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Homestead Gardens’ Annual Critter Crawl goes virtual for 2020
Homestead Gardens’ 8th Annual Critter Crawl goes virtual! Dress your pet in their favorite Halloween costume, snap a picture and enter the contest. Entries may be submitted starting October 17 through and including midnight October 24th. The Critter Crawl benefits our local SPCA of AA County. Homestead Gardens is requestiong that you make a $5.00 […]
Monarch Academy schools in Anne Arundel to hold virtual open houses this month
Monarch Academy Annapolis, Monarch Academy Glen Burnie and Monarch Global Academy Laurel will hold virtual open houses in October for interested families. All three Monarch Academy schools are charter or contract schools with Anne Arundel County Public Schools. Monarch Academy Annapolis is a prekindergarten through fifth grade school open to students in the Annapolis area. […]
Happy YOUniversity offers free on-line class to help educators manage stress
Annapolis start-up Happy YOUniversity, an online program designed to teach people how to live an intentional and positive life using the tools of positive psychology, announced the launch of its newest class, Morning Thrive for Educators. Morning Thrive is a free, on-line, 15 minute morning boost sharing the tools of positive psychology to help educators […]
Last weeks: Mission Escape Rooms launches new spooky escape rooms for Spooktober
Looking for something to do this fall season that is safe and socially distant? Mission Escape Rooms is hosting Spooktober – featuring two spooky themed escape rooms. The room themes include Camp Crystal Lake (Arundel Mills Location) and The Mad Dentist (Annapolis Location). Both rooms will run until November 1st. Camp Crystal Lake leaves guests at […]
SECU Maryland kicks off month-long campaign to spread kindness
SECU, Maryland’s largest state chartered credit union, announced that it has kicked off a month-long fundraising campaign to spread kindness, raise funds to support the SECU MD Foundation, and do good in the community. The SECU KindnessU campaign will engage SECU’s employees, members and partners, as well as the greater community, with a goal of […]
Grab a bottle of Galway Bay’s egg nog for your Thanksgiving table. And Ice cream too!
The annual shipment of Galway Bay Egg Nog has just arrived from Ireland, and is now available at four locations; Galway Bay in Annapolis, Brian Boru in Severna Park, Pirates Cove in Galesville, and Killarney House in Davidsonville. This year the restaurants have also added the convenience of ordering and paying for egg nog online, for quick […]
Comcast launches pogram to help small businesses cope with COVID-19
Comcast Corporation has launched Comcast RISE, an initiative created to help strengthen and empower small businesses hard hit by COVID-19. The Comcast RISE program will help thousands of small businesses over the next three years. The multi-faceted program offers grants, marketing and technology upgrades, including media campaigns and connectivity, computer and voice equipment, as well as […]
Float to Paradise – An alternative to rest and relaxation
With travel plans on hold for the time being and virtual trips not fulfilling, people are itching to get away from the hectic world and stresses of everyday life. What if there was a way to transcend without having to pack your bags? Paradise Float Spa is a local, female-owned and operated business that offers […]
Legacy Business Spotlight: Shades of the Bay (Encore Presentation)
For 25 years, Linda Mann has been selling sunglasses in downtown Annapolis. First as a manager at Sunglass Hut, then as an employee of Shades Unlimited who became the owner, and now as the owner of Shades of the Bay! Hear how she grew very fast, became miserable, and right sized herself in a new […]
K&B True Value, Bay Ridge Wine & Spirits, and Severn Bank team up for our schools
Many years ago, Jared Littmann, realized that to a neighborhood store, that he needed to give back. And Cash For Schools was born. The concept was simple. When a customer makes a purchase, they can donate a small amount to a designated school and K&B True Value Hardware wodl match it up to $5000. Since […]
Homestead Gardens’ Annual Critter Crawl goes virtual for 2020
Homestead Gardens’ 8th Annual Critter Crawl goes virtual! Dress your pet in their favorite Halloween costume, snap a picture and enter the contest. Entries may be submitted starting October 17 through and including midnight October 24th. The Critter Crawl benefits our local SPCA of AA County. Homestead Gardens is requestiong that you make a $5.00 […]
