Naptown Scoop | February 1, 2023

<span class="mcnPreviewText" style="display:none; font-size:0px; line-height:0px; max-height:0px; max-width:0px; opacity:0; overflow:hidden; visibility:hidden; mso-hide:all;">Overdoses dive & school violence climbs, Annapolis High circa 1959, Bed Bath & Bankrupt...</span>    <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;"> <tbody><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;">February 1, 2023 | <a href="https://pages.viral-loops.com/naptownscoop?referralCode=&lt;&lt;Referral Code>>&refSource=copy" style="border: none;border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">Sign Up</a><br>  </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;"> <a href="https://www.naptownscoop.com/" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;"><img src="https://mcusercontent.com/a66c9fbc2502a46fb1029a2ff/images/ba479cfe-36a2-23f3-0e24-de2fcf0c7ef0.png" alt="Naptown Scoop logo" border="0" style="height: auto;width: 100%;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: 0;display: block;outline: none;text-decoration: none;font-size: 13px;max-width: 550px;line-height: 100%;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;" width="550" height="73"></a> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td mc:hideable="hideable_1" 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_1"><div 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://bradkappel.com/?utm_source=naptownScoop&utm_medium=newsletterSponsor&utm_campaign=february2023" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;"><img src="https://mcusercontent.com/a66c9fbc2502a46fb1029a2ff/images/28d41922-7894-9ecd-8d7c-0eff18f64363.jpg" alt="Brad Kappel key and anchor logo" 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;"><strong>Good Morning</strong>, Annapolis and happy first day of Black History Month. Why February? Negro History Week (BHM's precursor) was the second week of February to contain Abe Lincoln's (Feb 12) and Frederick Douglass' (2/14) birthdays. Kent State University first celebrated for the entire month in 1970. President Gerald Ford officially recognized the month in 1976.<br> <br> In Today's Naptown Scoop:</p> <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>24 live music events</li> <li>Black History Month happenings</li> <li>Post-high school military service award</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<br> <br> P.S. Happy birthday to Staceycakes!</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 mc:hideable="hideable_3" style="vertical-align: top;padding: 0px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;" mchideable="hideable_3"> <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;">A look inside Reclaimed of Annapolis</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://www.naptownscoop.com/journal/a-look-inside-reclaimed-of-annapolis" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;"><img src="https://mcusercontent.com/a66c9fbc2502a46fb1029a2ff/images/ffb93428-c7eb-f47b-1850-19936ef8ccbf.jpg" alt="" 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;">When I first heard about Reclaimed of Annapolis, I honestly thought, "An antique furniture store? Good luck..." Boy was I wrong.<br> <br> First, it's no antique furniture store. Reclaimed of Annapolis sells handmade, heritage-quality furniture made from reclaimed materials. The kind of stuff you will to your kids.<br> <br> It's also the place to be. Mark and Tracey (the owners pictured above) are kind. Everything has an interesting story. And there's tons to see.<br> <br> So <a href="https://www.naptownscoop.com/journal/a-look-inside-reclaimed-of-annapolis" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">take a look inside</a>. Then go visit. You'll be glad you did.</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 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 Brad Kappel, Executive Vice President, TTR Sotheby's International Realty</h1> <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">Multi-Generational Legacy Property Sold</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://bradkappel.com/?utm_source=naptownScoop&utm_medium=newsletterSponsor&utm_campaign=february2023" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;"><img src="https://mcusercontent.com/a66c9fbc2502a46fb1029a2ff/images/18c6718e-b782-aba8-11e3-85bd4451763e.jpeg" alt="aerial view of 975 Melvin Road" border="0" style="height: auto;width: 100%;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: 0;display: block;outline: none;text-decoration: none;font-size: 13px;max-width: 550px;line-height: 100%;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;" width="550" height="291"></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;">Who do you trust to sell a home that's been in your family for 100 years? Especially a home on one of the most prestigious addresses in Annapolis—Melvin Road.<br> <br> You need a realtor you can trust. Someone with insightful local knowledge. Someone with the best marketing in the business. Someone who will get you <em style="line-height: 1.5;">top dollar</em>.<br> <br> Which means you need Brad Kappel—the #1 waterfront Realtor in Maryland.<br> <br> For those seeking the exceptional, <a href="https://bradkappel.com/?utm_source=naptownScoop&utm_medium=newsletterSponsor&utm_campaign=february2023" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">Make <em style="line-height: 1.5;">Your</em> Move with Brad Kappel</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 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1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/treeolowphoto/" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">@treeolowphoto</a> | Eastport<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> </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: 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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;">AACPS' new violence prevention initiative: #BePresent</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">In response to increasing in-school violence, AACPS Superintendent Dr. Mark Bedell announced the #BePresent initiative. The program invites parents, guardians, community members, business leaders, and alumni to have a greater presence in schools. Protocols are being finalized.</p> <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>Serious violence offenses and weapons possessions are on track for double the 2021-2022 total.