🍦Ruth’s Chris leaving Eastport

TOGETHER WITH

Good morning, Annapolis. NASA launched the Hubble Space Telescope on this day in 1990. 36 years later, it still works just fine. Over 1,000 scientific papers cited Hubble data last year. But honestly, I'm more impressed that my 91-year-old grandmother knows how to use an iPad.

In today’s Naptown Scoop:

Class rank vote delayed
AACPS’ next student board member
Solar panels at St John’s

Let’s get to it.

— Lauren Burke Meyer, Dylan Roche, & Duffy Perkins

“Dr. Murthy Restored My Confidence.”

That’s how one Annapolis patient describes her experience after combined eyelid and brow lift surgery with Dr. Namita Murthy. She says she felt informed, comfortable, and genuinely cared for throughout the process, and her results “far exceeded expectations” just weeks later.

Stories like this come up often at Murthy Facial Plastic Surgery. Patients talk about natural-looking results, thoughtful consultations, and a small, attentive team that makes the whole experience feel easy and personal from start to finish.

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Schedule your consultation to experience it for yourself. And follow @drnamitamurthy on Instagram for more patient stories and updates.

FOOD & DRINK

Ruth’s Chris is moving from Eastport to Annapolis Town Center

Image: SAINT

In the book of Annapolis restaurant history, the first half of 2026 will be a chapter titled “Severn Avenue Shakeup.”

In case you live under an oyster shell: Atlas Restaurant Group acquired a majority stake in the Boatyard Bar & Grill in January. Then we started hearing rumors about Ruth’s Chris moving. Yesterday, a press release turned those rumors into fact.

If renovations go to plan, Ruth’s Chris will be moving from its longtime home in Eastport to Annapolis Town Center this fall.

It’ll occupy the long vacant Chop House space. Which is bigger and has more parking than Eastport. And any Annapolitan knows how important parking is.

Sultan of Sizzle: Ruth’s Chris Annapolis owner Steve de Castro is a legendary Ruth’s Chris franchisee. Ruth herself hired him to manage a struggling Washington DC location in 1985. Seven years later, he opened his first Ruth’s Chris franchise. Today, he owns 9 in 3 states through his wonderfully named company, Big Steaks Management.

There’s no word on what will replace the Eastport steakhouse but we’re pushing for a Lewnes’ expansion with a glass skybridge over the Tecumseh parking lot and one of those airport moving walkways. . .

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🏕 2026 Summer Camp Guide

EVENTS

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All weekend

🎈⛵ Annapolis Spring Sailboat Show - “America’s sailing capital” will reinforce its title regardless of City Dock construction. The show might look a little different. But it’s just about the same size as usual.

🎈🐮 Anne Arundel County Farmers Market - Saturday and Sunday market featuring fresh local produce, meats, dairy, coffee, crafts, baked goods, and spirits.

🎈🌱 Historic London Town & Gardens Spring Plant Sale - Find annuals, hardy vegetables, and spring plants to refresh your landscape with early access for members. Saturday and Sunday.

🎈🩰 St. Mary's School Annapolis presents Disney's The Little Mermaid - Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and a Sunday matinee. Don’t miss this student-performed Disney classic.

🎶 Compass Rose Cabaret - Celebrate 15 years of Compass Rose Theater with favorite songs and moments from past shows, from "Oliver" to "Rent." Shows Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

🎩 CP presents Poor Clare by Chiara Atik - Colonial Players' hilarious take on St. Clare questioning medieval luxury versus helping the poor. Shows Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

🩰 Ballet Theatre of Maryland presents "La Esmeralda" - Company premiere of this romantic ballet following noble-hearted Esmeralda as she defies the wicked Archdeacon Claude Frollo. Shows Friday and Saturday.

🎈🎭 "Willy Wonka Jr." Presented by The Talent Machine Co. & The Penguin Project - Amazing cast of 31 artists with disabilities perform supported by 38 peer mentors in this nationally recognized program production. Shows Friday and Saturday.

Thursday

🍽️ Tavern Talks: London Town Loyalists - Step into the William Brown House tavern for an evening exploring the forgotten Loyalists of Maryland and London Town with tea, coffee, or hot chocolate.

Friday

🎬 AND Creative Film Club - Faust - Experience F.W. Murnau's visually ravishing 1926 adaptation of Goethe's tragic tale with live musical accompaniment and atmospheric projections.

