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Speakers announced for March 12th’s 5th Annual Ignite Annapolis
For the fifth time, Annapolis will play host to Ignite Annapolis, a high-energy evening of 5-minute talks by people who have a burning idea—and the guts to get onstage and share it with their hometown crowd. The fifth Ignite Annapolis event is scheduled to take place on Thursday, March 12, 2020 at Maryland Hall for […]
Severna Park High School students help the homeless
Seven High Schoolers Partnered With Happy Helpers For The Homeless, Visiting One Of Baltimore’s Homeless Shelters Severna Park High schoolers, Lauren Campbell and Rachel Reed, and their team Janna Chang, Andrew Tangrea, Garret Taylor, Jennifer Bertha, and Natalie Kelly. are a part of the Leadership Institute at Severna Park High School. The Leadership Institute teaches […]
Two powerful films to screen this month at Maryland Hall
Two powerful films are set to screen on January 26th and 31st at Maryland Hall in the Bowen Theatre. These are a part of the Goldstein-Cunitz Center for Film and New Media at Maryland Hall. Nobody Wants Us Sunday, January 26, 7 pm – A film that tells the story of three teenagers and […]
Hogan reports statewide success in fighting crime and highlights Anne Arundel
The day after officially introducing his crime bills in the General Assembly, Governor Larry Hogan touted a successful year for the Maryland Criminal Intelligence Network (MCIN). MCIN, a criminal justice strategy announced by Governor Hogan in 2017 and funded through the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services, encourages local, state, and federal […]
New Year, New You! Let Anne Arundel County Department of Health help you to quit smoking
Are you thinking about quitting smoking or vaping? Choose to quit in 2020! The Learn To Live program at the Anne Arundel County Department of Health offers free self-help information to assist adults in quitting. Cigarette smoking and secondhand smoke exposure are the leading preventable causes of death. In Anne Arundel County, MD, one in […]
Legacy Business Spotlight: Hospice of the Chesapeake
The end of life is not easy….for anyone. Thankfully, we have the Hospice of the Chesapeake. Hospice was a bit of a mystery to me, so we went and sat down with Ben Marcantonio who is the President and CEO of Hospice of the Chesapeake. We learned about their origins as one of the earliest […]
Baltimore man sentenced to 60 years for fentanyl distribution
Anne Arundel County State’s Attorney Anne Colt Leitess announced that the Honorable Mark W. Crooks sentenced Corey Sessoms,31, of Baltimore to 60 years in prison. Sessoms received the maximum sentence of 40 years for possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl, a consecutive 20 year sentence for possession with the intent to distribute cocaine and […]
Mac McAnally and AMFM’s In The Vane of Van Morrison coming to Rams Head On Stage
Rams Head On Stage is a little taste of Nashville, New Orleans, and Austin all rolled up in one! A small, intimate venue where no seat is more than 48 feet from the stage. A small venue that packs a big punch with top national acts 364 days a year. Check out the latest shows […]
January 28 is “National Plan For Vacation Day” and Visit Annapolis has some tips
Visit Annapolis & Anne Arundel County (VAAAC) is making it easy for individuals to make National Plan for Vacation Day (Tuesday, January 28) as fruitful and productive as possible. VAAAC is sharing findings of its recent #KidsLoveAnnapolis contest to help individuals who are following the U.S. Travel Association’s (USTA) advice by setting aside time on […]
56 days until Spring, and 57 until the Annapolis Oyster Roast and Sock Burning
“Goodbye to winter, only deck shoes we wear! Though the socks we are burning leave a stink in the air!” So reads the poem recited each year as hundreds of Annapolitans gather around a waterfront bonfire at the Annapolis Maritime Museum to burn their socks. At this most curious of traditions, the Annapolis Oyster Roast […]
Sneak peek at festivities for Maryland Day Weekend in March 2020
On March 25th, Maryland turns 386. During Maryland Day Weekend of March 20-22, 2020 the Four Rivers Heritage area of Annapolis and southern Anne Arundel County put on dozens of events to celebrate that milestone. They fill the weekend with a wide range of fun family-friendly events that are free or just $1. There is […]
