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    All wars end. Then there’s Market House in Annapolis.

    Willie Hughes serves up drinks to a bar full of late lunchers at the Market House. He's been working there for a year after moving to Annapolis from Iowa.
    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.
    The Annapolis Rotary Crab Feast takes place on the first Friday of August at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.
    2 teens face charges after possible ‘door kick’ TikTok challenge, police say
    Two teens are facing charges after police said they kicked in the door of a Maryland home in what may be associated with a TikTok challenge.
    Pasadena homeowners reported that the teens had attempted to kick in their doors, police said.
    Pint-sized power suits — designed in Anne Arundel
    Jenny Knoepfle was inspired to start LilaPants when her kindergartener struggled to find one as an alternative to a dress.
    Jennifer Knoepfle, in her home office in Arnold, was inspired to start LilaPants after struggling to find a dressy pantsuit for her daughter.
    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.
    Demolition crews got started Thursday at Pimlico Race Track in Baltimore, starting with the barns along Winner Avenue. Work was expected to be finished by the end of July.
    Imprisoned man’s death at Jessup Correctional Institution under investigation
    Maryland State Police are investigating the death of a man imprisoned at Jessup Correctional Institution that occurred over the weekend.
    The Maryland State Police logo emblazoned on a lectern in front a police vehicle from a separate agency before a press conference, pictured outside the Maryland State Police Glen Burnie Barracks on 11/10/22.

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    Clean energy batteries could save Marylanders big money — but projects are stalling
    Ultility-size clean energy storage batteries could save Maryland ratepayers big money, but projects have stalled partly because the region’s grid operator has been overwhelmed with project requests.
    BGE batteries at their Chesapeake Beach facility. The energy company opened the location in 2023 to offset peak-demand power in southern Maryland.
    Anne Arundel County pastor, former teacher arrested on child sex abuse charges
    A pastor and former teacher at a Christian school was arrested Friday and charged with child sex abuse after claims were made by five students, Anne Arundel County Police said.
    An Anne Arundel County Police vehicle.
    ‘Humid air mass’ moving in as heat advisory issued for Friday
    The National Weather Service issued a heat advisory for the region, including Anne Arundel and Howard counties.
    The National Weather Service issued a heat advisory for the region.
    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.
    Singer-songwriter Judy Collins is at the Rams Head on Stage on July 26, 2025, part of her 85th birthday tour.
    Anne Arundel County has 533 miles of shoreline. One mile is for public swimming.
    Only about a mile of the Anne Arundel County shoreline is set aside for public swimming, and with no outdoor public pools, residents’ options are limited.
    Beachgoers enjoy the waterfront at Fort Smallwood Park in Pasadena.

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    Found not guilty of abusing students, will Matthew Schlegel return to the classroom?
    Parents are rallying to urge the Anne Arundel County school system to terminate the elementary math teacher.
    Anne Arundel unveiled its school redistricting plan. Some parents called it short-sighted.
    Redistricting may be necessary as Anne Arundel County grows and school enrollment swells, but few experiences are more agonizing for parents.
    Mark Bedell, Anne Arundel County Schools superintendent, addresses public comment on proposed school redistricting plans during a meeting in Annapolis in April.
    The Dish: Yes, you can get a decent bagel in Baltimore
    People love to complain about Baltimore’s bagel scene, but there are plenty of options if you know where to look.
    The Pup-town Girl bagel at Good Boy Bagels.
    Two hospitalized after ‘industrial accident’ at Northrop Grumman facility in Linthicum Heights
    Two people were hospitalized after an “industrial accident” at the Northrop Grumman facility in Linthicum Heights on Tuesday afternoon.
    An Anne Arundel County Police vehicle.
    Glen Burnie man who burned ‘TRUMP’ into road with flamethrower pleads guilty, avoids jail
    The 36-year-old burned “TRUMP” and “USA” into the asphalt of Hickory Hollow Drive, where he lived.
    The 36-year-old burned “TRUMP” and “USA” into the asphalt of Hickory Hollow Drive, where he lived.

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    Glen Burnie man who burned ‘TRUMP’ into road with flamethrower pleads guilty, avoids jail
    The 36-year-old burned “TRUMP” and “USA” into the asphalt of Hickory Hollow Drive, where he lived.
    The 36-year-old burned “TRUMP” and “USA” into the asphalt of Hickory Hollow Drive, where he lived.
    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.
    Discovery Village in Shady Side is on the market after Anne Arundel County withdrew from its lease.
    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.
    Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, crosses the field at halftime Vice Adm. Yvette Davids, Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy, during the 2024 Army-Navy Game at Northwest Stadium in Landover, MD, December 14, 2024.
    A rocky start and disappointing end for the Naval Academy’s first female leader
    Some Naval Academy alumnae are dismayed by the Pentagon’s decision to remove Vice Adm. Yvette Davids, the first female superintendent of the Naval Academy
    ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Jan. 11, 2024) The U.S. Naval Academy holds the change of command ceremony in Bancroft Hall where the 64th Naval Academy Superintendent Rear Adm. Fred Kacher was properly relieved by Vice Adm. Yvette Davids. A decorated naval officer, class of 1990, who will head to Yokosuka, Japan to take the reins as commander of the United States Seventh Fleet. As the undergraduate college of our country’s naval service, the Naval Academy prepares young men and women to become professional officers of competence, character, and compassion in the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps.
    Pentagon confirms Naval Academy’s first female leader is being reassigned after 18 months
    Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth confirmed news reports that the first female superintendent of the Naval Academy, Yvette Davids, has been reassigned.
    ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Aug. 15, 2024) U.S. Naval Academy Superintendent Vice Adm. Yvette Davids addresses the Naval Academy Brigade of Midshipmen for the start of the new school year in Alumni Hall. As the undergraduate college of our country’s naval service, the Naval Academy prepares young men and women to become professional officers of competence, character, and compassion in the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps.
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