The latest from Rick Hutzell
The Democrats are coming for Andy Harris. This time they might succeed.
An unpopular Republican president, a budget bill that busts the deficit while hurting many Marylanders and election rigging in Texas could change the political fortunes of Rep. Andy Harris.
A trip back in time. Maryland Renaissance Festival tops list of 7 things to do in Annapolis
You can still find tickets to the opening weekend of the Maryland Renaissance Festival, but here’s a guide no matter when you go. It’s one of seven great things to do in Greater Annapolis in the coming week.
Yvette Davids wraps critique of her Naval Academy ouster in praise
On the way out the door as Naval Academy superintendent, Vice Adm. Yvette Davids wasn’t going to let anyone denigrate her institution or those who have made it a success.
I met the queen, and she sent me in search of a watermelon dream
If you could interview the watermelon queen, what would you ask? I did, and they sent me in search of meaning in the ubiquitous fruit of summer. First off, it's not a fruit, and second, growing watermelons is no dream.
7 things to do in Annapolis: Before summer is out, go parasailing on the Chesapeake Bay
Here are five things to do in Annapolis for the week ending Wednesday Aug. 20. One option is to go parasailing before summer is gone.
Standing up to Trump the despot will require Gloria’s courage
Standing up to injustice requires courage, and every step toward despotism by President Donald Trump is another call to show it.
Trump’s controversial plan for Naval Academy demands loyalty over merit
Navy Secretary John Phelan spelled it out. The Trump administration plans to replace the Naval Academy dean, reduce the civilian faculty, increase discipline and generally screw around with the curriculum some more.
Annapolis can do more to atone for its racist past. This election is voters’ chance.
Thirty-two years ago, Orlando Ridout IV organized the rescue of the Maynard-Burgess House in Annapolis as a form of reparations.
7 things to do in Annapolis: As summer wanes, Dinner Under the Stars turns 10
Ten years after it kicked off a wave of outdoor dining in Annapolis, Dinner Under the Stars is going strong. It’s one of seven great things you could do in the coming week.
Feud between Anne Arundel judges heads toward finale. Unfortunately, they dragged me into it.
The two-year feud between two Anne Arundel County Orphans Court judges heads toward a denouement this month, when a disciplinary commission considers complaints against one of them. Unfortunately, they dragged me into this.
There’s a body in the Inner Harbor, and other reminders that life is unpleasant
The discovery of a body at the end of Pier 4 is not a cause for mirth, despite wry comments about water quality and swimming. It is a reminder that the Chesapeake Bay is a place where life sometimes ends.
All wars end. Then there’s Market House in Annapolis.
For such a small building, the Market House in Annapolis contains a big history of fighting. It was the first fight of Mayor Gavin Buckley's administration, and here at the end eight years later, it looks like it might be the last.
7 things to do in Annapolis: Rotary crab feast serves up an 80-year tradition
The 80th Annapolis Rotary Crab Feast cracks open Friday, one of seven great things you can do in the coming week.
Would-be saviors of Pimlico’s lost barns aren’t ready to call it quits
It’s never easy being Don Quixote, the mad Spanish knight who tilted at windmills aboard his noble nag, Rocinante.
Inspectors general save taxpayers millions. Maryland needs more of them.
OIG is an acronym that should cheer advocates of good government. But only a handful of the biggest Maryland counties and cities have them -- inspectors general.
She unburied the past. Now she’s helping rebuild it.
Janice Hayes-Williams is searching for the descendants of urban slavery in America, rebuilding the legacy of the James Brice House in a collaboration with Historic Annapolis.
7 things to do in Annapolis: Judy Collins brings her 85th birthday tour to Rams Head
Judy Collins, a singer-songwriter who’s been performing for 60 years, qualifies as a musical legend. Legends occasionally come to Annapolis. Her show will be Saturday at Rams Head on Stage.
Buy a $3.45M Chesapeake Bay paradise, get a boatload of politics for free
There’s only one buyer for Discovery Village that makes any sense — Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman. Yeah, that guy.
Hegseth removed the Naval Academy’s first female leader. How did she last this long?
Vice Adm. Yvette Davids is out as superintendent of the Naval Academy. The surprise isn't that she's leaving but that an administration invested in ideological purity didn't get her before now.
The rain keeps coming. That means more bacteria in the Chesapeake Bay.
It has rained every Wednesday for the last eight weeks. It washes garbage and leaves and dead animals and poop into the Chesapeake Bay.