</li> </ul>   <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">Overdose numbers decline year over year</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">While school violence increases, a different stat (thankfully) decreases. <a href="https://www.capitalgazette.com/politics/ac-cn-overdoses-down-2022-20230130-bz2f27atjjgflomfosn3gepc4e-story.html" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">Opioid overdoses</a>. Here are the 2022 totals compared to 2021. <em style="line-height: 1.5;">($)</em></p> <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li><strong>Anne Arundel County</strong> <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>2021 <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>862 overdoses</li> <li>174 fatalities</li> </ul> </li> <li>2022 <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>707 overdoses</li> <li>122 fatalities </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Annapolis</strong> <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>2021 <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>135 overdoses</li> <li>17 fatalities</li> </ul> </li> <li>2022 <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>107 overdoses</li> <li>10 fatalities</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul>   <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">Post-high school military service award</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">Candace C.W. Antwine was a Board of Education member from 2018 until her untimely death in 2021. She was also a Navy veteran. To honor Candace, AACPS created a monetary award to remove the financial barriers of military service. <a href="https://www.aacps.org/serviceaward" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">Applications</a> for the Candace C.W. Antwine Award are open until March 31.<br> <br> <strong>More</strong>: Those wishing to contribute to the award fund can <a href="https://www.aacps.org/serviceaward" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">do so here</a>.<br>  </p> <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">Annapolis High School chorus recording from 1959</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away... Annapolis High School's chorus recorded themselves performing John Stainer's <em style="line-height: 1.5;">The Crucifixion</em>. U.S. copyright laws make art public domain 70 years after the last creator dies. In January 2023, <em style="line-height: 1.5;">The Crucifixion</em> became public domain.<br> <br> A-High class of 1959 graduate (and Scoop reader) David Goettee has now restored and mastered that recording for everyone to enjoy. <a href="https://www.tortoiseclimbing.net/Recordings/Annapolis%20High%20School/AHS-choirRecording.php" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">Click here</a> for a glimpse back into Annapolis' history.</p> <em style="font-size: 12px;line-height: 1.5;">Stories with ($) require a subscription.</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> </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;">Closings at Annapolis Town Center</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">About Faces Day Spa & Salon is closing at Annapolis Town Center. If this is your home spa, get in for last-minute treatments before February 25. Bed Bath & Beyond is also reported to be closing soon. Wall Street analysts expect the company to go Bed Bath & Bankrupt any day now.</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> </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;"> <h2 style="color: #5182ff;margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">Sponsored by St. Anne's School of Annapolis</h2><br> <h3 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 0;font-size: 1em line-height:1.5;"></h3> </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="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <a href="https://www.tickettailor.com/events/stannesschoolofannapolis1/816489#" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;"><img src="https://mcusercontent.com/a66c9fbc2502a46fb1029a2ff/images/b08a2937-66ba-c61a-5d6f-d84797c5e9fe.jpeg" alt="" border="0" style="height: auto;width: 100%;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: 0;display: block;outline: none;text-decoration: none;font-size: 13px;max-width: 550px;line-height: 100%;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;" width="550" height="424"></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;">St. Anne's School is excited to offer another summer of hands-on, educational exploration and fun. From Kitchen Chemistry to learning about the Chesapeake Bay, our eight week-long summer camps are sure to delight and engage your youngest explorers. Geared for 3.5 to 5 year olds, our camp will have your little ones leaping, learning, and <em style="line-height: 1.5;">loving</em> summertime with weekly visits from special guests such as the Annapolis Maritime Museum, Eco Adventures, and Wild Kid Acres.</p> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">Find out more and <a href="https://www.tickettailor.com/events/stannesschoolofannapolis1/816489#" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">register your explorer here</a>.</p> </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;"> </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_8" 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_8"> <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;">Black History Month</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">Here's what's happening for Black History Month in Annapolis. Some locations are hosting many more events than we can fit here so be sure to click "See dates and times..." to see everything.</p> <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li><strong>Anne Arundel County Public Library</strong> <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>Movies inspired by pivotal Black figures in history every Tuesday at 2 PM at the Broadneck branch.</li> <li>Storytelling, panels, and dancing at Discoveries: The Library at the Mall</li> <li><a href="https://www.aacpl.net/node/113377" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">See dates and times for all events</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Banneker-Douglass Museum</strong> <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>Learn the art of collage and principles of portraiture while celebrating Maryland civil rights leaders like Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, and Thurgood Marshall.</li> <li>Panel with artists from the museum's current collection, <em style="line-height: 1.5;">The Radical Voice of Blackness Speaks of Resistance and Joy</em>—moderated by Galerie Myrtis owner Myrtis Bedolla.