While Greenbelters await the January 21 reopening of our library, a new video shows us the changes we’ll see there. Most interesting bit? Hearing that the Greenbelt Library cost just $795,000 to build. Yes, that’s in 1970 dollars, but still, … Read More
Up next in our profiles of Greenbelt’s faith communities (links provided below) is one you might not have heard of – because there’s no edifice or signage on Crescent Road to announce its existence. But the Catholic Community of Greenbelt … Read More
Greenbelters still haven’t gotten over the loss of Behnkes Nurseries, but I encourage you all to discover Homestead Gardens in Davidsonville if you haven’t already. It’s east on Route 50, about 40 minutes from here. Any time of the … Read More
Since moving to Old Greenbelt from Takoma Park in December of 2011 I’ve seen a steady stream of others doing the same wondered how they experienced it. So I asked on social media and a bunch of them wrote about … Read More
Just about this time last year I wrote about the one-of-a-kind plant-based decorations at the U.S. Botanic Gardens that start on Thanksgiving Day. While the train room featured plant-based train stations that year, this time its structures depict botanic gardens “from … Read More
I recently attended a professional conference in Salt Lake City and was especially curious to see this OTHER of the.“10 Towns that Changed America.” Salt Lake City was originally a planned community of small farms but when I saw the … Read More
The Utopia Film Festival, celebrating its 15th year, is happening in Old Greenbelt this weekend (November 16–18)! This year’s festival will feature movies about adoption; conservation; immigration; race relations; health issues such as the opioid crisis, Parkinson’s, and toxins in … Read More
Notice anything new at the Community Center? The perennial and rose bed in front of the building (above) was a weedy mess until very recently. Now it looks like this – turfgrass having replaced landscape roses, perennials and weeds. … Read More
Due to scheduling difficulties, the City Council Candidate Forum for a Progressive Greenbelt planning group decided to pursue alternative ways to share candidate’s views on progressive issues rather than to hold a forum. The following are questions submitted by progressive … Read More
I expect to hear lamentations about poor voting turn-out for this year’s City Council elections, but let’s be honest. With no real challenger, it’s to be expected. (The single challenger, Bill Orleans, has tried before and fared badly.) The only … Read More
By Jeff Lemieux On Tuesday, October 8th, a coalition of community organizations and businesses sponsored a guest lecture and discussion with Chuck Marohn, Jr., the founder of Strong Towns, a non-profit research and educational organization based out of Minnesota. A … Read More
DATE: October 3, 2019 For Immediate Release CONTACT: Susan Harris Email: editor@greenbeltonline.org Greenbelt, Maryland, famous for its founding in 1937 as a “New Deal Utopia,” is now touting its success as a mecca for creative people through its newly launched “Greenbelt … Read More
by Jeff Lemieux What makes a town strong? Financial reserves? Community spirit? Jobs and economic growth? Livability and a great environment? Over the last couple years, I’ve written a little about Greenbelt’s finances, and also about taking a new approach … Read More
Fall is a great time for day trips from Greenbelt, and we have another one to suggest – to Solomon’s Island near where the Patuxent River meets the Bay, just about 90 minutes from Greenbelt. See it on this map. … Read More
Welcome! We hope you enjoy these 9 gardens created by real hands-on gardeners. Five are in Greenbelt’s original townhouses, now a coop; three are at private homes nearby. Printed copies of the map and addresses are available on September 22 … Read More
