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17 Aug 2017

Children Collaborative Art Involves Hundreds of Kids

by Elzabeth Gardner

One of the many art projects that the Creative Kids Camps (CKC) completed this summer is a three-dimensional gallery work called Flutter. The project, which is now on display at the Community Center, comprises hanging butterflies of the many different … Read More

17 Aug 2017

Council Votes Down, For Now, Lowering City’s Voting Age

by Kathleen Gallagher

In July 2015, the city’s Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) sent a report to the city council recommending that the voting age be lowered to 16 for purposes of municipal elections. The committee also conducted a survey of Greenbelt young people … Read More

9 Aug 2017

Mini Golf at the Community Center

Participants in the Greenbelt Recreation Department’s August 6 Community Art Drop-in created artistic obstacles for a miniature golf course. Creations included elaborately painted animals, trees made from strips of old maps, and structures with ramps and tunnels made from other … Read More

9 Aug 2017

Food, Fun and Festivities At National Night Out

by Sue Krofchik

National Night Out (NNO) participants throughout the city went under cover on Tuesday, August 1. Collars were up, hats down and umbrellas open as people tried to keep dry amid heavy rain that broke out about an hour after evening … Read More

9 Aug 2017

SNAP Comes to the Market And Market Matches SNAP

by Cathie Meetre

When the Greenbelt Farmers Market (GFM) begins accepting the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) cards this Sunday, August 13, the market will match participants’ SNAP funds dollar for dollar up to $5. Funding permitting, the match will stay in place … Read More

9 Aug 2017

Forest Preserve Assessment Recommends City Actions

by Diane Oberg

As the July 31 city council worksession drew to a close, Mayor Emmett Jordan reminded everyone that “this is just a start.” The meeting was called to discuss the Forest Preserve Assessment conducted by A. Morton Thomas and Associates, Inc. … Read More

9 Aug 2017

Worksession on Sustainable Land Care Policy Seeks Improvement

by Layne Litsinger

The city council held a worksession August 2 at the Community Center to discuss the progress of the Sustainable Land Care Policy as councilmembers, members of the Greenbelt Advisory Committee on Environmental Sustainability (GreenACES) and citizens shared their concerns that … Read More

3 Aug 2017

Project PB&J Greenbelt Yields 1,700 Sandwiches

Last week Acting Police Chief Thomas Kemp took part in an effort to make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for those in need, which took place at the Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine Center in Greenbelt. Kemp was joined by … Read More

3 Aug 2017

Proposal for New Townhomes Presented to the City Council

by James Giese

The July 24 Greenbelt City Council worksession was to have been a brainstorming session about what to do next in light of the General Services Administration’s decision to cancel the project to build a new FBI facility, possibly at the … Read More

3 Aug 2017

Campaign Season Starts Aug. 21 Who’s Running? Not Running?

by Kathleen Gallagher

Ready to start talking about the November election? No, no, not THAT November election. The Greenbelt City Council election, which happens every two years. Although pre-election buzz has been more noticeable this year than in 2015, it’s been long on … Read More

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