Naptown Scoop | May 5, 2021

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style="font-size:16px;line-height:1;text-align:left;color:#000000;"> <p style="text-align: center;font-weight: bold;display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">Together with</p> </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 mc:hideable="hideable_2" style="width: 200px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;" mchideable="hideable_2"> <a href="https://alternativeassets.club/?utm_source=newslettersponsorship&utm_medium=naptown&utm_campaign=may" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;"><img 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For the overachievers, there are prizes for sharing with 15 and 25 friends too!<br> <br> In Today's Naptown Scoop:</p> <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>Second ribbon cutting this week</li> <li>Small biz relief grant</li> <li>Shots fired on Old Mill Bottom road</li> </ul> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">Let's get to it.<br> <br> – Ryan Sneddon</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> </tbody></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;"> <tbody><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;">Coronavirus</h1> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody></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;"> <tbody><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: 450,010</li> <li>24 hour change: +501</li> <li>Positivity rate: 3.82%</li> <li>Deaths: 8,612</li> <li>24 hour change: +7</li> <li>Hospitalized: 944 (246 ICU)</li> <li>Partially vaccinated: 46.16%</li> <li>Fully vaccinated: 35.53%</li> </ul> </div> </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;"> <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: 42,756</li> <li>24 hour change: +47</li> <li>Positivity rate: 5.32%</li> <li>Deaths: 584</li> <li>24 hour change: +3</li> <li>Hospitalized: 57 (17 ICU)</li> <li>Partially vaccinated: 43.25%</li> <li>Fully vaccinated: 32.42%</li> </ul> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;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>   <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">Dollars for doses</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">Maryland decided to test the resolve of all those "I wouldn't get the vaccine if you paid me" folks. Any <a href="https://governor.maryland.gov/2021/05/03/governor-hogan-announces-financial-incentive-program-for-state-employees-to-encourage-covid-19-vaccinations/?utm_source=naptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=5.5.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">state employee</a> who rolls up their sleeve will get a $100 check. The bonus is retroactive; so already vaccinated workers get a Benjamin too. For us non-state employees, best we can do is a <a href="https://www.krispykreme.com/promos/vaccineoffer?utm_source=naptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=5.5.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">Krispy Kreme donut</a> and <a href="https://www.mycooler.com/en/free-bud/register.html?utm_source=naptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=5.5.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">a beer</a>.</p>   <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">Shots in schools</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">In collaboration with the health department, AACPS is offering the Pfizer vaccine to all students over 16. Health department staff will administer shots at four schools per day on three dates in May (12, 19, 26). Staff will also be eligible. School officials will reach out to parents and guardians with scheduling information.<br> <br> <strong>Pivot</strong>: AACPS moved fast. Just two weeks ago, spokesperson Bob Mosier said there had been preliminary discussions for vaccines in schools, but no plans were in place.</p> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </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> </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 mc:hideable="hideable_4" style="vertical-align: top;padding: 0px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;" mchideable="hideable_4"> <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 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="font-size: 1.2em;color: #5182ff;margin-top: 0;margin-bottom: 10px;line-height: 1.5;">Sponsored by Alternative Assets</h1> <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">Do you have any idea how much your stuff could be worth?!</h2> </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: 550px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <a href="https://alternativeassets.club/?utm_source=newslettersponsorship&utm_medium=naptown&utm_campaign=may" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;"><img src="https://mcusercontent.com/a66c9fbc2502a46fb1029a2ff/images/81e81dfc-c0bb-b3ae-ff34-6e8e3e8dae38.jpg" alt="julius erving college card" border="0" style="margin: 0;padding: 0;border: 0;display: block;outline: none;text-decoration: none;height: auto;width: 100%;font-size: 13px;max-width: 550px;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;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">Probably not. But truth be told, those baseball cards you've been collecting in secret so your friends don't make fun of you could be worth a ton of money.<br> <br> You've probably heard a lot about alternative investments like NFTs (like when the founder of Twitter sold his first tweet for $2.9 million). Or that artist Beeple who set the headlines on fire when he sold a JPEG file for $69 million at a Christie's auction? Also an NFT.<br> <br> <strong>Just one problem: you have no clue how to value these things.</strong><br> <br> That's why we read the <a href="https://alternativeassets.club/?utm_source=newslettersponsorship&utm_medium=naptown&utm_campaign=may" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">Alternative Assets newsletter</a>...<br> <br> They just released their first major "<a href="https://alternativeassets.club/?utm_source=newslettersponsorship&utm_medium=naptown&utm_campaign=may" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">State of the Market</a>" report, helping us understand what to make of the alternative asset frenzy happening right now.<br> <br> Get insider information on all the new alternative asset classes (like NFTs and trading cards) and learn the big players you need to know (like Rally and Collectable).