Naptown Scoop | January 4, 2021

<div style="margin:0px auto;max-width:600px;"> <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border: none;direction: ltr;font-size: 0px;padding: 20px 0;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-top: 20px;text-align: center;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;">  <div class="mj-column-per-100 mj-outlook-group-fix" style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:0px;text-align:left;direction:ltr;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;padding: 0px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tr> <td align="center" style="font-size: 0px;padding: 10px 25px;padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 20px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 20px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <div style="font-size:12px;line-height:1;text-align:center;color:#656565;">January 4, 2021 | <a href="https://pages.viral-loops.com/naptownscoop?referralCode=*|REFCODE|*&refSource=copy" style="border: none;border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">Sign Up</a></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" style="font-size: 0px;padding: 10px 25px;padding-top: 5px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="border-collapse: collapse;border-spacing: 0px;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 500px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <img src="https://mcusercontent.com/a66c9fbc2502a46fb1029a2ff/images/e8f31ef8-7791-4345-aa1e-f6c60826bfa1.png" style="border: 0;display: block;outline: none;text-decoration: none;height: auto;width: 100%;font-size: 13px;line-height: 100%;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;" width="500" alt="e8f31ef8-7791-4345-aa1e-f6c60826bfa1.png"> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" style="font-size: 0px;padding: 10px 25px;padding-top: 5px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="border-collapse: collapse;border-spacing: 0px;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" style="font-size: 0px;padding: 10px 25px;padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 20px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 20px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <div style="font-size:16px;line-height:1;text-align:left;color:#000000;"> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;"><strong>Good Morning</strong> Annapolis and welcome to 2021! Did you make any resolutions? Haven’t given up yet, have you? Reply with one resolution and we’ll keep you accountable.<br> <br> I hope the holidays were restful and healthy for you. Today’s Scoop will be a recap of what happened in the last two weeks—so some of the news may seem a bit stale.<br> <br> Let's get to it.<br> <br> – Ryan </p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-size: 0px;padding: 5px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <p style="border-top: solid 1px;font-size: 1px;margin: 0px auto;width: 95%;display: block;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;"></p>  </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  <div style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;margin:0px auto;max-width:600px;"> <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="direction: ltr;font-size: 0px;padding: 20px 0;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-top: 0px;text-align: center;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;">  <div 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</td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  <div class="mj-column-per-50 mj-outlook-group-fix" style="font-size:0px;text-align:left;direction:ltr;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;padding: 0px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tr> <td align="left" style="font-size: 0px;padding: 10px 25px;padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 20px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 20px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <div style="font-size:16px;line-height:1;text-align:left;color:#000000;"> <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">Maryland</h2> <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>Cases: 285,319</li> <li>Cases since last email: 29,922</li> <li>Positivity rate: 9.15%</li> <li>Deaths: 5,826</li> <li>Deaths since last email: 473</li> <li>Vaccinations: 59,769</li> <li>Vaccinations since last email: 59,769</li> <li>Hospitalized: 1,709 (412 ICU)</li> </ul> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  <div class="mj-column-per-50 mj-outlook-group-fix" style="font-size:0px;text-align:left;direction:ltr;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;padding: 0px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tr> <td align="left" style="font-size: 0px;padding: 10px 25px;padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 20px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 20px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <div style="font-size:16px;line-height:1;text-align:left;color:#000000;"> <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">Anne Arundel</h2> <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>Cases: 25,265</li> <li>Cases since last email: 3,245</li> <li>Positivity rate: 10.12%</li> <li>Deaths: 356</li> <li>Deaths since last email: 32</li> <li>Hospitalized: 141 (31 ICU)</li> </ul> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  <div class="mj-column-per-100 mj-outlook-group-fix" style="font-size:0px;text-align:left;direction:ltr;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;padding: 0px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tr> <td align="left" style="font-size: 0px;padding: 10px 25px;padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 20px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 20px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <div style="font-size:16px;line-height:1;text-align:left;color:#000000;"> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">Sources: <a href="https://coronavirus.maryland.gov/" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">Coronavirus MD</a>, <a href="https://aahealth.org/covid19data/" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">Coronavirus AAC</a> </p> </div> </td> 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style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">Email comparison numbers are frighteningly large because the last Naptown Scoop email was December 23.