A number of roads in West Towson are scheduled to be closed on Saturday, September 20, 2025 in the morning.

The roads are scheduled to be closed for the Jessica Meredith Jacobsen Memorial 5k and Fun Walk, which is to begin at 8am.

The run is in memory of Jessica Meredith Jacobsen, who died in 2007 as a result of intimate partner violence, and supports House of Ruth Maryland, the Immaculate Conception School Tuition Assistance Fund, and Father O’Neill Charities.

There is more information on the event’s website.

The race course starts at Immaculate Conception School and runs down to Allegheny Avenue, across Bosley Avenue to Piccadilly Road, north on Piccadilly to Trafalgar, then a left on Chestnut Avenue past Pickersgill and Loyola Blakefield , along side Charles St to Boyce Avenue to West Chesapeake Avenue, past the Orokawa Y in Towson, left on Central Ave, and ending at the Dinosaur Park / West Towson Park on Central Avenue across from BYKOTA.

So, please be aware of these road closures on Saturday morning, and plan around them if you need to be out in Towson!