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
To help celebrate Pride Month, I set out to learn more about Greenbelt’s very own Pride group, with its locally-appropriate spelling: GreenBeLT Pride. In the beginning. Frank DeBernardo told me that he noticed rainbow stickers and other friendly indicators around … Read More
To start with the question “What ARE blogs?,” they’re simply a type of website that’s updated frequently, with the newest articles at the top of the home page, and comments allowed. They’ve become ubiquitous because of their ease of use, … Read More
There’s a new Greenbelt blogger on the Interwebs, and it’s Heather Brooks, the GreenbeltGirl! I asked Heather to tell us why the blog, why now, more info please! She obliged: Blogging to Connect with Greenbelt I started Greenbelt Girl out … 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
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
About the Walk Greenbelt’s most politically active resident – you all agree, right? – is Lore Rosenthal, and right now she’s in training for the upcoming Walk for Our Grandchildren from Camp David to Harpers Ferry and then DC. The … Read More
by Kathy Labukas The Friends of Greenbelt Museum‘s first lecture of the year was held at the Community Center this past Monday, featuring Eric Zhang’s presentation about Greenbelt2012, his photography blog of Greenbelt’s 75th Anniversary Year. He did not consider … Read More
Greenbelt Live has succeeded wildly at one of its primary goal – as a way for me to meet Greenbelters, especially the more active ones who have an impact. And looking into the volunteer program GIVES led to my … Read More
It was a fabulous blog story about New Deal bar manager and “fashionista” Amethyst Dwyer that led me to the fashion and style blog Wardrobe Oxygen. That’s a topic I never, ever read about, which tells you a lot … Read More
