RRLRAIA Newsletters

Current and past issues of the Ruxton-Riderwood-Lake Roland Area Improvement Association Neighborhood NEWS are also available at the Rider House.

 

Spring 2012:

The Known Ranger President's Letter New Spaces Planned for Blakehurst Lifecare Community  Mansion in the Mist Paw Point - Where a Dog Can be a Dog Project Clean Stream  Home Sales • Heart Smart Roasted Salmon Provencal Recipe  Garden Clubs Bloom Where They are Planted • Garden Calendar:  The Growing Season  Got Junk?  Park Residents' Committee Formed  Tale of a Wayside Inn Bare Hills Receives National Register Historic District Designation Hop on Board for a Trip to Acorn Hill  Towson Happenings  Acquiring Muscle in Lean Times, The New Coppermine Fieldhouse  Smile!  You're On Candid Camera!  Redistricting:  Does it Affect You?  SWAT Team Community Clean-up       
 

Winter 2011-2012: 

Duty Calls President's Letter Board Wishes Well to Old and New Members Church of the Good Shepherd Welcomes Sixth Rector Guarding Against Home Disasters Thank You, Patrons! Home Sales in Ruxton / Riderwood / Lake Roland For the Holidays, Eggnog Gets the Nod A successful Year for the Foundation A Garden Calendar for the Winter Months Robert E Lee Park Opening Curb Your Enthusiasm Leopold's Excellent Adventure RRLRAIA Annual Meeting Showcases the Baltimore County Department of Planning Towson Winterfest Activities New Book Brings Murray Hill "Full Circle" SWAT Team Opportunities for Community Clean-Up Did You Know?


Fall 2011:

Citizens Police Academy  •  President's Letter  •  Greater Ruxton Area Foundation Report  •  Home Sales in Ruxton/Riderwood/Lake Roland   •  West Towson Elementary School Sign  •  Making Mystic Pizza - Earth, Wood & Fire   •  Ande Williams's Famous Blue Cheese Cole Slaw  •  RRLRAIA Updated Website Unveiled  •  I Remember When...'Swampoodle'  •  Welcome Back, Gill's Garage  •  Blue Water Baltimore Creates a Flood of Volunteers  •  Maryland, Get Ticked Off!  •  Trash Talking - Truth and Consequences  •  Ruxton Landscapes Win Towson Gardens Day Awards  •  Towson is Designated "Best Place to Live for the Rich and Single"  •  Pepping up Pepe's  •   Robert E. Lee Park Nature Council Plans Park Opening Celebration  •  Honors Showered on Eddie's of Roland Park Women 
 

Spring 2011:

Too Many Riders for One House • President's Letter • Greater Ruxton Area Foundation Spring 2011 Program • Never at a Loss for Words • Meet our New County Council Members • You May Be Moving This Year! Effects of Redistricting • Home Sales in Ruxton-Riderwood-Lake Roland • Dumpster Day • Food, Glorious Food • Upcoming Towson Events • Holiday Party in the Woods 2010 • Village at Home • Did You Know? Bellona Avenue • It's Toad Time Again • Robert E. Lee Park Nature Council Update • Acting Out in the Neighborhood • Strawberry and Asparagus Salad Recipe• Did You Know? Joppa Road • A Sign of Things to Come • Aliens Invade Ruxton • Cycling Through Curbside Conundrums

 

Winter 2010-2011:

It's Not the Ruxton Mall! • President's Letter • RRLRAIA Goes Back to School for Annual Meeting • RRLRAIA Welcomes New Board Members • Thank You Retiring Board Members • Home Sales • Cold Weather Split Pea Soup• Saving A Seat at the Holiday Table • Community Plan 2010 Update • Robert E. Lee Park Nature Council's First Annual Meeting • A Bridge for All Seasons • Indoor Gardening for the Holidays • Gone A Century, But Not Forgotten• The Serpentine Barrens of Bare Hills

 

Fall 2010:

Learning the Principles of a New Principal • President's Letter • Flying Cranes Have Taken Wing But Nice Nests Remain • Fall 2010 Foundation Update • Springhouses-Really Cool Buildings • Home Sales • Chicken and Apple Meat Loaf with Cider Gravy • A Chronicle of Brown Memorial Woodbrook Presbyterian Church • Kelso Home-Trash or Treasure? • Robert E. Lee Park Nature Council Update • Time in a Bottle • Putting The Garden to Bed • Checking Into Sheppard Pratt • A Memorable Visit • A Thriller in Ruxton • A Call To Arms For Child's Play • Bugged By Litter On Our Street? "SWAT" It Away!


Summer 2010:

Three Ways to Help the Bay • Election Information • Greater Ruxton Area Foundation Summer Update • Sleep Tight and Don't Let the Bed Bugs Bite! • Home Sales, East Ruxton #1 Dream Retirement Area • Blakehurst Hosts Board Meeting/Legislative Wrap Up • 2010 Winner of Towson's ‘Azalea House' Award • Project Clean Stream 2010 • Trustees, Not Owners, of Historic Treasures • A Trio of Trees to Consider • Old Maps Illustrate Community History • History of Hunt's Church • Rider House Gardens • Eagle Scout Project to Benefit Essex Farm Park • Park Advisory Board • Towson Fourth of July Parade • Donate, Don't Dump • Nature Stories at Cylburn

 

Spring 2010:

