Anne Arundel County

Elly Tierney’s hands won’t stay still. They fly across the small tabletop, mapping out unseen connections. Her immaculate white nails trace links between problems and the people who have frustrated solutions during her two terms on the Annapolis City Council. Time is short. The days are counting down until the Ward 1 alderwoman steps down. She and her husband will drive off to retirement after Labor Day. But before she goes, Tierney has a few parting words.

Christian Siriano, an Annapolis-native and Baltimore School for the Arts alum, struck the right note on the third night of the convention by creating a purple-hued pantsuit for the queen of talk, Oprah Winfrey.

The king and queen of the Maryland Renaissance Festival are ready for you. Fred Nelson and Laurie Simonds return Saturday for opening day at the long-running, singular Maryland event. It’s one of seven things to do around Annapolis during the week ending Aug. 29.

The outskirts of Annapolis have developed in 20-year waves. Today, right on time, a new wave of homes and retail is shaping up, promising the latest transformation of an area named for a long-gone Civil War prisoner exchange camp, Parole.

Annapolis native Christian Siriano has the golden touch when it comes to dressing women in the political sphere — whether that be Michelle Obama and Jill Biden or the next potential leader of the free world, Kamala Harris.

The Maryland Department of Agriculture, along with the Anne Arundel County Health Department, will enhance mosquito control services in certain areas due to public health concerns about potential mosquito-borne diseases.

Ayman Nassar said he withdrew from Maryland's hate crime commission after an “online harassment and smear campaign was launched” against him.

Food social media influencer Chris Franzoni recommends his top Baltimore-area spots for hot dogs, sausages and bratwursts to complete your Charli XCX-inspired, very brat summer.

Annapolis and Anne Arundel County are clearly driving this boat. Annapolis is planning a ferry inside city limits, while Anne Arundel County has applied for a federal grant to set up a $9 million ferry linking Annapolis, Baltimore and Kent Island.

Simon Property Group, which owns Arundel Mills, says that unsupervised minors must leave the property by 3 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, and those who do not abide by the shopping center’s Youth Supervision Policy will be asked to leave.

The next few weeks may be the best time to visit Great Frogs Winery in Annapolis, just as the harvest begins. You could also catch the Annapolis Chamber Music Festival or check out the Halal Food Fest.

Floodwaters at City Dock surged to 4.4 feet above normal levels on Aug. 9, marking it as the eighth-highest flood event on record for Annapolis, city officials said.

Across the Baltimore region, schools are joining a national trend cracking down on kids’ phone use.

More than 2.6 million commercial passengers flew through BWI in June, an increase of 11% compared to the same time in 2023. This fiscal year also marks a new record, with about 27 million passengers in the busiest airport in the Washington, D.C., area, according to a press release.

As I’ve rambled this summer, through Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky, Ohio and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, I’ve looked for Donald Trump banners fluttering on political winds and seen almost none. So, I have to ask, is everything OK over there in the Trump political multiverse?

The number of teacher vacancies is the lowest it’s been in several years, but it’s not clear if that’s because there are fewer jobs to go around.

Cleanup continued throughout the area, as floodwaters receded and temperatures forecast to be around 90 replaced the clouds, wind and rain of the storm.

Retired Navy Lt. Cmdr. Vila J. “Bobbi” Hovis of Annapolis was a pioneering Navy nurse, working in medevac flights in Korea and triage at the hospital she helped set up in Saigon, South Vietnam. She died May 5 at age 98.

Remnants of Hurricane Debby are bringing heavy rainfall, flooding and a multitude of storm warnings to Maryland through this evening.

Flooding has been reported in Baltimore, Annapolis and other areas as the remnants of Hurricane Debby pass over Maryland.