Greenbelters Unite in Peace At Church Candlelight Vigil
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 numerous citizens in the community requested that one be held. The vigil served as a […]
My Point of View: Some Thoughts on Labor Day
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 was the first sense of what Greenbelt was all about to me. The Festival website […]
Solar Eclipse: Greenbelters Venture Out With Creative Contraptions
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 seemingly getting worse all morning, they ventured out anyway – to Goddard Space Flight Center, […]
Rings on Lake Park Tree Tell a Tale Spanning 140 Years
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 can count 140 annual growth rings. The fact that this tree is doubletrunked means that […]
Jitender Dubey is Finalist For Service to America Medal
“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 year’s Samuel J. Heyman Service to America medal for his pioneering work of over 30 […]
Children Collaborative Art Involves Hundreds of Kids
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 species found in Maryland, filling the room with color and movement. They hang at various […]
Council Votes Down, For Now, Lowering City’s Voting Age
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 in which 87 percent of respondents favored lowering the age. The councils of three other […]
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 recycled materials. The workshop was led by Amanda Larsen, arts education specialist, who also contributed […]
Food, Fun and Festivities At National Night Out
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 events began. Police, people, pets, firefighters, families, friends and dozens of clubs and groups took […]
SNAP Comes to the Market And Market Matches SNAP
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 until the season ends the week before Thanksgiving. The SNAP match initially comes out of […]