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VOL. XXX, NO. 33 • AUGUST 18 - AUGUST 25, 2022 • BAYWEEKLY.COM SERVING CHESAPEAKETHESINCE1993 BAY BULLETIN Arrest Made in Magothy River Hit & Run, Swimming Off Boats Safely, Update on Greenbury Golf Course Proposals, Historic Black Beach Becomes Park, Annapolis Art Walk, Bunting Auction Expands, Marcella's Garden, Reggae Concert for Frontline Workers page 3 LIFESPORTING: TechnologyReel page 19 BRIDGE SPAN PLAN MDTA WANTS YOUR OPINION PAGE 4 TLC FOR THE SPCATLC FOR THE SPCA ANIMAL SHELTER HIT HARD BY STORM, RECOVERING WITH COMMUNITY KINDNESS PAGE 10 ANIMAL SHELTER HIT HARD BY STORM, RECOVERING WITH COMMUNITY KINDNESS PAGE 10

2 • CBM BAY WEEKLY • August 18 - August 25, 2022 Volume XXX, Number 33 August 18 - August 25, 2022 410 Severn Ave, Suite 311, Annapolis, MD 21403 410 626 9888, bayweekly.com Editorial dirEctor Meg Walburn Viviano Managing Editor Kathy Knotts contributing WritErs Steve Adams Diana Beechener Wayne Bierbaum Judy Colbert Molly Weeks Crumbley Dennis Doyle Jamilex Gotay Chelsea Harrison Matthew Liptak Susan Nolan Duffy Perkins Pat Piper Maria Price Jim Reiter Barry Scher Editors EMEritus J. Alex Knoll Bill Lambrecht Sandra Olivetti Martin sEnior account ManagEr Heather Beard heather@bayweekly.com advErtising account ExEcutivEs Theresa Sise info@bayweekly.com Production ManagEr Rebecca Volosin art dirEctor Joe MacLeod CHESAPEAKE BAY MEDIA, LLC 410 Severn Ave, Suite 311, Annapolis, MD chesapeakebaymagazine.com21403 chiEf ExEcutivE officEr John Martino chiEf oPErating officEr John Stefancik ExEcutivE vicE PrEsidEnt Tara Davis gEnEral ManagEr Krista Pfunder CONTENTS BAY BULLETIN Arrest Made in Magothy River Hit & Run, Swimming Off Boats Safely, Update on Greenbury Golf Course Proposals, Historic Black Beach Becomes Park, Annapolis Art Walk, Bunting Auction Expands, Marcella’s Garden, Reggae Concert for Frontline Workers ........ 3 FEATURE TLC for the SPCA .......................... 10 BAY PLANNER ...................... 14 MOVIEGOER ......................... 17 CREATURE FEATURE .............. 18 GARDENING FOR HEALTH ...... 18 SPORTING LIFE .................... 19 MOON AND TIDES ................. 19 NEWS OF THE WEIRD ............. 20 PUZZLES .............................. 21 CLASSIFIED .......................... 22 SERVICE DIRECTORY .............. 23 “Every time I’m in Georgia, I eat a peach for peace.” — duane allman Aug. 22 is Eat a Peach Day. Nat urally this is the perfect time of year for the sweet drippy fruit and playing some Allman Brothers. How do you take your peaches? In a pie or in your ice cream? I long for old-fashioned peach cobbler with the fruit nearly mush and a slightly spongy biscuit top—perfection with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top. When I was young, my father planted several peach trees in our backyard in Louisiana. He was so in love with peaches that he wanted them within easy reach. I don’t remember how we managed to eat all that fruit but I know the birds were thankful for all the peaches we failed to reach before they dropped to the ground and began to rot. If you want a deep dive into pomology (the branch of botany that studies fruit and its cultivation) or just a near-poetic appreciation of the stonefruit, I point you toward a story written by Shane Mitchell for The Bitter Southerner. In The Queen of Delicacies, Mitchell trac es the history of the peach from China to the research farms and labs across the country studying the fruit to the various Peach Queens and assorted festivals celebrating its staying power. I highly recommend giving it a read or a listen on the Batch podcast. We may associate peaches with the South, but there are some orchards grow ing them in Maryland. (I am not wading into the debate of whether Maryland is part of “the South” today. That is a longer discussion best done over dinner.) In 2017 there were 831 acres of peaches harvested in Maryland (2017 Maryland Agriculture Census). You can still pick your own through the end of September at several orchards in the region. Some of those farms are over on the Eastern Shore, meaning a trip across the Bay Bridge. Tired of the bridge backups? Want to know what the latest is on a solution? The Maryland Trans portation Authority is hosting open houses where you can learn more about the studies in progress to address the issue. (See page 4). The traffic usually subsides after Labor Day, when all the vacationers are back in the grind and the kids are back in school. I know I am looking forward to the routine and structure that comes with the school year. No surprise, my kids do not feel the same. They think the break should last much longer. I hope you are squeezing the last bits of juicy goodness from your summer. This last week has had a touch of fall to it and I am thankful. Me and 90-degree temps just don’t get along. Let me know if you find a perfect peach in Chesapeake Country and your favorite way to enjoy them. Also, I would always love to hear from you readers what you enjoy the most about CBM Bay Weekly and what you would like to have more of. Is it stories about new businesses? More reporting on issues like transportation, the environment, local government or education? Or are you a fan of the profile stories about the people we know and the places we go? My email inbox is always open. And when you visit local businesses you see here in these pages, let them know you saw them in Bay Weekly • Kathy Knotts is managing editor of CBM Bay Weekly. Reach her at editor@bayweekly.com. Peach Pits and Summer’s Promise 24/7 Chesapeake Bay News Delivered straight to your inbox once a week for FREE! Sign up now at chesapeakebaymagazine.com/news Send us your thoughts on CBM BAY WEEKLY! LIKE US ON FACEBOOK: facebook.com/bayweekly 410 Severn Ave, Suite 311, Annapolis, MD 21403 Email: editor@bayweekly.com Visit BAYWEEKLY.COM for the CBM BAY WEEKLY Online edition! SIGN UP FOR NEWSLETTER!EMAILTHE Scan code ☛ or bayweekly.comvisit

