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24 Aug 2017

Labor Day Pullout

Look inside today’s paper for the Labor Day pullout, or download it here! It contains information on all the events happening over the Labor Day Weekend. The physical paper – available on your doorstep or from outlets in Greenbelt, including … Read More

24 Aug 2017

Greenbelters Unite in Peace At Church Candlelight Vigil

by Cameron Weekes

In a show of solidarity against the violence at the Charlottesville protest, members of the Greenbelt Community Church held a candlelight vigil on Wednesday, August 16 from 7 to 9 p.m. The vigil was organized by Rev. Glennyce Grindstaff after … Read More

24 Aug 2017

My Point of View: Some Thoughts on Labor Day

by Jill Connor

The signs are up, the flyers are out, the bracelets are for sale and the orange barrels are starting to gather around Roosevelt Center. As someone who moved to Greenbelt a little over a year ago the Labor Day Festival … Read More

24 Aug 2017

Solar Eclipse: Greenbelters Venture Out With Creative Contraptions

by Janice Wolf

A forecast of cloudy skies and the threat of copious amounts of rain between 2 and 3 p.m. did not deter people from seeking out a place to watch Monday’s partial solar eclipse in and around Greenbelt. Despite that forecast … Read More

17 Aug 2017

Rings on Lake Park Tree Tell a Tale Spanning 140 Years

by Owen Kelley

Last week, the city cut down a large, dead tree on the northeast shore of Greenbelt Lake, which had started growing about 60 years before Greenbelt was founded. If you visit the stump of this double-trunked white oak tree, you … Read More

17 Aug 2017

Jitender Dubey is Finalist For Service to America Medal

by Matt Arbach

“God is watching over me,” says Dr. Jitender Dubey, a microbiologist with the Agricultural Research Service, when considering his life of many journeys and perseverance. A resident of Greenbelt since 1982, Dubey was named a finalist in July for this … Read More

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

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