The Ruxton News • President's Letter • How to "Dig" Your Neighbor • Towson Events • Crime Prevention - Do Your Part • Greater Ruxton Area Foundation Spring Report • Mid-Term Elections 2010 • Home Sales • Ah! Wilderness • Spinach Salad Supreme • A Silent Tribute • New Recycling Program • Project Clean Stream • The Blizzard of 2010 • Sunshine Payback • Transplanting Need Not Be Shocking • New! Neighborhood Walks • Cylburn Arboretum Re-opening • Compost Bin & Rain Barrel Sale • Robert E. Lee Park Update

 

Winter 2009-2010:

County Unveils Plan for Robert E. Lee Park • Community Plan Focus of Annual Meeting • Gott's Hope • Lot at Corner of Joppa and Bellona Now Part of Foundation's Maintenance Program • I Remember When...The Big Blizzard of 1958 • Holiday Party in the Woods • Who Will Attend New West Towson Elementary? • Researching Your Home's History • Cylburn Arboretum Reopens • Quick & Easy Rum Shrimp • A Field of Dreams • To Plant a Tree... • Meet RRLRAIA's New Governing Board Members • Plant a Live Holiday Tree • The Dam History • Disposal of Most Household Electronics Banned • Home Sales

 

Fall 2009:

Community Plan Focus of Annual Meeting • Improved Dumpster Day • Rockland Barn Gets New Cupola • Harold Graul Jr. - I Remember When • New Pool Is Goal for Old Gaol • Test Your Community IQ • Second Life for Recyclables • To Treasure or Transform, That Is the Question • Looking Ahead: The Big Four Bulbs • Fall Leaves Bring Changes

 

Summer 2009:

Lake Roland & Robert E. Lee Park • Hello Mr. Fox, Summertime and the Livin' Is Easy • Happenings in Towson • Pet Laws • We Went to A Garden Party • Stream Cleanup Most Successful Yet • Going Buggy • Baltimore County Crime Tips • Delightful Devon Hill • West Towson Elementary School Update • Your House May Be Historic • Summer Recipe from Graul's Market • Baltimore County Dog Park

 

Spring 2009:

Please Mr. Postman • Greater Ruxton Area Foundation Update • Lug Your Rug and Save - The Kleenize Story • Holiday Party Spreads Warmth • Home Sales • Slow Down • Victory Gardens • Signs of the Time • Towson West Elementary Update • Volunteers for Stream Clean-Up

 

Winter 2008:

Arts and Crafts in Ruxton Heights • Eco-Friendly Renovation • Sustainable Studio Rises from Historic Foundation • Riderwood Elementary Gets Student Postmaster • The Hard Part of Landscaping • Changing the Guard • A Hidden Child Found

 

Fall 2008:

Seeds of Change: Reaping a Local Harvest • Farmer Fishpaw • Water Pipe Relining • Invasive Plant Control • Bee Wonderful • Henry's Hens • The Falling Leaves • Ford's Forge


Summer 2008:

Senior Living Choices • Community Cleanups • Baltimore Watershed Conference • Towson Farmers' Market • Greater Ruxton Area Foundation 2008 Spring Program • The Lawn - Use It or Lose It • Spring Walks • Grist Mills: the Early Economic Engine of the Roland Run Valley

 

Spring 2008:

Cleaner Water on the Way • Holiday Party in the Woods • Speed Cameras in Maryland • State Roads Projects Update • Cranes Flying in Towson • A Tree Falls in Riderwood • Falls Road and Bare Hills Past and Future • Notes from a Lazy Gardener • Emergency Preparedness Begins With You

 

Winter 2007:

Neighborhood News Goes Green • CZMP Update • 20 Things You Didn't Know You Could Recycle • Have A Green Holiday Season • Riderwood Postmaster Retires • Winter Beauty • Dumpster Day

 

Fall 2007:

Traffic Calming Needed to Make Our Neighborhoods Safer! • Wildlife in Distress • Annual Meeting • Party in the Woods • Foundation Report • Neighborly Negotiating • Lake Falls • The Breezeway

 

Summer 2007:

CZMP Is Coming! • Foundation Update • Rain Garden at Meadwood Park • I Remember When... • Meet Our New Congressional Family • Project Clean Stream • Bright Lights - Big City • Towson Gardens Day Winners

 

Spring 2007:

Association Launches New Improved Web Site • Foundation Update • Spring Walk in Robert E. Lee Park • I Remember When... Update on Pickersgill Renovations • Minor Bulbs in Garden • Dream House in Woodbrook • Historic Property Tax Credits

 

Winter 2006:

Battling Teardowns-Saving Neighborhoods • Ruxton's Burma Road • Candidates' Forum • Riderwood Connections • Charles Street Transportation Projects Update • Plants Can Multi-task Too • About the Neighbor's Fence and Why Didn't You Hear What I Said?

 

Fall 2006:

"Builders for the Bay" Wins Consensus • Froggies I & II • I Remember When...Milkweed Road • Handsome Is As Handsome Does • Ruxton Tree Planting and Clean-up • Woodbrook on Charles

 

Summer 2006:

Dealing with In-Fill Fall-Out • Rockland Village Celebration • 4th of July Parade Plan • Greening of Baltimore County • Home Sales • Spring Clean-up • Recycling • Welcome New Neighbors • The House on Circle Road

 

Winter 2005:

Securing a Ranger for Robert E. Lee Park • Save on Heating and Electric Bills • State of Our Watershed Conference • Rider House Reception • Protect Your Plants from Winter Weather • Design Review Panel • I Remember When • Dumpster Day

 




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