Fritz and Gutierrez will continue run ning their boating school, Nauti Boat Academy, and teaching at Annapolis School of Seamanship, our sister com pany, so more people understand how to react when faced with quick-thinking scenarios.“Atleast one other person [besides the boat operator] should be able to assist in an emergency,” Gutierrez says. Fritz echoes, “I think you can reduce your panic because you can say to your self, ‘I know how to do this.’” For the two captains, teaching safety steps to others helps with the emotion of witnessing and acting as rescuers in a real-life boating tragedy.

A lmost six weeks after a 63-year-old woman died in a boat collision near the mouth of the Magothy River, police announce they’ve arrested the operator of the other boat involved. He allegedly left the scene of the crash, prompting Mary land Natural Resources Police (NRP) to launch an investigation in search of him. On Saturday, Aug. 12 NRP says Brownell Edds Jr., 48, of Cape St. Claire was arrested and charged with negligent manslaughter by vessel (a felony) and criminally negligent manslaughter by vessel (a misdemeanor). Edds Jr. was allegedly behind the wheel of a white center-console that ran into a Wellcraft the night of Sunday, July 3 in the six-knot channel zone at the mouth of the Magothy. Aboard the Wellcraft was a couple returning from a fireworks display, according to witnesses. The hus band, Brian Slattery, was not injured in the crash but his wife, 63-year-old Laura Slattery, suffered fatal injuries. Police say the center-console left the scene and went into Deep Creek. They re covered a white center-console two days later in connection with the case and hauled it from the Cape St. Claire boat ramp. But the arrest of its driver didn’t come until Aug. 12. “Our investigators and the state’s at torney’s office worked meticulously and diligently to make this arrest,” said NRP Superintendent Col. Adrian Baker. “This is a tragic case, and we send our deepest sympathies to Laura Slattery’s family. We hope this arrest brings them closure as they navigate this difficult time.” Slattery leaves behind her husband, three children, and four grandchildren. A bail review was held for Edds Jr. on Monday according to Maryland’s judi ciary case search, and he was being held behind bars without bond.

