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The Domino Sugar Factory, with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the background, is seen on Thursday, March 14, 2024.
The Key Bridge vanishes, and Maryland suddenly loses another landmark
In the age of the automobile, when a car is an extension of ourselves, where you drive is probably a bigger part of what defines you than what you drive. That was certainly true of the Key Bridge.
Harry Dunn, a retired U.S. Capitol Police officer, talks with potential voters who turned out on March 12, 2024 for the opening of his campaign headquarters in Ellicott City. Dunn is one of more than 20 candidates for Congress in the 3rd District.
Candidates seek breakthrough in crowded 3rd District congressional race
Harry Dunn is one of 22 Democrats vying in the 3rd District primary set for May 14. The winner could easily be headed to Congress to represent this heavily blue district, though nine Republicans are seeking their party's nomination.
Vice Adm. Yvette Davids talks with U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin on Tuesday, March 19 at the Naval Academy Board of Visitors meeting in Annapolis. Davids is the first woman academy superintendent.
First female Naval Academy superintendent says curbing sexual harassment is her top priority
Vice Adm. Yvette Davids is the first woman and first Hispanic American to serve as Naval Academy superintendent, and as she laid out her top three priorities to the Board of Visitors for the first time, she even found good news in the Washington political maelstrom that delayed her arrival by six months.
The Pride of Baltimore II, a replica clipper built in 1988, sails past the Chesapeake Bay Bridge.
7 things to do: Love history? Annapolis crushes it for Maryland Day
It’s Maryland Day weekend in and around Annapolis, with 40 museums, historic homes and cultural sites open for free or $1. Or you could catch a performance of experimental South Indian dance that tells the stories of immigrant women.
Tables at Market Space in Annapolis, operated by five downtown restaurants, were filled with people celebrating St. Patrick's Day on March 17, 2024.
Spring is here. So is fighting over outdoor dining in Annapolis
The equinox is here. But the real sign of spring in Annapolis is a sudden urge to find a table outside, sip a lovely beverage and watch winter lose its grip. It’s a poetic moment, and because this is America, that’s good for business. If only the city could figure out how to make them permanent.
An aerial view of Holly Beach Farm near Annapolis shows the unusual freshwater pond and the Chesapeake Bay Bridge in on the horizon.
What a deal. Maryland acquires storied Chesapeake Bay farm for $1, creating a new nature area
The Board of Public Works on March 13, 2024 approved the state's acquisition for $1 of Holly Beach Farm, almost 300 acres of marshes and coves, coastal woodlands and wide bay views.
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation has posted a call for letters of interest in taking over Holly Beach Farm, a 300 acre nature preserve just outside Annapolis.
Free: 300 pristine acres on the Chesapeake Bay
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation on Wednesday posted a notice calling for letters of interest in taking over the 300-acre site just across the Severn River from Annapolis.
Members of the U.S. Park Police mounted unit took part again this year in the Annapolis St. Patrick's Parade, held weeks before the holiday.
7 things to do in Annapolis in the next 7 days: Get out your green
St. Patrick’s Day is Sunday, so the annual Annapolis parade is almost guaranteed to be the most popular event through March 21. But you could still see an Italian opera, catch a performance of a play or take to the water as a decadeslong journey resumes.
Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman talks about his support for Fair Share Maryland's tax reform plan during a press conference held at the Maryland State Education Association's office in Annapolis on Wednesday, March 6, 2024.
‘Direct, raw and sometimes unconventional’: The story Steuart Pittman wants to tells
Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman’s weekly newsletters have offered a glimpse into his mind, a few hundred words at a time. Somewhere along the way, the essays evolved from an official message to a letter from a friend.
Men fish beneath the Hanover Street Bridge in the Middle Branch of the Patapsco River. The downtown Baltimore skyline is visible in the distance. June 4, 2023.
Opinion: Baltimore holds the key to a cleaner Chesapeake Bay. Seriously.
If legislation working through the General Assembly wins approval, the approach to cleaning up Baltimore’s Middle Branch would be repeated statewide.
