Mar 15th, 2013
Women’s Commemorative March A Big Hit!
The Women’s Commemorative March down Belair Road on February 23, 2013 was a big success. The Baltimore Brew online newspaper did a wonderful job reporting the event and providing wonderful photos too! See the link below. To read all about the March click here:
Jan 4th, 2013
100th Anniversary of Women’s Suffrage March in Overlea
The 100th anniversary of the Suffrage March of 1913 is being honored with a Commemorative Women’s March in Overlea on Belair Road, February 23, 2013 starting at 9 a.m. The suffragettes, who marched in 1913, walked from New York City to Washington D.C. in the dead of winter and actually walked along Belair Road. Overlea [...]
Nov 17th, 2012
VOLUNTEERS MAKE A VISIBLE DIFFERENCE
After a very busy summer season filled with planting and painting along the Belair Road corridor, the Overlea Beautification Committee chose to devote its time to a much needed landscaping project at the Overlea Chapel United Methodist Church on Cedonia Avenue. It took 5 days of hard work and 10 trips to the landfill to [...]
Oct 14th, 2012
Overlea’s Mural Wall in Progress
The searing heat did not dash the efforts of dedicated painter Whitney Frazier as she continued working on the beautiful Overlea mural.
Jul 13th, 2012
It’s Prime Time for the Mural Wall!
A BIG THANK YOU to Tom Layden, store manager of the Parkville Home Depot and his dedicated volunteers! The Overlea Community is so grateful for their help and very generous donation of supplies and paints to be used for painting the mural!
Jul 7th, 2012
Power Washing the Mural Wall
Today was “Power Washing the Wall Day”. A few brave volunteers challenged the 105 degree heat to clean the wall in preparation of the upcoming mural project. The Home Depot will be out this week to prime the wall, then it’s time to paint! Thanks to Doris, Ernie, Cory and Mike. Thank you to Dan [...]
Jun 25th, 2012
Overlea – From the Front Porch
Rudy and Eleanor Mannarino were good friends of my parents, and in fact were the reason my parents moved to Overlea. In 1954 my parents were visiting them after they had moved away from Bayonne Avenue in the city where they lived as neighbors. During this visit my parents saw the house on Manor Avenue [...]
Jun 8th, 2012
17 Pots Project
If you happen to drive by the parking lot for NextCar Rental at the corner of Northern Parkway and Belair Road, be sure to look at the light columns! The OCA beautification committee installed 17 potted plants, one under every light. With permission and a generous donation from the property owner, Mr. Al Saunders, the [...]
Jun 2nd, 2012
Overlea Excited About Our Planters!
Overlea is fortunate to have multiple large-scale stone flower planters that run along Belair Road from Fleetwood Avenue all the way down near Willow Avenue. Some of these planters have been adopted and maintained by local businesses, while others have remained empty for many seasons. This weekend, five of the planters were adopted by three [...]
Oct 15th, 2011
Here Come the Benders!
Paul and Jean, residents of Overlea for 39 years, are doing their part to keep Overlea neat and tidy. Everyday during their walk they take along a bag just in case they spot some bits of trash along the way. This daily habit has been going on now for several years. This spunky couple also [...]
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