Loyal readers may have noticed a pause in new articles here on the Greenbelt Online Blog in the last few weeks (except for the latest in Owen Kelley’s brilliant research about the maglev) and I’m here to tell you why. … Read More
by Hally Ahearn, Beth LeaMond and Susan Harris The City of Greenbelt currently supports several opportunities for residents to recycle organic matter, to keep food scraps from creating methane at the landfill. You can participate in returning food scraps to … Read More
I was looking for some way to follow the countdown to the Inauguration, and found this one that will count down anything but was handily preset for January 20. I saved it to my phone’s home screen. But then I … Read More
Chrissy Wilkin, art teacher and art coordinator for the New Deal Cafe, held the cafe’s first-ever completely virtual art reception – for Paul Downs’s “Bridges,” now on display in the Cafe’s windows. In the announcement, Chrissy wrote: In celebration of … Read More
Since summer, I’ve taken a few day-trips to North Beach, Maryland, just an hour away but boy, what a change of scene. The water, small lapping waves, seagulls, and a sparse number of other humans. A safe respite. Like Chris … Read More
These are the faces of many of our Greenbelt city staffers and nonprofit service providers, seen lighting candles in the window of their facility and waving to the camera for a special holiday video. The YouTube text explains that … Read More
The pandemic hit Greenbelt Arts Center like it hit indoor entertainment venues across the state and most of the country – like a ton of bricks. Like a destroyer of all plans, including most of its ambitious and impressive 2020-2021 … Read More
An age-old custom in the blogosphere (as old as things can be in that world) is to link to other relevant bloggers in a blogroll, like this one on the Blog page of GreenbeltOnline listing all known Greenbelt bloggers. (So … Read More
The weather’s so mild today, Greenbelters can eat outdoors! Something to be thankful for right there. Honestly, I started a Thanksgiving post about all the things I’m grateful for in Greenbelt that we’ve gone without this terrible year. Live music … Read More
With the great cycling weather we’ve been having, I stopped by my bike shop of choice – Greenbelt-owned Proteus Bicycles in College Park – and discovered something new – their Proteus Brews coffee shop is now open, and Proteus has … Read More
Due to the pandemic, Greenbelt had to forego its grand Labor Day Festival this year, and most of its Halloween festivities, too. No Kids Costume Parade and Judging. No Pumpkin Carving and Pumpkin Walk. But decorations and scary displays were … Read More
With so many regular voting places closed this year, it was nice that all of us voted at the same place on Election Day, or dropped off our ballots there in advance. The name Eleanor Roosevelt inspires so many of … Read More
If you haven’t voted yet, DO IT! Here’s how: EARLY VOTING CONTINUES THRU TOMORROW – MONDAY, NOV 2 FROM 7 AM TO 8 PM The closest location to Greenbelt is just 9 minutes away (on a Sunday) – DuVal High … Read More
The final video garden tour of the season walks the viewer through the plant-packed garden of a true plant geek – Rachel Channon. She knows ALL the Latin names of her plants. I’d admired Rachel’s garden for years. I’ve also … Read More
Who doesn’t love a wedding story – especially one suddenly upended by the COVID-19 shutdown? For this wedding story we follow a couple creatively doing a 180 in their wedding plans, pandemic be damned. Shayna Skolnik first met Eddie Gonzales … Read More
