Tag: Annapolis
Annapolis’ Own–Jacob Landis Featured On Fox Detroit
Jacob Landis was in Detroit recently. Not looking for a car, but watching the Tigers play. And now, he is on his way across the country to visit all of the other baseball stadiums to raise awareness for the hearing impaired. Jacob left from Annapolis on April 4th! Before he is done, he will have [...]
Save June 8-9, The Annapolis Arts and Crafts Festival – Featuring Maryland Wines
The Annapolis Arts and Crafts Festival will be held on June 8-9, 2013, at The Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium with an enhanced Kids’Art component highlighting theatrical and musical performances, face painting, mime, story telling, and shirt tie dyeing. Attendees can also view the winning artwork of the “Annapolis: The Arts” poster contest from students at [...]
First Sunday Arts Festival: June 2nd
Join us in Annapolis, Maryland for the 2013 First Sunday Arts Festival on June 2. For five hours – from noon until five — a portion of historic West Street above State Circle is closed to cars and transforms into a fun festival of live music, dance, art and crafts. The Festival, which continues around [...]
Woman Rescued From Crofton Townhome
At around 1:40 p.m. today, Anne Arundel County Firefighters were dispatched to a reported dwelling fire in the 1800 block of Foxdale Court in Crofton. The first unit to arrive on the scene reported smoke showing from the second floor of a two-story, end unit, townhome. During a search of the building, firefighters located and [...]
AAMC Foundation Awards $75K In Support Of Nursing
At the Annual Nursing Celebration Dinner held May 9 at Anne Arundel Medical Center (AAMC), the AAMC Foundation awarded 14 scholarships totaling $70,000 to deserving AAMC nurses to further their education and careers. Scholarship recipients were selected based upon several criteria, including academic achievement, letters of recommendation, community involvement and financial need. The dinner celebrates [...]
Herndon Climb 2013: Images
The 2013 Herndon Monument Climb by the class of 2016 was completed in 1 hour, 32 minutes and 43 seconds and the midshipman’s cover was placed atop the obelisk by MIDN Pat Lien of Orlando, Florida. All images © 2013, Kevin Carroll for Eye On Annapolis
Photos: Day 2 Of The Chesapeake Bay Blues Fest
The Rain Gods smiled upon the Blues on Sunday. While the perpetually-wrong weather forecasters stuck with their 60% chance of rain, the show went on under cloudy skies that gave way to glorious sunshine, Mavis Staples and Bonnie Raitt who closed out the 2013 Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival. All Images © 2013, Wendy Marxen for Eye [...]
Zonta Hosts 10th Annual Chocolate Festival
The Zonta Club of Annapolis is thrilled to announce the success of their 10th annual Swinging Sweets Chocolate Festival, which staged on Thursday, April 25th from 7-9pm at the Loews Annapolis Hotel. This year marked a major milestone for the event and will serve as a catalyst to support women via scholarship throughout the Annapolis [...]
Chelsea Clock Creates Trophy For Annapolis-Newport Race
Massachusetts-based Chelsea Clock, 116-year-old maker of fine nautical clocks, barometers and tide instruments, has been named one of the official trophy sponsors of the 2013 Annapolis to Newport Race (in conjunction with the 2012 Newport to Bermuda Race), and has created an exclusive “Chelsea Clock Seafarer Trophy” for this biennial sailing event that challenges racers [...]
Annapolis Maritime Museum Announces Summer Concert Series
Annapolis Maritime Museum’s 13th Annual Summer Concert Series kicks off with the “smarts & soul” of Dan Haas, ends with funk and soul of Raw Hands. The concerts are held on Thursdays between June 20th and August 8th from 7-8:30pm (No concert on July 4). Admission is free, but a $10 donation to the museum [...]
All Childrens’ Chorus of Annapolis Wraps Up Season
The All Children’s Chorus of Annapolis (ACCA) will celebrate the end of their season with their annual Let’s Celebrate concert, themed “I Dream A World” featuring music from around the globe in several languages. The event will take place on Saturday, May 18 at Robert E. Kauffman Theatre at the Pascal Center, Anne Arundel Community [...]
