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Everybody hates Gavin! But can you really be an 'outsider' twice?
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (1105+ words) Mayors of Annapolis tend to fade quickly from public view. Everyone is tired after four or eight years. Sometimes they go gracefully, sometimes still striving for attention. Then there's Gavin Buckley. Six months after leaving the mayor's office, the brassy…...
Hutzell: At 68, I swam across Spa Creek in Annapolis. The best part was the company.
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1078+ words) Amy Clements and I talked as we swam 400 yards across Spa Creek, heads above the blue-green water. We were at the back of the inaugural Spa Creek Conservancy swim in Annapolis, 12 people wading into the cool water on a warm…...
Man severely injured in Annapolis-area shed explosion was mixing chemicals
2+ week, 3+ day ago (159+ words) A 77-year-old man who was severely injured during an explosion in a shed near Annapolis this week was mixing chemicals, according to the Anne Arundel County Fire Marshal's Office. The explosion was reported around 2 p. m. Tuesday at a home in the…...
Annapolis Pride Parade and Festival moved to October for second year in a row
2+ week, 3+ day ago (446+ words) For the second year in a row, the Annapolis Pride Parade and Festival will happen in October instead of June. The festivities, scheduled to take place on Oct. 3, come on the heels of an "anomaly" year for the celebration, according…...
Hutzell: In Annapolis, you can't eat a hot dog standing up
4+ week, 1+ day ago (1029+ words) I had a hot dog in Annapolis the other day. By law, I had to eat it sitting down. Annapolis is a city of rules, layered thickly over hundreds of years in Maryland's small-town state capital. None might be quite…...
Annapolis man charged after allegedly shooting leashed dog in the head
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (371+ words) An Annapolis man faces charges of animal cruelty, reckless endangerment and multiple firearms charges after allegedly shooting a dog in the head, according to online court records and police charging documents. Keith Roland Gross, 35, allegedly shot a leashed dog named…...
Anne Arundel executive candidates considering secondary luxury home tax
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (614+ words) Move over New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, it's Maryland's turn for a tax on luxury second homes. Or to talk about it, at least. Three Democratic candidates for Anne Arundel County executive said…...
Naval Academy eases visitation restrictions as Commissioning Week begins
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (236+ words) The Naval Academy, which suspended general visitation after the start of the U. S. -Iran war, is easing some of the security restrictions it had imposed. General visitation will resume Monday, according to Naval Support Activity Annapolis. That's just in time for…...
Pittman rejects calls for security grants in Anne Arundel budget, disappointing some groups
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (899+ words) A visit to Congregation Kneseth Israel, a synagogue on Spa Road in Annapolis, means walking past bright blue bollards in front of doors and stained glass windows. It means checking in with a security guard and waiting for someone with…...
Ruth's Chris moving to Annapolis Town Center
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (352+ words) Ruth's Chris Steak House is closing its Eastport location and moving to Annapolis Town Center by the end of 2026. The high-end chain is taking a 10, 150-square-foot, two-level space in the mixed-use development, technically in Parole, according to Rosso Commercial Real…...