No-Mow signup at City of Greenbelt website. Letter to the Editor Did you happen to see my letter to the editor of the Greenbelt News Review’s April 7 issue under the title “No-Mow Presents Problems for Lawns”? Here it is: … Read More
Last week the latest winners of the Rose Awards for Best Community VIdeo were announced by Greenbelt Access Television – and they’re all watchable here. But there are a few more Greenbelters making community video who aren’t eligible for the … Read More
Greenbelt Access Television has announced winners of the 2021 Rose Awards for Best Community Video, so congratulations to Sally Davies, Tanya Nordberg, Ian Blackwell and Mike McMullin!. As a beginning but enthusiastic videographer myself I’m impressed by the winners and … Read More
Like so many Greenbelters, I was excited about the opening of the Granite Building in Roosevelt Center and finally got a quick tour of the new family medical practice there with nurse-practitioner Julia Gabriel. Learn more about nurse practitioners – … Read More
Maryland’s Comptroller Peter Franchot paid Greenbelt quite a visit last week – to show appreciation for two of our small businesses. Let’s start with the New Deal Cafe – because I had the chance to attend that event, snap photos … Read More
Got wanderlust? Go local! If you’re itching to get out of town but not ready to go far, explore the “day trip” articles right here on Greenbelt Online.This round-up contains 20 favorites. (And if you’ve taken a day trip or … Read More
Greenbelt Access TV’s Phoebe McFarb saw some Greenbelt news worth covering – two new people in big jobs at the beloved and fully open New Deal Cafe. She asked if I’d do the questioning while she handled the filming and … Read More
(Today I sent the following letter to Greenbelt Homes, Inc.‘s Buildings Committee, which will be discussing compliance the new zone and problems with our current exception system at its meeting tomorrow night.) Bottomline: I urge the Buildings Committee to … Read More
The nonprofit community website and blog – that’s Greenbelt Online! – has been improving and expanding its services to the community thanks to sponsors, and you see their logos all over the site. Now I’m happy to announce that … Read More
My coop townhouse in Historic Greenbelt was covered with grey siding when I bought it in 2011, and I was fine with that. Until two things made me not-fine with it anymore. I took a course at the University of Maryland … Read More
We’re elevating GHI member John Gareri’s kitchen renovation story from his Facebook account to Greenbelt Online, with permission. Why? Because it’s SO dramatic a change, and others can learn from it. Before John’s report was titled “How I spent time … Read More
People around the world are excited about the Christmas Day launch of the greatest-ever space telescope – the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) – but Greenbelters seemed even more excited, if their posts on Facebook are any indication. That’s because … Read More
I LOVE this resourceful alternative to Greenbelt’s traditional (pre-covid) Tree Lighting celebration in Roosevelt Center, from the very creative mind of Greenbelt’s Performing Arts Coordinator Chris Cherry. He writes: December Days was scheduled as an alternative to the annual in-person … Read More
Needing some holiday cheer around now? Good old Beltway Plaza Mall has Santa photo opportunities every day (Santa got his covid booster) and most importantly, the vendors and the Plaza itself have survived! (Tomorrow Eric Maring’s Sunshine Family Band will … Read More
The National Bonsai and Penjing Museum opened in 1976 with a gift of 53 priceless bonsai trees from Japan to commemorate the U.S. Bicentennial. Some bonsai were several hundred years old and one had even survived the bombing of Hiroshima. Japan’s gesture … Read More
