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28 Jul 2021

New Deal Café – Take Four? A Cooperative Point of View

by Cathie Meetre

There’s more to the New Deal’s new deal than meets the eye. One can, perhaps, take for granted that two cooperatives cooperating confers the square of the benefit from just one cooperative operating alone. In fact, however, the realities are, … Read More

28 Jul 2021

Capital Bikeshare: A Test Ride

by Kyla Hanington

Like everyone else I have noticed Capital Bikeshare rental stations popping up around town and unlike everyone else I’ve thought, “Now there is something I will never do, rent a bike from one station and ride it jauntily through the … Read More

21 Jul 2021

Greenbelter Gets to Be Extra In Upcoming Film on Slavery

by Kyla Hanington

“There are three rules to being an extra in a movie,” my brother, an experienced extra, told me. “Overact in the background, look directly at the camera and get between the camera and the main action as often as possible.” … Read More

21 Jul 2021

El nuevo método de votación se une al antiguo Los para las elecciones de la ciudad de 2021

by Kathleen Gallagher, traducido por Carolina Napp-Avelli

No es frecuente que Greenbelt adopte nuevos métodos para votar en las elecciones municipales, sin embargo el repertorio ha aumentado de forma lenta pero segura a lo largo de los años. Después de las papeletas de votación hubo un largo … Read More

21 Jul 2021

New Voting Method Joins Old Ones for 2021 City Election

by Kathleen Gallagher

It isn’t often that Greenbelt adopts new methods for voting in city elections, but the repertoire has increased slowly but surely over the years. Following paper ballots was a long period of lever machines, followed by other machines. Then voting … Read More

21 Jul 2021

Council FOP Contract Vote Delayed by Process Shortfalls

by Cathie Meetre

The Greenbelt City Council meeting of July 12 resounded with complaints about administrative failures relating to the meeting and its content and interfering with the ability to complete crucial agenda items. Resident Lore Rosenthal pointed out errors in meeting links … Read More

21 Jul 2021

PSAC Report to City Council Argues for Some Limited Reform

by Matthew Arbach

On July 12, members of the Public Safety Advisory Committee (PSAC) met with the Greenbelt City Council to present their May 5 report on Mayor Colin Byrd’s Fair and Just Policing Act. PSAC analyzed the proposed legislation, in comparison to … Read More

15 Jul 2021

On Bracelets and Memories: Camp Pine Tree Tradition

by Patrick Gleason

A cornucopia of colorful bracelets adorns the wrists of Camp Pine Tree counselor Taylor Carrion, now five years removed from her first summer as a camp intern. Each bracelet is the fruit of a time-honored camp tradition with bright beads … Read More

15 Jul 2021

Shaymar Higgs’ The Space To Expand at Beltway Plaza

by Melissa Sites

The Greenbelt community is bringing culture and new experiences to parts of the community that are typically underserved. If you pass by the New Deal Café, you can see Shaymar Higgs’ artwork, including brightly painted acrylic panels and three-dimensional work, … Read More

15 Jul 2021

Roosevelt Center Concrete Work Done to Stabilize Soil

by Melissa Signorini

Greenbelt Historic District’s Roosevelt Center is getting a spruce-up this week as workers lay down new cement slabs. The work comes in an effort to clean up soil degradation which creates cavities in the soil. The degradation has accumulated over … Read More

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