🍦Molo Lounge opens at Market Space

Good morning, Annapolis. My brother in Chicago just sent a picture of his kids’ Halloween haul (sorted by type) on their dining room floor. And all I have to say is I think I’ll buy some stock in the Hershey Company. Disclaimer: this is a joke, not financial advice.

In today’s Naptown Scoop:

Let’s get to it.

— Ryan Sneddon

The old Pearl space on Market Space has a new name (even if it is on a temporary sign). Molo Lounge, from the team behind Osteria 177, held its soft opening over the weekend. And you can book a table right now.

Molo is Italian for pier (or wharf). Appropriate for a restaurant 226 feet from the water. The menu is Mediterranean fusion and will feel familiar to Osteria regulars, thanks to the font and a few favorite dishes.

As we mentioned, last weekend was just the soft opening, but reservations are available on OpenTable. Based on the calendar, it appears Molo Lounge will be open Wednesday–Sunday from 4–9:30 PM.

We swung by and snagged some pictures of the menu on the door and will keep you updated on a grand opening.

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Today’s the day. Polls are open from 7 AM to 8 PM, and believe it or not it is still not too late to register. Got a mail-in ballot sitting on the counter? Get it postmarked today or drop it in a ballot drop box by 8 PM.

The big local race is for county executive. Steuart Pittman’s served his two terms, so he’s on to whatever’s next. County Council member Allison Pickard (D) and Dave Crawford (R) both want the job.

Two County Council races hit close to home. Former Annapolis Mayor Gavin Buckley (D) faces George Gallagher (R) in District 6, which covers Annapolis. In District 7, Chick & Ruth’s owner Spencer Jones (D) takes on Dawn Pulliam (R). No matter who wins, it’ll be a new face in both seats.

And of course, at the top of the ballot, incumbent Gov. Wes Moore (D) is up against Dan Cox (R).

Flip the ballot over and you’ll find six questions. Three are statewide, including one on redistricting. But the other three involve the county charter:

Question B is housekeeping. It drops the “Administrative Officer” title from the charter.

Results start posting after 8 PM, and we’ll have some for you tomorrow. Find your polling place and sample ballot here.

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Now playing. . .

🎃 The Colonial Players present The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Last call for Ichabod. Thursday through Saturday at 8 PM and a closing matinee Sunday at 2 PM.

🕯️ Historic London Town presents The Maiden of Sleepy Hollow. Same legend, new narrator: Katrina Van Tassel tells her side in the colonial tavern, with themed drinks for sale. Friday through Sunday evenings through November 15 in Edgewater.

⛄ Children’s Theatre of Annapolis presents Frozen. Anna, Elsa, and Olaf, plus songs written for the stage. Through November 15.

🔍 AACC Theatre presents Book of Days. Lanford Wilson’s small-town Missouri murder mystery. Opens Friday at 7:30 PM, through November 15 at the Kauffman Theater in Arnold.

🌊 The Annapolis Symphony presents Forces of Nature. Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky, and Reinaldo Moya’s violin concerto with Francesca Anderegg. Friday and Saturday at 7:30 PM at Maryland Hall.

Up next. . .

🤠 Live Arts Maryland presents Oklahoma!. The Rodgers and Hammerstein classic in concert. November 13–14 at Maryland Hall.

🎪 The Naval Academy Masqueraders present Poe’s Dark Carnival of Tales. Four Poe stories, and you vote for the scariest. November 13, 14, 20, and 21 at Mahan Hall.

🇺🇸 Annapolis Opera presents Voices of America. American composers for the country’s 250th. November 15 at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Annapolis.

📻 Compass Rose presents It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play. George Bailey on the air. November 20–December 5 at Live Arts Studio in the Annapolis Mall.

🎩 Classic Theatre presents Holiday Inn. Irving Berlin’s song-and-dance musical. November 27–January 3.

👼 The Colonial Players present The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. The Herdman kids hijack the church pageant. December 2–13.

🎄 Classic Theatre presents A Christmas Carol. Dickens, adapted by Donald Hicken and Sally Boyett. December 3–27.

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🥪 Is This AI? – Chick & Ruth’s Delly posted a doctored Capital Gazette front page Thursday that called owner Spencer Jones an incumbent. Just one problem. He isn’t. Jones, who is running for the District 7 County Council seat, says his marketing agency ran a blurry photo of the real newspaper page through AI and it rewrote the text, including a line praising the deli that the Gazette never wrote. The deli took the post down and apologized Friday. ($)

🏘️ Rental Rules, Round Two – Got thoughts on the Airbnb next door? The city’s first short-term rental forum is tomorrow at 6 PM at Pip Moyer Recreation Center. The council paused new licenses for non-owner-occupied rentals for 12 months in March, and planning staff want to know how short-term rentals should work after that. Can’t make it? There’s a second session November 18 at the Busch Library. Or you could just take this survey online.

💅 Nailed It – Anne Arundel high schoolers could soon take Nail Technician 1, 2, and 3. They’re three of 18 new courses the Board of Education votes on tomorrow. The list also has hotel and resort management, robotics, criminal justice and law enforcement, and integrated algebra. Staff will walk the board through each course before the vote. The meeting starts at noon at the Parham Building on Riva Road. See all 18 courses.

🪙 Silver Lining – Blanca Flor promised it would come back downtown, and it’s keeping that promise earlier than we thought after closing its longtime Market Space store in July. The Mexican sterling silver shop is opening a pop-up at 86 Maryland Avenue in mid-November with jewelry, artisan pieces, and gifts. Overland Sheepskin Co. is moving into Blanca’s old spot though there’s no opening date for that yet either.

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69 🌡️ 55 | 🌫️ | 3% ☔ | 💨 S 9 mph (8 knots)

71 🌡️ 61 | 🌫️ | 0% ☔ | 💨 S 10 mph (9 knots)

💧🌡️ Water temperature = 62ºF
Temperature readings taken from the mouth of the Severn River the night before publication

Residential Rug Care is a local family-run business with over 100 years of rug cleaning history. They clean Oriental, Persian, antique, and other area rugs, remove stains and pet odors, and offer new padding & fringe. Rugs are cleaned at their 20,000-square-foot facility, with free pickup and delivery throughout Anne Arundel County.

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Killarney House | Ciaran Quinn | 6–9 PM
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