Double Standard Regarding Shropshire?

Posted by Jesse Barron from on December 15th, 2009 | 24 Comments

The Observer at Eye on Annapolis chimed in on December 4th asking if readers thought justice was served in the Shropshire midshipman case.  I was the only person to weigh in and did so with the opinion of thinking it was a witch hunt.
I stand by my comments and now just eleven days later have found [...]

Raffle Winner Unloads Home She Won

Posted by Jesse Barron from on December 8th, 2009 | 38 Comments

Karen McHale took a chance and paid $50 each for two raffle tickets in hopes of winning a home.
She won a home in Edgewater that measures over 6,000 SF, has six bedrooms and 4 1/2 baths.  It’s original value was $1.2 million.
Karen and her husband live in Colorado and never intended to move to the [...]

Crofton Family to Sue School System

Posted by Jesse Barron from on December 4th, 2009 | 24 Comments

The parents of Christopher Jones, the 14-year-old boy killed while riding his bike in Crofton, announced that they will be filing a lawsuit against Anne Arundel County Public Schools within two weeks.
The basis of the suit is that the family — and their attorneys — feel that the school system did not do enough to [...]

Startling Prince George’s Foreclosure Numbers

Posted 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

Posted 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

Posted 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

Posted 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

Posted 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!

Posted 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 [...]

Serious Crime Down 50% in Annapolis

Posted by Jesse Barron from on June 22nd, 2009 | 87 Comments

The Annapolis Police Department is reporting that serious crime in the city is down 50% in the first 5 months of 2009.  The comparison was made to the same period last year.
From January to May, the city only had one homicide.  There were six during the same period in 2008.  Serious violent crimes fell 44% [...]