Naptown Scoop | September 21, 2020

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You've almost certainly heard of the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. What a life. Here's my favorite quote from the Notorious RBG, "Women belong in all places where decisions are being made."<br> <br> In today's Naptown Scoop: <ul> <li style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">A new shop</li> <li style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">Getting your kids to read</li> <li style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">Anne Arundel teacher of the year</li> </ul> Let's get to it. </td> </tr> </tbody></table>   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table></td> </tr> </table>  </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" valign="top" id="templateBody" style="background:#ffffff none no-repeat center/cover;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;background-color: #ffffff;background-image: none;background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center;background-size: cover;border-top: 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cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="min-width: 100%;border-top: 2px solid #EAEAEA;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"> <span></span> </td> </tr> </tbody></table>  </td> </tr> </tbody> </table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="mcnTextBlock" style="min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"> <tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"> <tr> <td valign="top" class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">   <table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="max-width: 100%;min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" width="100%" class="mcnTextContentContainer"> <tbody><tr> <td valign="top" class="mcnTextContent" style="padding-top: 0;padding-right: 18px;padding-bottom: 9px;padding-left: 18px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;word-break: break-word;color: #000000;font-family: 'Roboto', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;line-height: 150%;text-align: left;"> <h1 class="null" style="display: block;margin: 0;padding: 0;color: #5182ff;font-family: 'Roboto', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 26px;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;line-height: 150%;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: left;">Coronavirus</h1> </td> </tr> </tbody></table>   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="mcnTextBlock" style="min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"> <tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"> <tr> <td valign="top" class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">   <table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="max-width: 300px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" width="100%" class="mcnTextContentContainer"> <tbody><tr> <td valign="top" class="mcnTextContent" style="padding-top: 0;padding-left: 18px;padding-bottom: 9px;padding-right: 18px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;word-break: break-word;color: #000000;font-family: 'Roboto', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;line-height: 150%;text-align: left;"> <h2 class="null" style="display: block;margin: 0;padding: 0;color: #202020;font-family: 'Roboto', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 22px;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;line-height: 125%;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: left;">Maryland</h2> <ul> <li style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">Cases: 120,156</li> <li style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">Cases since last email: 1,637</li> <li style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">Positivity Rate: 2.85%</li> <li style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">Deaths: 3,735</li> <li style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">Deaths since last email: 18</li> <li style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">Hospitalized: 281 (68 ICU)</li> </ul> </td> </tr> </tbody></table>   <table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="max-width: 300px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" width="100%" class="mcnTextContentContainer"> <tbody><tr> <td valign="top" class="mcnTextContent" style="padding-top: 0;padding-left: 18px;padding-bottom: 9px;padding-right: 18px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;word-break: break-word;color: #000000;font-family: 'Roboto', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;line-height: 150%;text-align: left;"> <h2 class="null" style="display: block;margin: 0;padding: 0;color: #202020;font-family: 'Roboto', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 22px;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;line-height: 125%;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: left;">Anne Arundel County</h2> <ul> <li style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">Cases: 9,622</li> <li style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">Cases since last email: 170</li> <li style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">Positivity Rate: 3.58%</li> <li style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">Deaths: 232</li> <li style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">Deaths since last email: 1</li> <li style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">Hospitalized: 31 (11 ICU)</li> </ul> </td> </tr> </tbody></table>   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="mcnTextBlock" style="min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"> <tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"> <tr> <td valign="top" class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">   <table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="max-width: 100%;min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" width="100%" class="mcnTextContentContainer"> <tbody><tr> <td valign="top" class="mcnTextContent" style="padding-top: 0;padding-right: 18px;padding-bottom: 9px;padding-left: 18px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;word-break: break-word;color: #000000;font-family: 'Roboto', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;line-height: 150%;text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size:12px"><em>Sources</em>: <a href="https://coronavirus.maryland.gov/" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #000000;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Coronavirus MD</a>, <a href="https://aahealth.org/covid19data/" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #000000;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Coronavirus AAC</a></span><br>   <h4 class="null" style="display: block;margin: 0;padding: 0;color: #000000;font-family: 'Roboto', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 18px;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;line-height: 125%;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: left;">Put Your Lighters Up</h4> Theatres and performance venues can <a href="https://www.aacounty.org/news-and-events/news/anne-arundel-county-to-reopen-theaters-beginning-september-25?fbclid=IwAR0C1vrad189Jc16rXOvRb3BQkb977rZy97H2bCmKXPssEcT0b3cBfZ-__c" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #000000;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: none;">open their doors</a> this Friday. Both indoor and outdoor capacity will be capped at 50% or 100 people, whichever is less.