Anne Arundel County

    Homeschooling has exploded in Maryland since the pandemic
    A by-the-numbers look at the increase in Maryland homeschooling since COVID-19 that seems here to stay.
    Megan Dombi-Leis, left, goes over math problems with her daughter Enzlie, 7, as her daughter Della, 11, works on her own school project at Kaleidoscope Workshop in Edgewater.
    Hutzell: ‘Family of Spies’ author took a risk. We’ll explore it at The Banner Book Club
    Everyone has a story about their family they’d rather not share. None may be like Christine Kuehn’s. Her grandparents and her aunt were Nazi spies working against America at the dawn of World War II. We'll talk about her new book, "Family of Spies," at The Banner Book Club.
    Maryland author Christine Kuehn will talk about her book, "Family of Spies," Jan. 6 at The Banner Book Club.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: Start 2026 with a hike around a state or local park
    If you’re looking for something to clear your head in 2026, consider a First Day Hike. It's one of seven great things to do in the coming week in and around Annapolis.
    The sand at Sandy Point State Park is ochre, a color caused by the presence of iron ore.
    These restaurants were supposed to open in 2025. We’re still waiting.
    The Fishmonger's Daughter, Candela and Armada are just a few of the restaurants we hope to see open in 2026.
    The future home of The Fishmongers Daughter in Catonsville. The restaurant was originally set to open in 2025 but is still in progress.
    Hutzell: Marc Elrich is Maryland’s top socialist. It’s not an insult.
    COLUMN: When Zohran Mamdani is sworn in as mayor of New York on Thursday, the city will become the largest local government in the United States led by a Democratic Socialist. Til then, Montgomery County holds the title.
    Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich attends a breakfast for lawmakers and members of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington in Rockville.
    ICE shooting in Glen Burnie leaves 2 people hospitalized, officials say
    Two people were hospitalized Wednesday morning after federal immigration officials opened fire on a vehicle in Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel County officials said.
    Wednesday, December 24, 2025 - Two people were taken to the hospital Wednesday morning after an federal immigration agent shot someone on the 500 Block of West Court in Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel County officials said.
    Attorney questions account of Glen Burnie ICE shooting as new details emerge
    Questions surround the violent confrontation on Christmas Eve in a neighborhood court in Glen Burnie.
    Two people were taken to the hospital Wednesday morning after a federal immigration agent shot someone in Glen Burnie, officials said.
    Hutzell: 2025 by the numbers, according to me, for Annapolis and beyond
    COLUMN | How do you count the ways the world went right and wrong? Here’s 2025 summed up, according to me, numerically.
    U.S. Navy Security officers attend Gate 1 at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis in September after the campus went on lockdown following reports of a shooting.
    When and how to recycle your Christmas tree
    Here’s how to dispose of your Christmas tree in Baltimore, Baltimore County, Howard County, Anne Arundel County and across the state.
    Customers set out to find their trees at Prettyboy Run Farms in Parkton, Friday, November 28, 2025.
    Drinking my way through Annapolis on the ‘Colonial Cocktail Crawl’
    There are plenty of ways to stave off the chill of a dark winter night, but among my favorites: ducking into a cozy bar for a quick drink, bite to eat and some time indoors.
    The Drummer's Lot at Maryland Inn is where some Founding Fathers are said to have celebrated after the ratification of the Treaty of Paris. The hot rum punch is, according to the bartender, inspired by an old recipe belonging to Benjamin Franklin.
    Is ‘The Baltimorons’ a Christmas movie? It depends which of our columnists you ask.
    COLUMN| Is “The Baltimorons” a Christmas movie? Is it a Baltimore movie? Is it both? Columnists Leslie Gray Streeter and Rick Hutzell debate.
    Columnists Leslie Gray Streeter and Rick Hutzell watch “The Baltimorons,” a Baltimore-based holiday movie recently released to streaming services.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: 2025 countdown starts with one last parade
    The Military Bowl Parade marches across Annapolis on Friday afternoon, the final processional of the year in a city that loves a good parade. It’s one of seven great things to do in the final week of 2025, along with concerts, walks and New Year’s Eve fireworks.
    The Go Bowling Military Bowl Parade takes place Friday afternoon, moving up a day early because of an 11 a.m. kickoff Saturday.
    2 more police officers charged for alleged assault at Hagerstown softball tailgate
    A woman in Western Maryland has obtained criminal charges against two more police officers, an Anne Arundel County police sergeant and a Maryland State Police trooper.
    MILLERSVILLE, MD - THURSDAY FEBRUARY 20, 2025 - The Anne Arundel County Police Department's Criminal Investigations Division in Millersville.
    BWI briefly halts security checkpoints for ‘law enforcement investigation’
    Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport suspended security checkpoints temporarily Monday morning due to a law enforcement investigation.
    The security pause at the Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport comes amid the busy holiday travel season.
    New leadership, book bans and a fired commandant: Naval Academy saw big changes in 2025
    The Naval Academy has navigated choppy seas this year, from a change in leadership to a Trump-era book ban and a last-minute victory in the Army-Navy game to cap off 2025.
    United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD, May 9, 2025.
    Hutzell: On winter solstice and your darkest days, remember there will be light again
    COLUMN: There’s a reason we light our nighttime hours, sing and dance around the winter solstice. Yes, it’s Christmas. Yes, it’s Hanukkah. It’s Kwanzaa, Dongzhi and Yalda, too. But we do it to ward off the dark, the bad things that lurk outside our homes and our lives and to remind of us the good.
    This time of year, the sun sets before 4:30 and dips below the bare trees on Fishing Creek beneath a sky full of gray clouds.
    With Powerball jackpot at $1.5B, Marylanders try their luck again
    No one hit the jackpot Wednesday, swelling the Powerball to $1.5 billion ahead of the next drawing on Saturday night.
    Marylanders buy tickets at Triple Fam Mart in Mount Vernon on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, ahead of the $1.5 billion Powerball drawing.
    Crofton parents determined to stop Anne Arundel school redistricting file legal challenge
    Crofton parents who oppose Anne Arundel County’s school redistricting plan appealed Friday to the Maryland State Board of Education.
    The Anne Arundel County school board gave parents a chance to weigh in on the redistricting plan at a meeting in October. Crofton parents who oppose the plan appealed Friday to the Maryland State Board of Education.
    Hutzell: Anne Arundel liquor board made up a rule to ignore bar complaints
    COLUMN: The dispute over the Magothy Inn is aggravating for the neighbors, but it’s the liquor board that should concern the wider public. Fabricating a rule that downplays conflicts is a petty abuse of power, with stakes so small no one noticed till now.
    The Magothy Inn has been a fixture in the Chelsea Beach section of Pasadena for decades, and a source of complaints.
    The Maryland governor’s mansion is more artful these days. Thank the first lady.
    First Lady Dawn Moore gives a tour of the Government House in Annapolis, where she’s expanding the conversation around Maryland art and artists one work at a time.
    First Lady Dawn Moore aimed to infuse the historic Government House with modernity while honoring its history.
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