Category: BLOG NOTES
Coming Soon: A New Look For Eye On Annapolis
Over the next week, Eye On Annapolis may look a little strange and funky. We are about to embark on a re-design and the decision was made to not take it offline, but to redesign it as a live site. So, what does this mean? It will look different. It will look out of place [...]
We Are Going Dark
When you surf over to Eye On Annapolis tomorrow, something will be amiss. The information you have come to depend upon will not be available. We are going dark. In a show of support against SOPA and PIPA, we will be darkening the site and adding our very small voice to the larger message that [...]
Annapolis’ Capital To Begin Charging For Online Access
<–To make sure everyone is aware of this information, please share it with Google, your Facebook friends, and Twitter followers by clicking the icons to the left. In this morning’s newspaper, Tom Marquardt announced that The Capital and the MD Gazette’s websites would be undergoing some renovations to make it easier to read and more [...]
Top Area Videos Of 2011
We went out to our facebook page and asked our fans if they had any favorite videos of the area from 2011 and here is what they said in no particular order. Which one is your favorite? Some footage of Hurricane Irene. This is along he Bestgate Road corridor in Anne Arundel County. Here is [...]
Top Stories Of 2011
Each year, we take a look at the top stories of the year. I find it refreshing to take a look back at the news and events that kept our attention. Unfortunately, 2011 was a tragic year that saw the loss of too many young lives. The year saw hatred at its worst when the [...]
Support Your Local Companies And Save Up To 75% With Eye On Annapolis
<–Please don’t keep these deals to yourself. Use the icons to the left to share them with your Facebook friends and your Twitter followers! Share this post on Facebook, and eat on us. We will select ten people who liked this post or tweeted it and give them each a $10 gift card to Sonic! [...]
1 Million Visitors!!
We did it! Sometime overnight, our one millionth visitor came and read a story on this site! Thank you! While we had expected this moment to happen closer to Thanksgiving, but due to a brief lull in traffic (coupled with a math error), we were pushed back a few days. While we cannot identify the [...]
Approaching A Million
Wow. I am not quite sure what to say. I will start with a huge THANK YOU! Sometime later this week, we will mark a huge milestone for Eye On Annapolis. We will see our one millionth unique visitor! I am flabbergasted that we were able to attain that in less than three years! Again, [...]
We Did It! Thank You!
Wow! We are honored! Eye On Annapolis was nominated in several categories for the 2011 Annual Mobbie Awards presented by the Baltimore Sun and,…well, ok we are gloating now but–WE WON!! We were nominated in several categories–The Best News Blog (we came in 7th out of 25), Best Twitter Feed (15th out of 40), best [...]
We Need Your Vote For A Mobbie!
<–Please, throw us a bone and share this post. You can use the icons to the left to share it with google, facebook, and twitter–all it takes is a click! Yes, once again, Eye On Annapolis has been nominated for the “best of” by readers of The Baltimore Sun. Their Annual Mobbie Awards recognize the [...]
A Mob Hit In Anne Arundel County?
<–Please, throw us a bone and share this post. You can use the icons to the left to share it with google, facebook, and twitter–all it takes is a click! Yes, once again, Eye On Annapolis has been nominated for the “best of” by readers of The Baltimore Sun. Their Annual Mobbie Awards recognize the [...]
Good News….For Who?
<–To share this posting with google, your facebook friends, or your twitter followers, please click the icons to the left. The Annapolis Police Department’s October 31, 2011 daily report began with “good news”….. well, perhaps it is good news, for some, but probably not for the man who was stabbed and sent to the hospital. [...]
2011 Reader Survey
Can you spare 3 minutes? Really, that is all it will take! We want to be sure we know you and are providing what you want to see on Eye On Annapolis. The 2011 survey will help us continue to develop the content that you want to see. The survey can be accessed a few [...]
Kudos To Comcast
OK, this site has been critical of Comcast in the past for their spotty service. However, yesterday, they really stepped up to the plate and came through with the assistance of social media. On Monday night around 11pm, a storm came through the area and blew some branches across BGE lines plunging my neighborhood into [...]
Nom Nom Nom
Welcome to our newest column called Chowin’ Down! With so many places to eat in the area, we thought we should have a bar and restaurant review column for our readers. But we are not like the others. How so? Well, first of all, we won’t be influenced by advertising. Many publications give preference to [...]
Post Of The Week
This is perfect! A follower on twitter asked us if we know about stopped traffic on the Bay Bridge. We said we would find out. She responded that there was a man mid-span doing yoga. I asked for a picture. She said her phone was broken. I asked for a sketch! Thanks for the laugh [...]
Contest: Free Tomato Festival Tickets
We have 2 pair of tickets to the Homestead Gardens Tomato Festival on Saturday August 27th! If you are interested in going (and who wouldn’t be?), just be the first two commenters to this post AND click the share on Facebook AND the +1 for Google! It’s that simple! And Eye On Annapolis just saved [...]
Violent Thunderstorm Rolls Through Annapolis
<–If you want to share this with your facebook friends or twitter followers, please click the icons to the left! This two minute video was taken along the shores of Back Creek in Annapolis on July 11, 2011 as a strong line of thunderstorms came through the area.
Remembering A Very Sad June
July is here and not a minute too soon. While we prepare to celebrate the birth of our nation, the greater community and families are still mired in the loss of their loved ones. Earlier in June, we lost two college students with promising futures in a motorcycle accident–Van Eney and Kelcey Silva. Later in [...]
Annapolis Capital: Patch? Patch Who? What Patch?
Why can’t we all just get along? We are a country that was founded on change. Without change, we would not be where we are today. But yes, change can be uncomfortable and most people don’t like it because it forces them to leave their comfort zone. Old Versus New It is difficult to find [...]
Improved Commenting
We encourage comments and discussion on the blog–now it is easier than ever to jump in and have a discussion! We have just added some Facebook functionality to our commenting system which will make it very easy to voice your opinion if you are a facebook user. Below each post (and above the standard comments) [...]
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