024
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Prince George’s County Fire Chief Tiffany Green recently announced a plan to reallocate all career firefighters and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) staff at four Prince George’s County fire departments: Greenbelt, Berwyn Heights, Bowie-Bel Air and Bunker Hill. The effective date … Read More

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A fallen tree in Greenbelt Lake stands starkly after the January 31 snowfall. Photo by Jeff Jones
Fallen tree, Greenbelt Lake by Jeffrey Jones