by Leah Cohen I don’t know about you, but my heart is warmed by the diversity of people who call Greenbelt home: old and young, families and retirees, university students and essential workers, immigrants, migrants, “pioneers”, those here til death-do-us-part … 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
Editor’s Note: For all the details about UMD’s Golden ID program, see this resource on Greenbelt Online. It was compiled from official UMD sources and many Golden ID students. by Shannon Clark A short bus ride away from their … Read More
Loyal readers may have noticed a pause in new articles here on the Greenbelt Online Blog in the last few weeks (except for the latest in Owen Kelley’s brilliant research about the maglev) and I’m here to tell you why. … Read More
An age-old custom in the blogosphere (as old as things can be in that world) is to link to other relevant bloggers in a blogroll, like this one on the Blog page of GreenbeltOnline listing all known Greenbelt bloggers. (So … Read More
Who doesn’t love a wedding story – especially one suddenly upended by the COVID-19 shutdown? For this wedding story we follow a couple creatively doing a 180 in their wedding plans, pandemic be damned. Shayna Skolnik first met Eddie Gonzales … Read More
Next in our series of stories about Greenbelters adapting to the pandemic is an especially happy one – of how two Greenbelters tied the knot and celebrated with friends and family – covid-safely. Where there’s a will… Original Plan Dee … Read More
Contest Winners! To entice Greenbelters to share their pandemic/shutdown experiences, Greenbelt Online announced a contest, with two prizes of $50 credit at locally owned restaurants for one winner chosen at random and another winner we’re calling the “Editor’s Choice.” We … Read More
If you’ve ever been to a music performance in Greenbelt where dancing is at all possible, you’ve seen Greenbelt’s Dancing Bill in action. But with his recent move to the Seattle area, you won’t see him dancing again, so here’s … Read More
Back in November, Governor Hogan appointed lawyer, Democratic Party activist, feminist and Greenbelter Nicole Williams to fill the District 22 seat in the Maryland House of Delegates previously held by Tawanna Gaines. That new role for her became a reality … Read More
Andy Zmidzinski is back with another Greenbelt Minute. In this one he interviews: Rachel Alexander of the Concerned Women of Greenbelt as they make signs for the January 21, 2017 Women’s March on Washington. Hilary Howes, WMW Marshall. Pastor Glennyce … Read More
Recently I launched a new website that curates gardening videos, and I’ve been blogging about it on the team blog Garden Rant (celebrating 10 years this month!). So I wasn’t too surprised when the Connecticut-based videographer Patrick Volk emailed me about his gardening videos. … Read More
The 446-acre treasure that is the National Arboretum has seemed down on its luck these last few years. It had a short-term director (not a plant person), then several acting directors, and worst of all, a two-year cutback on public hours … Read More
Now’s the time when Greenbelters get to nominate someone to receive the high honor of being named Greenbelt’s Outstanding Citizen of the Year. Applicants must be contributing to the community as a volunteer, and here’s a bit more about the … Read More
Here’s a familiar face to many Greenbelters – Mark Opsasnick at his favorite hang-out – the New Deal Cafe. Mark’s a life-long Greenbelter, so can tell stories about the teen scene here back in the ’60s. The action was at … Read More
