Naptown Scoop | December 18, 2020

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You don't look a day over 150.<br> <br> In Today's Naptown Scoop: </p> <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>School board meeting summary</li> <li>Annapolis' biggest project ever</li> <li>Restaurants fight for their lives</li> </ul> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">Let's get to it.</p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-size: 0px;padding: 5px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <p style="border-top: solid 1px;font-size: 1px;margin: 0px auto;width: 95%;display: block;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;"></p>  </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  <div style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;margin:0px auto;max-width:600px;"> <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td 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style="font-size:16px;line-height:1;text-align:left;color:#000000;"> <h1 style="color: #5182ff;margin-top: 0;margin-bottom: 10px;font-size: 1.5em;line-height: 1.5;">Coronavirus</h1> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  <div class="mj-column-per-50 mj-outlook-group-fix" style="font-size:0px;text-align:left;direction:ltr;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;padding: 0px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tr> <td align="left" style="font-size: 0px;padding: 10px 25px;padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 20px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 20px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <div style="font-size:16px;line-height:1;text-align:left;color:#000000;"> <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">Maryland</h2> <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>Cases: 243,984</li> <li>Cases since last email: 4,622</li> <li>Positivity rate: 7.73%</li> <li>Deaths: 5,152</li> <li>Deaths since last email: 113</li> <li>Hospitalized: 1,702 (394 ICU)</li> </ul> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  <div class="mj-column-per-50 mj-outlook-group-fix" style="font-size:0px;text-align:left;direction:ltr;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;padding: 0px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tr> <td align="left" style="font-size: 0px;padding: 10px 25px;padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 20px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 20px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <div style="font-size:16px;line-height:1;text-align:left;color:#000000;"> <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">Anne Arundel</h2> <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>Cases: 20,941</li> <li>Cases since last email: 393</li> <li>Positivity rate: 7.78%</li> <li>Deaths: 308</li> <li>Deaths since last email: 3</li> <li>Hospitalized: 138 (31 ICU)</li> </ul> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  <div class="mj-column-per-100 mj-outlook-group-fix" style="font-size:0px;text-align:left;direction:ltr;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;padding: 0px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tr> <td align="left" style="font-size: 0px;padding: 10px 25px;padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 20px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 20px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <div style="font-size:16px;line-height:1;text-align:left;color:#000000;"> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">Sources: <a href="https://coronavirus.maryland.gov/" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">Coronavirus MD</a>, <a href="https://aahealth.org/covid19data/" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">Coronavirus AAC</a> </p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  <div class="mj-column-per-100 mj-outlook-group-fix" style="font-size:0px;text-align:left;direction:ltr;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;padding: 0px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tr> <td mc:hideable="hideable_3" align="left" style="font-size: 0px;padding: 10px 25px;padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 20px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 20px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;" mchideable="hideable_3"> <div style="font-size:16px;line-height:1;text-align:left;color:#000000;"> <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">Safer at home</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">At yesterday's COVID press conference, Governor Hogan said <a href="https://governor.maryland.gov/2020/12/17/home-for-the-holidays-governor-hogan-announces-new-travel-orders-180-million-more-in-economic-relief/?utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=12.18.2020" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">travel is now limited</a> to essential purposes only. Anyone who travels in or out of MD needs to get a negative COVID test or quarantine for 10 days. The state is using the honor system approach and Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, D.C., and <a href="https://governor.maryland.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Santa-Claus-12.17.20.pdf" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">Santa Claus</a> are exempt.<br>   </p> <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">More millions</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">Governor Hogan also extended the <a href="https://governor.maryland.