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- Bush leads new push for Middle East peace plan
"It's hard to remember a less auspicious time to pursue Arab-Israeli peacemaking than right now." X Joe Alterman, Center for Strategic and International Studies US President George W. Bush has a faulty calendar ... via The Taipei Times ]]> - MD--Severe Weather-Wastewater
Anne Arundel County officials are asking residents to use water sparingly. That's because rain has caused heavy flows into the county's wastewater treatment systems. via WMDT-TV Salisbury ]]> - Leaders: Mentors will help stop youth crime
"You can change lives and we can change the city."Spurred by a spate of teen violence, including two recent violent crimes, Annapolis activists are focusing on positive adult involvement in youth's lives as a way to prevent teens from getting involved in ... via Hometown Annapolis
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"There will possibly be some activity in the near future, as it relates to securing up the property such as grading, fence construction, et cetera"WESTOVER -- Activity under way at the proposed site of a Wal-Mart distribution center off Route 13 in Somerset County is an indicator there is 'potential for a construction timetable,' although a start-up date ... via The Daily Times
]]> - Smithsonian Buys Farmland In Anne Arundel County
"We will continue to operate it as a farm, and allow the public to see active farming and forestry done in a way to improve the bay watershed."Some 575 acres of farmland, including the ruins of a historic tobacco plantation, have been purchased by the Smithsonian Institution, it was announced on Wednesday. via WRC Washington DC Channel 4
]]> - Group 1 Automotive Acquires BMW/MINI Dealership in Annapolis, Maryland
Group 1 Automotive, Inc. , a Fortune 500 automotive retailer, today reported it acquired Tate BMW/MINI in Annapolis, Md., which is expected to generate $73.0 million in estimated annual revenues. via Earth Times ]]> - Academy honors a pioneer
"There's no greater honor, obviously, for an alumni to have a building named for him, one that he hasn't donated the money for"When retired Navy Lt. Cmdr. Wesley Brown learned that the U.S. Naval Academy planned to name a new, $45 million sports complex after him, he felt somewhat guilty.
In an era when sports facilities are often named after corporate sponsors or major donors, Brown was neither. But he will always have the distinction of being the first African-American to graduate from the military college in Annapolis, having overcome taunts and even a campaign to get him kicked out.
On Saturday, the Wesley Brown Field House, just completed on the banks of the Severn River, will be dedicated in his honor. Read more
]]> - Female midshipman found unconscious in dorm dies
"The circumstances surrounding the cause of death are under review; however, foul play is not suspected"A female midshipman was pronounced dead today after being found unconscious in her dormitory room at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, college officials said.
Roommates found the first-year midshipman unconscious and not breathing in her bed in the academy's Bancroft Hall in the late morning, according to a news release from the military college. She was pronounced dead at 12:46 p.m. today at Anne Arundel Medical Center.
The academy did not immediately release the student's name, pending notification of next of kin, or provide a cause of death. Read more
]]> - Gas leak forces evacuation of Parole construction site
More than 600 construction workers were evacuated this morning after a contractor struck a natural gas line at a construction site near Parole, where a worker was killed in a crane accident last week. via The Baltimore Sun ]]> - Man Shot, Killed in Annapolis
Annapolis police are investigating the city's sixth homicide of the year. Police say a 31-year-old man was found shot to death Saturday afternoon behind a home on Pleasant Street. via WJLA-TV Arlington ]]>
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Annapolis is a Wedding Wonder of the World
By Bijan Bayne
Seafood. Historical homes. A prestigious campus. Boat rides on the Chesapeake. All these attractions make Annapolis a popular choice for destination wedding-goers. With its seasonal weather and crabcake delights, the city is drawing more and more couples to tie the knot amongst the activities of their guests.
At the campus of the U.S. Naval Academy, chapel weddings "under the swords" take place, in season, every hour on the hour on Saturdays. Any Academy grad may apply, and plenty do. Visitors will not only witness the wedding parties from these unions, but those of the more civilian variety, at local restaurants, bed and breakfasts, and hotels such as the new Doubletree or Waterfront Marriott. There are wedding packages, wedding cruises, and the ceremonies themselves are held in picturesque Georgian setting such as the William Paca House and Garden. Sailing buffs can rent a harbor and bay cruise aboard the 74-foot Schooner Woodwind, which appears in the sailing scene in the hit movie "Wedding Crashers". Yes, Vince Vaughn and Jayne Seymour were here, and Woodwind Captain Jennifer Brest commanded the craft for the film's "to the family estate" scene.
Such elements keep the city's wedding planners busy, and its lodging booked. Despite all the bridal bustle, the capital remains an walkable, friendly destination, full of boutiques, galleries, and restaurants to every taste. For the latter, lunchgoers should try Irish-themed Galway Bay on Maryland Ave., and dinner groups will find the Doubletree's Ports of Call restaurant (specializing in dishes from ports such as Charleston, Boston and New Orleans) and West Street's trendy Kyma to their liking. Don't miss a daytime stroll to homemade ice cream biz the Annapolis Ice Cream Company, where patrons have left signed plastic spoons of all covers in a collectively decorative wall display.
The sunsets, the Chesapeake Bay, the pomp of the Academy weddings- if these things don't push your romantic buttons, they can't be pushed.
Bijan C. Bayne is a travel writer in Washington, D.C.
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