Category: Local News
Severn Teen Wins Governor’s Award For Volunteer Work With MTR
Fifteen year old Anne Arundel County resident, Tristan Mohs, has been awarded the Governor’s Individual Service Award for Youth for 2012. A freshman at Mount St. Joseph High School in Baltimore, and a resident of Severn, Tristan volunteers more than ten hours a week at Maryland Therapeutic Riding (MTR) in Crownsville, Maryland. Says MTR Volunteer [...]
Carl Snowden Files $20M Lawsuit Against John Leopold
From WJZ News: Anne Arundel County Executive John Leopold is facing a $20 million lawsuit from one of the people he allegedly spied on. Carl Snowden, the director for civil rights at the Maryland attorney general’s office, said in a written statement released by his lawyer that he filed the lawsuit on Friday against Leopold [...]
O’Malley: Juvenile Blue Crab Population Highest On Record
Governor Martin O’Malley today announced the Chesapeake Bay’s juvenile blue crab population is at the highest level on record, and the overall blue crab population is at its highest level since 1993. Joined by stakeholders and elected officials, Governor O’Malley revealed the results of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) annual winter dredge survey [...]
AAMC Celebrates ‘Donate Life’ Month
With more than 112,000 people nationwide waiting for a life-saving organ transplant, including nearly 2,000 people in Maryland, the need for designated organ, eye and tissue donors has reached an all-time high. And sadly, on average 18 people on that national waiting list die every day due to the lack of available organs for transplant. [...]
Shuttle Discovery Retires
Eye On Annapolis was in our Nation’s Capital today to witness the end of an era as the space shuttle Discovery was retired at the Smithsonian’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA. Kevin Carroll, A Digital Cure, took these shots for Eye On Annapolis this morning. Interior images are the Enterprise, not the Discovery. [...]
Commission Announces Artists
The Anne Arundel County Commission on Disability Issues announced today that 21 Anne Arundel County artists with disabilities will display their work in the Commission’s first art show. The featured artists range in age from school children to older adults. The exhibit gives these artists who struggle with various disabilities a chance to showcase their [...]
Edgewater Fires
Yesterday, it seemed that Edgewater was on fire. While we were not able to cover it, the Edgewater-Davidsonville Patch did an outstanding job here. However, Glenn A. Miller was able to take some photos of the scene exclusively for Eye On Annapolis. All photos © 2012, Glenn A Miller.
Now That The Chicken Issue Has Been Decided, Annapolis Mayor Talks Turkey
Annapolis Mayor Joshua J. Cohen invites residents to attend a budget forum, focusing on his proposed Fiscal Year 2013 budget, on Tuesday, April 17 at the Maryland Hall Auditorium from 7:00– 9:00 p.m. Mayor Cohen is hosting the public forum explaining the City’s responsibilities and duties while reviewing the hard numbers and highlighting what the City [...]
Key School To Offer Summer Institute For Educators
Educators from the region’s public and private schools are invited to attend a summer teaching institute at The Key School in Annapolis, Md. The series of professional development seminars — entitled “Engaging Minds, Inspiring Ideas” — takes place on June 15, 2012, on Key’s campus, 534 Hillsmere Drive, Annapolis, MD. The third annual institute focuses [...]
Vounteers Come Together To Support The Light House
Volunteers are the Light House shelter’s most treasured resource. With over 1,000 volunteers donating their time and talent, the Light House is able to provide the many services they offer. The Light House shelter The Annapolis group of Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS) recently prepared dinner for the residents of the Light House shelter in Annapolis. [...]
West & Rhode Rivers In Poor Shape
On Saturday, April 7that 10:00am, The West/Rhode Riverkeeper released their West and Rhode Rivers Report Card at Discovery Village in Shady Side. Once again, poor grades dominated the Report Card, resulting in an average “D” grade. Following the release, Riverkeeper staff conducted a rain barrel workshop, and distributed free rain barrels to the two dozen [...]
