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17 Mar 2021

Greenbelt Museum Collects Covid-19 Memories, Crafts

by Julie Rapp

How has the pandemic impacted your life? How do we explain to future generations how Greenbelt citizens dealt with this life-changing event? The Greenbelt Museum would like to capture for future generations what it was like to survive healthwise, emotionally, … Read More

13 Jan 2021

ERHS Mentoring Program Wins $25K State Farm Grant

by Julie Rapp

A State Farm neighborhood assistance grant went to Imara (ee-mah-rah) Roose, a local mentoring program based at Eleanor Roosevelt High School (ERHS). The Imara Roose program was selected out of 2,000 applicants nationwide after a 10-day crowd-sourcing campaign that solicited … Read More

17 Jun 2020

Mayor Will Host a Forum On Race Relations, Policing

by Julie Rapp

Mayor Colin Byrd will hold a virtual Greenbelt community dialogue on race relations and community policing on Saturday, June 27 at 8:30 p.m. Byrd and a diverse group of Greenbelt residents involved in policing reforms will share their stories and … Read More

29 Aug 2019

Greenbelt Labor Day Festival: Unity Through Community

by Julie Rapp

The Annual Greenbelt Labor Day Festival is fast approaching. The Festival begins on Friday, August 30, and continues through Monday, September 2. The Festival is a unique community celebration, one of the largest events of its kind in the State … Read More

14 Aug 2019

ERHS 2019 Japan Bowl Stars Invited to Experience Japan

by Julie Rapp

Three Eleanor Roosevelt High School (ERHS) students visited Japan this summer as part of the Kakehashi exchange program. Vivian Chan, Nicole Chen and Joselle Quijano were selected because of their excellent performance in the nationwide 2019 Japan Bowl, held this … Read More

30 Jan 2019

Red Cross Volunteers Install Free 10-Year Smoke Alarms

by Julie Rapp

There are many ways to serve the community. Instead of providing food for those in need or cleaning up a park, volunteers served their neighbors by installing smoke alarms. On Saturday, January 19, a group of volunteers with the Red … Read More