<br>   </p> <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">The section I’ve been waiting to add</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">It’s no secret I can’t wait to blow up the COVID section in this email. But I’m going to make it bigger before it leaves. Thankfully, this time I’m adding vaccination data!<br> <br> Maryland has only used about 60k of the roughly 200k vaccines we have. We’re currently in phase 1A, targeting healthcare workers and long-term care residents.<br> <br> <em style="line-height: 1.5;">Note: vaccination data is currently not released for individual counties.</em><br>   </p> <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">Let them eat crab cakes</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">After two days of hearings on restaurant closures, Steuart Pittman <a href="https://www.aacounty.org/news-and-events/news/county-executive-pittman-issues-executive-order-to-maintain-indoor-dining-at-25-capacity?utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1.4.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">changed his stance</a>. Indoor dining—the most controversial dish on the COVID restriction menu—may continue at 25% capacity.<br>   </p> <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">What’s going on with school?</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">A relatively small number of demonstrators gathered in Annapolis over the weekend. Their demand: <a href="https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2021/01/02/parents-hold-demonstration-in-annapolis-call-for-maryland-schools-to-reopen/" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">open the schools</a>. An understandable plight as we approach a full year of virtual learning.<br> <br> AACPS is preparing for hybrid learning. Pre-K up to fifth grade should <a href="https://www.capitalgazette.com/education/ac-cn-aacps-2021-1003-20210103-gd6qgcwlxnfkvdkn6bw3kmpdpq-story.html" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">head back</a> in part on February 2. Vaccine distribution—and the resulting case rates—will determine if that is possible.<br>   </p> <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">Everyone’s suing Pittman</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">After he flipped on the restaurant closures, fitness center owners are trying their hand. Using the same attorney as the restaurant owners, they filed a <a href="https://www.capitalgazette.com/coronavirus/ac-cn-pittman-lawsuit-fitness-center-coronavirus-20201231-zkvul2m6fvb47b5icdb7dbohui-story.html?utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1.4.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">temporary restraining order and injunction</a> to block Pittman’s ban of sports practices at fitness centers. Judge Mulford rejected the restraining order and a hearing has not been scheduled.</p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-size: 0px;padding: 5px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <p style="border-top: solid 1px;font-size: 1px;margin: 0px auto;width: 95%;display: block;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;"></p>  </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  <div class="mj-column-per-100 mj-outlook-group-fix" style="font-size:0px;text-align:left;direction:ltr;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;padding: 0px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tr> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" style="font-size: 0px;padding: 10px 25px;padding-top: 5px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="border-collapse: collapse;border-spacing: 0px;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  <div class="mj-column-per-100 mj-outlook-group-fix" style="font-size:0px;text-align:left;direction:ltr;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  <div class="mj-column-per-100 mj-outlook-group-fix" style="font-size:0px;text-align:left;direction:ltr;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;padding: 0px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tr> <td align="left" style="font-size: 0px;padding: 10px 25px;padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 20px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 20px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <div style="font-size:16px;line-height:1;text-align:left;color:#000000;"> <h1 style="color: #5182ff;margin-top: 0;margin-bottom: 10px;font-size: 1.5em;line-height: 1.5;">#NaptownScoop</h1> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" style="font-size: 0px;padding: 10px 25px;padding-top: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" border="0" style="color: #000000;font-size: 13px;line-height: 22px;table-layout: auto;width: 100%;border: none;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tr> <td style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"><strong style="font-size:1.5em; font-weight:bold">First sunrise of 2021</strong></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  <div style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;margin:0px auto;max-width:600px;"> <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="direction: ltr;font-size: 0px;padding: 20px 0;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-top: 0px;text-align: center;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;">  <div class="mj-column-per-100 mj-outlook-group-fix" style="font-size:0px;text-align:left;direction:ltr;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;padding: 