<br>   <h4 class="null" style="display: block;margin: 0;padding: 0;color: #000000;font-family: 'Roboto', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 18px;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;line-height: 125%;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: left;">Pittman Overrides Hogan Again</h4> Also on Friday, Larry Hogan signed an executive order moving <a href="https://www.fox5dc.com/news/gov-larry-hogan-expands-capacity-for-indoor-dining-marks-start-of-first-maryland-restaurant-week?fbclid=IwAR127vh9UdxwFp-nGbVFDGGU7lSbOIpzLPjwLmhfYQz_J7s-VSfSKr1pZ3A" target="_blank" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #000000;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: none;">indoor dining</a> from 50% capacity to 75%. He even stopped by some of our favorite <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CFS0cfMjJn-/" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #000000;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: none;">Annapolis joints</a> in celebration of MD's first ever restaurant week. Steuart Pittman (who has the final say) decided Anne Arundel will not be following suit, at least for now. </td> </tr> </tbody></table>   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="mcnDividerBlock" style="min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;table-layout: fixed !important;"> <tbody class="mcnDividerBlockOuter"> <tr> <td class="mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%;padding: 4px 18px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"> <table class="mcnDividerContent" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="min-width: 100%;border-top: 2px solid #EAEAEA;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 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sans-serif;font-size: 16px;line-height: 150%;text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size:14px"><em>Peter Cane Photography</em></span><br> <br> In a Friday <a href="https://www.annapolis.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1100" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #000000;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: none;">press release</a>, the mayor's office announced three new grants.<br> <br> The first - $528k from the state - will be used to divert people out of the criminal justice system. This is part of a harm reduction public safety program.<br> <br> The second - $244k also from the state - will be used for continued implementation of the <a href="https://www.annapolis.gov/337/Bicycle-Master-Plan-2011" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #000000;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: none;">Bicycle Master Plan</a>.<br> <br> The third - a $23k federal grant - is slated for projects described in Buckley's 2018 <a href="https://www.annapolis.gov/DocumentCenter/View/8913/2018-City-of-Annapolis-Hazard-Mitigation-Plan-Update" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #000000;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: none;">Hazard Mitigation Plan</a>.<br> <br> Buckley said, “Pursuing this funding helps us to achieve our goals without stressing the City budget. We have seen during the pandemic the number of overdoses rising steadily. I am grateful that the Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention has entrusted us to use this funding to help bring those numbers back down. The Bikeways grant will help us to enhance alternative transportation options. I thank City staff for pursuing these grant opportunities. Flood mitigation funding helps us with our resilience planning." </td> </tr> </tbody></table>   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="mcnDividerBlock" style="min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;table-layout: fixed !important;"> <tbody class="mcnDividerBlockOuter"> <tr> <td class="mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%;padding: 4px 18px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"> <table class="mcnDividerContent" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="min-width: 100%;border-top: 2px solid #EAEAEA;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"> 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100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;word-break: break-word;color: #000000;font-family: 'Roboto', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;line-height: 150%;text-align: left;"> <h1 class="null" style="display: block;margin: 0;padding: 0;color: #5182ff;font-family: 'Roboto', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 26px;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;line-height: 150%;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: left;">#NaptownScoop</h1> <h2 class="null" style="display: block;margin: 0;padding: 0;color: #202020;font-family: 'Roboto', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 22px;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;line-height: 125%;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: left;"><img data-file-id="1788736" height="25" src="https://mcusercontent.com/a66c9fbc2502a46fb1029a2ff/images/1a91cb14-cb2e-4637-bd09-2409f18ef072.png" style="border: 0px initial;width: 25px;height: 25px;margin: 0px;outline: none;text-decoration: none;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;" width="25"> Fire Over the Severn</h2> </td> </tr> </tbody></table>   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="mcnImageBlock" style="min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"> <tbody class="mcnImageBlockOuter"> <tr> <td valign="top" style="padding: 9px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" class="mcnImageBlockInner"> <table align="left" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnImageContentContainer" style="min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td class="mcnImageContent" valign="top" style="padding-right: 9px;padding-left: 9px;padding-top: 0;padding-bottom: 0;text-align: center;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CFXQo5HDH1m/" title="" class="" target="_blank" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"> <img align="center" alt="severn river bridge instagram photo" src="https://mcusercontent.com/a66c9fbc2502a46fb1029a2ff/images/fe3f1219-31bb-4a85-8577-4a7cd2e65cad.jpg" width="564" style="max-width: 1080px;padding-bottom: 0;display: inline !important;vertical-align: bottom;border: 0;height: auto;outline: none;text-decoration: none;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;" class="mcnImage"> </a> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="mcnTextBlock" style="min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"> <tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"> 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125%;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:16px"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/timshahanrn/" target="_blank" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #000000;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: none;">@timshahanrn</a></span></h3> <br> Enjoy this fiery sunset over the Naval Academy Bridge. This post was submitted by a Scoop reader. Send me photos to see them right here! <br> <br> <span style="font-size:14px"><em>Use #NaptownScoop to get your post featured in our email!