🍦 Fire and outages hit Route 2

Good morning, Annapolis. We don’t know about you, but after a week of seeing the sun set by 5 PM, we’re ready for spring. Anyone else? NBD, spring is only 133 days away. 📆

In today’s Naptown Scoop:

Let’s get to it.

— Lauren Burke Meyer, Dylan Roche, Duffy Perkins

Did you lose power Wednesday night or Thursday morning? If you live near the Annapolis Harbor Center, it’s likely because of a brush fire caused by downed power lines. The fire, which happened near the intersection of Solomons Island Rd. (Rt. 2) and Annapolis Harbor Center Drive, started around 2 AM. Fire crews closed both roadways to put out the fire, though the roads were back open by 5 AM. BGE still had about 200 customers without power by 7 AM Thursday morning. A power outage or road closure might be inconvenient, but the good news: Everyone is safe. ($)

Friday, November 21 at 6:30 PM
Chesapeake Arts Center

Step into a night of gripping suspense and storytelling with David Baldacci, the #1 New York Times bestselling author behind dozens of fan-favorite thrillers. This special literary event is your chance to meet the author in person and hear about his latest work.

Your $48 ticket includes:

This evening benefits the Anne Arundel County Public Library and supports essential programs and services in your community. Celebrate your love of books, meet a literary icon and support your local library!

Presented by Anne Arundel County Public Library Foundation, Inc.
Sponsored by Park Books.
Tickets are limited—get yours now!

🗳️ Annapolis election results: Following Tuesday’s election for city offices, we announced Jared Littmann as mayor-elect with a 70% lead that has increased to 73% as more ballots are counted. Worth noting: Although Tom Krieck led on Wednesday morning for Ward 1 on the City Council, Harry Huntley has pulled ahead to be 1’s alderman-elect.

🌾 Only 5 Wildberry markets remain: Wildberry field markets have been great while they’ve been a thing, but now our favorite source for local, handmade gifts is shuttering its weekly markets to become a brewery. This weekend starts the 5-week countdown to their last field market, so don’t miss out.

🚧 City Dock Project breaks ground: After years of planning, a flood mitigation project at City Dock finally broke ground this week. The project is designed to protect the downtown spot from floodwaters of up to 8.77 feet through 2060.

Monday: Naptown Flea Market
Tuesday: The most wonderful Thyme of the year 🍽️
Wednesday: And your next mayor is… 🗳️
Thursday: Naptown Flea

After two lengthy meetings where more than 150 parents and students voiced their redistricting concerns to the Board of Education, AACPS announced they’ve eliminated five of the six proposals put forward by Superintendent Dr. Mark Bedell and the board members. The single plan will move forward to public comment beginning next week. Read the updated plan.

Alright, everybody, meet Nugget! This cute little ankle-biter will now grace the docks at Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse, keeping birds (and tourist boaters) from excessive trespassing. Nugget is the pup of proud parents Drew and Debby, who were also considering names Dingo, David, Dixon, and more. But the name Nugget was chosen with more than 50% of the votes, and seeing this cute picture, we can see why.

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Don’t get it twisted. While there’s no official Pretzel Season — if there were, fall would claim it. You’ll find us savoring (fine, drooling over) pretzels at these spots.

🧀 Garten | 849 Baltimore Annapolis Blvd, Severna Park | This modern beer and wine garden with European influences has the most delightful soft pretzels served with their famous Garten mustard. Live a little and add beer cheese, pickle dip, or spinach sauerkraut.

🧈 PA Dutch Farmers Market | 2472 Solomons Island Rd, Annapolis | No Harbor Center visit is complete without buttery pure pretzel bliss. Get extra napkins — we’re not kidding about the butter. Open Thursday and Friday (8:30 AM–6 PM) and Saturday (8 AM—3 PM).

🦀 Davis’ Pub | 400 Chester Ave, Annapolis | There’s a reason the crab pretzel is front and center on their website. It’s a toasted jumbo soft pretzel roll piled with Davis’ Back Creek crab dip and melted cheddar.

We have to give a lot of credit to the F45 clients: Keeping your gains when there’s a Crumbl cooking store directly next door has got to be a challenge. And it’s going to get even more difficult because Call Your Mother Deli is moving into the same strip of Annapolis Harbor Center. Call Your Mother’s menu covers it all, from the classic everything-and-smear to a meatball bagel. They also have great vegan and gluten-free options, for all of us who want to pretend like we’re showing restraint. Opening date is November 11, and they’re open 6:30 AM–3 PM daily.

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FRIDAY

🎨 Eastport | Art Between the Creeks Fall Reception | Snacks and bar, local art by talented creators, and great conversation make this one of our favorite annual events. | 6–9 PM.

SATURDAY

🦸 Annapolis | Comic and Music Fair | Art Farm has a fun event planned for comic creators and collectors. 11 AM–3 PM.

🪢 Eastport and Annapolis | The Tug | Teams representing either side of the city compete in the largest international tug-of-war. It’s just what we do. | Noon.

🐐Arnold | Fall Festival and Open House | Maryland Curiosity Lab shares their approach to school, plus goat yoga, s'mores, cider, arts and crafts, and pumpkin bowling. They had us at goat yoga. | 1–3 PM.

SUNDAY

🏃‍♂️Chesapeake Bay Bridge | Bay Bridge Run | Run or walk 10K over the Chesapeake Bay in this epic event. 7 AM.

🪞 Market House | Naptown Flea | Thrifters have had this on their calendars for months. Glad to finally see it happen! | 1–6 PM.

