Startling Prince George’s Foreclosure Numbers

Written by Jesse Barron from on November 30th, 2009 | 47 Comments

I just stumbled across a piece by Danny Jacobs at The Daily Record that made me cringe.
The gist of it is the number of foreclosure filings in PG County — our neighbor — and the numbers included an interesting note (in bold):

In 2006, the clerk’s office received 4,148 filings. (That’s more than Baltimore County has [...]

Annapolis Homeless Shelter to Expand

Written by Jesse Barron from on November 29th, 2009 | 45 Comments

With the continued faltering of the economy, coupled with the ongoing housing crisis, it is great and timely news that the Lighthouse Shelter in Annapolis is about to undergo a major expansion.
Located at 206 West Street, the shelter helps those without a home to stay warm during the winter.  Last year, it was forced to turn away [...]

Annapolis Holiday Trash Collection Schedule

Written by Jesse Barron from on November 25th, 2009 | 187 Comments

Thanksgiving is tomorrow and a lot of people have questions about government trash collection and recycling services on holiday’s so here is the Annapolis and Anne Arundel County schedule for Thanksgiving, 2009:
City of Annapolis:
City of Annapolis government offices will be closed on Thursday (11/26) and Friday (11/27).
There will be no type of refuse or recycling [...]

Annapolis Pharmacist Robbed at Gunpoint for Drugs

Written by Jesse Barron from on November 24th, 2009 | 41 Comments

A pharmacist at Annapolis Professional Pharmacy in the 700 block of West Street reported an armed robbery to police.
He said that on Monday (11/23/09), an armed robber came into the pharmacy, pointed a gun at the pharmacist and demanded painkillers.
The pharmacist complied and the robber left and headed towards Taylor Avenue.
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Seven Bancorp Under Federal Supervision

Written by Jesse Barron from on November 24th, 2009 | 18 Comments

Annapolis based Severn Bankcorp, Inc., the parent of Seven Bank, has joined the growing list of banks that are now under federal supervision.
The Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) announced that it has supervisory agreements in place and that the bank must revise its policies regarding its problem assets, including revising its allowance for losses and [...]

Firing the ol’ Sweet Home Annapolis Back Up!

Written by Jesse Barron from on November 22nd, 2009 | 47 Comments

Are there any readers left?
Actually, surprisingly, there are — I’ve checked out the visitor stats.
I had to take an extended leave of absence and I apologize for that.
I’m back though and I am going to bring this blog back to life.
In the meantime, I have to update WordPress.  There have probably been 15 updates to [...]