The spanking new Royal Farms on Greenbelt Road (between the Honda dealer and the American Legion) has really opened, after several soft and official opening dates were announced and then changed. So I missed those, but stopped by a couple … Read More
40th Birthday Celebration Greenbelt’s beloved Co-op Grocery and Pharmacy invites us all to celebrate its 40th Birthday this Sunday, June 2, from 11-1 in Roosevelt Center and in-store, too, with a Local Food Fair! In the Center we can sample … Read More
UMD’s Conference on the “Local News Crisis” I recently attended a fascinating conference at the U.Maryland Merrill School of Journalism, along with Greenbelt News Review managing editor Anna Bedford-Dillow and dozens of other journalists from around the DMV. There was … Read More
Recent sightings of Clarke Bedford’s art cars awaiting service at Greenbelt Auto and Truck. Meet the Creator I’m just one of the many Greenbelters using this parking lot near the Greenbelt Co-op who’s stopped to gawk and photograph the … Read More
There’s a new business in town, a most welcome dance studio located conveniently in Beltway Plaza Mall – the Evolution Dance Studio. It’s located near the AMC movie theaters, next to Shaymar Higgs’ Free Art for All and across the … Read More
I’ve driven various Honda models for going on 30 years now, buying from dealers but never living close enough to use them for service. That changed last October with the opening of “Honda of Greenbelt,” the large dealership now just … Read More
When I moved here 10 years ago I had no idea there was a “pioneer” dental practice in the middle of Old Greenbelt, housed in two historical co-op units, no less. It opened in 1938 and now the third generation … Read More
I recently learned that a really fun, easy and well-received meet-up for my DC-area college alumni group is to share the Old Greenbelt experience with them. A couple dozen Oberlin College alums, of which there are over 800 in the … 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
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
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
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
New Granite Building Coming Soon Yesterday two events occurred with potentially huge and overwhelmingly positive impacts on Greenbelt, especially on Roosevelt Center. First, David Frauenheim (of BeSmartHomes) posted these images on Facebook, with this exciting news of closing on … Read More
With the great cycling weather we’ve been having, I stopped by my bike shop of choice – Greenbelt-owned Proteus Bicycles in College Park – and discovered something new – their Proteus Brews coffee shop is now open, and Proteus has … Read More