</em></span> </td> </tr> </tbody></table>   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="mcnDividerBlock" style="min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;table-layout: fixed !important;"> <tbody class="mcnDividerBlockOuter"> <tr> <td class="mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%;padding: 4px 18px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"> <table class="mcnDividerContent" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="min-width: 100%;border-top: 2px solid #EAEAEA;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"> <span></span> </td> </tr> </tbody></table>  </td> </tr> </tbody> </table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="mcnTextBlock" style="min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"> <tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"> <tr> <td valign="top" class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">   <table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="max-width: 100%;min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" width="100%" class="mcnTextContentContainer"> <tbody><tr> <td valign="top" class="mcnTextContent" style="padding-top: 0;padding-right: 18px;padding-bottom: 9px;padding-left: 18px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;word-break: break-word;color: #000000;font-family: 'Roboto', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;line-height: 150%;text-align: left;"> <h1 class="null" style="display: block;margin: 0;padding: 0;color: #5182ff;font-family: 'Roboto', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 26px;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;line-height: 150%;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: left;">Quick Hits</h1>   <h3 class="null" style="display: block;margin: 0;padding: 0;color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 20px;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;line-height: 125%;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: left;">Toy Story</h3> AACPS is searching for its next teacher of the year! Each school principal will nominate their choice for a selection committee. The committee will select five finalists. Each finalist will be interviewed and the winner announced in April.<br>   <h3 class="null" style="display: block;margin: 0;padding: 0;color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 20px;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;line-height: 125%;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: left;">Oops</h3> Remember that permit to close down Ego Alley? Apparently stunt legend (and Annapolis local) Travis Pastrana wanted to jump a rally car over Ego Alley. But now that everyone knows about it, Travis said they might <a href="https://www.capitalgazette.com/maryland/annapolis/ac-cn-travis-pastrana-stunt-annapolis-20200918-20200918-rcga6z5sfra2rorgo6l2yfdxrm-story.html" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #000000;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: none;">can the jump</a>. It'd be a bit of a bummer if one of the main stunts of a $5 million movie leaked before the release.<br>   <h3 class="null" style="display: block;margin: 0;padding: 0;color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 20px;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;line-height: 125%;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: left;">Unmasked and Uninvited</h3> Governor Hogan had visitors Friday night. With megaphones and signs, <a href="https://www.capitalgazette.com/coronavirus/ac-cn-reopen-rally-20200918-20200918-d55mr7wqxrgttpl45sjf52rj74-story.html" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #000000;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: none;">protestors</a> <strike>asked</strike> demanded for the end of mask mandates, restaurants to go back to full capacity, and to make their own health decisions.<br>   <h3 class="null" style="display: block;margin: 0;padding: 0;color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 20px;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;line-height: 125%;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: left;">1,000 Man March</h3> Protestors marched from Memorial Stadium to City Dock Saturday morning <a href="https://www.capitalgazette.com/news/ac-cn-1000-men-march-20200919-nukeuigl65el3ipjffy3kcjg2y-story.html" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #000000;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: none;">demanding racial justice</a>. The event was organized by members of the clergy in Anne Arundel - they stopped to pray for political leaders along the route. And speaking of political leaders, Annapolis Mayor Buckley, County Exec Pittman, and Bowie Mayor Tim Adams were all in the crowd. Depending on which news outlet you ask, there were somewhere between <a href="https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2020/09/19/annapolis-black-lives-matter-million-man-march-rally-latest/" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #000000;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: none;">300</a> and <a href="https://www.capitalgazette.com/news/ac-cn-1000-men-march-20200919-nukeuigl65el3ipjffy3kcjg2y-story.html" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #000000;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: none;">1000+ marchers</a>.