2 Alarm Fire Rips Through Glen Burnie Business
Fire crews remain on the scene of a 2 alarm fire at DeVere Insulation located at 7501 Resource Court in Glen Burnie. Arriving units saw smoke inside the building and a sprinkler activation had the fire department calling for mutual aid from Baltimore City, Baltimore County, and Queen Anne’s County fire departments. DeVere Insulation has [...]
It’s Tax Time, Help The Bay
With the April 17 tax deadline fast approaching, Marylanders are encouraged to “Check Line 35” on their Maryland state income tax form and contribute to the Chesapeake Bay and Endangered Species Fund, a donation program created to support Bay restoration and to protect Maryland’s endangered species. This fund, which is split evenly between the Chesapeake [...]
Finlayson Calls For Emergency Meeting To Vote On Compromise Garage
Alderman Sheila Finlayson has called for an emergency meeting on Monday, April 16, 2012 to bring the matter of the Compromise Street Garage to a premature vote before the City Council. The garage has been a hot topic for many downtown residents, in particular the Annapolis Elementary School PTA which currently utilizes a city owned [...]
New Community Group Forms To Help Revitalize Downtown Annapolis Park
This ½ acre community park owned by Anne Arundel County at the entrance to the Historic Clay Street Community and used by the popular summer First Sunday Arts festivals was in jeopardy of becoming another office building. Led by Councilman Chris Trumbauer, the Anne Arundel County Council agreed with the public who wanted the park [...]
AAMC Wins Another Honor
The Commission on Cancer (CoC) of the American College of Surgeons (ACoS) has granted its Outstanding Achievement Award to Anne Arundel Medical Center’s (AAMC) DeCesaris Cancer Institute as a result of surveys performed during 2011. AAMC is one of a select group of 106 currently accredited and newly accredited cancer programs across the United States. [...]
Whole Foods To Offer Full Service Catering
The Whole Foods Market of Annapolis is inaugurating Full Service Catering at its location at 200 Harker Place in Annapolis Towne Center in Annapolis. Whole Foods is celebrating this expansion of its catering service with a gala evening at the market Friday, Apr. 20, from 6 to 8 p.m. To the sounds of live music, [...]
Edgewater Teen Wins Tech Council Award
The Chesapeake Regional Tech Council (CRTC) and more than 350 technology executives from across the Annapolis-DC-Baltimore region convened at the BWI Hilton last week to celebrate TechAwards2012: Vision 2032+ – 20 Years in Tech. In recognition of the 20th Anniversary of the CRTC, the event paid homage to regional technology innovation over the past two [...]
Secretary Clinton Addresses Midshipmen In Annapolis
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was in Annapolis this evening to present the Forrestal Lecture to the Brigade of Midshipmen as part of the 2012 Naval Academy Foreign Affairs Conference. Secretary Clinton says Russia’s refusal to support UN Security Council action on the crisis in Syria is what is keeping its President Bashar al-Assad in [...]
School Board Set To Vote On Re-Districting
The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County is scheduled to vote on two redistricting plans at its next meeting, scheduled for Wednesday, April 18, 2012, in Annapolis. The Board has held a public hearing on Superintendent Kevin M. Maxwell’s recommended plan to redistrict Central, Davidsonville, and Mayo Elementary schools in order to reduce overcrowding [...]
The Chickens Are Coming, The Chickens Are Coming
After untold hours of debate, the Annapolis City Council voted 6-3 in favor of allowing chickens to be raised within the City. This evening brought our several urban chicken experts from the Federal Government as well as a veterinarian. If memory serves me, the most recent bill allowed for up to five chickens per residence [...]
Montessori International Wins Top Honors At MSP Polar Bear Plunge
This past January, Montessori International Children’s House (Team MICH) in Annapolis withstood the rigors of a cold Chesapeake Bay to participate in the 2012 MSP Polar Bear Plunge. They were rewarded for their efforts by being the 2012 Top Polar Bear Plunge Cool School Team in the Private school division for their fundraising efforts, raising [...]
