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Cody Boteler

Cody

Cody Boteler is a reporter on The Banner’s Express Desk, reporting on breaking news, trending stories and interesting things in and around Baltimore. He’s lived in Baltimore since 2017, when he graduated from Towson University and lives in North Baltimore with his wife and two rescue dogs. Cody’s work has appeared in The Baltimore Sun, USA TODAY, Baltimore magazine, Industry Dive and more. If he’s not working, Cody enjoys checking out different bars in Baltimore, playing Dungeons & Dragons and working through his “to be read” pile.

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Democrats hold leads in almost every race of Annapolis municipal election
Democratic candidates held the lead in the mayoral race and in seven of the eight races for City Council. The number of Democratic mail-in ballots far outnumbers the number of Republican and unaffiliated mail-in ballots yet to be counted.
Jared Littmann thanks his wife, Marlene Niefeld, he addressed supporters after polls closed Tuesday night.
Downtown Annapolis parking is free up to 2 hours for the holiday season
Shoppers can get up to two hours of free parking in downtown Annapolis during the holiday season.
Downtown Annapolis, Friday, March 28, 2025.
Pasadena man arrested for threatening to ‘kill all of the judges,’ his probation officer
An Anne Arundel County man was arrested this week after threatening to “kill all of the judges” and his probation officer, according to court records.
An Anne Arundel County man was arrested this week after threatening to “kill all of the judges” and his probation officer, according to court records.
Election Day in Annapolis will bring fresh faces to city’s leadership
Here’s who’s running to be mayor and on the City Council in Annapolis.
Tennley Cook waits on the floor of the Eastport Community Center gym while her mother Heather Cook votes Tuesday night in Annapolis.
Annapolis City Council approves new lease for historic Market House
The Market House lease will extend from 2033 through 2038, with possible extensions.
Even on a hot day, shaded tables outside the Market House draw people for food overlooking the water.
In a first, Anne Arundel fisherman breaks state record, becomes Master Angler on same trip
Jim Frazetti of Anne Arundel County is the 26th person to be named a Maryland Master Angler by catching 10 out of a list of 60 qualifying fish species found in the state.
Three men on a boat with one of them holding up two fish
It’s the great pumpkin, Annapolis! Artists get to work carving giant gourds
This is the sixth year that the Downtown Partnership has worked with other groups to bring gigantic pumpkins to downtown Annapolis, where they are carved by local artists.
Artist Nancy Baker carves an 1100-pound pumpkin with help from her son, Nick Baker, during the Great Annapolis Pumpkins event in downtown Annapolis.
National Aquarium CEO to retire and continue dolphin sanctuary work independently
The president and CEO of the National Aquarium in Baltimore, John Racanelli, is retiring “by the end of the year,” aquarium officials said Thursday.
6/6/22—Exterior of the National Aquarium in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor.
Single-vehicle collision in Anne Arundel leaves couple, both 90, dead
A man and his wife, both 90 years old, died over the weekend in a single-vehicle crash in West River, Anne Arundel County Police said.
Baltimore Police lights flicker at night.
Anne Arundel puts $10.6M behind long-awaited I-97 widening
Anne Arundel County will contribute $10.6 million toward project planning and construction to widen I-97 between Route 32 in Millersville and U.S. 50 in Annapolis.
Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman speaks at a press conference highlighting the county's contribution to a highway widening project on I-97 in Crownsville on Monday, Oct. 20, 2025.
About time: Maryland native realizes dream with Renaissance Festival shop
The fifth time was the charm for Sharon Lane, a Maryland native who landed a hard-to-get spot at the Maryland Renaissance Festival this year. The sold-out festival in Anne Arundel County concludes this weekend.
Sharon Lane adjusts the display at Clockwork Traveler, her wearable-art storefront at the Maryland Renaissance Festival.
Uniqlo, Tesla among 10 new tenants coming to Annapolis Mall
Ten new tenants, including Tesla, Uniqlo and Swarovski, are expected to open at Annapolis Mall by the end of next year, according to an update from the mall.
The exterior of the Westfield Annapolis mall, seen on Monday, August 5, 2024.
Impact Maryland 2025: Moore, other leaders discuss challenges in the state — and opportunities
The Banner’s third annual thought leadership conference, taking place at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore, tackles how Maryland can respond to threats from federal spending cuts, the future of college research and the impact of the arts.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and moderator David Rubenstein in conversation during Impact Maryland 2025 on Tuesday.
Annapolis restricts short-term rentals
The new rules will limit each side of a city block, defined as a “block face,” with no more than 10% of short-term rentals.
Annapolis has been grappling with how to regulate short-term rentals, like Airbnb and Vrbo, for at least six years. A new bill before the City Council would limit future short-term rentals in the popular tourist destination.
Whether coaching lacrosse or producing music, David Earl did it big
David Earl, a successful boys lacrosse coach in Anne Arundel County who previously founded an independent blues record label, died suddenly in his sleep while visiting Florida in early September. He was 58.
David Earl.
Museum’s missing turtle statue has been found in Annapolis’ Spa Creek. Twice.
The founder and director of the Chesapeake Children’s Museum in Annapolis has twice now gone outside to find a four-foot-long statue of a turtle was missing.
The turtle statue outside the Chesapeake Children's Museum is made of recycled aluminum and
Anne Arundel County will formally apologize for its role in slavery on Nov. 22
Anne Arundel County will issue a public apology for its role in instituting and supporting slavery. For the county executive, the direct descendant of people who enslaved others, it’s personal.
Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman speaks to the Anne Arundel County Council earlier this year in Annapolis.
Baltimore DPW worker fired, not charged in accident that killed coworker
Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan Bates’ office Wednesday published a memo saying the investigation of the crash was “tainted,” and outlined why no charges were filed
Timothy Cartwell, a Baltimore Department of Public Works solid waste worker “sustained fatal injuries” while collecting garbage in this alley in the 1800-block of Baker Street on Friday, November 8. He was collecting trash from a bin when he became trapped between a garbage truck and a wooden light pole.
Towson, Morgan State universities both cleared after bomb threats
At least two local universities evacuated parts of their campus because of bomb threats Tuesday.
Towson is one of two universities that responded to bomb threats they received this morning.
Man and woman identified in apparent Timonium murder-suicide
An 89-year-old man and an 87-year-old woman were identified as two people dead after an apparent murder-suicide in Baltimore County.
A police line do not cross tape blocks a pathway near Penn Station.
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