🍽️🍁 Inner West Street | Taste of Fall on West Street | Restaurant samples, live music, dancing, and much more. | 2–5 PM.

ALL WEEKEND

🎷 Annapolis and Eastport | Annapolis Jazz & Roots Festival | 10 events over two weekends (Nov. 7-16) make this one of the best music festivals in the city.

🇮🇪 Timonium | 51st Annual Maryland Irish Festival | The Timonium Fairgrounds host this fun festival with food, music, and dancing from the world’s greatest island. Friday, 6–11 PM; Saturday, Noon–11 PM; Sunday, Noon–6 PM.

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Monday is Veterans Day — it’s a day for you to honor the veterans you know personally as well as those you admire from afar. In observance, City of Annapolis offices will be closed. Additionally, expect the following closures/adjustments:

You can join the Fleet Reserve Association and Mayor Gavin Buckley for a ceremony at 11 AM at Memorial Circle. In the event of inclement weather, the ceremony will move to inside the Fleet Reserve Center — 100 Compromise St., Annapolis.

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63 🌡️ 56 | ⛅ | 3% | 💨 S 15 mph (13 knots)

67 🌡️ 53 | 🌤️ | 15% | 💨 W 6 mph (5 knots)

64 🌡️ 42 | 🌧️ | 70% | 💨 S 9 mph (8 knots)

💧🌡️ Water temperature = 57ºF
Temperature readings taken from the mouth of the Severn River the night before publication

49 West | Tom Mitchell’s 1st Fridays | 8–10 PM
Annapolis Smokehouse & Tavern | Severn River Band | 8:30 PM
Blackwall Hitch | Dana B | 4–7 PM
Blackwall Hitch | Michael McHenry Tribe | 9–12 PM
Brian Boru | Faith & The Faithful | 7–10 PM
Captain’s Daughter | TBA | 5–7 PM
The Choptank | Christopher Dean | 8 PM
Galway Bay | Chris Baldwin | 7–10 PM
Great Frogs | Cameron Mae | 5:30–8:30 PM
Killarney House | The Hyland Brothers | 7:30–10:30 PM
The Lodge | Grayson Moon | 5–8 PM
Market House | Leslie Webber and Friends | 7–10 PM
Middleton Tavern | Noelle & Jeff Band | 10 PM
Mother’s Peninsula Grille | Bread & Cheese | 5–8 PM
Old Stein Inn | Eddie Pasa | 7–10 PM
Pirates Cove | Scoglio Duo | 7:30–10:30 PM
Rams Head Roadhouse | Aaron Hawkins | 8 PM
Rams Head Tavern | Russell Jacobsen | 5 PM
Romilo’s Restaurant and Bar | The Shatners | 7 PM
Severna Park Taphouse | Ryan Moran | 8 PM
Stan & Joe’s Saloon | Mr. VCR | 9:45 PM

49 West | Great Holloway Trio | 7:30–10:30 PM
Blackwall Hitch | Higher Hands | 9 PM
Brian Boru | Lauren and Rusty | 7–10 PM
The Choptank | Jon Watkins | 8 PM
Coconut Joe’s | JJ Billings | 9 PM
Dark Horse | Madisun Bailey | 9 PM
Great Frogs | Madisun Bailey | 1:30–4:30 PM
Great Frogs | Justin Singleton | 5:30–8:30 PM
Killarney House | Ray Wroten | 7:30–10:30 PM
Middleton Tavern | Off the Hook | 10 PM
Mother’s Peninsula Grille | Kirk Kness | 7–10 PM
Pirates Cove | Kevin Lee | 7:30–10:30 PM
Rams Head On Stage | Wishbone Ash | 8 PM | Tickets
Rams Head Roadhouse | Black & Tan | 9 PM
Rams Head Tavern | Aidan Ewald | 9 PM
Romilo’s Restaurant and Bar | Fast Times | 7 PM
Severna Park Taphouse | Mr. VCR | 8 PM
Stan & Joe’s Saloon | Will Hill Band | 9:45 PM

49 West | Tears for Devere | 7–9:30 PM
Galway Bay | Pete Best | 4–8 PM
The Lodge | Mark Tatum | 11 AM–2 PM
Market House | Laura Brino | 5–8 PM
Pirates Cove | Brian Grumbine | 3–6 PM
Rams Head On Stage | Najee | 4:30 PM | Tickets

We’ve talked a ton about Navy football lately (btw, Go Navy, Beat Notre Dame tomorrow!). Now it’s basketball’s turn to have the floor. Jon Perry, longtime associate coach, began his first season as Navy men’s basketball head coach this week.

Perry inherited a veteran lineup — all five starters returned from last season’s Patriot League runner-up team, earning Navy the preseason favorite spot. Senior point guard Austin Benigni, the league’s reigning scoring leader and preseason Player of the Year, leads the charge alongside Jordan Pennick, Aiden Kehoe, Donovan Draper, and Jinwoo Kim. Perry’s focus: turning experience into a championship run.

The Mids opened with a 76-55 win at Presbyterian. Now comes a tough schedule — including North Carolina, Penn State, and defending Ivy League champ Yale tonight at 8:30 PM in Alumni Hall. ($)

Women's Basketball 
11/7 @ Delaware | 7 PM

Men's Basketball (1-0)
11/7 vs. Tulsa vs. Rhode Island | 6 PM
11/7 vs. Yale | 8:30 PM

Football (7-1)
11/8 @ Notre Dame | 7:30 PM

Women's Volleyball (11-11)
11/8 vs. Loyola, Maryland | 2 PM
11/9 vs. American | 2 PM

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