COVID shouldn’t prevent you from enjoying the Fall season with Watermark
As we head into cooler weather, Watermark® is excited to present their Autumn in Annapolis lineup. They are putting the “spooky” in spooky season with many ways to explore the haunted nooks and crannies of Historic Annapolis. The regulars are still here! Annapolis Tours℠ by Watermark® and Cruises on the Bay℠ by Watermark® are extending […]
BONUS PODCAST: COVID-19 and business. From supply chains to helping our community
Remember when there wasn’t a square of toilet paper to be found? Lysol is still not readily available. The local hardware store has an abundance of liquid hand sanitizer and the local liquor store is still having some issues with some imports. Today we speak with Jared Littmann from K&B True Value Hardware and Dave […]
Fright Nights: Annapolis Town Center hosting a drive-through event this October
Committed to the continued growth of their property as a community epicenter, Annapolis Town Center announces their first annual Fright Nights. A total of five evenings in October will provide a full schedule of Halloween-themed fun for the entire family to enjoy. The Annapolis Town Center promises a safe environment for mesmerizing, interactive, and nostalgic […]
Monarch Academy schools in Anne Arundel to hold virtual open houses this month
Monarch Academy Annapolis, Monarch Academy Glen Burnie and Monarch Global Academy Laurel will hold virtual open houses in October for interested families. All three Monarch Academy schools are charter or contract schools with Anne Arundel County Public Schools. Monarch Academy Annapolis is a prekindergarten through fifth grade school open to students in the Annapolis area. […]
BWI welcomes Minute Suites
New concessionaire Minute Suites launched services Thursday at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. The company offers private rooms where airport passengers can relax, nap or work before a flight or during a layover. “We’re pleased to welcome Minute Suites to the airport as an innovative new service,” said Ricky Smith, Executive Director of BWI Marshall […]
Dick’s Sporting Goods schedules grand opening for October 16-18
Dick’s Sporting Goods has finished the renovations in the former Burlington Coat Factory store in the Gateway Village Shopping Center is ready to open the doors to the public. With the closure of Modell’s earlier this year, Annapolis was without a full-line sporting goods store. Next weekend Dick’s Sporting Goods will celebrate their grand opening […]
Homestead Gardens’ Annual Critter Crawl goes virtual for 2020
Homestead Gardens’ 8th Annual Critter Crawl goes virtual! Dress your pet in their favorite Halloween costume, snap a picture and enter the contest. Entries may be submitted starting October 17 through and including midnight October 24th. The Critter Crawl benefits our local SPCA of AA County. Homestead Gardens is requestiong that you make a $5.00 […]
Legacy Business Spotlight: The Gateway Florist (Encore Presentation)
The Gateway Florist has been around for forty years. Twenty on West Street and 20 on Bay Ridge Road. In what owner, Teresa Williams calls a dying industry, they are doing something right! They have a full plate, went through some expansion with the addition of Academy Flowers (King George and College) and a full […]
Grab a bottle of Galway Bay’s egg nog for your Thanksgiving table. And Ice cream too!
The annual shipment of Galway Bay Egg Nog has just arrived from Ireland, and is now available at four locations; Galway Bay in Annapolis, Brian Boru in Severna Park, Pirates Cove in Galesville, and Killarney House in Davidsonville. This year the restaurants have also added the convenience of ordering and paying for egg nog online, for quick […]
The AAEDC wants you to “Shop Safe, Shop Local”
The Anne Arundel Economic Development Corporation (AAEDC) is in the midst of its “Shop Safe. Shop Local. Shop ArundelBiz.” marketing campaign to highlight the importance of patronizing small businesses in Anne Arundel County. “Many locally owned shops, restaurants, services and organizations have pivoted their operations to help keep their customers and employees safe,” said AAEDC […]
Mission Escape Rooms launches new spooky escape rooms for Spooktober
Looking for something to do this fall season that is safe and socially distant? Mission Escape Rooms is hosting Spooktober – featuring two spooky themed escape rooms. The room themes include Camp Crystal Lake (Arundel Mills Location) and The Mad Dentist (Annapolis Location). Both rooms will run until November 1st. Camp Crystal Lake leaves guests at […]
