It was three years ago this month that I moved to Greenbelt and, like so many coverts to religions, I’ve turned into a nonstop proselytizer for living here. My friends can’t shut me up about it. And while I … Read More
I recently attended the Reel and Meal viewing and discussion of Dying Green, a short documentary about conservation or “green” burial, which I’d never heard of before. Here’s the trailer. I’d always thought cemeteries had to look like this: During my … Read More
Here’s a mural I came upon in an out-of-the-way restaurant parking lot while visiting Pittsburgh last summer. Funded by a Pittsburgh’s public art program, it made me long for murals right here in Greenbelt. Here’s where I’d love to see murals instead … Read More
I’ve taken Metro’s Red and Blue Lines since they opened in ’76 and only began discovering the Green Line since moving to Greenbelt three years ago. Now with both Green and Yellow Lines coming all the way to us, the … Read More
Garden writers and reformers of all types are always going on about those terrible Homeowners Associations and their crazy, backward-looking rules against growing edibles, eliminating lawn, growing wilder-looking plants (horrors!) and more. But what if a condo or coop association … Read More
NOTE: For the most up-to-date information, click here for the 2017 edition. Here’s a round-up of social-dancing opportunities IN Greenbelt and where Greenbelters regularly go dancing nearby. This list doesn’t include jazzercize, zumba, or other workout-focused solo dancing. Leave a … Read More
NOTE: This information is now out of date. Click here for the March 2017 update. Ever wonder how Greenbelters communicate these days? Thankfully people are still talking over beers at the New Deal Cafe, over the fence and on the … Read More
By Li’l Dan Celdran, ACSM Health Fitness Specialist UPDATE: The New Chicago Dance Studio is now closed. I had been looking for another exercise modality and found a dance class on Saturday mornings at New Chicago Dance Studio in Greenbelt. … Read More
Halloween Night was great fun at the New Deal Cafe, with Governor Martin O’Malley and State Senator Paul Pinsky stopping by to urge us to vote. O’Malley had scheduled 30 minutes for the new Deal but was having such a … Read More
First up, the Costume Parade and Contest. Above, the judges are Council members Leta Mach and J Davis and Mayor Emmett Jordan. Here they’re asking the kids about their costumes. Next, on Halloween night, 5 Court Ridge was … Read More
I’ve been following some of Greenbelt’s photographers, especially when they post nature shots online somewhere. Michael Smallwood’s photos are exhibited at the New Deal Cafe. Harold Anderson shoots both stills and video, most often at the lake. Bill Cornett does videos here on Vimeo, … Read More
In Old Greenbelt we see an unusual amount of hedges, mainly of privet or euonymus, most of them installed in the early days before fences were allowed. (That happened in the ’50s after the homes became owner-occupied and and pets … Read More
Neighborhood parties are the easiest of all parties to organize, I’m here to report. For the recent party shown here, I printed and distributed the invitations a month before. Then Noah in 2 Westway distributed most of the reminder notices … Read More
Great turn-out, great music and calling, and hopes are high that this will become a regular event in the Community Center gym – on first-Saturday nights every month. Due to scheduling conflicts and gym-floor renovations, the dances won’t start up … Read More
Common Area Gardens This post is for you GHIers out there – especially the ones who’d like to see more plants, more biodiversity, more sustenance and shelter for pollinators and birds, and of course more beauty around their neighborhood. Another benefit … Read More
