Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Curves is offering free memberships and fitness assessments in Greenbelt, MD, through Friday.
Curves of Greenbelt, MD, invites women to join the fitness club for a week-long open house to celebrate National Women's Health Week, running through Friday, May 18. Interested women can get a free 30-day membership, Curves says. Women will also get free tours of the club and free fitness assessments, including body fat analysis, Body Mass Index (BMI) measurements, and waist circumference measurements, according to Curves. And Curves will also offer health screenings and talks on women's health issues. For more information, check out Curves' events listing on Greenbelt Patch.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
The 8th Annual Green Man Festival on Saturday and Sunday featured craftsmen, folklore, musicians and fun in Greenbelt, MD.
Monday, May 14, 2012
Give what you can and not what you can't—and give yourself to learning yoga in Greenbelt, MD.
It's donation Yoga time on Monday night at 6:30 p.m. in the Greenbelt Community Church in Greenbelt, MD. "I believe yoga should be accessible to all people so I like to offer an adult yoga class that is donation based," said instructor Gretchen Schock, a Patch columnist. She invites adults and teens to come and learn how to connect breath with movement, through a series of yoga poses in a dance-like formation. But this is not "gentle yoga," it is yoga with awareness, so come prepared to increase your heart rate and sweat. There is a suggested donation of $10 a class. Schock says suggested donation means that if you can put $10 in the bucket, please do. But if you are not in a position to do so, contribute what you can. Find out more in …
Friday, May 11, 2012
A townhouse caught fire on 8253 Canning Terrace causing an estimated $25,000 in fire loss.
A kitchen caught fire at 8253 Canning Terrace in Greenbelt, MD, Friday due to unattended cooking, according to Mark Brady, Prince George's Fire Department (PGFD) spokesman. It started at the stove or oven top, he specified. The damage estimate is $25,000 Brady said, explaining that the townhouse sustained significant smoke and heat damage in addition to the damage to the kitchen. People were home when the fire started, but they were able to escape safely, he said. The call came in around noon, and fire fighters arrived at 12:06 p.m., within 10 minutes they had they fire out, according to Brady. "We had it knocked out pretty quickly," he said, which prevented any extension of the end-unit townhouse to other units.
Student's property stolen while left unattended at Cole Field House.
A Greenbelt man was arrested Wednesday for allegedly taking a University of Maryland student's wallet, cell phone and other personal property, according to police. Michael Lee, 50, is charged with theft under $1,000 and trespassing on school grounds, police report. According to a University of Maryland news release: The victim left his belongings unattended while playing soccer at Cole Field House. He noticed a man near his belongings, and later realized they were missing. After the victim reported his missing property, police found that the stolen credit cards were used at a Brentwood gas station. Brentwood Police tracked down Lee, who had the student's property in his possession. Lee is currently being held on $2,000 bond at the Prince …
Thirteen-year old Casper Alex is a young singer to keep an eye on.
Squeezed in between a flurry of tasks, I stopped by the New Deal Café Wednesday night to catch 13-year old Casper Alex woo Greenbelters with his version of Top 40 songs. He has a unique tone that could take him far. His voice and soul soared high above any momentary growing pains of a growing voice. So I'm featuring Casper this week in my blog as someone to keep an eye on. My cell phone video does not do him justice. The continuous concentration on his face juxtaposed against his ability to maintain "cool" was as much of a show as the music. He's starting out by putting a lot of heart into it. I'm give Casper two thumbs up and then some. How about you?
Thursday, May 10, 2012
An unattended candle in a Greenbelt home is ruled the cause of the fire.
An unattended candle in a second floor bedroom sparked the house fire on the 53 Court of Ridge Road in Greenbelt, MD, Wednesday night, Prince George's County Fire Department spokesman Mark Brady told Patch on Thursday. He said investigators have labeled the fire as accidental. A woman was at home when the fire started, according to Assistant Chief Christopher Ransom of the Greenbelt Volunteer Fire Department. She was treated on the scene for anxiety, he said. The house is going to need renovations after the smoke and water damage, according to Ransom. Brady said the female resident could not stay in the townhouse because of the damage, which is estimated at $20,000. The county's Citizen Services Unit assisted the woman with her personal …
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Investigators say a house fire at 53 Ridge Road on Wednesday was caused by a candle, according to Greenbelt official.
Investigators found a home in Greenbelt caught on fire after a candle fell onto the floor of a second-story bedroom Wednesday night displacing the woman who lived there, according to Assistant Chief Christopher Ransom of the Greenbelt Volunteer Fire Department. The fire in a middle unit on 53 Court of Ridge Road started at around 7:30 p.m. and the crew showed up quickly, Ransom said. Staffed with all volunteers, he said they did what they were trained to do—put the fire out and cleared the smoke in 3 to 5 minutes. The woman was inside when the fire occurred and was treated on the scene for anxiety, he said. The house is going to need renovations after the smoke and water damage, according to Ransom. Most of the damage was in the back …
Casper Alex performs R&B and acoustic pop rock at 7 p.m. Listen to his YouTube video and prepare to be impressed.
Catch Casper at the New Deal Café in Greenbelt, MD, at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 9.
Monday, May 7, 2012
A contest to see if you can guess "Where in the Greenbelt!?" we snapped a photo.
Polly
11:28 am on Sunday, May 13, 2012
Message to Michael Lee, get a freaking job. Didn't your momma teach you not to take that which doesn't belong to you? I'm just glad they caught you so quickly. I wonder how many other victims of your theiving ways are out there? more ›