I’ve done many things in my life, but none have made me feel more a part of a community than my work with NeighborSpace. By that, I mean, that getting to know and work side-by-side on common goals with so many of you – our supporters and partners in government, community associations, and other nonprofits […]
A failure to plan is a plan to fail. ~ Winston Churchill A year ago, I wrote an article in this publication recounting the findings of the 2019 Spending Affordability Report authored by a committee of the same name and chaired by first-district councilman, Tom Quirk. The report detailed a history in our County of […]
I had no clue what I would find at the 2020 Future Harvest Conference. Barbara felt my attendance would be valuable and we’ve been talking about the issue of Urban Farming for some time. I went to the conference with an open mind considering this to be a very broad, open-ended subject. Urban Farming can […]
With your help, every cherry in our Cherry Heights orchard ripened on #GivingTuesday. And this means we can start creating a park on Beech Avenue in Overlea next spring. THANK YOU! This park is important for the Cherry Heights neighborhood because of what it will do for quality of life, or “livability,” there. The graphic […]
For over a year now NeighborSpace has been part of a committee working on a major collaborative project in Dundalk. The project, previously known as the “Maryland Line Trail”, has been given a new name to reflect the exciting steps being taken to bring this community development to fruition. The trail, an offshoot of the […]
When my spouse and I moved to the Baltimore Area in 2009 and were looking to purchase a house, our priorities were one we could afford in a good school system that had access to our jobs and to other lifestyle amenities. High taxes and the rankings of most public schools ruled out Baltimore City […]
I’d like to say that my love of nature implies that I “…will find beauty everywhere,” as inspired by Laura Ingles Wilder; however, in today’s climate, as a witness to mass declines in trees, bees and birds, I’m wondering where the beauty may lie. In September of 2018, NeighborSpace held a fall celebration at Adelaide […]
We mentioned in a July issue of News and Views that work had begun on transforming our Beech Avenue site in Overlea into a community park. Work has progressed since that time, with the most recent community meeting yielding a design concept. To fully understand it requires that we provide some historical background. In July, […]
Exciting news from Woodlawn as the NeighborSpace property at 1905 Gwynn Oak Avenue is getting a makeover. This may seem like run-of-the-mill news to many of you. NeighborSpace fixing up another property? Is that not what they do? But dig a little deeper and you will realize it is not that simple. As many of […]
My neighborhood has a “commons.” So does yours. The commons comprises those explicitly or, in some cases, implicitly shared resources in which the community as a whole has an interest. At a minimum, these include the community’s streets, sidewalks, and public facilities and I would add, among other things, important scenic vistas, architectural character, and […]