Rick Hutzell has worked as a journalist in Annapolis since 1987, and knows the city and its people about as well as anyone can. A native Marylander, Rick lives in Annapolis with his wife, Chara. They have two grown children and enjoy life in a city on the Chesapeake Bay.
A state senator says he has been "flooded" with complaints about Anne Arundel's Board of License Commissioners. It prompted him to push for changes, including expanding the board's size.
The Annapolis Spring Sailboat Show brings boat displays and scores of vendors, food and entertainment to City Dock this weekend. Along with ballet and theater, it’s one of seven great things to do in Annapolis in the coming week.
Annapolis kicks off the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution by hanging two lights from the top of the State House, a recreation of Paul Revere's historic ride being repeated nationwide.
Cannabis dispensaries roll out 420 sales and promotions like so many Zig-Zag papers. It’s the weed equivalent of Black Friday. Reliable consumer savvy works well on 42-0. So, here are a few tips.
Eight hours and 15 minutes. That’s how long it takes to read Maya Angelou's “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” out loud. That’s how long a small act of rebellion takes.
All the mean-girl tweets, opinion posturing and campaign stunts ahead will just be partisan noise. There are ways to judge Gov. Wes Moore’s performance so far.
Ask why, in a city that famously regulates rose trellises and replacement windows, a billboard depicting a cockroach stands in the heart of Annapolis and the explanations come with a sigh of resignation. Until now.
What a crazy week in Annapolis. A parade, a military band, opera arias, a rock trio, a Mutt March and the unexpected combination of Todd Rundgren and Burt Bacharach. Get out and have some fun.
Two spring food festivals, the Annapolis Cup croquet match and the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra season finale are some of the great things to do in the coming week.
Wrapped in a deal over football and fighter jets, or the end of 104 years of aviation history in Marland, is Donald Trump and his 2020 use of the National Guard as a presidential force to quell public dissent.
Elon Musk is not an idiot. "Look it up," Andy Harris said. "in the dictionary." I learned a lot from the Eastern Shore congressman's tele-town hall. Some of it was even true.
When Charles Robert Smith returns to an Annapolis courtroom in September, prosecutor Anne Colt Leitess should be absent, not Judge Michael Wachs. There should be consequences when a prosecutor stumbles.
It’s 1:29 a.m. on March 26, 2025. An airliner collides with the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, a year after the container ship Dali knocked down the Key Bridge. What happens next in this imaginary disaster might be far different from the response to the real catastrophe. The reason? The occupant of the White House.