🍦390 votes on what Main Street really needs

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Good morning, Annapolis. August can’t pick a lane. Some of you are at a beach this week, some are hunting a lunchbox before tax-free week ends Saturday, and some have already hit Jennifer Road, where Spirit Halloween took over the old Joann spot and is open 11 to 7 today. FYI, Halloween’s 80 days out.

In today’s Naptown Scoop:

Amy Poehler and an Annapolis author’s book? Yes, please
A redrawn boat show footprint
Forget Narnia - this little blue hutch leads to carbs

Let’s get to it.

— Ryan Sneddon

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POLL RESULTS

🗳️ You want cooking classes on Main Street. And a grocery store.

390 of you voted on what Annapolis needs in the 1,000-square-foot storefront at 91 Main Street (aka The Billy), and cooking classes and demos ran away with it: 154 votes, or 39%. An outdoor gear shop took 93 (24%), “something else” 89 (23%), a menswear shop 37 (9%), and a candy shop just 17 (4%).

Then 83 of you wrote in, and mostly ignored the ballot with unique suggestions, which we kinda live for:

🛒 Feed us first. Two dozen write-ins asked for a food market of some kind: a small grocery (“milk, bread, and eggs”), a butcher, a seafood counter, an NYC-style bodega. Eleven more wanted a bakery or bagels. “We need a market with fresh produce and basics for people who live downtown!!” one reader wrote.
🤔 Some of you did the math. “1,000 sq feet isn’t big enough for cooking classes/demos but that is a great idea,” one voter noted. Fair point. And menswear may have landed fourth because Eastport just got a men’s shop: two readers pointed to MRE Mercantile, which opened on Sixth Street in May.

Thanks to everyone who voted, and to the 83 of you who sent us a wish list.

P.S. Interested renters can still contact John Gallagher of Hyatt Commercial.

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BOAT SHOW NEWS

The show must boat on ⛵️

Aerial view of City Dock construction in Annapolis

Courtesy of Jeffrey F. Bill/Staff of The Capital

Annapolitans ask themselves a lot of pressing questions every day, like “Should I actually bother trying to get down Rowe Blvd in five minutes?” or “Can I put Old Bay on that?” And maybe the most important one of all: Will the Annapolis fall boat shows still be happening even with an $87 million flood-resiliency project going on at City Dock? The short answer: Yes.

That’s definitely a good thing, because the two fall shows bring a combined 75,000 attendees, 1,200 exhibitors, and 800 boats to town each year. And y’know, tourism. Plus it’s a fun tradition for all the sailors and powerboaters who live here (and we know there’s a lot of us).

⛺️ Bring in the tents: The Annapolis Powerboat Show and Sailboat Show are planning to significantly rearrange their downtown footprint. The usual floating docks in Ego Alley and Spa Creek will remain in place, but many exhibits normally located near Latitude 38 will move to tents along one lane of Compromise and Randall streets. Two additional tents will go on a raised platform over the Dock Street construction area, featuring marine accessories and electronics. Susan Campbell Park will also host two tents. This shuffling will make room for the same number of exhibitors, and the same number of displays. ($)

FYI: If you’re wondering the boat show scoops, you can check out dates, times, and ticket info at the Annapolis Boat Shows website.

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JUST FOR FUN

Dog of the Week: Meet Phoenix 🐾

SPCA

While the weather is still hot and humid, we want to remind you that cuffing season is right around the corner. And if your last few Hinge dates were any inclination, you might want to find a snuggle pup to binge shows and DoorDash Taco Bell with you rather than betting on human relationships.

Enter Phoenix.

This three-year-old miniature poodle is a total homebody who thinks short walks are okay, but social interaction is exhausting. He wants to redo your whole house in cottagecore chic and star in your TikTok videos of a Nancy Meyers-inspired Thanksgiving. He does not want to go to the dog park, and neither do you. This young man is adorable and wants to be by your side forevermore. He’s best as your “one and only” and in an adult-only home, too.

He’s got the cottagecore vision. You’ve got the couch. Go meet him at the SPCA.

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In other news. . .

📺 Peacock unfurls “Dig”: Fans of Annapolis’ own bestselling author Kate Myers will dig this: the streaming channel has dropped a first look at the upcoming series based on Myers’ book Excavations, starring Amy Poehler and Hugh Laurie. “Dig” is the first collab between Poehler and executive producer Mike Schur since their days of Parks and Rec, and Myers’ hysterical writing is perfect for their treatment. Should we do a public screening on Nov. 23?

🪶 Poets who know it: Don’t miss these deadlines. Do you have an original poem you think is ready for publication? The City of Annapolis is accepting submissions from Annapolis youth to “Around Each Corner,” a celebration of the memorable childhood moments, family traditions, and cultures that make us who we are. All poems are due Monday, August 17. Additionally, young Latin American artists are invited to send in submissions for the book’s cover but that deadline is today.

🍞 The Bakery at the End of the World: At least, that’s what it feels like. The Little Blue Hutch Pop-Up Bakery is showing up at 135 Likes Rd. in Mayo, just at the tip of Beverly Beach. The pop-up hutch has different flavors of homemade sourdough bread for sale ranging from $8-14. Just look for the Little Free Library-esque hutch and don’t worry if you don’t have cash: the Little Blue Hutch accepts Venmo.

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WEATHER

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86 🌡️ 72 | ⛅ | 29% ☔ | 💨 NW 7 mph (6 knots)

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88 🌡️ 74 | ⛈️ | 55% ☔ | 💨 W 7 mph (6 knots)

💧🌡️ Water temperature = 84ºF
Temperature readings taken from the mouth of the Severn River the night before publication

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🍦390 votes on what Main Street really needs

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