0px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tr> <td align="center" style="font-size: 0px;padding: 10px 25px;padding-top: 5px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="border-collapse: collapse;border-spacing: 0px;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CJfMMx-Lui3/" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;"><img src="https://mcusercontent.com/a66c9fbc2502a46fb1029a2ff/images/260595e5-50d5-482c-b475-2374b927727e.jpg" alt="sunrise on main street" border="0" style="margin: 0;padding: 0;border: 0;display: block;outline: none;text-decoration: none;height: auto;width: 100%;font-size: 13px;line-height: 100%;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;"></a> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" style="font-size: 0px;padding: 10px 25px;padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 20px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 20px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <div style="font-size:16px;line-height:1;text-align:left;color:#000000;"> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/timshahanrn/" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">@timshahanrn</a> | Main Street<br> <br> <em style="line-height: 1.5;">Use #NaptownScoop to get your post in the Scoop!</em> </p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-size: 0px;padding: 5px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <p style="border-top: solid 1px;font-size: 1px;margin: 0px auto;width: 95%;display: block;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;"></p>  </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  <div style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;margin:0px auto;max-width:600px;"> <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="direction: ltr;font-size: 0px;padding: 20px 0;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-top: 0px;text-align: center;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;">  <div class="mj-column-per-100 mj-outlook-group-fix" style="font-size:0px;text-align:left;direction:ltr;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td mc:hideable="hideable_9" style="vertical-align: top;padding: 0px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;" mchideable="hideable_9"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tr> <td align="center" style="font-size: 0px;padding: 10px 25px;padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 20px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 20px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <div style="font-size:16px;line-height:1;text-align:center;color:#000000;"> <h1 style="color: #5182ff;margin-top: 0;margin-bottom: 10px;font-size: 1.5em;line-height: 1.5;">$1,800</h1> <p align="left" style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">Value of a coin thrown into the Salvation Army kettle on Main Street before Christmas. The Salvation Army plans to sell the <a href="https://www.capitalgazette.com/news/ac-cn-gold-coin-salvation-army-20201225-62jslhrlj5dhxgzcttzfmck6dq-story.html?utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1.4.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">1-ounce gold coin</a> so its value acts just like a cash donation.</p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td mc:hideable="hideable_10" style="font-size: 0px;padding: 5px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;" mchideable="hideable_10"> <p style="border-top: solid 1px;font-size: 1px;margin: 0px auto;width: 95%;display: block;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;"></p>  </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  <div style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;margin:0px auto;max-width:600px;"> <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="direction: ltr;font-size: 0px;padding: 20px 0;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-top: 0px;text-align: center;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;">  <div class="mj-column-per-100 mj-outlook-group-fix" style="font-size:0px;text-align:left;direction:ltr;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;padding: 0px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tr> <td align="left" style="font-size: 0px;padding: 10px 25px;padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 20px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 20px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <div style="font-size:16px;line-height:1;text-align:left;color:#000000;"> <h1 style="color: #5182ff;margin-top: 0;margin-bottom: 10px;font-size: 1.5em;line-height: 1.5;">Quick Hits</h1> <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">Remembering fallen journalists</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">President Trump signed the Fallen Journalists Memorial Act. Now an eponymous foundation will be raising <a href="https://www.capitalgazette.com/politics/ac-cn-journalists-memorial-trump-20201223-n23qu4h7hzctvgjdt7vmsx7xsq-story.html?utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1.4.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">millions of dollars</a> to build a monument in DC.<br>   </p> <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">Standage separation</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">Judge Ellen Hollander dismissed <a href="https://www.capitalgazette.com/education/naval-academy/ac-cn-bc-us-naval-academy-tweets-20201223-bpji4obkgjhc7ahpafozxox55e-story.html?utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1.4.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">Chase Standage’s lawsuit</a> against the Academy. We still don’t know if Standage will be separated from the Academy. No formal decision has been made and he still has opportunitity to appeal.