Published continuously since the New Deal City of Greenbelt was founded in 1937, the News Review is delivered free to most Greenbelt residents. In 1970 we won a landmark First Amendment case in the Supreme Court. 

Delivering News Review Helps Local Student Determine Major

A Black teenage girl wearing a purple blouse and blue jeans stands next to a mailbox. She has a canvas bag with the News Review logo slung over her shoulder.

Asha Brown has one thing on her mind these days: college. The Washington, D.C.-born, Greenbelt-raised native is headed to Morgan State University in Baltimore this upcoming fall semester. Her intended field of study? Journalism. “Growing up I didn’t really care for the news but I did love watching the Today Show and the Oprah Winfrey […]

Roosevelt Center Concrete Work Done to Stabilize Soil

Greenbelt Historic District’s Roosevelt Center is getting a spruce-up this week as workers lay down new cement slabs. The work comes in an effort to clean up soil degradation which creates cavities in the soil. The degradation has accumulated over the years due to rain and possible drainage issues. The problem was discovered as workers […]

Creative Kids Camp Opens Both In-person and Virtual

“Unlimited positive energy” is how Creative Kids Camp starts off the summer every year. That is the camp’s motto, according to Performing Arts Coordinator Chris Cherry. The camp joins six others being run by Greenbelt Recreation this year. “There’s a real theme of community in the camp,” said Cherry, who is back with the program […]

Greenbelt Library Is Now Open under Phase 3 Plan

The Greenbelt Library is officially open under Phase 3 guidelines as of Monday, June 14. Librarian Rebecca Oxley has felt the absence of the usual activity that happened at the Library pre-pandemic. “I missed interacting face to face with the community and getting a sense of what the community needs,” she said. Oxley reflected on […]