Arts Advisory Board: Let There Be Light for Roosevelt Center
It isn’t often these days to find everyone agreeing on something, but at its June 22 regular meeting, the Greenbelt City Council took up an item that had immediately received support from everyone involved in reviewing it. In a report titled Recommended Enhancements to Lighting in Roosevelt Center, the city’s Arts Advisory Board (AAB) presented […]
Community Center Window Restoration Project Underway
Restoration and cleaning efforts have begun on city facilities in the core of Greenbelt. The work includes the repainting and re-glazing of the gymnasium windows at the Community Center, cleaning of the building’s bas reliefs and marble garden statue, and cleaning and repair of the Mother and Child statue at Roosevelt Center. All of this […]
GAFC’s Outdoor Pool Begins Limited Reopening on Monday
After diligent safety preparations and extensive staff training, Greenbelt Recreation will ease into the reopening of the Greenbelt Aquatic & Fitness Center (GAFC) Outdoor Pool on Monday, August 3 at 7 a.m. This first phase of reopening will require reservations for use. All participants must be over 14 years of age, and either Greenbelt residents […]
Que quede para la posteridad: Ponga ” ‘Neighbor’ in the ‘Hood’ “(1)
Las nubes tormentosas amenazaban cuando la Marcha y el Encuentro Black Lives Matter/Stop the Violence (Las vidas negras importan/Terminar con la violencia) se reunieron la noche del lunes 20 de julio. El organizador Ric Gordon y su cohorte de activistas, LaWann Stribling, Carla Johns, Amanda Jennings, Lucy Silver y Janna Parker, no se desalentaron. Gordon […]
Give an Account for Eternity: Put “Neighbor” in the “Hood”
Este artículo está disponible en español en nuestra página web www.greenbeltnewsreview.com. Thunderclouds loomed as the Black Lives Matter/Stop the Violence March and Rally gathered on the evening of Monday, July 20. Organizer Ric Gordon and his cohort of activists, LaWann Stribling, Carla Johns, Amanda Jennings, Lucy Silver and Janna Parker, were not deterred. Gordon opened […]
Liggins Updates Council on Some Options to Support Businesses
At a worksession on July 15 Greenbelt Economic Development Coordinator Charise Liggins updated the Greenbelt City Council on the status of the city’s economic challenges and strategies as it contends with the COVID-19 pandemic. She focused on business recovery, offering recommendations, along with a proposed fund to provide capital grants to struggling businesses. When asked […]
Greenbelt Recreation Pulls Out All the Stops on Summer Fun
Thanks to the Herculean efforts of the city’s Recreation Department, summer camps are up and running, in a virtual setting this time. Said Recreation Program Supervisor Anne Oudemans, “We did it,” calling this year’s effort Summer Connect to differentiate it from the normal fare. She said that pairs of pre-recorded presentations with online interactive sessions […]
GIVES Celebrates 25th Year Helping Residents to Thrive
Greenbelt GIVES (Greenbelt Intergenerational Volunteer Exchange Service) celebrated its 25th anniversary in June. GIVES is a member organization where volunteers help other members who need a little help while living independently in their own homes. “Unless they need us, they don’t know about us,” said Carol Drees, GIVES president since June 2019. “Two hundred thirty […]
El Concejo Aprueba un acuerdo entre FOP y la ciudad en una sesión acalorada
El gran evento en la reunión del Ayuntamiento de Greenbelt del lunes 13 de julio fue la aprobación propuesta del Acuerdo de Negociación Colectiva (CBA) entre la ciudad y la Orden Fraternal de Policía (FOP) que durará un año en lugar del contrato más habitual de tres años. (El resto de la reunión se cubrirá […]
Council Approves City/FOP Contract in Heated Session
The big event at the Greenbelt City Council meeting of Monday, July 13 was the proposed approval of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between the city and the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) that will run for one year instead of the more usual three-year contract. (The remainder of the meeting will be covered separately.) […]