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Anne Arundel County

    Central Marylanders avoid major flooding as storms bring heavy spurts of rain
    Central Maryland was spared major flooding Thursday, with storms bringing moderate rainfall and minor high-water reports before moving south by evening.
    Seen reflected in a car mirror, a woman crosses St. Paul Street in Baltimore with an umbrella during a thunderstorm on Thursday, August 14, 2025.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: Before summer is out, go parasailing on the Chesapeake Bay
    Here are five things to do in Annapolis for the week ending Wednesday Aug. 20. One option is to go parasailing before summer is gone.
    Now in its fifth season, Z Sports Watersports in Annapolis takes passengers out to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and back, flying at 400 or 800 feet above the water.
    Storms dump 4 inches of rain in Baltimore County, disrupt transit and delay Orioles game
    Heavy downpours swept through Maryland on Wednesday, triggering flash flood warnings, toppling trees and delaying the Orioles game at Camden Yards.
    The storms Wednesday hit hardest in Northern Baltimore County, where about 4 inches of rain fell in just a few hours.
    A wanderlust jeweler brings Mexican silver to Annapolis
    In the early 1980s, Donna De Garcia drove through the mountainside of Taxco, Mexico, searching for her vision of gold — silver.
    Donna De Garcia, left, the owner of Blanca Flor, and her daughter Sofia Garcia in their Annapolis jewelry store.
    Trump’s controversial plan for Naval Academy demands loyalty over merit
    Navy Secretary John Phelan spelled it out. The Trump administration plans to replace the Naval Academy dean, reduce the civilian faculty, increase discipline and generally screw around with the curriculum some more.
    Naval Academy provost Samara L. Firebaugh addresses the Brigade of Midshipmen at the start of the new school year in August 2024.
    Annapolis can do more to atone for its racist past. This election is voters’ chance.
    Thirty-two years ago, Orlando Ridout IV organized the rescue of the Maynard-Burgess House in Annapolis as a form of reparations.
    The Maynard-Burgess House was built in the mid-19th century and was the home of two middle-class Black families over the next 143 years.
    In Anne Arundel County, drones might soon be on the scene before police
    Mirroring a controversial nationwide trend in law enforcement, the Anne Arundel County Police Department is expanding its use of “uncrewed aerial systems,” or drones, to support officers.
    The Anne Arundel County Police Department will soon begin deploying drones on police response calls. One of the drones they're testing, an Autel Robotics EVO Max 4T, is pictured. (Photo courtesy of Anne Arundel County Police Department.)
    7 things to do in Annapolis: As summer wanes, Dinner Under the Stars turns 10
    Ten years after it kicked off a wave of outdoor dining in Annapolis, Dinner Under the Stars is going strong. It’s one of seven great things you could do in the coming week.
    Ten years after it launched, Dining Under the Stars remains a popular Wednesday and Saturday night event in Annapolis.
    Anne Arundel man faces charges after dead, neglected animals found on farm
    A Lothian man faces animal abuse charges after authorities say they found a dead beagle puppy, guinea fowl chick and an emaciated horse amongst dozens of neglected animals on a farm in south Anne Arundel County.
    An Anne Arundel County Police vehicle.
    Maryland Renaissance Festival tickets still available — despite early queue chaos
    Jules Smith, president of the Maryland Renaissance Festival, said they sold more than 135,000 single-day tickets on Monday.
    Jousters at the Maryland Renaissance Festival
    Federal worker brews a new beginning after USAID dismantling
    After losing her job at USAID due to federal cuts, Anne Arundel mom Annie Leverich turned her passion for coffee into a growing small business, First Light Coffee.
    Annie Leverich packs up coffee out of her home in Deale.
    A Maryland family transformed its corner hardware store into an empire
    Rick Miller is bringing Zeskind’s Millwork and Specialty Hardware into its 100th year — and back to Southwest Baltimore.
    Rick Miller, owner of Zeskind’s, is the fourth generation of the 100-year-old millwork and hardware business.
    Feud between Anne Arundel judges heads toward finale. Unfortunately, they dragged me into it.
    The two-year feud between two Anne Arundel County Orphans Court judges heads toward a denouement this month, when a disciplinary commission considers complaints against one of them. Unfortunately, they dragged me into this.
    The sign outside an obscure office building near Annapolis points toward the Anne Arundel County Orphans Court.
    Anne Arundel marks milestone in long-awaited redevelopment of Crownsville Hospital campus
    Officials on Monday unveiled Anne Arundel County's new Nonprofit Center, a renovated building on the old Crownsville Hospital campus.
    Ratasha Harley, founder and executive director of One Annapolis, is congratulated by Sen. Chris Van Hollen following Monday's ribbon cutting to celebrate the opening of the Nonprofit Center in Crownsville.
    Neighborhoods are hosting National Night Out events across Maryland — find yours
    National Night Out aims to build stronger connections between communities and local law enforcement.
    Some National Night Out events will include safety demonstrations from fire and police.
    A queer author moved to Maryland to dodge discrimination. Book bans have followed.
    Author Saundra Mitchell, 51, has been fighting back against book restrictions — in protests at the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., and in the pages of her stories.
    Saundra Mitchell is a queer Maryland author whose stories feature LGBTQIA+ characters and appeal to young adult audiences.
    There’s a body in the Inner Harbor, and other reminders that life is unpleasant
    The discovery of a body at the end of Pier 4 is not a cause for mirth, despite wry comments about water quality and swimming. It is a reminder that the Chesapeake Bay is a place where life sometimes ends.
    Baltimore City Fire and the Baltimore City Police Underwater Recovery Team work to pull a Silver Cab from the Inner Harbor on Thursday, July 24, 2025.
    Open door led to the sinking of a 122-foot yacht near Annapolis, investigators said
    According to the NTSB, the partial sinking of a 122-foot yacht near Annapolis caused about $8 million in damage.
    The Coast Guard and other agencies were called out to the West River on July 27 when the the 104-foot superyacht Lovebug ran aground and capsized. Maryland Natural Resources Police and the NTSB are investigating the cause.
    Anne Arundel partners with south county marina to provide ‘stopgap’ public boat ramp
    Anne Arundel County has partnered with a marina in Shady Side to provide the public with a free boat ramp.
    Discovery Village in Shady Side is on the market after Anne Arundel County withdrew from its lease. The county announced Friday that it has partnered with a nearby marina to serve this fall as a free public boat ramp.
    All wars end. Then there’s Market House in Annapolis.
    For such a small building, the Market House in Annapolis contains a big history of fighting. It was the first fight of Mayor Gavin Buckley's administration, and here at the end eight years later, it looks like it might be the last.
    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.
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