<br>   <h3 class="null" style="display: block;margin: 0;padding: 0;color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 20px;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;line-height: 125%;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: left;">Bay Paddle Update</h3> While the original 240 mile plan included a stop in Annapolis, Chris Hopkinson had to change the route due to stiff winds. Now he's going to be hugging the Eastern shore of the bay down to Virginia Beach. Stay up to date on the <a href="https://www.baypaddle.org/blog" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #000000;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: none;">Bay Paddle blog</a>. </td> </tr> </tbody></table>   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="mcnDividerBlock" style="min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;table-layout: fixed !important;"> <tbody class="mcnDividerBlockOuter"> <tr> <td class="mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%;padding: 4px 18px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"> <table class="mcnDividerContent" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="min-width: 100%;border-top: 2px solid #EAEAEA;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"> <span></span> </td> </tr> </tbody></table>  </td> </tr> </tbody> </table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="mcnTextBlock" style="min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"> <tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"> <tr> <td valign="top" class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">   <table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="max-width: 100%;min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" width="100%" class="mcnTextContentContainer"> <tbody><tr> <td valign="top" class="mcnTextContent" style="padding-top: 0;padding-right: 18px;padding-bottom: 9px;padding-left: 18px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;word-break: break-word;color: #000000;font-family: 'Roboto', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;line-height: 150%;text-align: left;"> <h1 class="null" style="display: block;margin: 0;padding: 0;color: #5182ff;font-family: 'Roboto', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 26px;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;line-height: 150%;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: left;">Local Business</h1>   <h3 class="null" style="display: block;margin: 0;padding: 0;color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 20px;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;line-height: 125%;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: left;">Need a Job?</h3> O'Learys is hiring! Call (410) 263-0884 to apply.<br>   <h3 class="null" style="display: block;margin: 0;padding: 0;color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 20px;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;line-height: 125%;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: left;">Giveaway!</h3> Vida Taco Bar and Fox's Den have teamed up again to give away a $50 gift card to a historic district retailer of your choice. Just post a selfie in front of your favorite shop, tag it #ShopNapTown, and follow <a href="https://www.instagram.com/foxsdengastropub/" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #000000;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: none;">Fox's Den</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/vidatacobar/" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #000000;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: none;">Vida Taco Bar</a>!<br> <br> Is the Annapolis Ice Cream Company in the district? <em>Asking for a friend...</em><br>   <h3 class="null" style="display: block;margin: 0;padding: 0;color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 20px;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;line-height: 125%;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: left;">Harvest Moon</h3> Get your Fall home decor from <a href="https://www.hereapopupshop.com/where-are-we-now" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #000000;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: none;">HERE. a pop-up shop</a>. Harvest Moon is now open daily until October 4. <br> <br> <em>Nothing in this section is sponsored. They're just the things you need to know. 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100%;word-break: break-word;color: #000000;font-family: 'Roboto', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;line-height: 150%;text-align: left;"> <h1 class="null" style="display: block;margin: 0;padding: 0;color: #5182ff;font-family: 'Roboto', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 26px;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;line-height: 150%;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: left;">Share the Scoop → Earn Rewards</h1> </td> </tr> </tbody></table>   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="mcnImageBlock" style="min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"> <tbody class="mcnImageBlockOuter"> <tr> <td valign="top" style="padding: 9px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" class="mcnImageBlockInner"> <table align="left" width="100%" border="0" 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and paste your unique sharing link to your friends!<br> <br> <strong style="border-bottom:2px solid #5182ff">*|TEXT:SHAREURL|*</strong><br> <br> You have referred <strong>*|REFERRALS|*</strong><strong> </strong>friends. </td> </tr> </tbody></table>   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="mcnDividerBlock" style="min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;table-layout: fixed !important;"> <tbody class="mcnDividerBlockOuter"> <tr> <td class="mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%;padding: 4px 18px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"> <table class="mcnDividerContent" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="min-width: 100%;border-top: 2px solid #EAEAEA;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"> <span></span> </td> </tr> </tbody></table>  </td> </tr> </tbody> </table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="mcnTextBlock" style="min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"> <tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"> <tr> <td valign="top" class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">   <table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="max-width: 100%;min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" width="100%" class="mcnTextContentContainer"> <tbody><tr> <td valign="top" class="mcnTextContent" style="padding-top: 0;padding-right: 18px;padding-bottom: 9px;padding-left: 18px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;word-break: break-word;color: #000000;font-family: 'Roboto', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;line-height: 150%;text-align: left;"> <h1 class="null" style="display: block;margin: 0;padding: 0;color: #5182ff;font-family: 'Roboto', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 26px;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;line-height: 150%;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: left;">Civil News</h1>   <h3 class="null" style="display: block;margin: 0;padding: 0;color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 20px;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;line-height: 125%;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: left;">Repeat Burglar Gets 10 Years</h3> Annapolis resident Damien King received a <a href="https://www.aacounty.org/news-and-events/news/repeat-offender-previously-charged-with-attempted-burglary-receives-10-years-in-prison-for-burglary-of-same-house" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #000000;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: none;">10 year sentence</a> on Friday for first degree burglary of a residence near the end of Spa Creek. This is the second time King has burglarized the home.