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🌱 Patch AM: How rising costs are testing Greenbelt’s promise of affordable living
And on the Greenbelt Patch calendar - Free Zumba Fitness Class!
Morning Greenbelt! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How rising costs are testing Greenbelt’s promise of affordable living
- See the eerie Greenbelt cleanroom scene behind NASA’s next telescope
Today's riddle: What did the clock say when it ran out of batteries? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Greenbeltfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Friday: Much colder; afternoon rain, with a high of 35 and low of 32 degrees.
- Saturday: Cloudy, temps: high: 41, low: 31.
- Sunday: Rain and drizzle in the p.m., with a high of 46 and low of 42 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Demand for Assistance Grows As Affordability Concerns Rise (greenbeltnewsreview.com) — Greenbelt residents are increasingly turning to city agencies, nonprofits, and Greenbelt Homes Inc. for help as housing costs, taxes, and reduced federal benefits strain household budgets. Local officials describe rising demand for food, rental assistance, and job support, even as city and county safety nets struggle to keep up. Cooperative leaders are exploring new revenue and equity-tapping options to preserve Greenbelt’s long-standing affordability mission. 
Find out what's happening in Greenbeltfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
• Space photo of the day for Dec. 25, 2025 (space.com subscription) — A striking new photo shows engineers inspecting the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s primary mirror in a darkened cleanroom at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt. Using flashlights and ultraviolet lamps, the team hunts for microscopic contaminants that could blur future observations. Their painstaking work now helps ensure Greenbelt’s role in preparing one of NASA’s next great observatories for launch.
📸 Around Greenbelt
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Greenbelt
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- Free Zumba Fitness Class!
City Building , 4310 Gallatin Street , Hyattsville
4:00 pm - Seated Exercise Class for Older Adults
Hyattsville City Building , 4310 Gallatin St , Hyattsville
10:00 am - Free Zumba Fitness Class!
Hyattsville City Building , 4310 Gallatin St , Hyattsville
4:00 pm
Monday December 29
Wednesday December 31
📣 Greenbelt Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Babies & Books!
People's Book , 7014 Westmoreland Ave Suite A , Takoma Park
9:00 am - Free Diaper Distribution
Hyattsville City Building , 4310 Gallatin Street , Hyattsville
9:30 am - Family Game Night
Mount Rainier Branch Library, PGCMLS , 3409 Rhode Island Ave #200 , Mt Rainier
4:00 pm - Disco Biblioteca: Music Books & Listening Party
People's Book , 7014 Westmoreland Ave Suite A , Takoma Park
7:00 pm - Quantum Leap Special Holiday Party Night!
That's Amore Restaurant , 15201 Shady Grove Rd #1 , Rockville
7:00 pm - Berwyn Ballet School at The Old Parish House
City of College Park, Maryland Calendar , 4711 Knox Road , College Park
8:45 am - Archie's Weekly Acoustic Blues Jam
Archie Edwards Blues Foundation , 4502 Hamilton St , Hyattsville
1:00 pm - Saturday Music by Joe Esham — Great Frogs
Great Frogs Winery , 3218 Harness Creek Rd , Annapolis
1:30 pm - SALE! Concealed Carry Bundle (MD/UT/DC) Course - w/ HQL - (Reduced $285)
6811 Kenilworth Ave , Riverdale
2:00 pm
Friday December 26
Saturday December 27
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Panda Express posted a job opening for Cook (P1-1383112-0) in College Park. Apply here.
- Giant Food posted a job opening for PT Service Clerk - Bake Off - 0315 in Hyattsville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Greenbelt here.
🗞 Nearby News
College Park
- Meet ‘NASA Mike,' who's done 105,000 handstands around the world (spokesman.com)
- What to do in Baltimore this Christmas weekend, including WWE Live and Gogol Bordello (thebaltimorebanner.com)
- Did Gonzaga just complete the best nonconference run in school history? The numbers won't dispute it (theolympian.com)
Hyattsville
Ok Greenbelt! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
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