Annapolis

With the sound of a bell ringing, the parade took off with the United States Naval Academy Band, followed by a group of health care workers who were recognized for their work during the pandemic.

The Naval Academy welcomed 1,186 new midshipmen to the Yard Tuesday and Wednesday as part of the two-day Induction Day.

Homestead Gardens, owned by Brian Riddle, is demanding payment of the remaining cost of the contract it agreed to with the Downtown Annapolis Partnership three years ago to provide hundreds of flowers, planters and hanging baskets for the Annapolis Hanging Flower Basket program.

Under the ordinance O-15-21 sponsored by Alderman Rob Savidge, D-Ward 7, individuals or groups who spend more than $5,000 to advocate about an issue or political candidate that isn’t in coordination with a campaign, committee or related party will have to file an expenditure report with the city.

The general public will be able to visit the Naval Academy by the end of the week.

The Tall Ship Providence from Alexandria, Virginia, Pride of Baltimore II from Baltimore, Maryland and the Skipjack Wilma Lee from Annapolis will begin arriving July 2 around 4 p.m.

Mayor Gavin Buckley has sought to revitalize the quiet inlet off of Spa Creek, which has fallen into disrepair over the years with an eroded bulkhead, broken dock, invasive plants and silt-clogged waterways that make the area unnavigable.

Melvin Colbert, an Annapolis community figure and former executive director of the city’s housing authority, died on June 18

A Naval Academy midshipman was sent to the R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center after crashing a plane.

A midshipman died Tuesday night while on leave, the Naval Academy announced Wednesday.

Now, 32-year-old Cronic has her 20-piece art collection, “A Midshipman’s Journey,” on the Naval Academy museum walls for the next year.

The Chuck Brown Band was playing its final, and most famous tune, and a thousand people were still on the old Bates field, slow-clapping, singing along.

Jerry Hardesty, the longtime owner of Middleton Tavern, one of the oldest restaurants in the city and purveyor of the renowned Middleton Oyster Shooter, died Thursday of heart failure. He was 79.

A 39-year-old Annapolis woman was found dead inside an apartment Saturday, police said.

Summer for children and youth usually means classrooms and books are substituted with fun outdoor activities with friends and family. But a year after a world pandemic that brought with it illness, loss and a complete change to everyone’s daily life, things look a little differently this time around.

The city is expected to release the final plan in early fall.

The free town hall will be held in-person from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday at the Roger “Pip” Moyer Recreation Center for middle school and high school students and young adults, ages 18 to 21.

The vast majority of those who testified in writing or by Skype for Alderwoman Elly Tierney's legislation, O-7-21, were supportive.

Annapolis will end its COVID-19 state of emergency on July 31, 30 days after the statewide emergency order expires, and won’t require proof of vaccination at City Council meetings.

The proposal was defeated on first reader by a vote of 4-4, with one abstention by Alderman Ross Arnett, D-Ward 8.

Ari Gejdenson, 38, the former owner of Mindful Restaurant Group, had plans to convert the historic building at 18 Church Circle into an Italian restaurant.

Eileen Fogarty, who led the City Dock Action Committee and is the public face of the redevelopment effort, fielded questions from more than a dozen business owners and half a dozen residents who live in the area.

The report, which examines the four service academies and other military colleges, listed Maury Hall, Buchanan House and Buchanan Road as parts of the installation with connections to the Confederacy.

You voted for your favorites in the Best of Anne Arundel: Readers’ Choice poll.

The event included speakers who talked about racial violence and restorative justice. Displays by Black-owned businesses in Annapolis, as well as artists and musicians, were also in attendance.

CRAB celebrates 30th anniversary teaching people with disabilities to sail

Darkroom: Catching a glimpse of the sunrise over the Chesapeake Bay.

Spring into summer with these fashions and nautical-themed home décor from area stores.