What could be better than celebrating with music? We celebrate Christmas with the good sounds of Bing Crosby; we enjoy July Fourth with upbeat summery tunes; and we even begin the start of sports games with the music of the National Anthem. Thus, it only makes sense to celebrate Navy's 238th birthday with music, which [...]
Humans have an inherent need to create. As kids, we imagined worlds faraway and conquered tasks too challenging for the real world, but were just the right amount of fun for our created world. As adults, what do we do that's creative? Compose spread sheets? Pull together dinner from a random assemblage of ingredients in [...]
When it comes to old things, do we automatically assume a love for them or must we first understand the old thing to enjoy it? This question bears some meaning on downtown's The Federal House Bar and Grille, established in 1830. The restaurant is of course old (as you can clearly tell from the interior), [...]
The craze for fresh, organic, locally grown food isn't necessarily new to Annapolis. We have a wealth of restaurants, farmers markets, and little cafes popping up all over the city that source local ingredients. There are even events that educate about going green and businesses that take food scraps and turn them into compost for [...]
Country singer Johnny Horton once crooned: "We fired our guns and British kept a'comin'/ There wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago/ We fired once more and they began to runnin' on/ Down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico." You may have never heard this tune before, but it speaks to [...]
Music is something that unites all people of all regions and beliefs. Some people need music to function, while others just enjoy listening to it in the background of their lives. Here in Annapolis, music takes on a new level of significance as it's performed by great people for free, and oftentimes, at scenic venues. [...]
From live music to free kayaking to cruising around the scenic Chesapeake Bay, Annapolis features great, varied entertainment this week. See and do for yourself. Annapolis Entertainment Only one musical group has the capability to hold the title: oldest and finest. That band, of course, would be the Naval Academy's "Navy's Oldest and Finest." This [...]
The picture above is an appropriate representation of last night's crab feast for several reasons. First, depicted above are several rotarians part of the Annapolis club serving the community in a selfless manner. The picture also clearly speaks to the star of the show: Maryland crabs. Perhaps you went to the 68th Annual Annapolis Rotary [...]
Though we are now in the last month of summer (you are probably either crying or rejoicing about this fact), community events that benefit still go on and, in a way, ease the transition into fall. Below, we've cataloged some of the biggest and best events happening around you in the month of August. Some [...]
This is the last installment in our downtown art gallery series, and what better gallery to happily round out the discussion than McBride? This lovely white and evergreen building has been showcasing the prized works of local arts for over thirty years. Below, read what's in store for McBride in the near future, what makes [...]