According to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, by 2025, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia are not going to achieve the pollution caps that the Environment Protection Agency has ordered. Though Maryland and Virginia are close to being on track, Pennsylvania is falling far behind. Maryland seems to face its most prominent issue, runoff, due to an increase…
Did you know the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is the third oldest zoo in the nation? Although the then named Baltimore Zoo officially opened in April 1876, the zoological gardens that acted as the basis for the zoo opened all the way back in 1862. To put that in perspective, our very own Maryland Zoo…
The Eastport Yacht Club (EPYC) Lights Parade was sadly canceled this year due to gale-force winds and rain on the night of Saturday, December 11th. Prior to the cancellation, I interviewed the marketing director at EPYC, Berni Stevens, regarding this beloved Annapolis Christmastime tradition. Are there regular participants in the Eastport Yacht Club Lights Parade?…
On Friday, October 29, downtown Annapolis was flooded with over four feet of water. The last time this level of flooding was observed in Annapolis was in 2003, with hurricane Isabel. The 2003 storm pushed over seven feet of water into downtown and the surrounding areas. However, this flood was not caused not by a…
More than 150 years after the Civil War, the unity of Maryland is once again put to the test. On October 22, The New York Times reported that six Republican lawmakers from the three counties had written a letter to West Virginian legislative leaders, seeking advice on how to proceed with a plan of seceding from Maryland to join West Virginia.
This August, as many of you know, our neighboring county of Prince George’s had three zebras on the run. These zebras had escaped from Holly’s 300 acre farm, owned by Jerry Lee Holly, 76. There were originally 40 zebras in the herd at the farm. The zebra’s caretaker, Charles Gwyn, reported the missing zebra to…
Jonathan Toebbe, a nuclear engineer for the U.S. Navy, has been charged for attempting to sell classified information on submarine technology to other countries, along with his wife. The Toebbe’s live in Annapolis, Maryland, along with their two children. Toebbe started in the Navy in 2017 and rose to the rank of lieutenant, and then…
The county fair is here! The rides, the carnival games, the fried food and fresh lemonade, craft fairs, and the animals. I for one can’t wait. I remember as a child excitedly running up to the petting zoos, petting goats and holding chicks, milking a cow, winning goldfish at games, and riding on camels. I…
This morning, County Executive, Steuart Pittman, announced tighter coronavirus restrictions to be put into effect this month in Anne Arundel County. These restrictions are mainly focused on indoor dining and youth sports in the county. Pittman’s orders included: On Nov. 13, social gatherings will be limited to 10 people indoors and 25 people outdoors. On…
31 October 2020 — Maryland, a state that had diligently worked to control COVID outbreak and aggravation, finds itself once again in a state of emergency, as Governor Larry Hogan renewed the proclamation on Friday, 30 October. This is the tenth COVID-19 state of emergency proclamation since the crisis began with the first on 05…