Portion Of Weems Creek Closed Due To Sewage Spill
The Anne Arundel County Department of Health has ordered an emergency closing and warns against swimming and other direct water contact for a section of Weems Creek in Annapolis, Maryland. The affected area includes the section of Weems Creek from its headwaters to Rowe Boulevard. The closing is due to a wastewater spill of approximately 120,000 gallons caused by a [...]
The Annapolis Arts & Crafts Festival Featuring Maryland Wines
A Celebration of The Arts and Wine! The fourth annual Annapolis Arts and Crafts Festival is a two-day, outdoor celebration of wine and the arts, June 8-9, 2013, at The Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland. The times of the event are: Sat: 10-6 pm and Sun: 10-5 pm. View the juried works of 200 [...]
Tee One Up For The Light House
On Monday, June 10th, 2013, the Friends of the Light House will host the 10th Annual Golf Tournament at Old South Country Club in Lothian, Md. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Light House: A Homeless Prevention Support Center in Annapolis, Maryland. The festivities will begin with a light breakfast at the Old South [...]
Sea Trials From A Different Point Of View
Today, we had two photographers at the USNA Sea Trials today (see Kevin Carroll’s coverage here) and Glenn Miller had a different perspective. All images © 2013, Glenn A. Miller.
Fitch Downgrades Annapolis From Stable To Negative
From a Reuters repot earlier today: Fitch Ratings on Monday said it revised Annapolis, Maryland’s rating outlook to negative from stable, citing concerns about the city’s problems balancing its budget. Fitch said it is concerned over the city’s “uneven operating performance, continued reliance on inter-fund transfers and significant underfunding of the actuarial required contribution for [...]
Annapolis Youth Chorus To Present Free Concert
It’s all about the kids when The Annapolis Youth Chorus presents its spring concert on Thursday, May 16, at 7 p.m. at St. Anne’s Church in Annapolis. Joining the group for this finale are the Annapolis Chorale Chamber Chorus, baritone Nathan Wyatt and Live Arts Maryland Music Director J. Ernest Green. The AYC will perform selections from [...]
Little Free Libraries Coming To Hillsmere And Annapolis Roads
Two Annapolis communities are unveiling their own “Little Free Libraries” in May. The libraries, located at Hillsmere’s community beach and park at the end of Hillsmere Dr. and in the community of Annapolis Roads on the corner of Pine Crest and Lakeview Drives, are designed to promote literacy and community involvement. The Little Free Library [...]
New Business Opens In Annapolis
Annapolis Mayor Joshua J. Cohen and Annapolis Economic Development Corporation (AEDC) President and CEO Lara Fritts are pleased to welcome Moorings The Kettle to Annapolis. Owners Chef Phillip Martin and Amy Myers-Martin look forward to serving you! They also look forward to showing you what a little bit of dreaming and a lot of passion [...]
Anne Arundel Leads State In Tourism
A study released by the travel research company Tourism Economics shows Anne Arundel County leads the state in tourism generated expenditures. According to the report, nearly 5.6 million visitors to Annapolis and Anne Arundel County left behind nearly $3.2 billion in new revenues in 2011. This is a 7.2 percent increase over the $3 billion [...]
MISSING: Melvin Colbert
The Annapolis Police Department is seeking assistance in locating the above subject. On May 6, 2013, Melvin William Colbert (06/29/1927) B/M, 6’02, 190 lbs, Gray Hair, Brown Eyes, walked away from his home and has not returned. Mr. Colbert suffers from dementia and may be confused. Clothing: Possible baseball cap, turquoise windbreaker jacket, navy blue [...]
Olivia Constants Foundation To Hold Fundraiser
The Olivia Constants Foundation (OCF) announces its first annual fundraiser to benefit the work of OCF to “do all the good we can for whomever we can, in the spirit of Olivia.” A Night of Celebration in Annapolis will be held on Saturday, May 11th, 2013 from 6:00 – 9:00 PM at Mears Marina, 519 [...]
