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18 Sep 2019

Circus, Spooky Shakespeare Classes Are Now in Session

by Fatemeh Paryavi

Mike Funt’s circus classes for children and adults and Spooky Shakespeare classes for teens began on Saturday, September 14. In the circus classes, students are taught a wide variety of skills including, but not limited to, juggling, stilt-walking, unicycle and … Read More

18 Sep 2019

Art Share Meeting Inspires Creativity and Conversation

by Kayla Kozak

On the night of Friday, September 13, local artists gathered in the Community Center for the Art Share, a monthly meeting for Greenbelt creatives to display their work and receive feedback from their artist peers. While the monthly event has … Read More

12 Sep 2019

Comienza el trabajo en la presa del Buddy Attick Park

by Kait Levinson

Los visitantes del Buddy Attick vieron cómo su pintoresco lago de Greenbelt se transformaba en una zona de obras cuando los trabajadores comenzaron las reparaciones el viernes 6 de septiembre, aproximadamente dos meses después de la fecha de inicio … Read More

12 Sep 2019

17th Annual Blues Festival Features National Act, More

by Gracie Todd

Greenbelt Blues Festival attendees danced, lounged and mingled as multiple acts played the blues throughout a sunny Saturday in Roosevelt Center. This year the 17th annual Greenbelt Blues Festival scored a national act for the first time: Eli Cook, a … Read More

12 Sep 2019

Zero Waste Station Diverts Festival Waste From Landfill

by Tom Taylor

The Greenbelt Zero Waste Circle in partnership with the Department of Public Works, sponsored a demonstration in the picnic table area at this year’s Labor Day Festival. The demonstration station was highlighted with a banner and included receptacles for compost, … Read More

12 Sep 2019

Goddard Updates Council On Missions and Site Plans

by Matthew Arbach

Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) Acting Director George Morrow and Associate Director Ray Rubilotta presented an update to the Greenbelt City Council on August 4 of their developing missions and site/ infrastructure plans. Mayor Emmett Jordan said that GSFC has … Read More

12 Sep 2019

Long-Delayed Work Begins On Greenbelt Lake Dam

by Kait Levinson

Visitors to Buddy Attick Park saw their scenic Greenbelt Lake transformed into a construction site as workers started on repairs Friday, September 6, about two months after the expected start date due to delays in funding and approvals. “We’ve been … Read More

6 Sep 2019

Activistas por la paz y el medio ambiente son ciudadanos destacados de 2019

by Fatemeh Paryavi

La multitud vitoreó positivamente cuando las festividades del Labor Day comenzaron con el Presidente del Comité de Selección de Ciudadanos Destacados, Robert Zugby, presentando a los ciudadanos destacados de Greenbelt de 2019, Lore Rosenthal y Michael Hartman. Antes de llamar … Read More

5 Sep 2019

Greenbelt Labor Day Parade Draws Diverse Participants

by Ivan Torres

Cheerleaders, educators, cadets, drum lines and firefighters took over the streets of Greenbelt on Monday for the 65th annual Labor Day Parade. The Greenbelt Labor Day Festival was started in 1955 as a way of raising funds to build a … Read More

5 Sep 2019

Table Tennis Tournament Crowns 2019 Champion

by Kayla Kozak

For the 37th year in a row, local ping pong hopefuls met in the Youth Center’s Multipurpose Room from 5 to 7 p.m. on August 30 to compete for the coveted title of table tennis champion. The annual Table Tennis … Read More

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