<br>   <h3 class="null" style="display: block;margin: 0;padding: 0;color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 20px;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;line-height: 125%;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: left;">Cease and Desist</h3> The Children's Guild - which runs the Monarch School - sent a letter to Ashley Hillary asking her to <a href="https://www.capitalgazette.com/education/ac-cn-monarch-academy-annapolisn-20200918-efjl4o3fljbddjwjl2gjfsg3fi-story.html" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #000000;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: none;">stop complaining</a> about the principal of the school. Ashley recently started a petition to remove Principal Rachel Amstutz. The petition, which received <a href="https://www.capitalgazette.com/education/ac-cn-monarch-academy-annapolis-petition-20200905-glvufrlxnza6vmrvcd4l4mpxz4-story.html" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #000000;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: none;">over 400 signatures</a>, said Principal Amstutz doesn't support a diverse learning environment.<br>   <h3 class="null" style="display: block;margin: 0;padding: 0;color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 20px;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;line-height: 125%;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: left;">Pinned and Punched</h3> A man was pinned against his car and <a href="https://www.capitalgazette.com/news/crime/ac-cn-strong-arm-robbery-20200918-20200918-slnpedytkbgdfisozswel4ojl4-story.html" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #000000;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: none;">punched in the head</a> multiple times Thursday morning on the 1000 block of Hanson Street. Police later arrested suspect Jerome Earl Carter III. The victim was taken to AAMC with minor injuries. </td> </tr> </tbody></table>   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="mcnDividerBlock" style="min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;table-layout: fixed !important;"> <tbody class="mcnDividerBlockOuter"> <tr> <td class="mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%;padding: 4px 18px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"> <table class="mcnDividerContent" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="min-width: 100%;border-top: 2px solid #EAEAEA;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"> <span></span> </td> </tr> </tbody></table>  </td> </tr> </tbody> </table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="mcnTextBlock" style="min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"> <tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"> <tr> <td valign="top" class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">   <table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="max-width: 100%;min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" width="100%" class="mcnTextContentContainer"> <tbody><tr> <td valign="top" class="mcnTextContent" style="padding-top: 0;padding-right: 18px;padding-bottom: 9px;padding-left: 18px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;word-break: break-word;color: #000000;font-family: 'Roboto', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;line-height: 150%;text-align: left;"> <h1 class="null" style="display: block;margin: 0;padding: 0;color: #5182ff;font-family: 'Roboto', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 26px;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;line-height: 150%;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: left;">What's Happenin'</h1> <h3 class="null" style="display: block;margin: 0;padding: 0;color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 20px;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;line-height: 125%;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: left;"><br> Bike to Work Week</h3> It's Bike to Work week in Maryland! <a href="https://biketoworkmd.com/" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #000000;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: none;">Biking to work</a> is an awesome way to get outside, do your part for the planet, exercise efficiently, and see your city in a new way. I biked to class in college and to my last job. It was my favorite part of the day. Though if you're working from home right now, bike down the stairs at your own risk.<br>   <h3 class="null" style="display: block;margin: 0;padding: 0;color: #000000;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 20px;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;line-height: 125%;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: left;">Needing to be Reading</h3> If your kid is struggling to read, check out AACPL's <a href="https://aacpl.librarycalendar.com/events/help-your-child-be-better-reader" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #000000;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: none;">free event</a> tonight at 7 PM. They'll have a panel of experts to help you out.<br> <br> <em>Nothing in this section is sponsored. They're just the things you need to know. I'll always let you know when something's sponsored.</em> </td> </tr> </tbody></table>   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="mcnDividerBlock" style="min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;table-layout: fixed !important;"> <tbody class="mcnDividerBlockOuter"> <tr> <td class="mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%;padding: 4px 18px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"> <table class="mcnDividerContent" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="min-width: 100%;border-top: 2px solid #EAEAEA;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"> <span></span> 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100%;word-break: break-word;color: #000000;font-family: 'Roboto', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;line-height: 150%;text-align: left;"> <h1 class="null" style="display: block;margin: 0;padding: 0;color: #5182ff;font-family: 'Roboto', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 26px;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;line-height: 150%;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: left;">Weather</h1>   <h4 class="null" style="display: block;margin: 0;padding: 0;color: #000000;font-family: 'Roboto', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 18px;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;line-height: 125%;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: left;">Monday</h4> High 65 | Low 50 | Sunny | 0% chance | NE 11 mph<br>   <h4 class="null" style="display: block;margin: 0;padding: 0;color: #000000;font-family: 'Roboto', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 18px;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;line-height: 125%;letter-spacing: 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