🍦City OKs new Royal Farms concept

Good morning, Annapolis. Next time you’re driving with your kids and you pass some cows, say, “Look! A flock of cows!” And when your kids correct you with “herd of cows” you immediately say, “Of course I’ve heard of them. There’s a flock of them right there!”

In today’s Naptown Scoop:

Let’s get to it.

— Ryan Sneddon

If yoga has become one of the best parts of your week, Yoga Factory just made it a little easier to keep showing up.

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So whether you already have a favorite class on the schedule or you’ve been wanting to practice more consistently, this is a pretty good reason to roll out your mat more often.

And since it’s a limited-time offer, you’ll want to grab it while it’s available.

Email Yoga Factory to sign up.

The Annapolis Planning Commission approved the Royal Farms Fresh Market at Forest Drive and Tyler Avenue last Thursday night. But they did slash the number of gas pumps.

The commission capped the site at 12 fueling positions instead of 20 (aka 6 pumps vs. 10). Royal Farms said during the meeting that it could “live with” 8 pumps. Whether or not they’ll proceed with the $10–15 million project with 6 pumps is unknown. Indeed, most people who testified were fine with everything else but took issue with the fuel.

Approval came with two other conditions. Every tree felled gets replaced threefold, and the market must stay as described — about 5,700 square feet with produce (possibly supplied locally by Diehl’s), grab-and-go salads and wraps, and a sushi counter. It’ll be open 24 hours and accept SNAP and WIC.

One thing nobody's promising yet: the applicant says there's been interest in bringing something like the old Annapolis Seafood Market back into one of the two retail spaces.

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Two local groups are in the woods on Saturday, September 26, doing the same unglamorous work in two different parks.

Save Our Trees opens its new season at Truxtun Park pulling English ivy off trees. Meet at the pool parking lot on Pump House Road. Bring water and clippers or loppers if you have them. And definitely wear long sleeves, long pants, and closed-toe shoes. There are 30 spots on the sign-up.

Scenic Rivers Land Trust is at Bacon Ridge Natural Area in Crownsville the same morning for National Public Lands Day. Arundel Rivers Federation is coming along to run mindfulness breaks between rounds of vine pulling, which sounds like a joke until you’ve spent two hours fighting a stubborn vine. Tools and training are provided, you need to be able to hike up to a mile to the work area, and kids 10 to 15 can come with an adult. But it only happens if at least five people register.

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🎶⛵ Tunesday: Jimi Haha – Chronic Sailing's free floating concert on Back Creek, with music starting around 5:30 PM. Watch from a boat, a kayak, or the dock at Ellen O. Moyer Park.

🎷🌿 Jazz Garden Ramble – Wander ten acres of garden at Historic London Town while The Funn Band of Baltimore plays in different spots along the way, 6 to 8 PM, $30 ($25 for members). Cocktails and light bites for sale, 21 and up.

🎻 Capitol Hill Chamber Music Festival – Period-instrument players take on 17th- and 18th-century music at St. Anne's, 7 PM Tuesday and again 7 PM Sunday. Suggested donation $20 to $30, free for 18 and under.

🍽️ Dinner Under the Stars – The first block of West Street closes to cars for outdoor dining and live music, 5 to 9 PM, free to wander.

🏃 Forward Run Club – Free 5K from Forward Brewing in Eastport at 6 PM, all paces, drinks, and dinner after.

🎭 Our Town – Colonial Players is midway through Thornton Wilder's classic, which runs through October 3. Shows at 8 PM Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, 2 PM Sunday, $26 ($21 students, seniors, military).

🏮🥮 Mid-Autumn Moon Festival – Storytime, paper lanterns, and mooncake samples at Discoveries: The Library at the Mall, 10:30 to 11:30 AM, free.

🍽️ Food Truck Fridays – A dozen-plus trucks on Harry S. Truman Parkway, 4 to 8 PM, free.

🎭🥜 You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown – Compass Rose Theater's Peanuts musical at Annapolis Mall, 7:30 PM Friday and Saturday with 2 PM matinees Saturday and Sunday, $15 and up.

🥁🥘 36th Kunta Kinte Heritage Festival – Saturday noon to 7 PM at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, free, with music, dance, food, crafts, and kids' activities. Last year drew more than 10,000 people.

🗡️🍀 Maryland Renaissance Festival: Celtic Celebration – Celtic music and dance take over Revel Grove both days, 10 AM to 7 PM. Tickets are online only and date specific: $31 adults, $27 for 62 and up, $17 for ages 7 to 15, free for 6 and under.

🍺🥨 West Annapolis Oktoberfest – Sunday 11 AM to 4 PM on Annapolis Street. Free to walk in, with a RAR Brewing beer garden, bites from local restaurants, food trucks, and vendors.

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🏛️ Order of Business – County Council meets tonight at 6 at the Arundel Center to finish the Article 18 zoning rewrite that ran past midnight last time. Newer to the list: a bill cutting the required density in R5 workforce housing, a redrawn BWI mixed-use overlay map, and four farmland preservation easements in Lothian and West River. Full agenda.

🥇 Named for a Legend – The Naval Academy dedicated a display in Mahan Hall on Friday to Col. John Ripley '62, who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor at the White House in June for destroying the Dong Ha Bridge during the 1972 Easter Offensive. At the same ceremony, the Academy announced the new $30 million lacrosse center going up by the soccer facility will be the Colonel John Ripley Lacrosse Facility.

🖤 Last Call at Town Center – Bohemian Black by Walking Roses will close its Annapolis Town Center store for good on Thursday, September 24 at 2 PM. The Chamber of Commerce named it 2026 Small Business of the Year back in March. Owner Rose Walker says the brand isn't going anywhere, just the storefront, and The Next Chapter Sale is 50 to 75% off until the doors shut.

🏋️ Opening Bell – Remember the old Blockbuster in Edgewater that's becoming a gym? The Stable Strength and Conditioning finally has a date. Saturday, October 3, 8 AM to noon at 189 Mitchells Chance Road, with free classes at 8, 9:15 and 10:30, gym tours, raffles and giveaways. Registration for the free classes is open now.

📚 Buy the Book – The Anne Arundel County Literacy Council's sixth annual book fair takes over the Crate & Barrel court at Annapolis Mall on Saturday, September 26, 10 AM to 4 PM, outside Discoveries: The Library at the Mall. Hardbacks are $2, paperbacks $1, and $25 fills a tote bag. Proceeds support the council's free adult tutoring. Details.

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74 🌡️ 64 | ⛅ | 23% ☔ | 💨 NE 14 mph (12 knots)

70 🌡️ 60 | ⛈️ | 72% ☔ | 💨 NE 21 mph (18 knots)

💧🌡️ Water temperature = 78ºF
Temperature readings taken from the mouth of the Severn River the night before publication

🌳🎵= Outdoor concert

49 West | MUTLU with special guest Noah Pierre | 7:30–10 PM
The Admiral’s Cup | Aidan Ewald | 7–10 PM
Rams Head Tavern | Nate Finn | 1 PM

49 West | Seth Mitchell Band | 7:30–10 PM
The Admiral’s Cup | Danah Koch | 7–10 PM
Brian Boru | Ray Weaver | 6–9 PM
Captain’s Daughter | TBA | 5–7 PM
🌳🎵Chronic Sailing | Jimi Haha | 7 PM
Copper Creek | Jazz Jam | 8–10 PM
The Point | Kavoossi | 5–8 PM

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