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Evictions-Repossessions-Foreclosures-3d-AMENDED-12.17.20.pdf?utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=12.18.2020" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">moratorium on foreclosures</a>, ripped into some <a href="https://wjla.com/news/local/im-tired-of-stupid-comments-hogan-takes-over-his-facebook-page-claps-back-at-comments?utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=12.18.2020" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">people on Facebook</a>, and announced $180 million in <a href="https://governor.maryland.gov/2020/12/17/home-for-the-holidays-governor-hogan-announces-new-travel-orders-180-million-more-in-economic-relief/?utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=12.18.2020" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">new economic relief</a>:</p> <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>$50 million for hotels and hospitality businesses</li> <li>$30 million for bars and restaurants</li> <li>$15 million for entertainment venues</li> <li>$5 million for rural businesses</li> <li>$40 million for Temporary Cash Assistance benefit</li> <li>$40 million for healthcare providers</li> </ul> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-size: 0px;padding: 5px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <p style="border-top: solid 1px;font-size: 1px;margin: 0px auto;width: 95%;display: block;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;"></p>  </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  <div class="mj-column-per-100 mj-outlook-group-fix" style="font-size:0px;text-align:left;direction:ltr;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;padding: 0px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tr> <td mc:hideable="hideable_4" align="left" style="font-size: 0px;padding: 10px 25px;padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 20px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 20px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;" mchideable="hideable_4"> <div style="font-size:20px;line-height:1;text-align:left;color:#000000;"> <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">Recap: restaurant restrictions</h2> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" style="font-size: 0px;padding: 10px 25px;padding-top: 5px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="border-collapse: collapse;border-spacing: 0px;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td mc:hideable="hideable_6" align="left" style="font-size: 0px;padding: 10px 25px;padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 20px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 20px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;" mchideable="hideable_6"> <div style="font-size:16px;line-height:1;text-align:left;color:#000000;"> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">What a week. Last Thursday, Steuart Pittman announced a ton of new COVID restrictions—15 to be exact. Some businesses, like retail shops and salons, saw their capacity reduced. Others, like bowling alleys and restaurants, were told they couldn't welcome customers at all. Though restaurants could still offer delivery and carryout.<br>   </p> <h3 class="null" style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 0;font-size: 1em line-height:1.5;">And then things changed</h3> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">Pittman made a <a href="https://www.aacounty.org/news-and-events/news/2020/12/11/county-executive-pittman-signs-executive-order-39?utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=12.18.2020" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">few modifications</a> when he signed Executive Order #39. Most were clarifications, but he did scratch bowling alleys from the closures.<br>   </p> <h3 class="null" style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 0;font-size: 1em line-height:1.5;">People weren't happy</h3> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">Restaurant owners in particular thought the restrictions were unfounded. For restaurants who have barely made it through 2020, another shutdown could be a death sentence. So they acted.<br> <br> A group of Severna Park restaurants <a href="https://www.capitalgazette.com/coronavirus/ac-cn-service-industry-protest-20201216-20201216-ugxb2y2ouje27ckpgbmvhb7azm-story.html?utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=12.18.2020" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">came together</a> to form a peaceful (and cold) demonstration on Wednesday. Former Governor Bob Ehrlich spoke alongside local business owners.<br> <br> A separate group of Annapolis restaurants took a different avenue: the courts. James King (Blackwall Hitch & Smashing Grapes), Heroes Pub, La Posta Pizza, and Joe Lefavor (Adam's Taphouse Severna Park) <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1814801498669102&set=p.1814801498669102&type=3&av=103066648180265&eav=AfZeWbTgvhOXN6UuFOnO4j3lnvTBWMHeMEFzF775cyGupYQvcsxD0IgdBkjHBU31LqA&size=660%2C731&source=12&player_origin=unknown" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">filed a motion</a> to stop the shutdown.<br>   </p> <h3 class="null" style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 0;font-size: 1em line-height:1.5;">Then things changed again</h3> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">Some happened voluntarily. Steuart Pittman again <a href="https://www.aacounty.org/news-and-events/news/county-executive-pittman-revises-executive-order-and-creates-assistance-program-for-restaurant-workers?utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=12.18.2020" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">amended Executive Order #39</a>:</p> <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>He took outdoor dining off the naughty list—provided at least 50% of the sides of any enclosure are open.