Tag: baltimore sun
Schuh secures endorsements from Capital and Sun newspapers
[do action=”schuh”/] Anne Arundel County Executive candidate Steve Schuh is gaining momentum with endorsements from both major local newspapers, The Baltimore Sun and The Capital. “New development falls outside of the tax cap, and provided that Mr. Schuh can foster economic growth, his plans should work,” the Sun editors write. “And this is where Mr. […]
Backroads & Byways of Chesapeake Bay author at CBMM’s October 25 OysterFest
[do action=”schuh”/] On Saturday, October 25 from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., travel writer Leslie Atkins will be at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s store to meet the public and sign copies of her latest book, Backroads & Byways of Chesapeake Bay. The event coincides with OysterFest at the museum’s waterfront campus in St. Michaels, […]
Capital Gazette sold to Baltimore Sun
The Baltimore Sun announced that they had acquired the assets of the Annapolis based Capital Gazette and the Carroll County Times from Landmark Media Enterprises. While the sale of The Capital (and sister publications) is not surprising (Landmark has been trying to sell the properties for several years), the sale to the Sun is a […]
Meet the press scheduled for April 7th and 14th
Media people are impossible to pitch a story idea to. True? Or, is that an urban myth? What’s the best way to contact them? What kinds of story ideas interest the media? To find out, save your choice of dates for a unique, Annapolis-area version of Meet the Press. The 2014 edition of P.R. Bazaar […]
Murder-Suicide In Glen Burnie
Two people were shot tonight in the unit block of Wendover Road in the Marley section of Glen Burnie. Police, fire and EMS responded to the scene shortly before 5:00pm this afternoon. Little information has been released, but Anne Arundel County Police Department and The Baltimore Sun are tweeting from the scene. More details will […]
Eye On Annapolis Wins Baltimore Sun’s Mobbie Award
Over the past two weeks, you have likely been inundated with requests to vote for your favorite something–blog, Facebook page, Twitter feed, Instagram account, humor account, etc. The Baltimore Sun has recognized the importance of “non-traditional” media in the region and established The Mobbie Awards five years ago. While television has their Emmys and print […]
Real Housewives Rich Guys Of Annapolis
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills has nothing on Annapolis. In fact, the theatrics that happened over the course of 8 hours last night, likely would win an Oscar or two. If you want to read a recap of the the latest Annapolis City Council meeting, please read Elisha Sauers’ article in The Capital or Pam […]
Feds Indict 18 In Anne Arundel Drug Dealing
UPDATE: This release was just received from the US Attorney for Maryland, Rod Rosenstein: Eighteen defendants alleged to be part of a large drug trafficking organization operating in Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland; New Jersey; and California, have been charged in connection with distributing large amounts of marijuana, diverted pharmaceuticals, steroids, cocaine and other […]
Simulated Tornado Wreaks Havoc In Annapolis
First responders never know what lies ahead of them for their day. It could be routine…or it could be a deadly tornado that touched down just outside of the Westin Hotel and tore through the Glenwood community leaving homes in splinters and people dead, injured and dazed. The latter happened yesterday morning at 8:15am–sort of. […]
Human Head Found Behind Shopping Center In Pasadena
UPDATE 9:54am August 7, 2012: From the Anne Arundel County Police Department: On August 6, 2012, at approximately 2:47 p.m., members of the Anne Arundel County Police Department were dispatched to a wooded area behind the 8100 block of Ritchie Highway in Pasadena, Maryland, for the discovery of human remains. Upon arrival, a citizen stated that he was walking into the […]
Milkshake To Perform Before Baysox Game
The Bowie Baysox have announced a special pregame concert by Grammy-nominated kids rock group Milkshake at Prince George’s Stadium on Saturday, June 2, before the team takes on the Reading Phillies at 6:35 p.m., followed by fireworks after the game. The fun for kids and family will begin when gates open for the concert […]
Annapolis City Council Weighs In On Market House And Kenny Kirby
Last night’s City Council meeting started off mundane enough. The Council talked about boat shows, dock space rental, annexation and appeal processes for about two and a half hours. And then as the crowd thinned out, things started to get heated as they discussed a $300,000 budget transfer to further improve the beleaguered Market House […]
Baltimore Sun: Names Released In Route 50 Crash
The Baltimore Sun is reporting that three of the victims on Saturday morning’s crash on Route 50 were recent graduates of area high schools. Brittany Ann Walker, 19 was a 2010 graduate of Meade High School and attended Anne Arundel County Community College. Zachary Tyler Rose, 18, was a 2011 graduate of the same school. […]
Baltimore Sun: Kirby Represents Annapolis Without A Home
Since Annapolis Alderman Kenny Kirby was involved in a no-knock warrant earlier this month, everyone has wanted to get to the bottom of the story. Kirby has denied interviews to most everyone and referred the to his attorney. However, in a story just released by the Baltimore Sun, reporter Nicole Fuller sat down with Kirby […]
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 […]
Jones Takes Legal Steps To Retain His Council Seat
The Baltimore Sun is reporting that Anne Arundel County Councilman Daryl Jones has filed a restraining order to prevent the Anne Arundel County Council from going forward with their plans to remove him from office. According to Jones, “scores” of constituents are encouraging him to fight to retain his seat. Jones was convicted of failing […]
Annapolis Area Christian School Sued For Sexual Harassment, Retailiation
UPDATE: The Capital’s Heather Rawlyk has a more in depth article on these allegations which include several red flags from the Superintendent’s past which were known to the Board. According to a story broken by the Baltimore Sun (paywalled), three former employees of the private Annapolis Area Christian School are suing the school for an […]
Finally Some Justice
Raszewski Sentenced To 50 Years The Baltimore Sun is reporting that David Raszewski, the South River High student who raped a 7-year old Crofton child in March of 2009. Raszewski was sentenced to life in prison and all but 50 years were suspended. Hopefully, this is a small start in reforming the lax laws in […]
How Many More Children Need To Die?
Child Protection Laws Must Be Enhanced A 12 year old girl’s body was discovered on Christmas Day. She died at the hands of a man who is a twice convicted sexual predator. There is certainly a lot of blame to be placed, but the first finger needs to be pointed at the ridiculous liberal judicial […]
Fire Department Settles Sexual Harassment Suit
Anne Arundel County To Pay $321,000 To Victims The Baltimore Sun is reporting that the Anne Arundel County Fire Department will pay two men $321,000 as a result of a sexual harassment suit filed against the County and the Odenton Volunteer Fire Department. The settlement, while not admitting any wrong doing, includes $175,000 for the […]
Raffle House Finally Sells
Raffled Poplar Point Home Sold For $650K Remember the million dollar house that was raffled off by We Care And Friends? Earlier this year, a Colorado woman won the house with no intention of moving to Maryland. Now, with less than a month to go in the year, she has finally sold it for a […]
We Need Your Vote
And This Time The ADCC Has Nothing To Do With It! The Baltimore Sun is running a contest for the top blogs in the area and we have been nominated! If you enjoy Eye On Annapolis, please take a moment to vote for us for your favorite neighborhood blog. We are also nominated for best […]