<br> <br> <a href="https://alternativeassets.club/?utm_source=newslettersponsorship&utm_medium=naptown&utm_campaign=may" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">Check out Alternative Assets now</a>.</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> </tbody></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;"> <tbody><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;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"><strong style="font-size:1.5em; font-weight:bold">What comes after the rain</strong></td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody></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;"> <tbody><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/COeGvTbrLcF/" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;"><img src="https://mcusercontent.com/a66c9fbc2502a46fb1029a2ff/images/4880efa2-8d15-5d67-f508-30c5896b7e2f.jpg" alt="flowers and a rainbow" border="0" style="margin: 0;padding: 0;border: 0;display: block;outline: none;text-decoration: none;height: auto;width: 100%;font-size: 13px;max-width: 550px;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;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/dandelionsstand/" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">@dandelionsstand</a><br> <br> You can let rain ruin your day. Or you can make the best of it. 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Instead, they're hosting a <a href="https://www.capitalgazette.com/education/ac-cn-aacc-graduation-20210504-hrrfyzl3wrfwjdwpag6dmxmwwu-story.html?utm_source=naptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=5.5.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">celebratory car parade</a>. This is the second year in a row the college green-lighted a caravan commencement.</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> </tbody></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 mc:hideable="hideable_7" 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%;" mchideable="hideable_7"> <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;"> <tbody><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;">Bookstore ribbon cutting</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">Park Books and Literacy Lab is hosting their <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/3202093596684558" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">ribbon cutting</a> tomorrow at 11:30 AM! If you haven't made it in yet, we'll be visiting to give you a taste. Check <a href="https://www.instagram.com/naptownscoop/" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">our Instagram</a> Thursday :)<br> <br> <strong>Trivia time</strong>: this story and Mary's birthday wishes are related by a 1998 romantic comedy. What is the name of this movie?<br> <br> <em style="line-height: 1.5;">Note: <a href="https://web.gspacc.com/events/Ribbon-Cutting-Celebrating-the-Grand-Opening-of-Park-Books-and-Literacy-Lab-396/details?utm_source=naptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=5.5.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">Registration</a> is required for the ribbon cutting</em><br>  </p> <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">Small biz Covid relief grant</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">Round two of BGE's Energizing Small Business grants opens today. Applications and eligibility requirements are <a href="http://bge.helloalice.com/?utm_source=naptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=5.5.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">available online</a>. 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Also known as the General Development Plan, Plan2040 sets the tone for how Anne Arundel will develop and use our land for the next 20 years.</p>   <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">Shots fired on Old Mill Bottom</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">County police responded to the Village Inn on Old Mill Bottom road Monday for reports of destruction to a vehicle and <a href="https://www.aacounty.org/news-and-events/news/police-press-release---may-4-2021?utm_source=naptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=5.5.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">shots fired</a>. Upon arrival, officers found an empty handgun magazine on the ground; which led them to a suspect with more ammo. Gene Audie Bittinger, Jr. was arrested after officers discovered he's prohibited from possessing guns and ammo.</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> </tbody></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;"> <tbody><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;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">Looks like George Fox Middle School is about to become Northeast Middle School. The geographically inspired name garnered over 50% of the votes in last week's second round of voting.<br> <br> Principal Glenna Blessing will present the name to the Board of Education at tonight's meeting where the board will give their final blessing. Tune in to see that, the county budget's impact on AACPS, <a href="http://aacpsschools.org/pressr/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Agenda-05.05.21.pdf" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">and more</a> at noon today on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJSUzdLr48I6r69fxFdK_tw" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">AACPS YouTube</a> or AACPS-TV.<br>  </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. 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Every weekday, The Daily Upside newsletter delivers timely insights and stories you won't find elsewhere. <a href="https://www.thedailyupside.com/?utm_source=Naptown%20Scoop&utm_medium=Newsletter" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">Sign up for free</a> and learn something new every day.*<br>  </p> <em style="font-size: 12px;line-height: 1.5;">*indicates sponsored advertising content.