</li> <li>Private gyms and religious buildings with gyms were reminded they can't be used for sports or group fitness classes.</li> <li>Roller rinks and ice rinks were allowed to open—with no more than 10 people on the rink and no more than 10 other people in the building.</li> <li>Bingo halls without live call were given the green light to operate with at least 150 square feet of space per person.</li> </ul> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">Later on Wednesday afternoon, Circuit Court Judge William Mulford became every restaurant's not-so-secret Santa when he approved the temporary restraining order against Executive Order #39. This keeps restaurants at <a href="https://www.aacounty.org/departments/county-executive/executive-orders/steuart-pittman/SP-38.pdf?utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=12.18.2020" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">Executive Order #38</a> restrictions: 25% capacity inside and 75% capacity outside.<br> <br> It's a temporary victory for the foodservice industry—a hearing is scheduled for December 28—but a victory nonetheless.<br> <br> Mulford said he <a href="https://www.capitalgazette.com/coronavirus/ac-cn-pittman-restaurants-covid-20201216-chd5p3g4ybd5fignwcwcf2gvkm-story.html?utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=12.18.2020" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">blocked the order</a> because, "The County Executive appears to have relied on selective interpretation of the data relating to COVID-19 matters that ignores or minimizes other sources of COVID-19 contact, and has not clearly explained the overall hospital capacity in Anne Arundel County as it relates to COVID exposure."<br>   </p> <h3 class="null" style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 0;font-size: 1em line-height:1.5;">What's next?</h3> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">Pittman <a href="https://www.aacounty.org/news-and-events/news/media-statement-on-temporary-restraining-order?utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=12.18.2020" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">released a statement</a> expressing his disappointment with the ruling. County public health experts believe preventing any gathering without masks is worth it to reduce spread. They won't challenge the ruling before the hearing, but are readying to defend their position on December 28.<br> <br> <em style="line-height: 1.5;">Important note: the injunction only blocks the foodservice portion of Executive Order #39. All other line items took effect at 5 PM Wednesday.</em><br>   </p> <h3 class="null" style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 0;font-size: 1em line-height:1.5;">Restaurant workers still need help</h3> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">They've been affected more than any other industry. The Department of Labor estimates they lost $90 million in wages during Q2 2020.<br> <br> When Pittman changed Executive Order #39, he also mentioned plans to request $2 million in funding to create the Restaurant Workers Humanitarian Relief Fund. This will create a debit card distribution program for foodservice workers. There's also a <a href="https://aatft.formstack.com/forms/restaurantassistance?utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=12.18.2020" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">portal</a> for restaurant workers to request gifts for their children. But hurry! It's only open through 5 PM tonight. </p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td mc:hideable="hideable_7" style="font-size: 0px;padding: 5px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;" mchideable="hideable_7"> <p style="border-top: solid 1px;font-size: 1px;margin: 0px auto;width: 95%;display: block;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;"></p>  </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  <div class="mj-column-per-100 mj-outlook-group-fix" style="font-size:0px;text-align:left;direction:ltr;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  <div class="mj-column-per-100 mj-outlook-group-fix" style="font-size:0px;text-align:left;direction:ltr;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;padding: 0px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tr> <td align="left" style="font-size: 0px;padding: 10px 25px;padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 20px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 20px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <div style="font-size:16px;line-height:1;text-align:left;color:#000000;"> <h1 style="color: #5182ff;margin-top: 0;margin-bottom: 10px;font-size: 1.5em;line-height: 1.5;">#NaptownScoop</h1> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" style="font-size: 0px;padding: 10px 25px;padding-top: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" border="0" style="color: #000000;font-size: 13px;line-height: 22px;table-layout: auto;width: 100%;border: none;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tr> <td style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"><strong style="font-size:1.5em; font-weight:bold">Snow day</strong></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  <div style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;margin:0px auto;max-width:600px;"> <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="direction: ltr;font-size: 0px;padding: 20px 0;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-top: 0px;text-align: center;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;">  <div class="mj-column-per-100 