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8 Jun 2022

Babe Ruth Is Back in Action

by Ian Gleason

Babe Ruth Baseball has returned to Greenbelt. Both the 18U and 15U teams have started their seasons with home games being played at Braden Field. The 15U team has a strong returning group of players including Roman Hurwitz, Roman Zentek … Read More

1 Jun 2022

Rally to Bridge Communities Advances Racial Equity Here

by Melissa Sites

Around 70 people rallied in a show of unity on the Library/Community Center lawn on the evening of May 25, promoting the theme of Bridging Communities to Stop the Violence and Advance Racial Equity. Many Greenbelt groups working for justice … Read More

1 Jun 2022

Greenbelt’s Memorial Day Service Offers Wreaths, Rifles and Taps

by Amy Hansen

Five wreaths were placed at the Greenbelt War Memorial. Four rifles fired blanks into the air. Taps played and approximately 100 attendees stood to honor the dead. Greenbelt’s Memorial Day service – held in Roosevelt Center on Monday, May 30 … Read More

1 Jun 2022

Council Meeting Covers Rental Help, ARPA Funding, Taxes

by Cathie Meetre

The Greenbelt City Council meeting of May 23 had several speakers during the petitions and requests segment of the meeting. Two are discussed in a separate story that will be printed next week. Three of the other speakers were concerned … Read More

1 Jun 2022

Public Works Discusses Budget, Capital Projects with City Council

by Matthew Arbach

The city’s Public Works Department has as their mission to preserve, maintain and improve the city’s infrastructure, parks and green spaces. They are essential workers, to be considered one of the city’s first responders. On May 16, Public Works Co-Directors … Read More

25 May 2022

Greenbelt Road Proposal Cuts Lanes, Speed to Be Safer for All

by Amy Hansen

Greenbelt Road should be reduced by one lane in each direction, have a reduced speed (25 mph) and have better pedestrian crosswalks. Those are three of the recommendations Kittelson & Associates, Inc. have put in their nearly 200-page Greenbelt Road … Read More

25 May 2022

Council Holds Public Hearing On Upcoming 2023 Budget

by Matthew Arbach

The Greenbelt City Council meeting on Monday, May 9 was focused on the public hearing for the upcoming budget (the first of two), but included residents sharing views on the recent shooting (May 2) and eviction relief. Representatives of the … Read More

25 May 2022

Exploring, Learning, Creating: OGT’s New Education Space

by Letty Wilson Bonnell

A highlight of the Old Greenbelt Theatre’s grand opening on Saturday, May 14 was touring the Screening Room and Media Arts Literacy Lab at 125 Centerway, the new center for the Beyond the Screen initiative. As stated on the OGT … Read More

18 May 2022

OGT Officially Opens New Screening Room, Media Lab

by Letty Wilson Bonnell

Around 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 14, Old Greenbelt Theatre’s (OGT) Executive Director Caitlin McGrath cut through a gleaming, oversized green ribbon, officially opening OGT’s newest space: the Screening Room and Media Arts Literacy Lab. Surrounded – in the newly … Read More

18 May 2022

Residents, Council Focus On ARPA Funding Choices

by Diane Oberg

At an unusual Tuesday worksession on May 10, the Greenbelt City Council and residents started to narrow in on how to allocate Greenbelt’s portion of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding. The city has received $11.44 million with another … Read More

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