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24 Dec 2021

Council Navigates Challenging Petitions-and-Requests Period

by Cathie Meetre

Mayor Emmett Jordan, after a moment of silence in remembrance of Tom Simon and Rhea Serlemitsos, who both died recently, opened the council meeting of December 13 by praising former Councilmembers Ed Putens and Leta Mach. He handed off to … Read More

8 Dec 2021

Renovated Granite Building: Style, Proximity and Profit

by Cathie Meetre

On Friday, December 3 and Sunday, December 5 the newly renovated Granite Building in the Roosevelt Center celebrated its opening with a reception and an open house, respectively. The partnership of Kim Kash and Michael Cooney, David and Michael Frauenheim, … Read More

11 Nov 2021

Newly-elected Council Starts With a Wobbly First Meeting

by Cathie Meetre

Prior to the first meeting of the new council on Monday, November 8, there was a meeting of the previous council in which there was some discussion of whether this last session of the old council should be closed or … Read More

11 Nov 2021

Co-op Annual Meeting Celebrates Complicated but Successful Year

by Cathie Meetre

The Greenbelt Cooperative Supermarket, familiarly and fondly known as the Co-op, held its annual meeting on Saturday, November 6 via Zoom. Nearly 60 members attended to hear about the store’s epic 2021. When all was said and done, Co-op had … Read More

21 Oct 2021

Council Wrestles with CARES Rent Grants, Armory Purchase

by Cathie Meetre

Two major topics arising in the Greenbelt City Council meeting of October 11 are covered in this article. Remaining topics will be covered in a future article. Rent Support Funds City Manager Nicole Ard reported that, as of October 8, … Read More

19 Aug 2021

P.G. County Behind the Curve In Covid Statistics, Yet Again

by Cathie Meetre

Prince George’s County has achieved “high” status in Maryland’s ranking of counties for community transmission of the Covid-19 virus. This dubious distinction is defined as more than 100 new cases per 100K residents over the preceding week or a 10 … Read More

11 Aug 2021

Fuerte aumento en los casos locales de Covid-19 preocupa a los residentes

by Cathie Meetre, Clara Kuehn, traducido por Carolina Napp-Avelli

Mirando a su alrededor en Greenbelt, está claro que hay menos personas que usan máscaras y que el nivel de comodidad al encontrarse con otras personas ha aumentado desde que una buena parte de la comunidad se ha vacunado. Desafortunadamente, … Read More

11 Aug 2021

Sharp Rise in Local Covid-19 Cases Concerns Residents

by Cathie Meetre, Clara Kuehn

Looking around in Greenbelt, it is clear that there are fewer people wearing masks and that the comfort level with meeting others has increased since a good fraction of the community has been vaccinated. Unfortunately, however, the number of new … Read More

28 Jul 2021

New Deal Café – Take Four? A Cooperative Point of View

by Cathie Meetre

There’s more to the New Deal’s new deal than meets the eye. One can, perhaps, take for granted that two cooperatives cooperating confers the square of the benefit from just one cooperative operating alone. In fact, however, the realities are, … Read More

21 Jul 2021

Council FOP Contract Vote Delayed by Process Shortfalls

by Cathie Meetre

The Greenbelt City Council meeting of July 12 resounded with complaints about administrative failures relating to the meeting and its content and interfering with the ability to complete crucial agenda items. Resident Lore Rosenthal pointed out errors in meeting links … Read More