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Anne Arundel County

    Charles Ogletree, longtime legal and civil rights scholar, dies at 70 at Maryland home
    Ogletree represented Anita Hill when she accused Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment during the future U.S. Supreme Court justice’s Senate confirmation hearings in 1991.
    Harvard law professor Charles Ogletree Jr., center, takes part in a panel discussion during the National Association of Black Journalists convention in Boston on Aug. 1, 2014.
    BWI’s new bathrooms are up for a national award. I went for a test flush.
    The updated bathrooms at BWI are up for a finalist in the Cintas Corp.’s America’s Best Restroom competition, but I wanted to judge for myself.
    The new bathrooms at BWI Thurgood Marshall and bright and pretty.
    7 things to do in Annapolis in the next week
    Crabs, music, art and more. What’s not to love about the first week of August in Annapolis?
    Annapolis Rotary Club volunteers run the annual crab feast each year, an event billed as the largest in the world.
    Stellar play in goal by Bryn Mawr’s Julia Suriano lifts the South to victory in Girls All-America Lacrosse game at Hopkins
    The performance by the Maryland-bound star ranks among the best in the 17-year history of the game; McDonogh’s McCabe Millon ends his high school career on a high note despite the South’s loss in the boys game
    The victorious Girls South All-America Lacrosse team, which featured nine Baltimore area players, poses for a team photo after their 14-10 win over the North, Saturday night at Johns Hopkins' Homewood Field.
    Two teens shot, one fatally, in Annapolis on Thursday
    A 16-year-old boy was found dead 1900 block of Copeland Street off Forest Drive.
    An Annapolis police officer watches the St. Patrick's Parade Sunday, March 5.
    Lawmakers introduce bill to create Chesapeake Bay national park, with plan to minimize traffic
    The recreation area would knit together a network of cultural and environmental landmarks that one day could stretch across the 64,000-square-mile Chesapeake watershed in a single unit under the administration of the National Park Service office in Annapolis.
    A sailboat cruises by the Thomas Point Shoal Light near Annapolis. The 140-year-old lighthouse is one of four sites proposed for a new national park on the Chesapeake Bay.
    7 things to do in Annapolis in the next 7 days
    There’s lots of music in Annapolis over the next week, from Los Lobos to a cabaret performance of the American songbook and marching bands at Navy stadium. Go listen to something.
    Laura Osnes, an actress and singer who has appeared on Broadway, joins Classic Theatre of Maryland Saturday for a cabaret performance at Maryland Hall.
    Booted from Annapolis, floating hotel room docks at Baltimore marina
    A few weeks after the Harbormaster’s Office chased it out of Annapolis waters last month, the floating hotel room Flohom 1 Bay Escape has docked at a marina on Baltimore’s Inner Harbor.
    Flohom 1 Bay Escape has found a home at the Baltimore Inner Harbor marina, where it has an expensive view of the cityscape.
    Wes Moore is on the road to everywhere, so I followed along
    We already elected Wes Moore, a historic accomplishment that made him the first Black governor of this state and the youngest current governor of any state. So, who is he trying to win over with a relentless travel schedule? What’s the purpose of all this roaming, racking up enough miles to cross Maryland four times over?
    Surrounded by members of his cabinet, Gov. Wes Moore talks to reporters at Wye Island Natural Resources Management Area on Thursday, July 20, 2023 after announcing a change in state policy on Chesapeake Bay Clean up.
    Anne Arundel state’s attorney will try Annapolis man on hate crime charges in June mass shooting
    Charles Robert Smith faces 42 charges, three of which are hate crimes, in connection with the deaths of Nick Mireles, Mario Mireles and Christian Segovia.
    Annapolis police respond to a quadruple shooting on Paddington Place near Edgewood on Sunday night, June 11, 2023. At least one person was killed.
    It’s a Barbie world, and these Maryland collectors are just living in it
    Decades have passed, but Barbie has proved she’s worth her sales by dressing to the nines and changing with the times. (And of course having a highly anticipated movie doesn’t hurt.)
    May Brittingham has a large collection of Barbie dolls that she buys and sells at Slim’s Pickings, her Glen Burnie thrift shop.
    A championship soccer season in Annapolis started with a silly chant
    How do you build a fan culture from scratch? It’s more than drunken brainstorming in the parking of Navy-Marine Corps Stadium — and soccer, er, football, has a passionate base of supporters right now.
    The view an Annapolis Blues home game from the stands at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, where cheers of "Old Bay" are a regular occurrence.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: Mitchell Gallery exhibits Mexican printmaker’s famous works, plus more free stuff
    Looking for something to do in Annapolis? We’ve got you covered, whether it’s an exhibit of the works of José Guadalupe Posada, free concerts or a living history display in the Historic District.
    The skeletons come out of the closet in José Guadalupe Posada: Legendary Printmaker of Mexico at the Mitchell Gallery in Annapolis through Oct. 21.
    Man arrested in death of Christopher Wright, who was beaten over dispute at son’s school
    A Glen Burnie man was charged with one count of manslaughter, three counts of second-degree assault, one count of disorderly conduct, and one count of affray.
    Family and friends gather at a vigil for Chris Wright, 43, on May 26, 2023.
    Greenbury Point should be part of a Chesapeake Bay national park
    Greenbury Point, which covers 250 acres owned by the Navy that juts into the Chesapeake Bay near Annapolis, should be a centerpiece of a new national park.
    Parts of the Greenbury Point environmental conservation area is open to the public when the Navy is not using the site for training.
    A skipjack returns to Annapolis. Not everyone is happy.
    This was supposed to be a triumphant summer for the Wilma Lee, bought by the Annapolis Maritime Museum four years ago. It is the only vessel of its kind in Maryland’s state capital since the Chesapeake Bay Foundation sold the Stanley Norman in 2020. A lease with the city was intended to return this symbol of Chesapeake heritage to City Dock — the waterfront public square of Annapolis — and boost private charters to help keep it afloat.
    Capt. Rick Flamand talks to summer campers aboard the Wilma Lee, an 80-year-old skipjack, during a morning cruise out of Annapolis.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: From monster trucks to Colin Quinn, it’s another great week
    A range of events is planned for the week of July 13-19.
    The Renegade Monster Truck Tour comes to the Anne Arundel County Fairgrounds this weekend, July 14-16.
    Anne Arundel County school board narrowly rejects proposal to limit flags
    Critics said they believe the measure targeted flags such as those promoting gay pride. Backers said they wanted to ensure all students were comfortable in their surroundings.
    File photo of the rainbow pride flag.
    Lidl grocery store in Brooklyn Park to close on Sunday, company confirms
    The discount food chain said in a statement that the store was “underperforming.” The announcement follows a mass shooting in the nearby Brooklyn section of South Baltimore that left two dead and 28 wounded.
    The owner of the Lidl food market in Brooklyn Park says it will close the store on Sunday, July 16, 2023 (Cadence Quaranta for The Baltimore Banner)
    The idea of slavery reparations has stalled in Maryland. Local campaigns could change that.
    There’s never been a consensus in Maryland on the need for reparations, what they might look like or who should qualify for them. Legislation to create a commission on the concept — just study the idea — has died twice in the Maryland General Assembly in the last two years. Maybe, just maybe, we’re about to see the start of a campaign to approach this at the local level.
    Wes Moore and his son, James Moore, arrive at the Kunta Kinte-Alex Haley Memorial to lay a wreath and say a prayer before the governor-elect is sworn in as the first African American governor of the state of Maryland.
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