mj-outlook-group-fix" style="font-size:0px;text-align:left;direction:ltr;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;padding: 0px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tr> <td align="center" style="font-size: 0px;padding: 10px 25px;padding-top: 5px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="border-collapse: collapse;border-spacing: 0px;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CI5WUGwDi_N/" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;"><img src="https://mcusercontent.com/a66c9fbc2502a46fb1029a2ff/images/387c30e4-b2d1-4300-8756-69aa9bd53fd5.jpg" alt="child putting sled on truck" border="0" style="margin: 0;padding: 0;border: 0;display: block;outline: none;text-decoration: none;height: auto;width: 100%;font-size: 13px;line-height: 100%;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;"></a> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" style="font-size: 0px;padding: 10px 25px;padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 20px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 20px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <div style="font-size:16px;line-height:1;text-align:left;color:#000000;"> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/motoxdms/" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">@motoxdms</a><br> <br> This snap looks straight out of a Norman Rockwell painting!<br> <br> <em style="line-height: 1.5;">Use #NaptownScoop to get your post in the Scoop!</em> </p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-size: 0px;padding: 5px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <p style="border-top: solid 1px;font-size: 1px;margin: 0px auto;width: 95%;display: block;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;"></p>  </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  <div style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;margin:0px auto;max-width:600px;"> <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="direction: ltr;font-size: 0px;padding: 20px 0;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-top: 0px;text-align: center;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;">  <div class="mj-column-per-100 mj-outlook-group-fix" style="font-size:0px;text-align:left;direction:ltr;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td mc:hideable="hideable_9" style="vertical-align: top;padding: 0px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;" mchideable="hideable_9"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tr> <td align="center" style="font-size: 0px;padding: 10px 25px;padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 20px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 20px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <div style="font-size:16px;line-height:1;text-align:center;color:#000000;"> <h1 style="color: #5182ff;margin-top: 0;margin-bottom: 10px;font-size: 1.5em;line-height: 1.5;">$56,000,000</h1> <p align="left" style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">Cost of the City Dock-Hillman Garage redevelopment. The garage portion of that is about $22 million. City Dock makes up the remaining $34 million. The city has now awarded the job to Annapolis Mobility and Resilience Partners—a group of <a href="https://www.annapolis.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1146&utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=12.18.2020" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">10 companies</a>.<br> <br> The project—which happens to be the largest construction project in city history—will not be tax funded. The garage will be funded as a private-public partnership and City Dock will be funded with profits from the garage, grants, and Resilience Finance Authority Funding. </p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td mc:hideable="hideable_10" style="font-size: 0px;padding: 5px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;" mchideable="hideable_10"> <p style="border-top: solid 1px;font-size: 1px;margin: 0px auto;width: 95%;display: block;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;"></p>  </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  <div style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;margin:0px auto;max-width:600px;"> <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="direction: ltr;font-size: 0px;padding: 20px 0;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-top: 0px;text-align: center;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;">  <div class="mj-column-per-100 mj-outlook-group-fix" style="font-size:0px;text-align:left;direction:ltr;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;padding: 0px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tr> <td align="left" style="font-size: 0px;padding: 10px 25px;padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 20px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 20px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <div style="font-size:16px;line-height:1;text-align:left;color:#000000;"> <h1 style="color: #5182ff;margin-top: 0;margin-bottom: 10px;font-size: 1.5em;line-height: 1.5;">Quick Hits</h1> <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">Midshipman identified</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">Midshipman 1st Class <a href="https://www.usna.edu/NewsCenter/2020/12/NAVAL_ACADEMY_IDENTIFIES_DECEASED_MIDSHIPMAN.php?utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=12.18.2020" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">John Johnson</a> passed away Monday evening. Johnson was with friends in Park City, UT when he drowned in a hotel pool. He was 22 years old and a senior at the Academy. We send our condolences to his family and the Brigade.