</li> <li><a href="https://bdmuseum.maryland.gov/events/" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">See dates and times for all events</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Maryland Hall</strong> <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>Documentary screening: <em style="line-height: 1.5;">The Educational Divide: The Story of East Side High</em>. Reception before, panel to follow—moderated by Chris Haley (Maryland State Archives). February 8 at 7 PM. <a href="https://www.marylandhall.org/events/the-educational-divide-the-story-of-east-side-high-film/2023-02-08/" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">Get tickets</a>.</li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Anne Arundel Community College</strong> <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>Monthlong exhibit at the Pascal Center Art Gallery. Reception on February 16.</li> <li>Painting workshop with superstar local artist Comacell Brown Jr. on February 2.</li> <li><a href="https://www.aacc.edu/black-history/" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">See dates and times for all events</a></li> </ul> </li> </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. 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> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  <div mc:hideable="hideable_9" style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;margin:0px auto;max-width:600px;" mchideable="hideable_9"> <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;">Civil News</h1> <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">Board of Education meeting</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">On the agenda for today's Board of Education meeting:</p> <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>Mo Gaba Positivity and Perseverance Awards recognition</li> <li>Educator/Employee/Volunteer of the month</li> <li><a href="https://www.aacps.org/boardtestimony" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">See full agenda</a></li> </ul> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">The meeting is at noon in the Board Room at the Parham Building—<em style="line-height: 1.5;">2644 Riva Road, Annapolis, MD 21401</em>. <a href="https://www.aacps.org/boardtestimony" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">Click here</a> to give public testimony at the meeting.</p>   <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">FY24 Budget Town Hall: District 6 edition</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">Tomorrow is the second public budget hearing town hall for Anne Arundel County's FY24 budget. County Executive Steuart Pittman is meeting with every district (and its councilperson) individually. District 6, you're up tomorrow (2/2) at Annapolis High School. 6 PM sharp.<br> <br> P.S. District 6 includes everything between the Severn and South Rivers. Don't know your district? <a href="https://www.aacounty.org/departments/county-council/councilmembers/who-is-my-councilmember/" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">Find out here</a>.<br> <br> P.P.S. If you can't attend, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AACoExec/" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">watch live on Facebook</a>. Or <a href="mailto:budget-comments@aacounty.org" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">email what you want to see</a> in the budget.</p> <em style="font-size: 12px;line-height: 1.5;">Stories with ($) require a subscription.</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> </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 mc:hideable="hideable_10" 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_10"><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;">The love stories are in. Now it's time to vote</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">Historic Annapolis received over 63 couples seeking to be 2023's Most Annapolitan Love Story. Somehow, they whittled that 20 semi-finalists. Then we voted for our top 5 (super hard). Now you get to vote. Visit <a href="https://www.facebook.com/historicannapolis" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">Historic Annapolis on Facebook</a> after 12 PM today and like the photo attached to your favorite story.*<br>  </p> <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">Have you ever seen a band with two drummers?</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">I've seen one. And they happen to be playing Rams Head On Stage on February 7 (this Tuesday!) They're called PRS Eightlock. 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7 PM</li> <li>Brian Boru | Larry Lay | 6 - 9 PM</li> <li>Dark Horse | Loose Ties Duo | 9 PM</li> <li>Galway Bay | Irish Trad Music Session | 8 PM</li> <li>Killarney House | Jason Bishop | 6 - 10 PM</li> <li>Market Space | Moondog and The Broken Glass | TBD</li> <li>Middleton Tavern | Nate Finn | 6 - 9 PM</li> <li>Pirates Cove | Richard Hayward | 6 - 9 PM</li> <li>The Point | Jordan | 5 - 8 PM</li> <li>Rams Head Tavern | Suzy & Bill | 6 PM</li> <li>Stan & Joe’s Saloon | Russa | 9 PM</li> </ul> <h3 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 0;font-size: 1em line-height:1.5;">Thursday</h3> <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>49 West | Helluvaband | 7:30 - 10 PM</li> <li>Brian Boru | Ted Garber | 6:30 - 9:30 PM</li> <li>Killarney House | Kurt Gibbons | 6 - 9 PM</li> <li>Market Space | Ryan Kozel | 6 - 9 PM</li> <li>Memo’s Bar & Grill | Chris Button | 6 - 9 PM</li> <li>Pirates Cove | Jason Bishop | 6 - 10 PM</li> <li>The Point | Dan Haas | 5 - 8 PM</li> <li>Rams Head On Stage | Legends of Soul | 8 PM | <a href="https://www.axs.com/events/463531/legends-of-soul-a-tribute-to-marvin-gaye-stevie-wonder-james-brown-al-tickets?skin=ramsheadonstage" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">Tickets</a></li> <li>Rams Head Roadhouse | PJ & Neal | 5 PM</li> <li>Rams Head Tavern | Victoria & Steve | 4 - 7 PM</li> <li>Reynolds Tavern | Daphne Eckman | 7 PM</li> <li>Romilo’s Restaurant and Bar | 50 West | 5:30 - 8:30 PM</li> <li>Trophy Room | Sparks & McCoy | 7 - 10 PM</li> </ul> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td mc:hideable="hideable_13" style="font-size: 0px;padding: 5px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;" mchideable="hideable_13"> <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" mc:hideable="hideable_14" 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_14"> <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_15" 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_15"><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;">Navy Midshipmen</h3> <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li dir="ltr"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">Men’s basketball (11 - 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