<br>   </p> <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">These highs are still low</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">TSA agents at BWI saw more passengers on December 23 than they have on any single day since mid-March. But the 16,368 passenger count was still less than half the count from last year—35,645. National screenings followed <a href="https://www.capitalgazette.com/coronavirus/bs-tr-pandemic-record-passengers-dec-23-20201224-phemkoj7a5exrewkplujly7tne-story.html?utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1.4.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">the same trend</a>.<br>   </p> <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">Vulture <em style="line-height: 1.5;">Capital</em></h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">Alden Global Capital—current 32% shareholder of Tribune Publishing affectionately known as the Destroyer of Newspapers—wants to <a href="https://www.capitalgazette.com/business/ac-cn-alden-tribune-redo-20210101-5xk5ouxmfzbtrg6kxnwuhl6nem-story.html?utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1.4.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">buy the remaining 68%</a> and take full control. Tribune is the parent company of the <em style="line-height: 1.5;">Capital</em>.</p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-size: 0px;padding: 5px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <p style="border-top: solid 1px;font-size: 1px;margin: 0px auto;width: 95%;display: block;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;"></p>  </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  <div style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;margin:0px auto;max-width:600px;"> <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="direction: ltr;font-size: 0px;padding: 20px 0;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-top: 0px;text-align: center;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;">  <div class="mj-column-per-100 mj-outlook-group-fix" style="font-size:0px;text-align:left;direction:ltr;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;padding: 0px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tr> <td align="left" style="font-size: 0px;padding: 10px 25px;padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 20px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 20px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <div style="font-size:16px;line-height:1;text-align:left;color:#000000;"> <h1 style="color: #5182ff;margin-top: 0;margin-bottom: 10px;font-size: 1.5em;line-height: 1.5;">Local Business</h1> <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">“2020 sucked, but good God did it also really rock”</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">Monica Alvarado (Bread and Butter Kitchen) earned the inaugural Annapolis <a href="https://www.capitalgazette.com/coronavirus/ac-cn-monica-alvarado-award-20201230-20201230-cx2ulh2kxfavblhoy7wbrf7l7i-story.html?utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1.4.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">Person of the Year</a> award last week. Friend of the Scoop John O’Leary—chair of Warrior Events and St. Patrick’s Day Parade organizer—presented the award. Monica earned the award for her creation of Feed Anne Arundel.</p> <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>In response to the pandemic, Feed Anne Arundel gave out 120,000+ meals and supported over 100 local restaurants.</li> </ul> <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">Around the world in our backyard</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">Jet-setting to exotic countries isn’t on the table right now. But we can go to 1927 West Street to visit the new <a href="https://www.capitalgazette.com/maryland/annapolis/ac-cn-west-street-international-grocery-20201228-7fmohd3u2beq7dhwssvca7w3ua-story.html?utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1.4.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">Annapolis International Market</a>. The market is the brainchild of restaurateur Walter Vasquez (of Sin Fronteras). He hopes it will bring different ethnic groups together in Annapolis.<br>   </p> <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">A giant of Annapolis business</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;"><a href="https://www.capitalgazette.com/maryland/annapolis/ac-cn-gregg-maggio-la-rosa-20210101-20210102-az63s6kwpndnhhqul3srsl4zku-story.html?utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1.4.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">Gregg Maggio</a>—the 6-foot-4 Tom Selleck look alike who ran La Rosa Construction—died last week. The Maggio name is <a href="http://larosaconstruction.com/our-heritage/?utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1.4.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">legendary</a> in Annapolis. Tracing its roots through many businesses all the way back to 1915.</p> <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"></ul> <em style="font-size: 12px;line-height: 1.5;">Nothing in this section is sponsored. They're just the things you need to know. 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From now on, AAPD will not release mugshots of suspects in custody—with a <a href="https://www.reportannapolis.com/2020/12/days-following-start-of-new-police.html?utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1.4.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">few exceptions</a>. The reasoning: unwarranted bias can result from mugshot distribution when a suspect is later found not guilty.</p> <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;"><br> <strong>For the birds</strong> </h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">The Scenic Rivers Land Trust protected <a href="https://www.capitalgazette.com/news/ac-cn-land-trust-crownsville-1231-20201231-mdf6brdsvvfajmpm6ssugfpdqu-story.html?utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1.4.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">71 acres</a> of Crownsville land. Almost 20 species of birds breed in the area and it’s one of Anne Arundel’s largest forests.