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23 Feb 2023

Winter Oasis Concert by Relic Delights Full House at the Café

by Frank Gervasi

Winter Oasis, by the Baroque music ensemble Relic, is a wonderful production. Enthusiastically and flawlessly performing works by Handel, Bach, Vivaldi and other composers, this group is entertaining, inspiring and educational. Over 80 people packed the New Deal Café for … Read More

23 Feb 2023

School Replacement Program Explained at Packed Forum

by Deb Daniel

Over 140 people gathered in the Greenbelt Library meeting room on February 15 to learn about the BluePrint Schools program (also known as P3) which has started to rebuild Prince George’s County Public School (PGCPS) buildings. Mayor Emmett Jordan spoke … Read More

22 Feb 2023

Attendees Celebrate Black Culture: Music, Drumming, and Spoken Word

by Deb Daniel

On Sunday afternoon February 19 at the Community Center, a room filled with Greenbelt patrons of the arts and their guests danced, clapped and listened raptly as poetry, drumming and jazz filled the air. Each part of the program was … Read More

22 Feb 2023

City Receives Composting Grant, Looks at Proposal for Car Wash

by Diane Oberg

At its February 13 regular meeting, the Greenbelt City Council received multiple presentations, including one on a federal compost and food waste grant received by the city and a recirculating car wash pilot program. Council accepted a donation to CARES … Read More

16 Feb 2023

Amid Violent Crime Spike Police Saturation Nets Guns

by Stephanie Quinn

The Greenbelt Police Department seized seven illegal firearms during its December crime suppression operation in Franklin Park, an area of Greenbelt where the annual number of aggravated assaults confirmed by police has almost tripled over the past decade. The 52 … Read More

16 Feb 2023

Exhibit Celebrates Greenbelt Lake with Beautiful Photos

by Erica Johns

The photography exhibit on display this month at the Patuxent Wildlife Visitor Center tells many stories about Greenbelt Lake, its wildlife, those who love and care for the lake’s treasures, and the photographers who capture their beauty. The stories include … Read More

16 Feb 2023

February 17 Is Official Day For Random Acts of Kindness

by Anna Bedford-Dillow

This year the City of Greenbelt is celebrating Friday, February 17 as a day of Random Acts of Kindness. At Monday’s city council meeting Mayor Emmett Jordan presented a proclamation recognizing the day to Robert Goldberg-Strassler and Lien and Maya … Read More

16 Feb 2023

Witness The Joy Gods Return With Greenbelt’s Youth Musical

by Chris Cherry, Rebecca Squire

After a pandemic hiatus, Greenbelt Recreation is celebrating the return of the annual Youth Musical by presenting a sparkling show about the resurgence of joy. Tickets go on sale today for The Joy Gods Return, written and directed by Greenbelt … Read More

9 Feb 2023

Much More Than Robotics, Greenbelt Wins Core Values

by Anna Bedford-Dillow

Last weekend the youngest team competing in the Maryland First Lego League (FLL) at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab in Laurel consisted of five Greenbelt youths. Callum, Sam, Soham, Spandana and Tanvi had been meeting through the fall and winter, … Read More

9 Feb 2023

Wildlife Refuge Pushing Back Against Development Pressure

by Timothy B. Wheeler

Reprinted, with permission, from the Bay Journal, February 2, 2023 Look down from 30,000 feet up in the sky and a patch of green stands out amid the web of concrete and asphalt covering the landscape between Baltimore and Washington, … Read More

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