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11 Feb 2016

Hip Hop on a Bus

by James Giese

The Easter Bunny will bring a special gift to Greenbelt transit riders this Easter Sunday, March 27. This bunny is formally known as the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) and its gift will be hourly or better Sunday bus … Read More

4 Feb 2016

Forebay Dredging – Beavers Readjust to Riparian Renewal

by Diane Oberg

At its meeting next Monday, February 8, the Greenbelt City Council is expected to authorize signing the documents needed to obtain permits to dredge the lake forebays to improve water quality. Council will get a chance later to specifically authorize … Read More

4 Feb 2016

Where the Rubber Meets the Road – Playground Mulch

by Kathleen Gallagher

So many factors come into play with decisions on replacing surfaces and equipment on playgrounds in the 21st century that it is difficult to establish simple rules for what should be done, especially when funding is limited. On January … Read More

28 Jan 2016

Fifty Years Ago – News Review Topsy Turvy

There’s a persuasive myth that everything done in our grandparents childhood was done well. Standards were higher. Streets were safer – and the News Review made fewer mistakes. Just to prove it ain’t necessarily so, take a look at this … Read More

28 Jan 2016

News Review Photo Gallery Cranks Up

The News Review Photo Gallery has now some new pictures in it from last weekend’s snowstorm. We’re hoping to make this a regular feature. Look for the link at the bottom of this page! We’re still having some teething troubles … Read More

28 Jan 2016

FBI swap proceeds as downselect for developers heats up

by James Giese

On Friday, January 24, the General Services Administration (GSA) announced that it had issued Phase II of its Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Federal Bureau of Investigations Headquarters Consolidation Project. It also announced that President Barack Obama’s Fiscal … Read More

25 Jan 2016

Greenbelt Triumphs Over Snow

For once the forecasters nailed it. Snow. A lot of it – and high winds to boot. Greenbelters, after a serious raid on the coop (where would we be without the Co-0p?) mostly hunkered down and waited it out. Emerging … Read More

21 Jan 2016

Homing Pigeon Gets a Boost

by Sue Krofchik and Elaine Nakash

There it was. Some kind of bird that resembled a mourning dove but it looked like it had a fluffy white cape over its shoulders. It kept pecking at the grassy area next to the phone pole on Parkway, across … Read More

21 Jan 2016

One shouldn’t laugh but…

This cartoon by Peter Reppert does go amazingly well with the story featured in today’s paper.. Take a peek!

21 Jan 2016

House Fire on Lakeview Circle causes extensive damage.

At 5:15 on January 19, a passerby noticed that the house at 1 Lakeview Circle was on fire. No one was hurt, though there was considerable damage to the building. The passerby saw smoke coming from the roof and flames … Read More

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