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4 Aug 2016

BARC Director Ellen Harris Converses with City Council

by Diane Oberg

On July 20 the Greenbelt City Council held a far-ranging conversation with Dr. Ellen Harris, director of the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC) as part of its series of stakeholder meetings. The last such meeting was held roughly two years … Read More

28 Jul 2016

Circus Camp Clowns Around

There are lots of stories and pictures in the paper about the camp and its budding performers. Here’s a short summary. Click here for more. Campers at the Recreation Department’s Circus Camp, run by Greg May, learn how to spin … Read More

28 Jul 2016

Greenbelt Hosts National League of Small Cities Council

by Michael McLaughlin

Greenbelt City Councilmember Silke Pope and the City of Greenbelt recently hosted the Small Cities Council of the National League of Cities (NLC). The Small Cities Council is comprised of elected officials from communities across the country with a population … Read More

28 Jul 2016

Greenbelt Joins National Night Out On August 2

On Tuesday August 2, the Greenbelt Police Department will spend at least some of the evening at play. They’ll be meeting with neighbors in Beltway Plaza and Franklin Park. They’ll have some food with neighbors in Greenbriar. They’ll laugh with … Read More

21 Jul 2016

Teens At Play Bring Joy To Midsummer Night’s Dream

by Kyla Hanington

The middle Dutch word pleien, from whence our contemporary word ‘play’ derives, means to leap for joy. Camp Encore’s recent production of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream embodied that joyous playful energy, from the young players’ enthusiastic acting to the … Read More

21 Jul 2016

Assistance Devices for Deaf Patrons Supplied at Theatre

by Anna Socrates

Nearly 77 years after the 1938 premiere of Little Miss Broadway, Sara Johnston finally understood why Shirley Temple appeals to audiences of all ages. Sara, a long-time Greenbelt resident, is deaf, and going to the movies wasn’t always easy. When … Read More

21 Jul 2016

Council OKs Police Restructuring, Considers Playground Costs

by Diane Oberg

The Greenbelt City Council approved a proposed restructuring of the city police department from Police Chief James Craze at its July 11 regular meeting. Other items included dam repairs at Greenbelt Lake, playground surfacing costs and an update on the … Read More

21 Jul 2016

County Zoning Rewrite Sets Local Beekeepers Abuzz

by Lynne White

On July 12, Eleanor Roosevelt High School hosted one of a series of public outreach meetings regarding the Prince George’s County zoning re-write initiative. The town hall was hosted by the county’s Planning Department and the Maryland-National Capital Park and … Read More

14 Jul 2016

Zoning Rewrite and More Discussed by City and GHI

by Kathleen Gallagher

The first part of the annual city Greenbelt Homes Inc., (GHI) stakeholder meeting on June 13 covered discussion of GHI concerns over new county legislation affecting “common ownership communities,” and was reported last week. Other topics at the meeting and … Read More

14 Jul 2016

Council Reviews Draft Report On Economic Development

by James Giese

The Greenbelt City Council met until 11:30 p.m. at a July 5 worksession with Stuart Eisenberg, executive director, and Molly O’Connell, program manager, of Hyattsville Development Corporation, to review a draft report on economic development programming recommendations that they presented … Read More

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