LOCAL NEWS
Save the date for the 4th Annual Naptown barBAYq
Mark your calendars for the 4th Annual Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival, to be held Saturday, May 2nd and Sunday, May 3rd, 2015 at the Anne Arundel County Fairgrounds, in Crownsville, MD. The Festival is a family affair and will feature a barbeque contest, great food, libations, over forty bands will perform continuous live […]
Schuh to host town hall meetings in March
County Executive Steve Schuh announced his administration will host a series of town hall meetings in March to discuss the 2015-16 budget and other important issues facing the county. “The citizens of Anne Arundel County deserve to be heard during our budget process,” said Schuh. “I look forward to hearing input from across the county […]
BAROAK opening tomorrow–snow or no snow
Tomorrow morning, Food Network alum Chef Teddy Folkman introduces BAROAK Cookhouse & Taproom, a casual neighborhood dining spot serving mussels and frites with a twist and an inspired selection of international and local craft brews. Located at the Loews Annapolis Hotel, BAROAK is influenced by the best pubs and taverns in America and Belgium. Artfully […]
AAMC hopes to bring cardiac program to Anne Arundel County
Anne Arundel Medical Center is working to bring a cardiac surgery, or heart surgery, program to Anne Arundel County, in collaboration with Johns Hopkins Medicine. As it stands, Anne Arundel County is the largest county in Maryland (population 550,000-plus) without a cardiac surgery program. Today, AAMC filed a Certificate of Need application with the Maryland […]
Community Foundation grants $72K to 4 county organizations
The Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County is proud to announce four new Ladders to Success Economic Opportunity Grants. The awards totaling $72,000 aim to improve economic outcomes for low-income adults and youth in Anne Arundel County. The Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County (CFAAC), through its grant program, Ladders to SUCCESS, has awarded more […]
sweetlife festival scheduled for May 30-31 at Merriweather Post Pavilion
sweetgreen, the culinary lifestyle brand dedicated to smartly-sourced, seasonal food, announced today the return of its annual sweetlife festival, an event that brings together the best in music, food and community. For the first time ever, sweetgreen is excited to announce the event is expanding to two days – Saturday, May 30th and Sunday, May 31st. The sweetlife […]
CRIME
Annapolis Police continue community conversations
Following the success of the first Conversation about Policing, the Community and Relationships in Annapolis, Annapolis Police Chief Michael Pristoop announces the next open conversation will be held at Eastport United Methodist Church, located at 926 Bay Ridge Avenue, on Tuesday, March 10th at 6:30 p.m. The first conversation was held at the First Baptist Church […]
Domestic dispute in Pasadena leads to shooting
On February 25, 2015, at approximately 1:25 a.m., officers from the Eastern District responded to the 7600 block of Pine Haven Drive in Pasadena for a report of a shooting that just occurred. Upon arrival, officers located a 55-year-old male victim suffering from an apparent gunshot wound to his upper body. Investigators learned that the […]
Armed robbery in Annapolis, suspect still at large
Armed Robbery – 201500000756 – 100 block of Quiet Waters Pl – 02/25 at 4:56am: The adult male suspect approached an adult male walking to his vehicle and displayed a gun. The suspect demanded the victim’s property and took the man’s cell phone. The victim struggled with the suspect when the suspect tried to take his wallet. During […]
Shots fired, Annapolis man robbed at gunpoint near Quiet Waters Park
A man was robbed at gunpoint early this morning as he was walking to his car in the 100 block of Quiet Waters Place adjacent to the Quiet Waters Park. According to Annapolis Police, they received the call at 4:56am this morning and said that the adult male suspect approached an adult male walking to his […]