David White shucks oysters at Wild Country Seafood in Annapolis. The small shop specializes in Fatty Pattys, oysters grown on 40 acres in the Rhode River.
Slurping toward Annapolis: A guide to hidden oysters in Maryland’s capital
The Annapolis area is a great place to explore oysters, for the uninitiated and the experienced. February and March are perhaps the best time to do it.
The Eastport Democratic Club Green Beer Race takes place on Saturday, March 9 in Annapolis.
7 things to do in Annapolis in the next 7 days
If you can't wait for St. Patrick’s Day next weekend, there’s plenty of Irish fun for a warmup in the week through March 13. You could join the Green Beer Races, hear a performance of button accordion and fiddle, or have a pint of Guinness while listening to pub tunes.
Tolls at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, seen here on Memorial Day 2021, would go up and some of the additional money could be spent on transportation projects under proposals pending in Annapolis in early 2024.
Fees, tolls and taxes: How Maryland plans to squeeze you to pay for transportation
With Maryland facing a $3.3 billion shortfall for transportation over six years, state lawmakers in Annapolis are looking at ways to raise money, including levying a 50-cent fee on most online purchases and home-delivery transactions.
Angela Alsobrooks and David Trone speak at the Almost 7:30 Democratic Club in Annapolis months apart.
Opinion: Alsobrooks, Trone seek to connect with party faithful at Annapolis breakfast club
The contrasting styles of Angela Alsobrooks and David Trone, who are seeking the Democratic nomination for Maryland's open U.S. Senate seat, were on display during separate appearances before the same Annapolis club.
Colonial Players' production of "The Baker's Wife," stars Sydne Lyons as the wife, Kirk Patton Jr. as the gigolo who woos her and Steven Hoochuk as the baker who refuses to bake with a broken heart. The show runs through March 30.
7 things to do in Annapolis in the next 7 days
You could listen to an acclaimed cellist, see a new theater production, burn your old socks or watch a high-energy urban circus in the week through March 7.
The Chase Lloyd House in Annapolis is on the National Register of Historic Landmarks, the first three-story brick Georgian in North America. It's long history as a women's shelter may be coming to and end.
Opinion: The future is now for a 253-year-old Annapolis landmark dedicated to women
With the history of the Chase-Lloyd House as a home for displaced women at an end, its future will likely be decided by the Episcopal Church of Maryland.
Sailor Oyster Bar co-owner Scott Herbst at his front door with, from left, his mother Gini Herbst, executive chef Lorenza Aznar and general manager Eleanore Ahern.
Opinion: Sailor Oyster Bar ready to recapture magic destroyed by fire
Nineteen months after a fire destroyed Sailor Oyster Bar in Annapolis, it’s a safe bet that a lot of old friends and well-wishers will return to the little bar that burned when it reopens for the public on Tuesday.
Ballet Theatre of Maryland premieres seven new works in “Momentum: A Mixed Bill” at Maryland Hall, giving audiences a taste of diverse neoclassical and contemporary movement styles.
7 things to do in Annapolis in the next 7 days
You could take in seven original dance competitions, catch a weekend show of local crafts or head out for dinner during Annapolis Restaurant Week. Those are just some of the fun things to do through Feb. 29.
Employees working at a chicken factory doing quality control.
Opinion: Chicken for dinner? The leftovers are stinking up Maryland
Smelly chicken plant leftovers, some of it trucked across state lines to be stored in pits until it can be spread as fertilizer on farm fields, is stinking up parts of Maryland now.
Vince Leggett, founder of the nonprofit Blacks of The Chesapeake, talks about the significance of the cottage once owned by Parlett Moore, a president of what was then Copping State Teachers College.
Annapolis seeks to tell stories of Black experience on Chesapeake Bay at expanded park
The summer cottage of Coppin State Unversity President Parlett Moore will be combined with the adjacent Elktonia Carr’s Beach park to create a new cultural center focusing on the stories of African Americans and the Chesapeake Bay.
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