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As nearly 200 residents gathered to discuss the future of City Dock, Mayor Gavin Buckley announced a speaker series, kicked off by a talk from former Charleston, South Carolina, Mayor Joe Riley.

Historic Annapolis and the City of Annapolis invite you to join us from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, at the Pip Moyer Recreation Center for a community-wide discussion about the future of City Dock.

The William Paca Garden will hold its annual Plant Sale on Saturday, May 11 and Sunday, May 12, 2019. This is the chance to take home a piece of history and watch it bloom in your garden. You can find shrubs and trees from this historic garden and seedlings grown in the greenhouse.

Anne Arundel County will receive about $12.5 million in capital funding to improve nonprofit headquarters, mitigate flooding and upgrade school athletic facilities after lawmakers finalized the Maryland budget last week.

Father Andrew White and his fellow travelers planted a cross on St. Clement’s Island in what is now St. Mary’s County 375 years ago after a harrowing voyage from England aboard the Ark and Dove. Now we celebrate Maryland Day to mark that occasion.

Mayor Gavin Buckley on Wednesday said a meeting with the governor’s office proved “pretty positive” for a potential deal to hand over a waterfront landmark to the city.

Wednesday night, the Annapolis City Dock Action Committee will kick off a months-long effort to answer the ancient riddle of Annapolis.

Annapolis Mayor Gavin Buckley threw his support behind a study from the Urban Land Institute, released Tuesday. The report, a result of two days of interviews with residents, lawmakers and business owners, suggests Annapolis should preserve the existing “envelope” of buildings near City Dock, but move forward with development that would honor the city’s working-class maritime history and attract visitors to the waterfront.

Whatever you think of the Annapolis penchant for hiring consultants and think tanks, there is no doubt that Tuesday’s big reveal of the Urban Land Institute Technical Panel could be a bellwether moment.

As of January 31, 2019, the Historic Annapolis Museum and Store located at 99 Main Street will be closing temporarily to create a new and inviting space for its upcoming permanent exhibit on the history of Annapolis.