<br>   </p> <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">In with the new</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">Melissa Ellis (District 4) is the <a href="http://aacpsschools.org/pressr/?p=6287&utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=12.18.2020" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">new president</a> of the Anne Arundel school board. Dana Schallheim (District 5) will serve as vice president. They will hold these positions until the first meeting in December 2021.<br>   </p> <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">Heated meeting</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">Wednesday's BOE meeting was a scene of hot debate. Student board member Drake Smith proposed adding "the board believes Black lives matter" to their core beliefs. Two hours, a few shouts, and many tears later, the <a href="https://www.capitalgazette.com/education/ac-cn-blm-aacps-1217-20201218-fzbrpyd7lbh5lbf3yasmpcw53y-story.html?utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=12.18.2020" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">motion passed 5-3</a>. After, the board passed a second motion which requires changes to the core beliefs to be mentioned before a meeting.</p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-size: 0px;padding: 5px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <p style="border-top: solid 1px;font-size: 1px;margin: 0px auto;width: 95%;display: block;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;"></p>  </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  <div style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;margin:0px auto;max-width:600px;"> <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="direction: ltr;font-size: 0px;padding: 20px 0;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-top: 0px;text-align: center;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;">  <div class="mj-column-per-100 mj-outlook-group-fix" style="font-size:0px;text-align:left;direction:ltr;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;padding: 0px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tr> <td align="left" style="font-size: 0px;padding: 10px 25px;padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 20px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 20px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <div style="font-size:16px;line-height:1;text-align:left;color:#000000;"> <h1 style="color: #5182ff;margin-top: 0;margin-bottom: 10px;font-size: 1.5em;line-height: 1.5;">Local Business</h1> <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">Closed for winter</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">Carrol's Creek Cafe will be <a href="https://www.facebook.com/carrolscreek/posts/10159237860071694" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">closed until April</a>. The ever changing restrictions are too much to handle for a restaurant that already struggles in the winter months. We look forward to seeing them again in the spring.<br>   </p> <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">Rutabaga relocated</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">Go see Rutabaga Juicery at their <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CI3QJCoD4cl/" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">new location</a> at 4 Ridgely Avenue! Anyone know who's taking the old spot? Hint: I know and am quite excited about it.</p> <em style="font-size: 12px;line-height: 1.5;">Nothing in this section is sponsored. They're just the things you need to know. 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Highlights include:</p> <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>205 additional classroom teaching positions</li> <li>Chromebooks for every student and laptops for every teacher</li> <li>Pay increases for employees</li> <li>$188 million in construction for new and replacement buildings</li> </ul> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">See a <a href="http://aacpsschools.org/pressr/?p=6284&utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=12.18.2020" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">further breakdown here</a>. The board will hold two public hearings on the budget in January. Sign ups are open to speak on <a href="https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_okYMoMgAS5quTXcpdkfoNQ?utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=12.18.2020" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">January 5</a> and <a href="https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_PlRbHKmdTZyoIXl4RI8WHg?utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=12.18.2020" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">January 7</a>.<br>   </p> <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">Howdy chief</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">Amal Awad took the <a href="https://www.aacounty.org/news-and-events/news/amal-awad-sworn-in-as-chief-of-anne-arundel-county-police?utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=12.18.2020" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">oath of office</a> yesterday. With that act, she became the first woman, person of color, and member of the LGBTQ community to serve as permanent Chief of Police in Anne Arundel county.<br>   </p> <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">Madison Street shooting</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">Police responded to reports of gunshots on Madison Street last night. A man with <a href="https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2020/12/17/man-critically-injured-in-shooting-in-annapolis-police-say/?utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=12.18.2020" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">several gunshot wounds</a> was airlifted to the hospital and is in critical condition. No further information is available.