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Morsels of Sustenance

In lean times, two Annapolis black history memorials win much-needed state support

In these times of withered wallets and skeletal budgets, African-American history has scored in state money. Two Annapolis landmarks — the Alex Haley-Kunta Kinte Memorial at City Dock and the Maynard-Burgess House on Duke of Gloucester Street — are slated for money toward renovations and repairs. Their $36,000 and $100,000 respectively are fractions of fractions of the state’s $425 million budget proposal for Anne Arundel County.

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– by Matt Driscoll – 2/24/11

Black History On a Street Where You Live

A neighborhood walk can be a history lesson

In honor of Black History Month, Bay Weekly tracks down unsung African Americans behind some street signs. In our capital, many streets are footprints for the African American communities that developed in the late 1800s.

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– by Diana Beechener – 2/24/11

The Power of Water and Wind

Olde Severna Park turns a brighter shade of green

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– by Katie Dodd – 5/27/10

Between a Rock and a Hard Place

How One Bayside Community Tries to Balance Green Value with Coastal Preservation in the 21st Century

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– by Bonnie Lefkowitz – 5/27/10

Eternal Father Strong to Save x Herndon?

Is there a message in the Naval Academy’s challenge to the traditional rite of passage?

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– by Jane C. Elkin – 5/27/10

-Sneak a Peek-

Once a year, Hammond Harwood House opens the gates to the capital city’s secret gardens — and invites you to look inside

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– by Margaret Tearman – 6/3/10

Rock the Casbah

This weekend’s final First Sunday is your last chance to join the fusion of community and arts

From May through October, the First Sunday Arts Festival transforms inner West Street into an Annapolitan Casbah. Wandering down West Street, you find the normally high-traffic thoroughfare empty of cars, replaced by dozens of artisans’ tents. Despite the weather — rain to swelter to who knows what — swarms of people stroll the brick road, admiring the treasures on display. From earrings made of bottlenecks to children’s storybooks to paintings to decorative shutters, the selection covers art of many shapes and sizes.

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– by Katie Dodd – 9/30/10

There’s Ice Cream in Heaven — and in West River

At Heavenly Ice Cream, butter fat is next to godliness

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– by By Vicki Marsh – 8/5/10

The American Chestnut Land Trust’s Annual Auction and Dinner, Locally Yours

On September 26, celebrate all things local, starting with community farming on ACLT land.

“This year kicked off our CSA,” says spokesperson Joy Woppert. Named Double Oak Farm, the garden was planted on farmland that had been fallow for years. The other local milestone ACLT is celebrating is the planned Prince Frederick Overlook Trail. The new seven-and-half-mile trail will connect an existing trail to Prince Frederick’s Main Street. Capping off the busy year is Locally Yours.

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– by Bay Weekly staff – 9/9/10

Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum’s Annual Affair at Point Farm

It only sounds ritzy.

Sunflowers and flowering grasses stuffed into mason jars atop picnic tables covered by red and white checkered tablecloths decorate the park’s Pavilion, a fully-renovated historical barn. Flickering lanterns add to the homespun charm.