Captains Kelli Gutierrez and Jen Fritz talk about safety when swimming off anchored boats. Photo: Cheryl Costello. Natural Resources Police recover a white center-console at the Cape St. Claire boat ramp on July 5. An arrest was made in the case Aug. 12. Photo: Matthew Greenhouse “Our workedattorney’sandinvestigatorsthestate’sofficemeticulouslyanddiligentlytomakethisarrest.”COL.ADRIANBAKER,NRPSUPERINTENDENT

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TRAGEDY SWIMMINGDANGERWARNING:PROMPTSAVOIDWHILEOFFTHE BOAT BY CHERYL COSTELLO I t’s a blissful summer pastime for many on the Chesapeake Bay: take the boat out for a cruise, drop anchor in a river or cove and go for a swim off the stern. But swimming off the boat is far risk ier than many people realize—and some key safety precautions could make the difference between a fun afternoon and an awful outcome. A tragic case on the Potomac River earlier this month un derscores how quickly a simple swim can become dangerous. Bay Bulletin spoke to the two boating instructors that saved a life in the Po tomac incident, who say the experience has changed the way they boat.  Captains Jen Fritz and Kelli Guti errez teach courses at the Annapolis School of Seamanship, and this week they’re back with a renewed interest in teaching about safety. They are best friends who now share a common heartache. They live on Swan Creek on the Potomac River in Charles County, where Maryland Natural Re sources Police say two swimmers, a 43-year-old father and 10-year-old son, drowned the evening of Aug. 1. Gutierrez was able to pull a 12-yearold gril to safety but they arrived after the father and son were already missing. “It would have been awesome to have gotten all three. But that’s where I’m kind of stuck,” Gutierrez says.  Fritz agrees. “We both are. We strug gle with what we didn’t do.” In the Potomac River, conditions can be“Iunpredictable.thinkthecurrent probably caused their exhaustion,” Gutierrez says. That’s why the captains teach boaters to keep a throwable flotation device handy. “We have a line attached here that is a floatable, polypropylene line so that you can see it in the water. If they don’t actually catch the throwable they can grab onto the line and pull it close to them,” Fritz says, as she instructs a group of young people learning boat operation basics at Annapolis School of Seamanship. Ontheevening of the Potomac trag edy, Fritz and Gutierrez first noticed the 23-foot Sea Ray bowrider with a mom and toddler on it, drifting away from the shoreline, while the woman’s husband and two older kids struggled in the water. “She was helplessly drifting away with a small child on board,” Gutierrez says. She then called her husband to help the woman anchor while the captains scanned the water for the missing swimmers. They say the family was using a small mushroom anchor not suited for larger vessels.“Thisis typically used for jet skis. A lot of times boats, when they go to beaches and whatnot, they can use this as a stern anchor when they have a front an chor out to keep the boat from spinning on its front anchor. It’s not very heavy; it doesn’t dig into the seabed,” Gutierrez explains. A boat the size of the family’s Sea Ray should be held down with some thing like a Danforth anchor, she says. “You’ll see the reason there’s a chain is it helps it weigh down as you’re dragging away, and then as it lifts up it’s able to dig into the ground. At that point, you can set your anchor there.” As the two captains neared the boat, the panicked mother aboard was making gestures that seemed like anger rather than a call for help. Fritz says if you’re in distress, the best way to communicate is to make a clear overhead signal. “First and foremost, simple, it doesn’t require anything on your vessel. Wave your hands over your head, crossing them at the top.” And use flares, a horn, or a whistle. Announce Mayday on Channel 16 on yourFritzradio.says the father and two kids went swimming without their life jack ets, which is often the case for many of us jumping in. “It’s very common for people to take their life jackets off to swim. And I will be forever changed. I don’t have an age limit anymore. If anyone is going to get off my boat and swim, they’re going to wear a life jacket,” says Fritz.

Recreation and Parks through a longterm lease,” in hopes of preserving Greenbury Point as a place for the com munity to enjoy (when safe). Just hours after Bay Bulletin asked the Navy for their response to Pitt man’s letter and where the golf course proposal stood, they responded saying neither proposal is being considered anymore.“Asofnow, the Navy is not consid ering any sole source lease proposals for Greenbury Point. We received com peting proposals from Anne Arundel County and the Naval Academy Golf Association for a sole source lease and management of Greenbury Point, which makes it no longer possible to consider either party’s request,” said Ed Zeigler, spokesman for Naval District Wash ington. “NSA Annapolis is currently evaluating the status and future of Greenbury Point in support of the mis sion of both the installation and the U.S. Naval Academy.”

