You could catch the music of George and Ira Gershwin at the Classic Theatre of Maryland in Annapolis, listen to the great John Hiatt or try a new run and paddle club. Those are just some of the great things to do over the next seven months.
John Sarbanes is exactly the right person to ask about fixing Congress. It’s his cause. His answer is long and flows from The Federalist Papers to the fall elections. It isn’t Congress that’s broken, he says, it’s us.
You may be wishing Maryland had never abandoned the network of ferries that once glided along the Chesapeake Bay. But if ferry service is restored someday, it will be about tourism, not easing traffic jams.
Pleasant weather means the pace of life in Annapolis shifts outdoors, and one of the most pleasant things about the season may be the opportunity to enjoy theater under the stars.
Ralph Parker’s story is unlike any others you’ll hear as we approach Memorial Day. It is about secrets and secret families, and a man who otherwise won’t be celebrated.
When the mayor of Annapolis plans a $10 million, glass-walled maritime welcome center at City Dock — right on top of an $88 million public works project to save downtown by lifting part of it above climate-driven flooding — Historic Annapolis pays attention. The question is, is anyone listening?
I recently caught up with state Sen. Sarah Elfreth over coffee, days after she won the Democratic nomination for Congress in Maryland's 6th District. She recently adopted a puppy named Ollie and thinks often of the late House Speaker Mike Busch, who encouraged and inspired her.
The rally came out of Prince George’s County just after midnight when police were alerted it was on the move. Anne Arundel County Police say the drivers were headed for the Giant Food parking lot in Gambrills, where they planned to set up an exhibition of wildness behind the wheel.
Democratic voters — early voting is over and election day is Tuesday — have to decide not just who is better for the job, David Trone or Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks. They have to decide if his spending so much of his own money to win an election is, well, right.
Montgomery County is the beast that beats them among Maryland’s local governments. Its budget proposal is a whopping $7.1 billion, more than the combined spending plans for Anne Arundel, Howard and Frederick — plus seven of the state’s 16 smaller counties. Why should you care? What happens there affects the rest of us.
Maybe the best I can do on this or any Mother’s Day is to write a little note to her. I know she won’t read it, but it feels good to write it as if she would.
Ranked choice voting could flip the narrative in Maryland elections. Voters would rank candidates as their first, second and third choices. The number could be greater, but let’s keep the example simple.
When Maryland and the feds begin building a new crossing of the outer Baltimore Harbor where the Key Bridge once stood, engineers, bureaucrats and bigwigs would be wise to remember the symbolism. A bridge is always more than it seems.