UPDATE: The Greenbelt City Council voted to require face masks at Buddy Attick Park, including the path around the lake. Seems like a good idea, based on all the reports of crowding there. I was so glad to see the … Read More
Hello, fellow Greenbelters, from my near-quarantined self to yours. I’ve been moved by the many examples I’ve seen online and in the News Review of Greenbelters finding new ways to connect, to help, and to inspire people in our community. … Read More
Greenbelt’s historic hedges, originally just 18″ tall, must have seemed like an attractive garden feature in the ’30s. but over the years they’ve gotten out of control and become huge maintenance problems for residents (GHI members), as well as obstacles … Read More
The Washington Post’s Weekend Section Friday featured “Best Bets” that are all outdoors and include most of my favorite places in DC. They’re all free and OPEN, at least the outdoors part and at least for now. But DON’T go … Read More
Our beloved New Deal Cafe held a St. Paddy’s Day Party this week – safely and probably just as drunkenly as it would have without the pandemic – using something I’d never heard of before – Zoom. I clicked the … Read More
Great local journalism by Andy Zmidzinski for Greenbelt Access Television! Hope he can keep it up – while staying safe. And readers, go over and subscribe to their YouTube Channel.
As a regular outdoor walker for exercise and the sheer pleasure of being outdoors, I’d been frustrated in my search for walking routes around Old Greenbelt. My own attempts had resulted in deadends, stretching of walking in the street and … Read More
We Greenbelters are rightly proud of our weekly newspaper, the famous Greenbelt News Review, which hasn’t missed an issue since its first on November 24, 1937. And now with the archiving of all 83 years of issues, I was curious … Read More
You may not have ever heard of shamanic trace dancing – I hadn’t – but we’re hearing about it now because it’s come to Greenbelt – to Beltway Plaza Mall, no less, near the AMC theaters. The guide and … Read More
Good news! Greenbelt has its own field guide now: “A Hundred Wild Things – a Field Guide to Plants in the Greenbelt North Woods.” In this blog post, local author Owen Kelley answers our questions about the field guide and … Read More
As a gardening writer and teacher, my favorite how-to topic has always been pruning – especially hands-on, demonstrating how it’s done on clients’ own (overgrown, neglected) shrubs. Teaching people to prune is rewarding because it’s SO often done incorrectly, and … Read More
If you’ve ever been to a music performance in Greenbelt where dancing is at all possible, you’ve seen Greenbelt’s Dancing Bill in action. But with his recent move to the Seattle area, you won’t see him dancing again, so here’s … Read More
Greenbelt Online is happy to highlight a Greenbelt-based business located off the beaten path and maybe under the radar. It’s Marvin Britt’s workout training business ACTION Sports Fitness in Capital Office Park, 6301 Ivy Lane, 1st floor. So you don’t … Read More
Back in November, Governor Hogan appointed lawyer, Democratic Party activist, feminist and Greenbelter Nicole Williams to fill the District 22 seat in the Maryland House of Delegates previously held by Tawanna Gaines. That new role for her became a reality … Read More
Free Monday Matinees I’d heard that the Old Greenbelt Theatre’s “Monday Matinees” were a big hit, attracting hundreds of movie-goers, so I decided to check it out. Sure enough, these free screenings of classic films at 1 pm every first … Read More
