Modified Co-op Lease Aligns With Bond Bill Requirements
In early December, as the Coop board was deciding to apply to the Maryland State Legislature for funding for the solar roof, a critical read of the store’s lease indicated it did not meet all the bond bill requirements. Negotiations were immediately initiated with the landlord to align the lease to the bond bill. Agreement […]
Redevelopment of Greenbelt Road Presented to Coalition
At the conclusion of the council worksession on Wednesday, January 23, commenting on the ongoing discussion of the redevelopment of Greenbelt Road, Delegate Alonzo Washington asserted, “We don’t need to wait 20 years. Let’s wake up and get this done!” Representatives from the Urban Land Institute (ULI) were there to present the findings from their […]
Greenway Center: Looking Good and Doing Fine at 40
Since it opened at 7589 Greenbelt Road in 1980, Greenway Center has maintained a nearly 100 percent occupancy rate and, for the foreseeable future, management’s approach to its care is that if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. On February 6, the Greenbelt City Council held its biennial stakeholder meeting with staff from Combined Properties, […]
Comunidad de jóvenes de la iglesia batalla dirigida contra el hambre.
Horas antes del lanzamiento de la moneda del domingo pasado en el Super Bowl de Atlanta, los residentes de Greenbelt abordaron un problema mayor: el hambre. La iglesia comunitaria de Greenbelt Iglesia unida por Cristo, inició el evento anual Souper Bowl de empatía. El Souper Bowl de empatía es un evento multi denominacional a nivel […]
City Celebrates Black History In Sunday’s Diverse Program
Over the years, various departments and co-ops in the City of Greenbelt have arranged Black History Month events. This year, elected city representatives and the Recreation Department are joining forces with community residents and Greenbelt Racial Equity Alliance (GREA) to present a program celebrating Black History Month. The Sunday, February 17 program will feature spoken […]
Franklin Park Church Feeds Families Pinched by Shutdown
The snow started falling last Friday as the volunteers pulled into the parking lot of Rivers of Life AME church, 9200 Edmonston Road in the Franklin Park neighborhood, for the Grocery Giveaway. The pastor, the Reverend Aaron Tinch, has a philosophy: “No one will outwork us,” so he was on site first to lead by […]
GAC Partners with CASA In A Perfect Arrangement
The Greenbelt Arts Center (GAC) is partnering with Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)/Prince George’s County for their current production of Perfect Arrangement. The play addresses gay issues in the 1950s and a portion of the proceeds from the show will go toward addressing the needs of vulnerable youth in foster care, many of whom are […]
Concejo discute sobre crimen y recreación en Franklin Park
(Este es el segundo artículo de la serie sobre la reunión de partes interesadas representantes de la ciudad de Greenbelt con representantes de Franklin Park). El 19 de diciembre, el Concejo de la Ciudad de Greenbelt se reunió con seis representantes de Franklin Park, el jefe de policía Richard Bowers y otros para discutir asuntos […]
Council Discusses Franklin Park Crime and Recreation
(This is the second article in the series on the City of Greenbelt’s Stakeholder Meeting with Franklin Park Representatives.) On December 19, the Greenbelt City Council sat down with six Franklin Park representatives, Police Chief Richard Bowers and others to discuss matters of public safety and recreation. The meeting was held at Greenbelt Station. Crime […]
Shutdown Affects ERHS Student Internship Programs
Due to the recent government shutdown, internship sites such as NASA and the USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center were closed for several weeks. This left 19 Eleanor Roosevelt High School interns who had already been assigned to the sites without any means of obtaining research for their projects during those 34 days. These projects are […]