</p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-size: 0px;padding: 5px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <p style="border-top: solid 1px;font-size: 1px;margin: 0px auto;width: 95%;display: block;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;"></p>  </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  <div style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;margin:0px auto;max-width:600px;"> <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="direction: ltr;font-size: 0px;padding: 20px 0;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-top: 0px;text-align: center;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;">  <div class="mj-column-per-100 mj-outlook-group-fix" style="font-size:0px;text-align:left;direction:ltr;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;padding: 0px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tr> <td align="left" style="font-size: 0px;padding: 10px 25px;padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 20px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 20px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <div style="font-size:16px;line-height:1;text-align:left;color:#000000;"> <h1 style="color: #5182ff;margin-top: 0;margin-bottom: 10px;font-size: 1.5em;line-height: 1.5;">What's Happenin'</h1> <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">Airstream at the ATC</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">Did you miss Beautifully Wilde last weekend in Edgewater? Check them out this weekend at the Annapolis Town Center. See the hours <a href="https://www.visitatc.com/event-detail/beautifully-wilde-boutique/?utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=12.18.2020" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">here</a>.<br>   </p> <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">12 Days of Music</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">Let me blow your mind real quick. Tomorrow is the last Saturday before Christmas... Here's what ASO has for you this weekend:</p> <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>Tonight: <em style="line-height: 1.5;">Pines of Rome 2nd mvt.</em></li> <li>Tomorrow: <em style="line-height: 1.5;">Romanian Christmas Carols Sz. 57</em></li> <li>Sunday: <em style="line-height: 1.5;">Salut d’amour by Edward Elgar </em>&<em style="line-height: 1.5;"> Madonna, du bist schöner als der Sonnenschein (When Day is Done)</em> by Robert Katscher/arr. Jonathan Jensen</li> </ul> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">Get access to the free streams <a href="https://annapolissymphony.org/holidayharmony/?utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=12.18.2020" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">here</a>.</p> <em style="font-size: 12px;line-height: 1.5;">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> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-size: 0px;padding: 5px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <p style="border-top: solid 1px;font-size: 1px;margin: 0px auto;width: 95%;display: block;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;"></p>  </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  <div style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;margin:0px auto;max-width:600px;"> <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="direction: ltr;font-size: 0px;padding: 20px 0;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-top: 0px;text-align: center;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;">  <div class="mj-column-per-100 mj-outlook-group-fix" style="font-size:0px;text-align:left;direction:ltr;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;padding: 0px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tr> <td mc:hideable="hideable_13" align="left" style="font-size: 0px;padding: 10px 25px;padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 20px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 20px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;" mchideable="hideable_13"> <div style="font-size:16px;line-height:1;text-align:left;color:#000000;"> <h1 style="color: #5182ff;margin-top: 0;margin-bottom: 10px;font-size: 1.5em;line-height: 1.5;">Extra Sprinkles</h1> <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">O'Learys has the options</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">You now have five awesome ways to get your favorite seafood on the peninsula. First, the brand new O'Learys delivery program is available to all Eastport peninsula residents. Then there's COVID classics like the heated tent, socially distanced indoor tables, and of course curbside and carryout. <a href="https://resy.com/cities/anp/olearys-seafood?date=2020-12-17&seats=2&utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=12.18.2020" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">Book a table online</a> or call 410-263-0884 for carryout/delivery.*</p> <em style="font-size: 12px;line-height: 1.5;">*indicates sponsored advertising content.