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20 Jul 2017

Camp Encore Stages Passionate And Dynamic Romeo and Juliet

by Kyla Hanington

Every once in a while, if you’re a parent, you have this snapshot moment of your child’s life. One moment they’re two years old and sinking their teeth into the tender soft flab of your underarm as you carry them … Read More

20 Jul 2017

Creative Kids Campers Delight Audience with Play

by Elizabeth Gardner

Last week, the second session of Creative Kids Camp ended a fun-filled two weeks with two performances of this summer’s production, The Cookie Caper. The show was a wonderful celebration of the various activities in the Community Center and its … Read More

20 Jul 2017

Cheerleading Club Fundraiser Derailed, Racism Cited

by Amy Hansen

A Greenbelt Boys and Girls Club fundraiser on Sunday, July 16 at Chipotle Mexican Grill on Greenbelt Road ended with angry parents, upset children, police interventions and accusations of racism. Coco Lee Tinsley explained that her team of national champion … Read More

20 Jul 2017

Craze Returns for One Last Council Worksession, July 12

by Kathleen Gallagher

On the one hand, the Greenbelt City Council worksession of July 12 was a down-in-the-weeds discussion of necessary modifications to documents defining the city’s 2005-2006 annexation of property in the South Core of Greenbelt Station. Considering the scale of the … Read More

12 Jul 2017

It’s Over: Administration Stops FBI Headquarters Project

by Amy S. Hansen

On Tuesday, July 11, the Trump Administration cancelled the plans for a new FBI headquarters. The three top contenders for the new campus were Greenbelt, Landover and Springfield, Va. “It is really disappointing,” said Mayor Emmett Jordan. “It is a … Read More

12 Jul 2017

Council Supports Climate Accord; Votes for RFP to Seek Solar Farm

by Kathleen Gallagher

The Greenbelt City Council meeting of June 19 started off with two rounds of good words and praise for city staff. The first, for the Police Department officer and civilian employee of the year, was reported in last week’s newspaper. … Read More

12 Jul 2017

So Many Election Issues … So Little Time

by Kathleen Gallagher

There was a time when the Greenbelt City Council hammered out pending election-related legislation no later than the end of spring in election years, well before incumbents become candidates and election issues are likely to morph into campaign issues. This … Read More

12 Jul 2017

New Exhibit Celebrates Parks New Exhibit Celebrates Parks

by Cameron Weekes

As National Park and Recreation Month, July serves to promote health in American communities through exercise and play and to recognize the personnel who maintain America’s parks and recreation centers. To achieve this goal, the Greenbelt Recreation Department has put … Read More

5 Jul 2017

Barbara Likowski Was 2007’s Outstanding Citizen

by Sandra A. Lange

In 2007, the Outstanding Citizen Committee honored someone who was not a well-known figure in the city. Barbara Likowski worked quietly “behind the scenes” for over 36 years as a member of the Greenbelt News Review staff. She served as … Read More

5 Jul 2017

Celebrating City’s Anniversary By Reading Books of the 1930s

by Chris Cherry, Elizabeth Gardner

This summer, young Greenbelters can take part in the Greenbelt Legacy 80th Anniversary celebration by reading some of the terriffic books that enthralled Greenbelt youngsters during the town’s first years. To launch the kids of today on their time-traveling adventure, … Read More

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