Traffic stops yield drug arrests in Anne Arundel
Two separate traffic stops yesterday in Anne Arundel County resulted in the arrest of 9 suspects and the seizure of vehicles, and drugs. Crownsville On February 23, 2015, at approximately 4:07 p.m., Western District Tactical Patrol Unit conducted a traffic stop in the 1500 block of Waterbury Road in Crownsville in reference to ongoing drug […]
Drugged and drunk, Pasadena man attempts multiple burglaries
On February 21, 2015, at approximately 3:36 a.m., officers from the Eastern District responded to the 900 block of Duvall Highway in Pasadena for a burglary in progress. Upon arrival, officers spoke with the male victim, who stated that a suspect broke a window and entered his residence without permission. The suspect was gone from […]
EVENTS
Hurry and score your Scythian, Danny Burns tickets before they sell out
Scythian is coming to town on March 7th! You loved then at the Annapolis Irish Festival, now see them up close and personal in a full-on concert at Rams Head On Stage in Annapolis. Tickets are selling fast, so the word of warning is — but now while you still can! Rousing and raucous, Scythian […]
Save the date for the 4th Annual Naptown barBAYq
Mark your calendars for the 4th Annual Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival, to be held Saturday, May 2nd and Sunday, May 3rd, 2015 at the Anne Arundel County Fairgrounds, in Crownsville, MD. The Festival is a family affair and will feature a barbeque contest, great food, libations, over forty bands will perform continuous live […]
BAROAK opening tomorrow–snow or no snow
Tomorrow morning, Food Network alum Chef Teddy Folkman introduces BAROAK Cookhouse & Taproom, a casual neighborhood dining spot serving mussels and frites with a twist and an inspired selection of international and local craft brews. Located at the Loews Annapolis Hotel, BAROAK is influenced by the best pubs and taverns in America and Belgium. Artfully […]
Rams Head On Stage announces more shows
03/04 Dr. John & The Nite Trippers 03/05 Altan 03/06 Pat Green w. Hudson Moore 03/07 Scythian w. Danny Burns 03/08 Rachelle Ferrell 03/10 Leo Kottke 03/11 Royal Southern Brotherhood feat. Devon Allman, Cyril Neville and Bart Walker 03/12 Angaleena Presley (of Pistol Annies) 03/13 Buckwheat Zydeco 03/14 Tinsley Ellis *All Ages Matinee 03/14 + […]
CBMM launches new boat rental program
This summer, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum will bring more people out on the water with a unique boat rental program that launches June 10 and continues Wednesdays through Sundays until August 30. Built over the years in CBMM’s boatyard through the Apprentice for a Day program, the fleet of boats includes wooden kayaks, and […]
sweetlife festival scheduled for May 30-31 at Merriweather Post Pavilion
sweetgreen, the culinary lifestyle brand dedicated to smartly-sourced, seasonal food, announced today the return of its annual sweetlife festival, an event that brings together the best in music, food and community. For the first time ever, sweetgreen is excited to announce the event is expanding to two days – Saturday, May 30th and Sunday, May 31st. The sweetlife […]
NON-PROFIT NEWS
Save the date for the 4th Annual Naptown barBAYq
Mark your calendars for the 4th Annual Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival, to be held Saturday, May 2nd and Sunday, May 3rd, 2015 at the Anne Arundel County Fairgrounds, in Crownsville, MD. The Festival is a family affair and will feature a barbeque contest, great food, libations, over forty bands will perform continuous live […]
CBMM launches new boat rental program
This summer, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum will bring more people out on the water with a unique boat rental program that launches June 10 and continues Wednesdays through Sundays until August 30. Built over the years in CBMM’s boatyard through the Apprentice for a Day program, the fleet of boats includes wooden kayaks, and […]
Community Foundation grants $72K to 4 county organizations
The Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County is proud to announce four new Ladders to Success Economic Opportunity Grants. The awards totaling $72,000 aim to improve economic outcomes for low-income adults and youth in Anne Arundel County. The Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County (CFAAC), through its grant program, Ladders to SUCCESS, has awarded more […]
Treaty of Paris Center events this weekend
The new Treaty of Paris Center’s next session will be on Saturday, March 7 from 11:00am – 3:30pm with a theme of “The Mount Vernon Compact Between Maryland and Virginia,” the first step toward the Constitutional Convention, featuring a lecture by noted historian and professor Dr. Russell J. Rockefeller in the Treaty of Paris Restaurant […]
NPS surveys log bottom bugeye, Edna E. Lockwood
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum Boatshop Manager Michael Gorman, along with his apprentices and volunteers, have hauled out the 1889 nine log bottom bugeye Edna E. Lockwood this winter to make room for the National Park Service to laser scan and photograph the historic boat’s log hull. The information is being put together by NPS’s Heritage […]
Hockey for Heroes – March 13-14
Navy Youth Hockey Association is hosting the second annual Hockey for Heroes to honor and celebrate our American heroes — our veterans — at the USNA McMullen Ice Arena, Friday, March 13 – Saturday, March 14. The opening ceremony is Friday, March 13 at 7:00 pm. Hockey for Heroes is a 24-hour, around-the-clock hockey tournament to raise […]
AREA BUSINESSES
BAROAK opening tomorrow–snow or no snow
Tomorrow morning, Food Network alum Chef Teddy Folkman introduces BAROAK Cookhouse & Taproom, a casual neighborhood dining spot serving mussels and frites with a twist and an inspired selection of international and local craft brews. Located at the Loews Annapolis Hotel, BAROAK is influenced by the best pubs and taverns in America and Belgium. Artfully […]
Rams Head On Stage announces more shows
03/04 Dr. John & The Nite Trippers 03/05 Altan 03/06 Pat Green w. Hudson Moore 03/07 Scythian w. Danny Burns 03/08 Rachelle Ferrell 03/10 Leo Kottke 03/11 Royal Southern Brotherhood feat. Devon Allman, Cyril Neville and Bart Walker 03/12 Angaleena Presley (of Pistol Annies) 03/13 Buckwheat Zydeco 03/14 Tinsley Ellis *All Ages Matinee 03/14 + […]
Pediatric Group provides thousands of books to promote literacy
The Maryland chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (MD-AAP) reports that 20 percent of low-income children in Maryland are not ready to enter kindergarten, a statistic that the Pediatric Group is helping to change in Anne Arundel County. Last year, the Pediatric Group, with offices in Crofton, Davidsonville and Severna Park, were among the […]
AAMC hopes to bring cardiac program to Anne Arundel County
Anne Arundel Medical Center is working to bring a cardiac surgery, or heart surgery, program to Anne Arundel County, in collaboration with Johns Hopkins Medicine. As it stands, Anne Arundel County is the largest county in Maryland (population 550,000-plus) without a cardiac surgery program. Today, AAMC filed a Certificate of Need application with the Maryland […]
Local financial planner earns Certified College Planning Specialist designation
David A. Herman, Vice President of Investments at Scarborough Capital Management, has recently attained the Certified College Planning Specialist (CCPS™) certification from the National Institute of Certified College Planners (NICCP). “Financial planners and investment advisers that have made the investment in time, education, and training to become genuine experts in college planning deserve special recognition,” […]
Fado has full plate for St. Paddy’s Day
Fadó Irish Pub will once again be the St. Patrick’s Day hub in Annapolis as it hosts two parties at its One Park Place location. March 14, or St. Practice Day, is the biggest party in town, featuring 6 Nations Rugby and English Premier League soccer, live music and signature Irish dishes (the whole pub […]
COLUMNS & OPINIONS
Has Annapolis adopted common core math to calculate parking tickets?
