Glowing Tradition: Greenbelt’s North Woods Pumpkin Walk
Hundreds of jack-o’-lanterns flickered against the trees, illuminating a path for the Greenbelt community during the annual Pumpkin Walk through the North Woods on Saturday, October 19. While the Pumpkin Walk has been a tradition since 1988, the event this year garnered unprecedented numbers. According to this year’s Pumpkin Queen, event organizer Stacy Stewart, over […]
Buddy Attick Park Master Plan Draft is Reviewed by Council
The latest draft of the Buddy Attick Park Master Plan was presented for council review at the worksession on October 16. It was developed by consultant Mahan Rykiel Associates and represented by two of its landscape designers, Scott Scarphone and Anthony Dye. Also on hand at the meeting were Greenbelt Recreation Department Director Greg Varda […]
Council Deliberates on Charter Review and Vacancy Process
At its October 14 meeting, Greenbelt City Council considered a resolution authorizing a 15-member task force to review Greenbelt’s charter in accordance with state guidelines. Councilmember Kristen Weaver called for amending the stipulation that four members must come from city businesses to instead require that one of those members come from a cooperative. Resident Bill Orleans […]
Greenbelt Reparations Commission Requests $165K for Work Planned
On October 14, Greenbelt City Council heard from members of the Reparations Commission who presented a request that the city provide the commission with $165,000 to hire two historians specializing in African American and Native American history, a genealogist, a legal assistant and an administrative assistant. As leader of the commission, Lois Rosado identified one […]
ERHS Teams Win Cross Country Championships, Break 30-Yr Record
Eleanor Roosevelt High School (ERHS) won the Prince George’s County Cross Country Championships in Fort Washington Park on Wednesday, October 16. The cross country teams headed to Fort Washington with the intent to win yet another county championship. At the end of the day, they achieved this goal with the boys varsity and junior varsity […]
Fire Department Update: Litigation Dismissed; Response Times Increase
On Monday, October 21, Greenbelt was dealt another blow in their battle to see career firefighters return to the city’s station. A circuit court judge granted Prince George’s County (et al.) their request for a dismissal of the complaint filed by Greenbelt, Berwyn Heights and College Park on June 28. The complaint was for a […]
Pumpkin Festivities Continue With Roosevelt Center Carving
The Greenbelt Pumpkin Festival kicked off a second weekend of community carving and a walk in Roosevelt Center on Friday, October 18. The day began for volunteers around 7 a.m. as they moved 300 pumpkins for carving from the parking lot to the center and set up tables with buckets so the pumpkin innards could […]
PGFD Will Not Return Career Staff to Greenbelt Fire Dept.
Twenty-four career firefighters were pulled from Greenbelt station on June 30 as part of what was called a “summer staffing” plan to meet staff shortages exacerbated by scheduled summer vacation leave and unscheduled callouts. After dodging questions about when the reassessment promised for October would take place and what metrics it would use, Prince George’s […]
A Story about Story Hour: Fun at Springhill Lake Rec
Books and songs and activities about mariachi music, plants, shapes, colors and numbers filled the monthly pre-K bilingual story hour at Springhill Lake Recreation Center on Friday, October 11. Children’s voices filled the room with singing, responses to questions (“A star!”) and talking to each other, though attention sometimes wandered, which happens when you’re 2 years […]
Join a Wild and Joyful Rumpus In Roosevelt Center Next Friday
The Greenbelt Recreation Arts Program invites families and kids at heart to attend a joyful celebration of creative transformation. The Wild Rumpus takes place in Roosevelt Center on Friday, October 25 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. This event is free, and registration is not required. Guests are invited to show off their Halloween or cosplay […]