Dawn Gile broke through in a conservative Anne Arundel County district that Republicans had largely won since the 1970s.

Wes Moore will become the state’s first Black governor in Annapolis, a city with a history as a major slave port.

Visit Annapolis is trying to determine if the service is sustainable and has set a July 4 target date for finishing a study.

Here are my predictions for Annapolis and Anne Arundel County in 2023. They are unscientific, unsupported by anything other than wild guesses and, in all but one case, remarkably unlikely to come true. That way, you can’t really come after me if I’m wrong.

I know there are avid readers like me out there, so here’s a year-end wander through my personal book list, the top reads at the Anne Arundel County Public Library and some notes on what Annapolis (Annapolish?) authors published this year.

There’s no agreement on how to address a workforce housing crisis, or even if there is a one.

The solstice arrives at 4:48 p.m. on Wednesday, the longest night of the year. It’s when Annapolis shines the brightest, with tiny lights glowing from every surface, streetlamp post, tree, bicycle, restaurant and even sailboat.

A jury delivers justice in the case of a midshipman’s mother killed by a stray bullet, but answers to the problem of gun violence in Annapolis remain out of reach.

A 31-year-old man was convicted Tuesday of murdering the mother of a Naval Academy midshipman who was hit by a stray bullet last summer as she celebrated her son’s achievement.

The fall election didn’t turn out the way Dirk and Jessica Haire had hoped, as she lost a bid for Anne Arundel County Executive and he watched Republican statewide candidates get defeated on his watch after primary voters made a sharp turn right. Both think Republicans can win again if they stress traditional GOP values and avoid extremism.

Two days before the 123rd football classic in Philly, the House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act, which bars service academy athletes from turning pro until two years after graduation.

The Army-Navy Game is Saturday, and even if it wasn’t the only college football on TV this weekend, it would be the only game in Annapolis. Look around, and the town is awash in Navy merch.

Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman started his second term Monday, taking the oath of office under a tent at the old Crownsville State Hospital. It was a symbolic start that the Democrat said reflects his intent to focus on people who are the most vulnerable.