The Midwest and Northern parts of the country are breaking cold temperature records but the Maryland State Police has its own record to break--raising even more funds with this year's Polar Bear Plunge at Sandy Point State Park. The event has been dubbed the "coolest" event and lives up to its name as participants must [...]
Annapolis has more live music than usual this week, along with an increased number of green events and community-based entertainment. Get out on the town this week and enjoy. Annapolis Entertainment Music from one of the oldest and best groups in the area, The Naval Academy Band, is scheduled for Saturday, September 21. The band [...]
There is a part of linguistic theory that posits context can attribute meaning to what we communicate. If we apply this theoretical perspective to art, is the same true? Does context, or location in this case, deem what is communicated meaningful? If you ask Annapolis Marine Art Gallery in the heart of downtown, the answer [...]
The bride and groom, resplendent in traditional white gown and black tux, step down onto the red brick sidewalk from a gaily decorated horse-drawn carriage. They walk along a short pier and, to the receptive applause of friends and family, board the classic wooden hull schooner that would take them all out onto the Chesapeake [...]
A sparkling bay dotted with billowy white-sailed boats, brick-laid streets with graceful Colonial-era homes, and the inspiring sight of 4,000 young men and women in uniformed formation —welcome to Annapolis, the state capital of Maryland, a mecca for boating enthusiasts from around the world, and a must-see on any visit to the Chesapeake Bay. You [...]
Now that Memorial Day Weekend is upon us, beach season officially begins. Imagine my surprise, then, when I read a newspaper’s list of the 10 Best Beaches and it omitted one of my favorites. It had the usual candidates – France’s Nice, Spain’s Costa del Sol, Mexico’s Acapulco and one in the United States, California’s [...]