When Peter Teuben moved to Greenbelt in 2021 he saw no signs here of the sport he’d been playing all his life – badminton. Then during the Labor Day Festival he noticed a badminton event, so took the opportunity to … Read More
Live music, movies and more coming up in Greenbelt and nearby towns – all Prince Georges Proud – over the next 10 days. Friday, December 2 In Roosevelt Center Holiday Tree Lighting. 7-8:30 pm. Roosevelt Center will sparkle with lights … Read More
The latest in the campaign by cyclists and walkers for safer passage along Greenbelt Road? A web page.Greenbelt NASA Trail.org about the need for a bike lane between Eleanor Roosevelt High School and NASA Goddard, and a wonderful video covering … Read More
Readers told us they enjoyed this highlights video of the October 8 Crazy Quilt Music Festival, so catch up with *more* Greenbelt festivals and events in the fall of 2022 with these videos. Greenbelt Blues Festival in Roosevelt Center, September … Read More
Live music, movies and more coming up in Greenbelt and nearby towns – all Prince Georges Proud – over the next 10 days. Friday, November 11 At the New Deal Cafe Charlie Owen and Pocket Change: legendary rhythm & blues/soul … Read More
Ever heard of the Prince George’s Beautification Awards? They were started in 1960 by the county’s Chamber of Commerce, and the program is now run by the county’s Beautification Committee (members include County Landscape Architect, garden clubs, non-profits and interested … Read More
[This is Part 2 of my Greenhills report. Part 1 covered public spaces, including a commercial strip.] Housing in Historic Greenhills From an architectural source: Each [residential] section has a mix of dwellings, one or more collector streets, a series … Read More
Live music, movies and more coming up in Greenbelt and nearby towns – all Prince Georges Proud – over the next 10 days. Friday, October 28 At the New Deal Cafe The 8-Ball Deluxe: get your classic rock groove on with … Read More
We’re so lucky to have the wooded oasis that is the Greenbelt National Park right in our midst! And it’s open again for campers (after a great deal of storm damage last month, not to mention the pandemic before that). … Read More
Welcome to Greenhills, Ohio Most Greenbelters know that there were two other New Deal “greenbelt towns,” named for the belt of forest surrounding each one. After Greenbelt opened in 1937, Greenhills, Ohio, near Cincinnati, opened a year later and then … Read More
If you were in Roosevelt Center two weekends ago for the fabulous Crazy Quilt Music Festival, now you can relive it with this short, handy summary video of the 12-hour event. And if you missed it, here’s what you missed. … Read More
Great news! Greenbelt Makerspace Cooperative has launched a Tool Lending Library in its new Granite Building location in Roosevelt Center. How it Works The Library’s tentative hours (depending on volunteer staffing) are Fridays 5:30 pm to 7 pm and Sundays … Read More
Show of Amanda Spaid’s Bird Paintings at Patuxent Wildlife Refuge Now through the end of October, catch Amanda Spaid’s wonderful paintings of birds in the Hollingsworth Gallery at the Patuxent Research Refuge in Laurel. She’s also created an online version … Read More
Live music, movies and more coming up in Greenbelt and nearby towns – all Prince Georges Proud – over the next 10 days. Friday, September 30 At the New Deal Cafe Wammie-nominated Built 4 Comfort plays a variety of cover … Read More
Can you believe the second-longest beach in Virginia is along the Potomac River, just across the river in Colonial Beach, Va? I visited last Saturday after hearing about it from Greenbelt friends Jay Bellamy and Bethany Gresser, who spent four … Read More
