News Stories |

News Stories

2 Mar 2022

Saving Black History Sites Is Focus of Museum Talk

by Haley Kerby

Shockhoe Bottom in Richmond, Va., was once one of the largest trading markets for enslaved people in the United States, but it was later paved over. The site is now preserved by the National Trust for Historic Preservation African American … Read More

2 Mar 2022

Roosevelt Basketball Teams Aim for State Championships

by Patrick Gleason

It’s been nearly three years since the Eleanor Roosevelt Raiders boys basketball team blitzed the Broadneck Bruins, 77-48, for the 2019 Maryland 4A state championship and the Raiders are still the defending state champions. The coronavirus pandemic erased the 2020 … Read More

24 Feb 2022

Great Backyard Bird Count Finds Greenbelt Fertile Ground

by Greenbelt Marc

This past weekend, February 18 to 21, was the weekend of the 25th annual Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) sponsored by the National Audubon Society, Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Birds Canada. GBBC is an event when bird enthusiasts of … Read More

24 Feb 2022

First Phase of Greenbelt Road Revision Gets Community Input

by Haley Kerby

“What is one word you would use to describe Greenbelt Road?” The most popular answers were ugly, dangerous and busy. “What travel purposes would you like to use Greenbelt Road for?” The response was exercise, recreation, shopping and access to … Read More

24 Feb 2022

Black History Month: Self-care and Mental Health Are Topics for this Saturday

by Lois Rosado

During the past two years, many have experienced the breakdown in social civility, even prior to the advent of the Covid-19 virus. The virus further unraveled lives as it destabilized the social, political and economic institutions on which society relies. … Read More

24 Feb 2022

Greenbelt Got an Early Start On Health Care for Residents

by Jeannette Connors

Picture it. Greenbelt. 1939. A young girl with inflamed tonsils. She is fortunate because Greenbelt has a hospital – the only hospital in Prince George’s County. The girl’s parents pay $4 for a semi-private room (the girl wants a private … Read More

16 Feb 2022

A Variety of Virtual Events Is Sprinkled throughout February

by Lois Rosado

As Black History Month progresses, the following virtual events will be available for Greenbelt residents. Saturday, February 19 from 2 to 3 p.m. Feeding the Body, Healing the Soul: Foodways of Enslaved People with Marvin-Alonzo Greer. Introduction by Leigh … Read More

16 Feb 2022

City Is Working to Develop Racial Equity Action Plan

by Diane Oberg

At the January 24 meeting of the Greenbelt City Council, City Human Resources Director Dawane Martinez briefed council on the city’s participation in Advancing Racial Equity in the DMV Region, a project that is part of the Government Alliance on … Read More

16 Feb 2022

Green ACES Briefs Council On Achieving Sustainability

by Matthew Arbach

Green ACES, the City of Greenbelt Advisory Committee on Environmental Sustainability matters, briefed the Greenbelt City Council on February 7 on its latest recommendations to help steer Greenbelt toward a future more reliant on renewable energy and with lowered carbon … Read More

9 Feb 2022

Greenbelt Park is Now Fully Operational after Much Repair

by Matthew Arbach

Greenbelt Park, after re-opening in November 2021, is now fully operational with a bevy of interpretive programming in the planning stage. During a shutdown period that coincided with the pandemic’s restrictions on social distancing, the park was given time to … Read More

« 1 … 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 … 192 »

Archives: News Stories

News Stories