The Active Times has named the 50 best bike shops in the whole U.S. of A. and our own Proteus is number 3! Here’s the announcement in a recent Proteus e-newsletter: We were happy enough to be one of the … Read More
Since moving to the D.C. area in 1971 I’ve always gone downtown to the dentist – to the Dupont Circle or Farragut Square neighborhoods – even when I lived in the suburbs. I never challenged the need for the schlep … Read More
Photos taken November 2 by Greenbelter Kevin Parker. Thanks to Kevin for contributing his photos to Greenbelt Live. Click here to see the rest of his Greenbelt fall foliage photo set.
Thanks to Bill Cornett for the wonderful video! Here’s Bill’s introductory text on Vimeo: On a spectacular day in late October I attached a GoPro camera to the back of my kayak with a pole, and went on a paddle … Read More
It’s what so many of us have been eagerly waiting for – a way to exchange services with other Greenbelters without the exchange of money. It’s the alternative economy, y’all, so naturally a great fit for Greenbelt. Plus, we’re getting … Read More
Sally Sims Stokes, a faculty librarian in the Art and Architecture Libraries at the University of Maryland, is a scholar and historian, former Friend of Greenbelt Museum Board member and a museum volunteer. She shared her research on the Resettlement … Read More
This image of sandbags propping up an aged mulberry tree in Buddy Attick Park prompted an assortment of reactions from Greenbelters – from treehuggers ready to do anything to save it to others dismissing it as an invasive tree whose … Read More
Greenbelt Live was recently contacted by Delali Norvor, a senior at Roosevelt HS writing to say that she lives in “lovely Greenbelt” and has written a book of poetry. Called National Eyes of an Urban Pariah, it’s “about a girl who … Read More
by Joellen Shendy My new block home came with two things that just did not go well together – a kitchen which was last fashionable in the 1970’s – and a recent granite breakfast bar remodel which was the result … Read More
It’s a little over a year since this blog launched in late summer of 2012, so a good time to assess where it’s been and where it might be going. The Original Idea, and the First Year Having been writing … Read More
Here I am at my new volunteer gig – at the FDR Memorial near the National Mall. I love the spiffy official shirt and cap they give the volunteers, love this statue added four years after the memorial opened … Read More
And CLICK HERE to see a 172-photo album of Greenbelt’s “Less Lawn” garden tour by Kathy Jentz, editor of Washington Gardener Magazine. And watch the video! It’s by Marcia Van Horn, who lived in Old Greenbelt in the ’80s. The … Read More
After posting the link to this story around the web, the story congratulating Eric Zhang on being named Greenbelt’s Outstanding Citizen, everyone seemed to agree he was a great choice. One commenter said he thought it would KILL Eric to … Read More
Congratulations to Greenbelt 2012 blogger Eric Zhang on being voted our Outstanding Citizen for 2013! Naturally I love it when bloggers are recognized for their (usually) unpaid hard work, but Eric’s 300+ posts documenting life in Greenbelt in our 75th … Read More
The next in our series about houses of worship attended by Greenbelters is St. George’s Episcopal Church in Glenn Dale, but this isn’t their first time on this blog. Here’s a story about St. George’s Marriage Equality Celebration, at which … Read More
