The return of Greenbelt’s Blues Festival in September of 2021 was a HUGE hit with what was possibly the largest crowd ever seen in Roosevelt Center! So with our next outdoor festival coming up this week – the Crazy … Read More
I recently wrote about the Horticultural Society of Maryland visiting my garden and the gardens of Mary Lou Williamson and Melissa Mackey, including the link to a video of Melissa’s. Well, I’m happy to say I’ve (finally) finished my video … Read More
UPDATED SEPTEMBER 2021, with thanks to ride organizer Dave Whiteman, who also has an awesome app to recommend for cycling routes – Ride with GPS. Here’s some details Dave provided about it: Most popular routing app with best tools in … Read More
The Horticultural Society of Maryland is a well-oiled horticultural and social machine, hosting talks by expert speakers and tours of amazing gardens in the tonier parts of Baltimore and its suburbs (Here are some of them, and here’s more – Diana’s … Read More
Like so many Greenbelters and visitors, I was beyond thrilled to have even a somewhat limited Labor Day Festival BACK! And with mostly GREAT WEATHER, too!. With everyone experiencing the Festival in their own way, here are MY top memories … Read More
Good news! This year Greenbelt’s famous and historic Labor Day Festival is mostly back, after its so-sad cancellation last year due to covid. A big thanks to the hard-working Greenbelt Labor Day Festival Committee! Check the Schedule (subject to change) and … Read More
by Sheila Maffay-Tuthill, Education and Volunteer Coordinator, Greenbelt Museum The utopian planned community of Greenbelt has had a complicated history with “man’s best friend.” When families were first moving into the town, it was decided that pets of any kind … Read More
UPDATE for 2021: The Maryland State Fair, just an hour up the road in Timonium is coming soon – August 26 through Labor Day, September 6. Here’s a report from the 2019 Fair. Honestly, I’ve always attended the Montgomery County … Read More
Entrance to informational event in Beltway Plaza. (R) Speaker Alex Villegas of Rodgers Consulting is introduced by Kap Kapistan, general counsel of Plaza owner Quantum. I recently attended a public information event in Beltway Plaza about their planned redevelopment, and … Read More
I’ve heard so many raves from Greenbelters and other friends in the DC area about their visits to Richmond, just a two-hour drive away from us, that I decided to go for an overnight visit. I grew up just outside … Read More
by Sheila Maffay-Tuthill, Greenbelt Museum’s Education and Volunteer Coordinator. Greenbelt residents garden in their allotment plot. Library of Congress. In a small community surrounded by trees and bejeweled with a lake, a swimming pool, picnic areas, playgrounds, tennis courts, ball … Read More
Fabulous photos and videos of Greenbelt’s 2021 fireworks were posted to local Facebook groups. These photographers and videographers are generously sharing their works with Greenbelt Online. Videos by Amina Saad Khalifa and Diane Siegel Photos by Linda Ivy: … Read More
Monday Matinees, one of the OGT’s signature events, are free this month while the theater transitions back to full service. To restrict audience size for safety reasons, the event requires in-person pre-registration (though I showed up this morning at … Read More
Maryland Milestones Heritage Center in Hyattsville hosted its first in-person art reception since the start of the pandemic, and lots of Greenbelters showed up to support art, enjoy music and just get social! On display were “Mandala Paintings” … Read More
Thanks to the Greenbelt News Review for printing the article below about Greenbelt Online in their June 17 issue. It’s titled: ”Introducing GreenbeltOnline.org.” (The other title I suggested was “Greenbelt Online is Ready your Eyeballs.”) Readers already familiar with Greenbelt Online … Read More
