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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.
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.
Cherry Heights Woodland Garden Clean-up
Have you visited our little park in historic Cherry Heights, located at the intersection of Beech Avenue and East Elm? Cherry Heights was established in 1910 as the first African-American suburb in Baltimore County.
New Businesses in Overlea
At the corner of Fullerton Avenue and Belair Road, the restaurant Bangin’ Fish and Chicken has opened, bringing Baltimore classic Chicken Box and Lake Trout to Overlea for reasonable prices. All reports indicate that the food is delicious.
Diversity Makes the World Go Round
In Overlea we pride ourselves on the diverse population of homeowners. Did you know that in our midst are teachers, police officers, medical professionals, musicians, civil servants, politicians and a whole host of creative individuals?
Have You Seen the Mammoth Yet?
This incredible life-size mammoth exhibit will be at the Natural History Society of Maryland (6908 Belair Road, Baltimore, MD 21206) until March 2025. The public exhibit hours are Wednesdays 2-6pm, Thursdays 10am-2pm, and the first Sunday of each month 10am-2pm.
Fall 2024: OCA President’s Message
This is my first message to the community as president of the OCA, so I should probably introduce myself. You may have seen me (a man with a long ponytail) loitering around the Natural History Society lot on farmer’s market days bouncing from vendor to vendor. I am a longtime (22 years) Overlea resident with a love for volunteering.
Friends of the Overlea Turnaround
The Overlea Waiting Station was built in 1917 at the turnaround of the Number 15 Belair Road streetcar line. The Station served passengers and crews through the end of the streetcar era, and continued on as a bus turnaround after the streetcars were eliminated from Baltimore life. Waiting Stations were found on nearly all suburban streetcar lines but most are gone.
Update on 7201 Belair Road
The Overlea Community has endured almost three years of looking at the burnt out building on the corner of Belair Road and E. Elm Ave.
New Overlea Community Sign
The Overlea Community Association was able to secure funding from a Maryland State Safety Grant to replace the community sign at East Northern Parkway and Walther Avenue.
Muriel’s Grateful Garden Homestead
Growing up in a three-generation family of nine, Muriel Cruickshank’s family would have struggled with food insecurity if it were not for the bounty from her mother’s garden.
Summer 2024: OCA President's Message
This is my last address to you as president of the community association and it has been an honor to act in this role. I will continue serving on our board, working diligently for the betterment of this community.