</em> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td mc:hideable="hideable_14" style="font-size: 0px;padding: 5px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;" mchideable="hideable_14"> <p style="border-top: solid 1px;font-size: 1px;margin: 0px auto;width: 95%;display: block;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;"></p>  </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  <div style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;margin:0px auto;max-width:600px;"> <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="direction: ltr;font-size: 0px;padding: 20px 0;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-top: 0px;text-align: center;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;">  <div class="mj-column-per-100 mj-outlook-group-fix" style="font-size:0px;text-align:left;direction:ltr;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;padding: 0px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tr> <td align="left" style="font-size: 0px;padding: 10px 25px;padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 20px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 20px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <div style="font-size:16px;line-height:1;text-align:left;color:#000000;"> <h1 style="color: #5182ff;margin-top: 0;margin-bottom: 10px;font-size: 1.5em;line-height: 1.5;">Weather</h1> <h4 style="margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;font-size: 1em line-height:1.5;">Friday</h4> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">26 🌡 38 | 🌤️ | 5% | NNW 9 mph</p> <h4 style="margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;font-size: 1em line-height:1.5;">Saturday</h4> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">34 🌡 38 | | 5% | SSE 4 mph</p> <h4 style="margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;font-size: 1em line-height:1.5;">Sunday</h4> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">36 🌡 44 | 🌧️ | 35% | S 7 mph</p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-size: 0px;padding: 5px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <p style="border-top: solid 1px;font-size: 1px;margin: 0px auto;width: 95%;display: block;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;"></p>  </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  <div style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;margin:0px auto;max-width:600px;"> <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="direction: ltr;font-size: 0px;padding: 20px 0;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-top: 0px;text-align: center;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;">  <div class="mj-column-per-100 mj-outlook-group-fix" 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cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;padding: 0px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tr> <td align="left" style="font-size: 0px;padding: 10px 25px;padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 20px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 20px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <div style="font-size:16px;line-height:1;text-align:left;color:#000000;"> <h1 style="color: #5182ff;margin-top: 0;margin-bottom: 10px;font-size: 1.5em;line-height: 1.5;">Sports</h1> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td mc:hideable="hideable_17" align="center" style="font-size: 0px;padding: 10px 25px;padding-top: 5px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;" 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style="font-size:16px;line-height:1;text-align:left;color:#000000;"> <h3 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 0;font-size: 1em line-height:1.5;">Ladies first</h3> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">The MIAA, which controls boys private school sports in the area, announced February 8 as the start of its <a href="https://www.capitalgazette.com/sports/high-school/bs-sp-ac-cs-va-miaa-winter-20201216-jiybaebj6ngnrojx7seftvxot4-story.html?utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=12.18.2020" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">winter sports season</a>. Earlier this week, the IAAM announced that girls winter sports will start February 1.</p> <h3 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 0;font-size: 1em line-height:1.5;"><br> Bye bye Bayhawks </h3> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">In only two seasons, Paul Rabil and co. revolutionized pro lacrosse with the Premier Lacrosse League. On Wednesday, the PLL and MLL announced they are <a href="https://www.insidelacrosse.com/article/breaking-pll-and-mll-to-merge-unifying-pro-outdoor-lacrosse-leagues/57087?utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=12.18.2020" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">merging into a single league</a>—which will play under the PLL brand. The Boston Cannons will be the only MLL team brought over next season. However, the PLL does own the rights to the remaining five MLL teams—<a href="https://www.capitalgazette.com/sports/ac-cs-mll-pll-merger-react-20201216-4yk7ya2rufgrzgfnzrjucapmmi-story.html?utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=12.18.2020" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">including the Bayhawks</a>. They may be brought into the league down the line.<br>   </p> <h3 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 0;font-size: 1em line-height:1.5;">Not again</h3> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">Because they fired Kevin Sumlin after he lost to ASU by 9 touchdowns, University of Arizona needs a new head ball coach. Just like in 2017, Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo is a <a href="https://www.capitalgazette.com/sports/navy/ac-cs-ken-niumatalolo-arizona-rumors-20201217-4swctykgkrgfzd7ty6xkbq2o6u-story.html?utm_source=NaptownScoop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=12.18.2020" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">rumored candidate</a> for the job. AD Chet Gladchuk wouldn't confirm or deny, but did meet with Coach Ken this week. 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