Earlier this week, a reader contacted us about a parking ticket. She admits she was wrong and deserved the ticket. She admits she failed to pay it on time and additional penalties applied. But that is where it gets weird. Seems the City of Annapolis is using some type of Common Core math or voodoo […]
When bad kids go good–thank a cop
All too often we hear the bad side of an interaction with a police officer. You get a ticket. You got arrested. Sometimes we hear the good stories–last week a pair of officers jumped into a frozen South River to rescue a man and his dog. They are usually first on the scene of any […]
Letter: Doubling wind and solar is the right choice for Maryland
As a high school Environmental Science teacher in Anne Arundel County, I have the good fortune to teach some of the brightest, most passionate, and inquisitive students in the county. The course is fun and challenging because there is rarely a right or wrong side to the issues that we study, thus forcing students to […]
Hey Pasadena, it’s a methadone clinic, not a meth lab
UPDATE: Anne Arundel County Councilman, Derek Fink, has advised that he had a conversation with Smith who agreed to not move forward with the clinic at the Hogs Neck location. Fink said he’d work with Smith to find a more suitable location. Annapolis, Severna Park, and South County no longer have the lock on the […]
Alleviating the school board’s special interest politics
Between now and July 1, 2015, Governor Larry Hogan will appoint to the Anne Arundel Board of Education a majority (five of eight) of its adult members. In doing so, he will be limited to choosing from among those nominated by the Anne Arundel School Board Nominating Commission, which is required by statute to submit […]
Anne Arundel County Public Schools blow another snow day decision
Last year, almost to the day, Acting Superintendent Mamie Perkins promised that the Anne Arundel County Public Schools had learned their lesson about inclement weather and allowing school to remain in session. It seems that the current administration must have been nodding off during that meeting because they blew it again. While neighboring districts were […]
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Hurry and score your Scythian, Danny Burns tickets before they sell out
Scythian is coming to town on March 7th! You loved then at the Annapolis Irish Festival, now see them up close and personal in a full-on concert at Rams Head On Stage in Annapolis. Tickets are selling fast, so the word of warning is — but now while you still can! Rousing and raucous, Scythian […]
Save the date for the 4th Annual Naptown barBAYq
Mark your calendars for the 4th Annual Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival, to be held Saturday, May 2nd and Sunday, May 3rd, 2015 at the Anne Arundel County Fairgrounds, in Crownsville, MD. The Festival is a family affair and will feature a barbeque contest, great food, libations, over forty bands will perform continuous live […]
Schuh to host town hall meetings in March
County Executive Steve Schuh announced his administration will host a series of town hall meetings in March to discuss the 2015-16 budget and other important issues facing the county. “The citizens of Anne Arundel County deserve to be heard during our budget process,” said Schuh. “I look forward to hearing input from across the county […]
BAROAK opening tomorrow–snow or no snow
Tomorrow morning, Food Network alum Chef Teddy Folkman introduces BAROAK Cookhouse & Taproom, a casual neighborhood dining spot serving mussels and frites with a twist and an inspired selection of international and local craft brews. Located at the Loews Annapolis Hotel, BAROAK is influenced by the best pubs and taverns in America and Belgium. Artfully […]
Rams Head On Stage announces more shows
03/04 Dr. John & The Nite Trippers 03/05 Altan 03/06 Pat Green w. Hudson Moore 03/07 Scythian w. Danny Burns 03/08 Rachelle Ferrell 03/10 Leo Kottke 03/11 Royal Southern Brotherhood feat. Devon Allman, Cyril Neville and Bart Walker 03/12 Angaleena Presley (of Pistol Annies) 03/13 Buckwheat Zydeco 03/14 Tinsley Ellis *All Ages Matinee 03/14 + […]
Pediatric Group provides thousands of books to promote literacy
The Maryland chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (MD-AAP) reports that 20 percent of low-income children in Maryland are not ready to enter kindergarten, a statistic that the Pediatric Group is helping to change in Anne Arundel County. Last year, the Pediatric Group, with offices in Crofton, Davidsonville and Severna Park, were among the […]
