School board nominating debate divides county's business chambers
Does Anne Arundel County have a central chamber of commerce that represents all of its business interests — or different chambers for different regions? That's the debate touched off, at both county...
View ArticleRob Hiaasen: My brush with the law & other fun stories
Far be it for me to utter an editorial syllable on any local matter of news. That's not my job. That job requires a lot of thinking, and my thinker tends to get sore and cranky. But I do believe I...
View ArticleBob Burdon: We are the countywide voice for business
My esteemed colleague at the West Anne Arundel County Chamber of Commerce has done an admirable job over the past nine years as that chamber's president/CEO. She took a latent organization and gave it...
View ArticleClaire Louder: Change in chamber role would write a decade-old wrong
County Executive Steve Schuh's effort to diversify the business representation on the Anne Arundel School Board Nominating Commission, currently monopolized by the Annapolis and Anne Arundel County...
View ArticleA walk through the centuries: Tour highlights African-American heritage of...
Just a tenth of a mile apart, two Annapolis monuments mark milestones in Maryland's African-American history. Down at City Dock, the Kunta Kinte-Alex Haley Memorial is the only display in the nation...
View ArticleWord perfect: Home-schooled seventh-grader wins county spelling bee
By spelling "velveteen" correctly in the 17th round, home-schooled seventh-grader Storrie Kulynych-Irvin won the 28th annual Anne Arundel County Spelling Bee on Saturday. Storrie, who placed third in...
View ArticleMusic and mirth: Eastport Oyster Boys mark their 20th year
For 20 years now, a bunch of musicians have been telling stories of life on and around the Chesapeake Bay. Now The Eastport Oyster Boys are weighing anchor for a voyage into the future. Earlier this...
View ArticleThree traffic accidents leave 3 people dead this weekend
Seven fatal traffic accidents in the county in 2016 so far
View ArticleMan fatally hit by car along Route 2 in Glen Burnie
This was the second fatal car accident that occurred on Sunday and the fifth fatal traffic accident of 2016.
View ArticleHundreds honor the lives of two duck hunters at memorial
Photos of Stephen Lamp and Matt Davis covered the walls leading into Broadneck High School's auditorium. On a table near the entrance, there was a poster of the two friends wearing winter hats and...
View ArticleSeeds of change: Book details African-American life in Annapolis in first...
Anthropologist Hannah Jopling set out on her eight-year research project on African-American life in Annapolis hoping to answer two basic questions: What were the city's black residents up against and...
View ArticleState police investigating fatal crash in Gambrills
Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal crash Monday on an entrance ramp to Route 50 in Gambrills, the fourth traffic death in Anne Arundel County since Saturday. Police said troopers in the...
View ArticlePossible bird strike prompts Southwest flight to return to BWI
A possible bird strike caused a Southwest Airlines flight to return to Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport after takeoff Monday, the airline said.The pilots of flight 484 to...
View ArticleFormer Anne Arundel executive Laura Neuman leaving for Baltimore County
Former Anne Arundel County Executive Laura Neuman is selling her Annapolis home to move to Baltimore County with her husband and two children. The move bars her from seeking public positions in Anne...
View ArticleFormer Pennsylvania governor, conservative blogger to speak in Annapolis
Former Gov. Tom Corbett and Matt Walsh speak the annual Lincoln-Reagan Day, the major annual fundraiser for the Anne Arundel County Republican party, on Super Tuesday.
View ArticleHeart Month 2016: Femoral vs. radial catheterization - what are the differences?
Diagnosing coronary heart disease has been accomplished since the 1960s by coronary angiography. During the process, involving guiding a catheter tube through the body to the heart, contrast dye is...
View ArticleRealities of Real Estate: Thoughts on scams, drones and mortgage rates
Every once and a while, there isn't one singular topic we think is important, but rather there are a variety of issues that you need to know about with respect to buying and selling homes. This is one...
View ArticleAAMC health column: Heart attacks and depression - the mental health side of...
While heart attacks are physical health problems, many people don't realize they can create mental health issues as well. Feeling depressed after a heart attack isn't uncommon. According to the...
View ArticleGlen Burnie mirror artist reflects on visionary career
To walk through Bob Benson's front yard is the opportunity to glimpse his imagination. Two man-made trees, covered in hundreds of hand cut pieces of mirrors, sparkle in the breeze, and twinkling...
View ArticleAfter severe dirt bike accident, Annapolis man tackles Appalachian Trail
Three years after a crash caused signficant injuries, Peter Conti is making a second try to finish 2,189-mile hike
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