A Little Love for the OM

Today!

30th Annual Oakland Mills High School Craft Fair
Saturday, November 3rd, 2018 10am-3pm
9410 Kilimanjaro Road Columbia, MD 21045
FREE ADMISSION
Over 100 vendors to shop from.

Not too far away there’s a neighborhood yard sale:

Probably the last neighbourhood yard sale of the year!!!!

Come to Wandering way this Saturday 9am-12 noon for that bargain you have been looking for!

New in the Village Center, where the Thai restaurant used to be is Pizza Man. You can look at a full menu here. Right now they are open with a limited menu for take out only. They will be offering the full menu both as a take out and a full service, sit-down restaurant once they are finished with redecorating.

Dunkin Donuts...is...coming...eventually...

There will be an international market in the Weis Market space.

Oakland Mill resident Ian Kennedy will be guest co-hosting the Elevate Maryland podcast this Thursday at Lupa. Learn more here

And, of course, the big news of the week, a new school for Talbott Springs.

There’s just a whole lot going on in Oakland Mills. A shout out to OMCA staff, especially Sandy Cederbaum, and the OMCA board and especially chair Jonathan Edelson for being such awesome advocates for our village and keeping us all informed.

Maybe I will see you at the Craft Fair. I’m hoping Momma (From Momma’s Kitchen) will be there with her melt in your mouth cookies.

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