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Anne Arundel Medical Center is working to bring a cardiac surgery, or heart surgery, program to Anne Arundel County, in collaboration with Johns Hopkins Medicine. As it stands, Anne Arundel County is the largest county in Maryland (population 550,000-plus) without a cardiac surgery program. Today, AAMC filed a Certificate of Need application with the Maryland […]
CBMM launches new boat rental program
This summer, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum will bring more people out on the water with a unique boat rental program that launches June 10 and continues Wednesdays through Sundays until August 30. Built over the years in CBMM’s boatyard through the Apprentice for a Day program, the fleet of boats includes wooden kayaks, and […]
Local financial planner earns Certified College Planning Specialist designation
David A. Herman, Vice President of Investments at Scarborough Capital Management, has recently attained the Certified College Planning Specialist (CCPS™) certification from the National Institute of Certified College Planners (NICCP). “Financial planners and investment advisers that have made the investment in time, education, and training to become genuine experts in college planning deserve special recognition,” […]
Community Foundation grants $72K to 4 county organizations
The Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County is proud to announce four new Ladders to Success Economic Opportunity Grants. The awards totaling $72,000 aim to improve economic outcomes for low-income adults and youth in Anne Arundel County. The Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County (CFAAC), through its grant program, Ladders to SUCCESS, has awarded more […]
sweetlife festival scheduled for May 30-31 at Merriweather Post Pavilion
sweetgreen, the culinary lifestyle brand dedicated to smartly-sourced, seasonal food, announced today the return of its annual sweetlife festival, an event that brings together the best in music, food and community. For the first time ever, sweetgreen is excited to announce the event is expanding to two days – Saturday, May 30th and Sunday, May 31st. The sweetlife […]
Treaty of Paris Center events this weekend
The new Treaty of Paris Center’s next session will be on Saturday, March 7 from 11:00am – 3:30pm with a theme of “The Mount Vernon Compact Between Maryland and Virginia,” the first step toward the Constitutional Convention, featuring a lecture by noted historian and professor Dr. Russell J. Rockefeller in the Treaty of Paris Restaurant […]
Heroin taskforce releases recommendations to Schuh
County Executive Steve Schuh and Anne Arundel County’s Heroin Action Taskforce today released a Heroin Action Plan to combat the heroin crisis in the county. “This report will provide the blueprint for tackling this crisis over the next decade,” said Schuh. “The final plan focuses on stepping up our efforts to educate our children, treat […]
Pantelides taps PG County director to lead Annapolis Transportation
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NPS surveys log bottom bugeye, Edna E. Lockwood
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum Boatshop Manager Michael Gorman, along with his apprentices and volunteers, have hauled out the 1889 nine log bottom bugeye Edna E. Lockwood this winter to make room for the National Park Service to laser scan and photograph the historic boat’s log hull. The information is being put together by NPS’s Heritage […]
Annapolis Police continue community conversations
Following the success of the first Conversation about Policing, the Community and Relationships in Annapolis, Annapolis Police Chief Michael Pristoop announces the next open conversation will be held at Eastport United Methodist Church, located at 926 Bay Ridge Avenue, on Tuesday, March 10th at 6:30 p.m. The first conversation was held at the First Baptist Church […]
Briscoe wins Tony Rubino Trophy at Brigade Boxing Championships
With a fight that was stopped by the referee, Keon Briscoe, a 1st Class Midshipman, became the 19th recipient of the Tony Rubino Trophy. The Rubino Trophy is for a Midshipman who wins the match for four consecutive years and is named for former Navy boxing coach Tony Rubino. In front of a 3,000 person […]
Fado has full plate for St. Paddy’s Day
Fadó Irish Pub will once again be the St. Patrick’s Day hub in Annapolis as it hosts two parties at its One Park Place location. March 14, or St. Practice Day, is the biggest party in town, featuring 6 Nations Rugby and English Premier League soccer, live music and signature Irish dishes (the whole pub […]
Baysox to hold auditions for National Anthem singers
