Annapolis Restaurant Week kicks off Monday, February 21, and runs through Sunday, February 27. This marks the third annual celebration sponsored by the Annapolis Business Association. Restaurants taking part in the event will offer a three-course lunch for $15.95 and a three-course dinner for $29.95. Reservations are strongly recommended. For a complete list of participating [...]
Springtime's just around the corner, and if you can't wait another minute, in just two and a half hours you can drive from Annapolis to Philadelphia where the 2011 Philadelphia International Flower Show will transport visitors to the beautiful City of Light – the capital of art, fashion, food and love -- from March 6-13 [...]
The Severna Park Post Office has opened a new location at 21 Magothy Road. This new facility consolidates the Post Office with its delivery center, and expectations are that the new facility will streamline mail service. There will be additional parking at the new Post Office, in addition to the same hours and same services, [...]
The history of American quilting is just about as old as the history of the United States itself. Quilting originated in the Colonial era when women of a community would come together to piece quilts by hand. Though modern technology has given quilters the option of sewing by machine, the tradition of quilting and quilting [...]
A week of USNA festivities accompanies the Graduation and Commissioning ceremonies for the Class of 2011 at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland. This year Commissioning Week takes place from May 22-27, 2011, with Graduation and Commissioning Day scheduled for Friday, May 27. More than 1000 of America's best and brightest young men and [...]
By Carol Sorgen It's not too early to save the date for two of the world’s largest and most popular boat shows--the Annapolis Sailboat Show and the Annapolis Powerboat Show. This year the Annapolis Sailboat Show will take place from October 6-10, at the Annapolis City Dock and Harbor. The show features the latest in [...]
 The U.S. Naval Academy has been ranked the most popular institution of higher education in the country by U.S. News & World Report, based on the percentage of accepted applicants who enroll at that institution. The data is from the fall 2009 entering class.      The Naval Academy was ranked higher than Brigham Young University, the [...]
By Carol Sorgen Named by ForbesTraveler.com as “One of America’s Prettiest Towns,†Annapolis was also dubbed by writer Greg Melville as “…perhaps the East’s most romantic town.†That’s true year-round, but how much more romantic would it be to spend Valentine’s Day here with your special someone. First things first…choose your romantic accommodations. Whether you [...]
The Naval Academy Concert Band kicks off the year with a free concert on Thursday, January 13, at 7:30 p.m. at Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, 801 Chase St. in Annapolis. No tickets are required and seating is on a first-come, first-seated basis. For more information, contact 410-280-5640, info@mdhallarts.org or www.marylandhall.org.
No need to panic (though this is Maryland, of course, where the whisper of a flake sends us scurrying to the store), but The National Weather Service is calling for up to five inches of snow in Central Maryland, including Annapolis, beginning late tomorrow (Tuesday) morning, and continuing through the evening. On your mark, get [...]