A fter more than three months of ru mors, community outrage, and du eling lease proposal””s, the U.S. Navy has announced it is not considering any sole-source lease proposals for its An napolis property at Greenbury Point— not for a new golf course and not for a county-run public park.

On its Greenbury Point website, NSA Annapolis takes care to remind visitors that using the property for recreation is a privilege, not a right. “Greenbury Point is a part of a naval installation and therefore is owned by the Navy. What I’d like everyone to know is that it might be federal property, but it does not mean it’s public. We maintain the property to serve and support NSA An napolis’s mission. Since we have the op portunity to open to the public, I would like everyone to respect the property, its cleanliness, and the rules that are in place,” says Denius. When the point was open this past Sunday, a group of volunteer natural ists spent four hours canvassing the trails and wetlands in an attempt to catalogue all the important species that call Greenbury Point home. The Greenbury Point Biodiversity Project, as they’re called, identified 68 different species just in those four hours. They will hold a larger “Bioblitz” this Satur day, Aug. 20, in which people will try to identify as many species as possible in a 12-hour Chesapeakewindow.Conservancy was among the groups that threw support behind protecting Greenbury Point from devel opment, along with the Severn River Association and Chesapeake Bay Foun dation.JoelDunn, President & CEO of Ches apeake Conservancy says of the Navy’s latest announcement, “I am hopeful that this reflects a positive change of course for the Navy, but I know with absolute certainty that the community will continue to advocate strongly for the permanent conservation of Green bury Point Conservation Area and for continued equitable public access until that outcome is achieved.”

GET YOUR BAY BRIDGE QUESTIONS ANSWERED AT MDTA’S OPEN HOUSES IN SEPTEMBER BY MEG WALBURN VIVIANO M aryland is pushing ahead with the second phase of its Chesapeake Bay Crossing Study and offering open houses for the public to find out just what is in the works, and how transpor tation leaders got to this point. The Maryland Transportation Au thority (MDTA) will host a virtual open house, plus one on the Kent Island side and one on the Annapolis side of the bridge on Sept. 7, 8 and 13. MDTA is offering the chance for visitors to learn about the $28 million Tier 2 National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) Study, which launched in early June. It looks further into solutions for conges tion at the Bay Bridge and its approach highways from the Severn River Bridge to the U.S. 50/U.S. 301 split. MDTA will be on hand to answer ques tions and provide comments, though there won’t be a formal presentation. They’ll also provide information on the first phase of the Bay Bridge Crossing Study.TheTier 1 study, which wrapped up 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz Meet the one and only Hyundai Santa Cruz, the most anticipated new vehicle in Hyundai history. This unique Sport Adventure Vehicle combines the versatility of an open-bed truck with seating for five and available HTRAC All Wheel Drive. Your summer adventure begins here. 935 West AnnapolisHyundai.com410-295-1234Street

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The Naval Academy Golf Association, which runs a golf course exclusively for the USNA community and private members adjacent to Greenbury Point, proposed developing the land into a sec ond 18-hole private golf course. When the proposal became public this spring, residents, environmental groups and some local lawmakers immediately railed against it. A Facebook group formed in May called “Save Greenbury Point” has 2,400 members who share photos of wildlife sightings and historical articles on Greenbury Point’s origins—not to mention its three World War I-era radio towers that still remain as a landmark for navigating boats. This past week, Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman sent a letter to NSA Annapolis Commanding Officer Capt. Homer Denius, Pittman asked for the agency to “allow Anne Arundel County to keep it as a conservation area, managed by our Department of

$5 goingforOFFkidsBacktoSchool and a complementary frosty glass of beer for the parents, if Familydesired Barber Shop 65 Old Solomons Island Rd., Suite 106, Annapolis MD, 21401 See BRIDGE on next page Learn more about the latest Bay Bridge Crossing Study Tier 2 at upcoming open houses. Photo: MDTA. Volunteer naturalists spent four hours identifying species at Greenbury Point on Sunday. They’ve identified 68 different species and counting. Photo: Greenbury Point Biodiversity Project.