</p> <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"></ul> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-size: 0px;padding: 5px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <p style="border-top: solid 1px;font-size: 1px;margin: 0px auto;width: 95%;display: block;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;"></p>  </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  <div style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;margin:0px auto;max-width:600px;"> <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="direction: ltr;font-size: 0px;padding: 20px 0;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-top: 0px;text-align: center;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;">  <div class="mj-column-per-100 mj-outlook-group-fix" style="font-size:0px;text-align:left;direction:ltr;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;padding: 0px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tr> <td align="left" style="font-size: 0px;padding: 10px 25px;padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 20px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 20px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <div style="font-size:16px;line-height:1;text-align:left;color:#000000;"> <h1 style="color: #5182ff;margin-top: 0;margin-bottom: 10px;font-size: 1.5em;line-height: 1.5;">What's Happenin'</h1> <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">School board meeting</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">The next BOE meeting is Wednesday. <a href="https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YKnk5WzmSVar7cIfJb_GqQ" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">Live testimony</a> and <a href="mailto:boardoffice@aacps.org" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">public comment</a> on <a href="http://aacpsschools.org/pressr/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Agenda-01.06.21.pdf?utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1.4.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">the agenda</a>—which includes reopening plans—are open for sign-ups and submissions.</p> <em style="font-size: 12px;line-height: 1.5;">Nothing in this section is sponsored. They're just the things you need to know. I'll always let you know when something's sponsored.</em> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-size: 0px;padding: 5px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <p style="border-top: solid 1px;font-size: 1px;margin: 0px auto;width: 95%;display: block;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;"></p>  </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  <div style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;margin:0px auto;max-width:600px;"> <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="direction: ltr;font-size: 0px;padding: 20px 0;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-top: 0px;text-align: center;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;">  <div class="mj-column-per-100 mj-outlook-group-fix" style="font-size:0px;text-align:left;direction:ltr;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;padding: 0px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tr> <td mc:hideable="hideable_13" align="left" style="font-size: 0px;padding: 10px 25px;padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 20px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 20px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;" mchideable="hideable_13"> <div style="font-size:16px;line-height:1;text-align:left;color:#000000;"> <h1 style="color: #5182ff;margin-top: 0;margin-bottom: 10px;font-size: 1.5em;line-height: 1.5;">Extra Sprinkles</h1> <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">Forgot something</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">Annapolis Discovered released a summary of <a href="https://annapolisdiscovered.com/20-good-things-that-happened-in-2020-maryland-edition/?utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1.4.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">20 good things</a> from Annapolis in 2020. You can probably guess some of the stuff: Travis Pastrana’s Gymkhana, some awesome new restaurants (what up <a href="https://www.naptownscoop.com/journal/dangerously-delicious-pies?utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1.4.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">Dangerously Delicious</a>!), and Feed Anne Arundel.<br> <br> But I’d like to propose the addition of one cool thing they forgot. The Naptown Scoop started this year!<br>   </p> <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">Oil spill</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">The WW2-era crash boat at City Dock <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CJj1M9ur8bj/" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">leaked oil</a> over the weekend. Maryland Department of the Environment absorbed 2-5 gallons of oil from the water. The boat has been moved from City Dock to an unknown location. Thanks to <a href="https://www.instagram.com/annapoliscreative/" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">@annapoliscreative</a> for sharing this story.</p> <em style="font-size: 12px;line-height: 1.5;">*indicates sponsored advertising content.</em> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td mc:hideable="hideable_14" style="font-size: 0px;padding: 5px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;" mchideable="hideable_14"> <p style="border-top: solid 1px;font-size: 1px;margin: 0px auto;width: 95%;display: block;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;"></p>  </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  <div style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;margin:0px auto;max-width:600px;"> <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> 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