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What's Happening
News around the neighborhood
Winter 2024: OCA President’s Message
The fall/winter season is here and with it, lots of fun family friendly events. This is our ninth year of the Overlea Tree Lighting and we are excited to continue this awesome tradition. Anthony Medina has done a fantastic job this year organizing this event, and I for one am excited to attend. Save the date for Saturday, December 14th at 7 pm.
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Eco-Friendly Lawn Care Tips
Direct downspouts and gutters to drain onto the lawn, planted beds or rain gardens where rain will soak into the soil rather than run off.
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Haven Coworking is Coming to Overlea
The developers from Haven Coworking bought the old Overlea Event Center at 6809 Belair Road and renovations are underway now! If you grew up in this area, you either had your wedding reception at this building or knew someone who did!
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Boy Scout Troop 16 Glassblowing Event
Troop 16 meets every Wednesday at Kenwood Presbyterian Church at the intersection of Fullerton and Kenwood Avenues.
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These Folks Really Deliver!
A special thanks to the great volunteers who help to bring this newsletter to your door four times a year. Providing periodic neighborhood news in print and getting it to the front door of every house in Overlea is no small feat.
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Help Support the Overlea ArtsFest!
Thanks to everyone who came out to enjoy ArtsFest’s amazing lineup of music & dance performers, art vendors, activities and the juried art show at Holt Park & Center for the Arts this year! We hope you had a great time.
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The History of Overlea
The community of Overlea, which means “over the meadows,” started in the late 1800’s. Numerous parcels of high-lying farmland were eventually subdivided into homesites. The Belair Road carline, which originally ended at Kenwood Avenue, made this area very attractive to potential buyers that wanted a country setting with access to city amenities.
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