The Bowie Baysox will host live auditions at Prince George’s Stadium Saturday, March 21, to sing the national anthem before a 2015 Baysox home game. Stadium gates open for registration at 9 a.m. and auditions begin at 9:30 a.m. The team has a live performance of “The Star-Spangled Banner” before all 71 home games. Baysox […]
Caritas Society presents Tim’s Vermeer
An award winning Penn and Teller documentary, the film follows Tim Jenison’s efforts to discover how Dutch master Johannes Vermeer created his paintings. Both an engineer and an art enthusiast, Jenison was fascinated by Vermeer’s paintings and their “photographic quality.” He had the resources and determination to investigate how Vermeer created them, and the audacity […]
One dead in fiery Davidsonville crash
UPDATE: From The Capital: Maryland State Police identify man killed in wreck on Route 50 this morning as Kenneth Earl Pettigrew of Silver Spring. — Tim Pratt (@TPratt_Capital) March 1, 2015 One person has died after an accident along Route 50 in Davidsonville. Anne Arundel Fire Department rescue crews were dispatched to a vehicle fire […]
Tricorns and Tennis Shoes for Maryland Day, a free tour by Watermark
Lace up your tennis shoes and prepare to learn some history on-the-go through “Tricorns and Tennis Shoes,” a free tour by Annapolis Tours℠ by Watermark®. Offered to the public for the first time, the complimentary tour is a part of the Maryland Day celebration on Saturday, March 21. A Colonial period dressed tour guide – […]
Kendall back for 5th season with the Baysox
The Bowie Baysox and the Baltimore Orioles have announced the Baysox coaching staff for the 2015 season. Baltimore native Gary Kendall returns for his fifth season as manager and is joined by a pair of new faces on the coaching staff in Pitching Coach Alan Mills and Field Coach Keith Bodie. Kendall, the longest-tenured and […]
Echosmith celebrates double platinum status at 930 Club
Echosmith is on the radar and will surely be America’s newest sweethearts. Keep your eyes peeled for them on late night television as they will be performing on Late Night With Seth Meyers on Monday, March 2nd. This past Thursday, they sold out the 930 Club in DC and absolutely enchanted the crowd. The show […]
Chamber Orchestra Kremlin to perform March 17th at Maryland Hall
A concert by the 15-member Chamber Orchestra Kremlin will be presented free to the public at 7 p.m. March 17 at the Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, 801 Chase St., Annapolis. Presented by World Artists Experiences, the program will include classical selections played with a contemporary flair and musical enthusiasm. Begun in 1991 in […]
Ugandan Kids Choir to perform at St. Martin’s this weekend
The Ugandan Kids Choir, a group of ten talented Ugandan children, has announced that they will be performing at St. Martin’s Lutheran Church, 1120 Spa Road, Annapolis, MD on March 1, 2015 at 4 pm. All ten children have been given hope through Childcare Worldwide’s Sponsorship Program and now they are here to spread that […]
Purim Carnival at Kneseth Israel on March 1st
On Sunday March 1, 2015 from 11:00am – 1:00pm Congregation Kneseth Israel presents a Purim Carnival with games, activities, and traditional foods. The community is invited to celebrate this holiday with outdoor moon bounce and pony rides, airbrush tattoo artist, skeeball, inflatable basketball, casino games for adults, cotton candy, popcorn, pizza, falafel bar, hamantaschen cookies, […]
Maryland Home & Garden Show coming to Maryland State Fairgrounds this weekend and next
Bold and beautiful flower, tree and shrub arrangements will illuminate the Timonium Fairgrounds to help usher in a spring season full of inspiration for homeowners. With displays and consulting from hundreds of landscape and home improvement contractors and experts, visitors will be inspired—this year’s theme—to start those projects put off all winter. Over two weekends, […]
Has Annapolis adopted common core math to calculate parking tickets?
Earlier this week, a reader contacted us about a parking ticket. She admits she was wrong and deserved the ticket. She admits she failed to pay it on time and additional penalties applied. But that is where it gets weird. Seems the City of Annapolis is using some type of Common Core math or voodoo […]
Schuh, Walker move to repeal ‘Rain Tax’ in Anne Arundel
County Executive Steve Schuh and Council Chairman Jerry Walker today announced a proposal to repeal Anne Arundel County’s stormwater management fee. In addition, Councilman Michael Peroutka will co-sponsor the legislation. “Council Chairman Walker and I understand Anne Arundel working families and small businesses have been burdened with too many high taxes and fees,” said Schuh. […]