</em></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> </tbody></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;"> <tbody><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;">Weather</h1> <h4 style="margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;font-size: 1em line-height:1.5;">Wednesday</h4> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">50 🌡 74 | 🌧️ | 77% | 💨 WNW 11 mph</p> <h4 style="margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;font-size: 1em line-height:1.5;">Thursday</h4> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">53 🌡 66 | 🌤️ | 2% | 💨 NNE 10 mph</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 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<tbody> <tr> <td mc:hideable="hideable_11" style="vertical-align: top;padding: 0px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;" mchideable="hideable_11"> <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 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;">Live Music Lowdown</h1> </div> </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;"> <h3 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 0;font-size: 1em line-height:1.5;">Middleton Tavern</h3> <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>5/5 | Michael K | 4 - 8 PM</li> </ul> <h3 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 0;font-size: 1em line-height:1.5;">Dinner Under the Stars</h3> <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>5/5 | Alexander Peters & Jacob Panic | 6 - 9 PM</li> </ul> <h3 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 0;font-size: 1em line-height:1.5;">Julep</h3> <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>5/6 | KC Johnson | 6 - 9 PM</li> </ul> <h3 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 0;font-size: 1em line-height:1.5;">The Point Crab House and Grill</h3> <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>5/5 | Aaron Hawkins | 5 - 8 PM</li> <li>5/6 | Bryan Ewald | 5 - 8 PM</li> </ul> <h3 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 0;font-size: 1em line-height:1.5;">Broadneck Grille Cape St Claire</h3> <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>5/5 | Ryan Keith | 6 - 9 PM</li> </ul> <h3 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 0;font-size: 1em line-height:1.5;">Riverbay Roadhouse</h3> <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>5/5 | Ryan Kozel | 5 - 8 PM</li> </ul> <h3 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 0;font-size: 1em line-height:1.5;">Broadneck Grill Edgewater</h3> <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>5/5 | Chris Button | 6 - 9 PM</li> </ul> <h3 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 0;font-size: 1em line-height:1.5;">Severna Park Taphouse</h3> <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>5/6 | Federico Tubaya Band | 3 - 5 PM</li> </ul> <h3 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 0;font-size: 1em line-height:1.5;">Mother's Peninsula Grille</h3> <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>5/5 | Joey Harkum | 6:30 - 9:30 PM</li> <li>5/6 | Ray Wroten | 6:30 - 9 PM</li> </ul> <h3 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 0;font-size: 1em line-height:1.5;">Brian Boru</h3> <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>5/5 | Ryan Moran | 6 - 9 PM</li> <li>5/6 | Paul Rowan | 7 - 10 PM</li> </ul> <h3 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 0;font-size: 1em line-height:1.5;">Killarney House</h3> <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>5/6 | Kurt Gibbons | 6 - 10 PM</li> </ul> <h3 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 0;font-size: 1em line-height:1.5;">Pirates Cove</h3> <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>5/5 | Ray Weaver | 6 - 10 PM</li> </ul> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td mc:hideable="hideable_12" style="font-size: 0px;padding: 5px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;" mchideable="hideable_12"> <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> </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;"> <tbody><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;">Sports</h1> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> <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;"> <h3 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 0;font-size: 1em line-height:1.5;">Washington Capitals (33 - 14 - 5)</h3> <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>5/3 @ New York Rangers <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>W 6 - 3</li> </ul> </li> <li>5/5 @ New York Rangers | 7 PM</li> </ul> <h3 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 0;font-size: 1em line-height:1.5;">Washington Wizards (30 - 35)</h3> <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>5/3 vs. Indiana Pacers <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>W 154 - 141</li> </ul> </li> <li>5/5 @ Milwaukee Bucks | 8 PM</li> <li>5/6 @ Toronto Raptors | 7:30 PM</li> </ul> <h3 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 0;font-size: 1em line-height:1.5;">Washington Nationals (12 - 13)</h3> <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>5/4 vs. Atlanta Braves <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>L 6 - 1</li> </ul> </li> <li>5/5 vs. Atlanta Braves | 7:05 PM</li> <li>5/6 vs. Atlanta Braves | 4:05 PM</li> </ul> <h3 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 0;font-size: 1em line-height:1.5;">Baltimore Orioles (14 - 16)</h3> <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>5/3 @ Seattle Mariners <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>W 5 - 3</li> </ul> </li> <li>5/4 @ Seattle Mariners <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>L 5 - 2</li> </ul> </li> <li>5/5 @ Seattle Mariners | 3:40 PM</li> </ul> <h3 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 0;font-size: 1em line-height:1.5;">Navy women's lacrosse (8 - 4)</h3> <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>5/3 @ Lehigh Mountain Hawks <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>L 13 - 12 OT <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>Patriot League Tournament quarterfinal</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <h3 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 0;font-size: 1em line-height:1.5;">Navy men's lacrosse (6 - 3)</h3> <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>5/4 @ Loyola Greyhounds <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>L 16 - 9 <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>Patriot League Tournament quarterfinal</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </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> </tbody> </table> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>   <div style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, 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