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Even though three council members warned the move would hurt "vulnerable populations, such as older adults" ... Alderman Huntley voted to ban new bank and pharmacy drive-thru windows throughout the city.

The Thanksgiving holiday weekend saw a wave of rapes, sexual assault, attempted robbery, and burglaries in Annapolis. Read more...

Read about our neighbors and tourists flocking to Downtown Annapolis to #ShopLocal and #ShopSmall this holiday season. Be sure to visit our great local shops on Maryland Avenue, Main Street, West Street, and around City Dock.

Get in the holiday spirit with festive shopping in Downtown Annapolis. Midnight madness runs 4pm to midnight on the first, second and third Thursdays in December. Please be sure to shop local and support our Annapolis small businesses!

No groundbreaking date yet set for City Dock project, as City still lacks FEMA approval. Read more...

The Capital Gazette conducted a this week poll of readers, and the results were overwhelming: Local residents say NO to any tax hikes. Read more...

The residents win when the residents have real, meaningful choices. Learn more about the upcoming 2025 Annapolis city elections, and what you need to do if you want to run for office...

With the State of Maryland now facing a $2.7 BILLION dollar deficit, we will likely see massive state tax and fee hikes next year. Another reason why we must do everything possible to keep taxes down at the City level. Read more...

Today we honor all who served our nation in the armed forces. And, although this is Annapolis, on this day of the year, we can loudly say GO NAVY ... and GO ARMY, GO AIR FORCE, GO MARINES, GO COAST GUARD, and GO SPACE FORCE!

Enjoyed seeing some trick-or-treaters on Hanover Street tonight. My mom, 85 - who is visiting us from Florida - loved seeing the little kids. Click through for a pic.

We now have a third candidate to announce for the Ward One seat in the Democratic primary: Tom Sells. A good spirited contest that gives residents a robust choice of candidates is a great thing!

A picture says a thousand words. Check this out...

"The City of Annapolis reached a new record for the most flooding events experienced in the city’s history ... The city has flooded 74 times in the past 8 months ... the city is on track to having 120 flooding events this year ... the city faced two record-breaking floods this year."

L'shana tova. Happy Rosh Hashanah. Best wishes to all our Jewish Annapolitan family, friends and neighbors for a healthy, happy and successful year ahead.

"Instead of attempting to replicate an unsustainable model for Annapolis, the city should focus on realistic, homegrown solutions that align with the community’s values and legal framework. Annapolis isn’t Stockholm, and it’s time the city government stopped pretending it could be."

"Critics say sending a delegation of 17 state, Annapolis and Anne Arundel County officials to Sweden so they can conduct environmental research, examine electric ferries and meet Swedish leaders is unnecessary. The weeklong trip, estimated to cost $75,000..."

Alderman Harry Huntley voted FOR the proposed city ordinance to penalize businesses with a $1,000 fine if they fail to make you pay ten cents for every paper bag you need for your purchases.

"The Annapolis City Council heard testimony Monday night on proposed legislation that would ban new drive-thru windows in the city. If enacted, the legislation would affect fast-food restaurants, banks and pharmacies. ... Harry Huntley, representing Ward 1, support[s] the legislation."

Ron Gunzburger, candidate for Alderman, spoke out at the Historic Annapolis/Ward One Residents Association joint public hearing, expressing concerns over the planned visitor center, the ballooning costs, and the significant financial impact this will have on residents for years to come - residents who are already paying nearly 25% more in city taxes than they did just seven years ago.

Newly selected Alderman Harry Huntley SUPPORTS Mayor Buckley's costly City Dock welcome center plan. “The welcome center, right now as proposed, is going to give you that same … kind of view for everybody, for everybody, and that is such a beautiful vision that we can let people come to our city and look out on the majesty of the Chesapeake Bay,” Huntley said. “To me, it’s hard not to get behind that.”

"I congratulate Harry Huntley on his selection as the interim Alderman on the city council, and look forward to facing  off against him next year. We have different visions for our city, and vastly different levels of experience. Those differences present voters with a clear choice," said Democratic candidate Ron Gunzburger.

A Democrat who served in Hogan’s administration is trying to join the Annapolis City Council ... Gunzburger currently serves as chief of staff of the nonprofit StoryCorps, which among other things has a weekly radio segment on NPR’s “Morning Edition.” An attorney, Gunzburger has also worked as a public defender, a prosecutor and in a top job at the Broward County Sheriff’s Department in Florida

Ron Gunzburger, a Democrat, kicked off his campaign Wednesday. ... His priorities include public safety, addressing the “growing affordability crisis” in Annapolis and making sure that resiliency remains the priority of the City Dock Revitalization project ... He said that he couldn’t “imagine situations [in which] I would vote to raise taxes because I think the city has a good-sized budget now."

The Annapolis Democratic Central Committee postponed a scheduled hearing to fill outgoing Ward 1 alderman Elly Tierney’s seat until September.

The hearing, originally set to take place Aug. 26, was postponed to “ensure a smooth transition and compliance with Annapolis City code” because...

Ron Gunzburger (Democrat) – a nonprofit leader, attorney, and Historic District resident – today launched his candidacy for Annapolis Alderman in Ward One.

“I love Annapolis, but we’re facing a lot of tough issues,” Gunzburger said. “I’m running to make Annapolis a better, safer, and more affordable community.” ...

Ron's remarks last fall to the National Governors Association meeting in New Hampshire, on the need for more civility in US politics. We need to see those on the other side not as enemies, but as fellow Americans and neighbors (even when we think they are terribly wrong or misguided). If we all start doing that - on both sides - it can make for a better nation.