🎈🍽️ Food Truck Fridays - 12+ food trucks serving up delicious variety every Friday evening with free admission and fun for all ages.

Saturday

🎈🐱 Baby Lamb and Goat Cuddles - Experience springtime at Hollywood Farm with 90 newborn lambs and goat kids on this 126-acre sustainable farm.

🎈🏃 Admiral Heights Community-Wide Yard Sales - 25-street neighborhood with 625 homes hosts their spring treasure hunt from 9 AM to noon.

🎈🎨 Mad Cute Market - Girly space for vintage lovers with Y2K, true vintage clothing, handmade goods, art, live typewriter poetry, and coffee.

Sunday

🎈🎨 West Annapolis May Day Market - Build your own May Day basket with fresh blooms while supporting local artisans and West Annapolis businesses.

🎶 Mozart & Cookies - ASO performs Turina, Arnold, and Mozart with cookies from Rise Up Bakery after the show.

🎈🎪 Spring Festa Italiana - Italian celebration at the Sons and Daughters of Italy Lodge with traditional food, music, and culture.

🎈🍽️ Family Day Kids Market at Sam's Club - Young entrepreneurs run their own businesses at this kid-powered farmer's market.

🎶 "Awake to the Light" Arundel Vocal Arts Society Spring Concert - Journey through three centuries of music from Bach to contemporary composers.

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The Little Things You Learn to Live With

Some homes don’t feel broken.

They quietly collect small frustrations over time.

A door that never quite closes right.
A window that is tough to open and close and simply stuck.
A drawer you have to wiggle just so.

None of it feels urgent. None of it feels big enough to call someone about.
So you adjust. You work around it. You live with it.

And over time, that becomes the baseline.

At Gold Seal Services, we focus on the details that quietly shape how your home feels every day, so everything works the way it should, without you thinking twice about it. You deserve this and so does your home.

EDUCATION

Board of Education delays class rank vote

Anne Arundel’s top students will have to wait another month to find out whether they will once again get access to their class rank. AACPS eliminated class rank starting with the 2021-2022 school year.

While the grading policy overhaul (which includes the class rank issue) was scheduled for a final vote, the board voted 6–2 on Wednesday night to push the decision to its May 20 meeting.

Board members Robert Silkworth and Dana Schallheim led the delay, saying they hadn’t seen the accompanying grading handbook and didn’t want to vote without that. Student board member Brayden Morgan and District 3’s Erica McFarland opposed the delay, saying students deserve an answer sooner, especially for scholarship applications.

Elsewhere:

The future of phones: With Maryland’s Phone-Free Schools Act just awaiting Governor Moore’s John Hancock, AACPS plans to clean up its device policy before overhauling it in time for the law’s 2027-2028 deadline.

Nine AACPS students were honored at National Merit Scholarship Finalists. And the 2027-2028 school calendar got its first public preview.

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In other news. . .

🏆 This week’s top stories:

Monday: Naptown Scoop Dinner Club Meeting #2
Tuesday: Our Ultimate Mother’s Day Guide
Wednesday: Uncharted Grand Opening
Thursday: Naptown Scoop’s obituary research survey (don’t worry. We probably won’t do it)

🎓 Sister act: Crofton High junior Sara Hamdaoui was elected Anne Arundel's 2026–2027 Student Member of the Board of Education, succeeding Glen Burnie's Brayden Morgan on July 1. She'll be the second Hamdaoui to hold the seat. Her older sister Hafsa was SMOB in 2024–2025.

☀️ Panel discussion: St. John's College cut the ribbon Wednesday on about 500 new solar panels atop Mellon Hall and the campus heating plant. The project can crank out 340,000+ kilowatt-hours a year — enough to power the whole campus for three weeks — and was funded by donations plus a $1 million state grant. ($)

💼 Summer in the City: Applications are open for the City of Annapolis' 2026 paid summer intern program for residents ages 14–24. The Young Teen track (14–16) pays $15/hour and the Young Adult track (17–24) pays $17/hour — apps close May 8 or at 100 per program, whichever comes first so don’t delay. Learn more and apply.

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EXTRA SPRINKLES

Veterans Sailing the Chesapeake

In a town built on the water, sailing changes lives every day. U.S. Patriot Sailing, located in Annapolis and Solomons, connects veterans with the Chesapeake Bay through hands-on sailing programs that foster confidence, teamwork, and community. Whether you sail, volunteer, or donate, you can help more veterans navigate challenges and experience new horizons.*

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