Stephanie Quinn | Article Author |

24 Aug 2023

City Requests Public Input On Buddy Attick Master Plan

by Stephanie Quinn

The city welcomed public input to plan for the future of Buddy Attick Park in a community meeting at the Municipal Building last Thursday evening, ahead of the launch this week of an online public survey. The output of the … Read More

24 Aug 2023

Stronger Summer Storms Highlight Grid Vulnerability

by Stephanie Quinn

Tornado warnings on August 7 led to early closures of federal offices, the University of Maryland and other workplaces in the metro area. But it was a series of summer storms the weekend of July 28 and 29 that interrupted … Read More

13 Jul 2023

Three Finalists for Greenbelt City Manager Meet Residents

by Stephanie Quinn

The three finalists for Greenbelt’s open city manager position met with residents at the Municipal Building last Thursday evening. Cohesion across Greenbelt’s diverse communities, budgeting and a recent charter amendment allowing city council to waive the residency requirement for city … Read More

13 Jul 2023

Cannabis Legalization Sparks Hope, Curiosity, Questions

by Stephanie Quinn

“You just have to understand your why,” said LaWann Stribling, the founder of Stribble District, LLC, selling baked goods and herbal products at the July 2 Greenbelt Farmers Market. Cannabis use, approached with that knowledge, has broad potential for healing, … Read More

7 Jun 2023

Ralph, GHI General Manager, Will Retire after Over a Decade

by Stephanie Quinn

Eldon Ralph, the general manager of Greenbelt Homes, Inc., (GHI), will retire at the end of July with over 26 years of service to Greenbelt Homes – 11 years in his current position, almost 16 years on the GHI staff … Read More

7 Jun 2023

Fishing at Greenbelt Lake: Relaxation, Natural Beauty

by Stephanie Quinn

Felix Castillo has fished with all six of his children, but last week at Greenbelt Lake in Buddy Attick Park he was fishing with his youngest three. In the warm weather months, the shores of Greenbelt Lake are dotted with … Read More

16 Feb 2023

Amid Violent Crime Spike Police Saturation Nets Guns

by Stephanie Quinn

The Greenbelt Police Department seized seven illegal firearms during its December crime suppression operation in Franklin Park, an area of Greenbelt where the annual number of aggravated assaults confirmed by police has almost tripled over the past decade. The 52 … Read More

29 Dec 2022

Fearless Greenbelter Lambert Shares Regular Folks’ Wants

by Stephanie Quinn

Lying on the padded floor of a modified Boeing 727, Greenbelter Denna Lambert began to float as the plane crested the apex of its parabola and the effects of gravity receded. Lambert said she was always a “fangirl” when it … Read More

10 Nov 2022

Annual Public Safety Awards Honor Greenbelters’ Services

by Stephanie Quinn

Family, friends and colleagues gathered Friday evening in Greenbelt American Legion Post 136 to recognize the service and sacrifice of police, firefighters, public works employees and those who support them. Post 136 Commander Greg Gigliotti welcomed attendees to the banquet … Read More

28 Sep 2022

Celebration of Public Lands Day Brings an Awareness of Nature

by Stephanie Quinn

Volunteers celebrating National Public Lands Day at Springhill Lake Recreation Center Saturday cleared Greenbelt’s Food Forest of pandemic overgrowth and damage from summer storms. Uprooting invasive stilt grass, they revealed native ferns. With gloves and shears, they freed trees of … Read More