Green Drinks: Continuing the Conversation on Wednesday
Join your neighbors, Annapolis Green, and Green Drinks as they Continue the Conversation after the Maryland Environmental Legislative Summit! There is so much to talk about with regard to the legislation environmentalists will pursue during this legislative session. It all happens on Wednesday, January 29th! At the Summit you’ll learn about the legislation and hear from senators […]
Anne Arundel County Police offer $10K rewards for four unsolved murders
In a press conference today, the Anne Arundel County Homicide Unit reiterated that it is actively investigating four open homicides that occurred in 2019. The Anne Arundel County Police Department is offering a $10,000 reward in each case for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect(s) involved in the murders of Robert Lee […]
Summit School to host 3rd Annual Designer Purse Bingo
The Summit School will host its 3rd Annual Designer Purse Bingo, presented by CovingtonAlsina**, on Friday, February 7th, 2020 at the Annapolis Elks Lodge #622, 2 Pythian Dr., Edgewater, MD. Proceeds from the event will benefit The Summit School. Doors open at 5:30pm, bingo games start at 7pm sharp. Tickets are $30 in advance or […]
Annapolis location of Brio Tuscan Grill to permanently close tomorrow
Tomorrow, January 24, 2020, will the final day for Brio Tuscan Grille in Annapolis. Brio is just the latest of a spate of area restaurants that are closing in the area. Employees were notified yesterday of the closure and we confirmed the closure with local management earlier today. We were told that several of the […]
Miss America 2019 and Londontowne Symphony Orchestra to celebrate Annapolis Green
Annapolis Green, dedicated to keeping our local environment clean and healthy, will be the focus of the Londontowne Symphony Orchestra’s January 25 concert at St. John’s College starting at 7:30pm. Joining the orchestra will be Nia Franklin, Miss America 2019 and a trained soprano, who will perform with the orchestra. The program will begin with […]
Man steals car in Annapolis, returns it later the same day
The Annapolis Police Department is looking for a suspect who stole a vehicle from an Annapolis condo complex in the morning and apparently returned it that same evening. According to police, on January 22, 2019 at 6:00am, a man was speaking with another man he had just met through the window of his rental car […]
Grocery Wars: Lidl planning for TWO locations in Annapolis
When word came out that Shoppers Market was closing and the building was sold to Lidl, many asked what is happening with the proposed location on Bay Ridge Road across from the Giant? Now we have an answer. We intend to put new Lidl stores in both locations and expect to have more to share […]
Two powerful films to screen this month at Maryland Hall
Two powerful films are set to screen on January 26th and 31st at Maryland Hall in the Bowen Theatre. These are a part of the Goldstein-Cunitz Center for Film and New Media at Maryland Hall. Nobody Wants Us Sunday, January 26, 7 pm – A film that tells the story of three teenagers and […]
Study shows Maryland ranks #2 in most educated states
With data showing a correlation between higher education levels, higher income and lower unemployment rates, the personal-finance website WalletHub recently released its report on 2020’s Most & Least Educated States in America. And Maryland ranked near the top. In order to determine where the most educated Americans live, WalletHub compared the 50 states across 18 […]
Two Annapolis men operating as Nixon Brothers Painting arrested for thefts
The Anne Arundel County Police believe there may be more victims of a theft scheme perpetrated by Jason and Jared Nixon operating as Nixon Brothers Painting. On January 9, 2020 an investigation was initiated into a theft that occurred in the Annapolis area i nDecember 2019. During the course of that investigation, detectives identified and […]
Mayor Buckley releases list of administration’s accomplishments
Mayor Gavin Buckley released a 2018/2019 mid-term Progress Report today, highlighting the accomplishments of City departments and the Mayor’s office during his first two years in office. Some of the items included in the Progress Report: FINANCE: the City improved its debt and liability profile; adopted purchasing regulations; certification of the availability of funds and […]
