Holiday events are piling up fast and there's lots to choose from in Annapolis. One at the top of the list is the Eastport Yacht Club Parade of Lights on Saturday.

Annapolis is the center of power in Maryland, but it's not the easiest place to get to without a car.

U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin will leave office in January. It’s a moment of significant transition for Maryland, one with far-reaching consequences. You could see that as he traveled the state in the early days of his farewell tour.

Midnight Madness is back with three nights of late shopping in downtown Annapolis this month. It’s one of seven great things to do in the coming week.

In May, a female midshipman will join 31 other graduates heading for rigorous training to become a Navy SEAL. She will be the first woman to make the trip from Annapolis to the training waters of San Diego just as debate over women in combat has been renewed.

Pat Furgurson covered a tragedy that swept up him, the newspaper he worked for, Annapolis, and for a moment, the nation.

In Maryland, Gov. Wes Moore can’t start the holiday season by lighting the state Christmas tree. We don’t have one.

The holiday season in Annapolis opens this weekend with performances of “White Christmas” and the city’s Grand Illumination ceremony. Check out these and other great things to do.

Blue catfish won’t sit nobly at the center of your feast like a Norman Rockwell turkey, or come with lore like Maryland stuffed ham. It does have the element of abundance, though.

KC, the avatar of an AI chatbot developed by Annapolis lobbyist Johntel Greene, told me that her debut before the next General Assembly as a portal and phone app should be newsworthy. It could be revolutionary.

With apologies to the Fab Four, here is a lyrical look at WTMD’s Beatles Day on Thursday. You could also check out the return of Lights on the Bay this week, take in a string quartet or watch two big shows at Maryland Hall.

A legal challenge over the $100 million project to protect downtown Annapolis from climate flooding mirrors a legal a decade over the exact same space, many of the same ideas and even the same family of lawyers.

When Anne Arundel County voters rejected Circuit Court Judge Ginina Jackson-Stevenson for lawyer Tom Casey, they reduced the number of Black judges on the bench by one-third.

The Gordie Howe International Bridges isn’t an exact fit for easy comparison for proposed new Chesapeake Bay bridges. But in terms of scale, it’s the largest bridge project in North America right now, and when finished will be the longest cable-stated bridge on the continent. So are there some lessons there? Maybe.

This weekend is the last chance to catch Navy at home during a turnaround football season. Other things to do in Annapolis include a fall arts show, an Annapolis roots trio, a touring dance company and the concert “Shared Voices” at a historic Black church.

After a year of campaigning, fundraising, of juggling her role as a state senator and the owner of a new dog — state Sen. Sarah Elfreth will take the oath of office on Jan. 3 as a member of the 119th Congress. It’s not exactly what she wanted.

There have been lawsuits about police conduct. What isn’t widely known is this message from the court system in Worcester County — screw up here, and you won’t be going home anytime soon.

There is no well-known veterans memorial or parade in Annapolis. But there are ceremonies, concerts and other special events to mark Veterans Day on Monday.

The only real choice confronting the majority of Marylanders who voted against Donald Trump’s return to the White House is to face it. America, we hardly knew you.

Columnists being what they are, I’ve got some predictions. And a wish that the choices voters make will lead us to a better place as a country.