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Greenbury Point is owned by Naval Support Activity (NSA) Annapolis and used for military training activity in cluding firearms ranges. When training isn’t underway, the Navy makes Green bury Point’s walking trails available for hikers and dog walkers. Its waterfront is rich with wildlife and has stunning views of the Severn River, Whitehall Bay, and the Chesapeake Bay beyond.

Anne Arundel County Open House Tuesday, September 13, 6-8 p.m. Broadneck High School 1265 Green Holly Dr., Annapolis, MD 21409 Whether or not you attend an open house, the MDTA is encouraging the public to provide comments regarding the Tier 2 NEPA Study by Friday, Octo ber 14, 2022. To submit comments you can:Submit an electronic comment form at info@baycrossingstudy.com.Emailbaycrossingstudy.com.commentstoPrintandmailacompleted comment formBayto:Crossing Study, 2310 Broening Highway, Baltimore, MD 21224. Provide a voicemail message 24/7 by calling 667-203-5408.

The NEPA Tier 2 also aims to evaluate traffic, engineering and environmental impacts, and identify how unavoidable environmental impacts can be miti gated.The$28 million study would take four to five years to complete. If one of the build routes is selected, there would be another step before final design, rightof-way acquisition, and construction. Building the bridge itself would cost up to $9 billion. If the No-Build Alternative were chosen, no further action would be taken.TheTier 2 study also includes public involvement and comment opportuni ties, beginning with these open houses. The MDTA open house details are as follows: Virtual Open House Wednesday, September 7, 6-8 p.m. baycrossingstudy.com

Queen Anne’s County Open House Thursday, September 8, 6-8 p.m. Kent Island American Legion Post 278 800 Romancoke Road, Stevensville, MD 21666

August 18 - August 25, 2022 • CBM BAY WEEKLY • 5 in April, looked at several locations for a possible new Bay crossing, along with a no-build alternative. It concluded that building a new span at Corridor 7 (the one containing the existing Bay Bridge) was most feasible. You can read the re sults at Corridorbaycrossingstudy.com.7,theSelectedCorridor Al ternative, is 22 miles long and 2 miles wide. MDTA Chairman and Transporta tion Secretary Jim Ports explains, “The Tier 2 study will identify and evaluate a No-Build Alternative as well as various crossing alignments and types—such as a new bridge, a bridge/tunnel or re placement of existing spans.”

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Elktonia, Sparrow’s and Carr’s Beaches, located off Edgewood Road in Annapolis, were Chesapeake Bay desti nations where Black families spent sum mer days and musical nights. During the era of Jim Crow segregation, Black Americans were historically prohibited from visiting the popular beaches along the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic seashore. In response, Black Americans created their own spaces where they could congregate and recreate safely by theFredwater.Carr purchased 180 acres of wa terfront property in 1902, and his en terprising daughters, Florence Sparrow and Elizabeth Carr, later turned the wa terfront property into thriving resorts for Black beachgoers. The Beaches were a guidebook on safe, welcoming spaces for Black travelers during a time when segregation was enforced by law and custom.Carr’s and Sparrow’s Beaches hosted some of the most famous musical per formers of the mid-20th century, includ ing Ella Fitzgerald, Chuck Berry, James Brown, Stevie Wonder, Sarah Vaughn, and Duke Ellington as well as numer ous local artists. Sunday night concerts were broadcast to radio audiences on WANN/1190 AM with Annapolis DJ Hoppy Adams introducing the perform ers.The end of segregation, the expan sion of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, the privatization of the Chesapeake water front, and a host of other socioeconomic factors led to the decline of these Blackowned businesses on the Western Shore. In 1971, Anne Arundel County con demned 35.5 acres of Sparrow’s Beach to become the location of the Annapolis Water Reclamation Facility. Much of the remaining land was later sold to a private developer to construct a gated condominium development. In late 2021, the owners of the prop erty, Bembe Beach Partnership, entered into a contract to sell the property to The Conservation Fund while Mayor Gavin Buckley gathered county, state and fed eral funds to take an assignment of The Conservation Fund’s contract and pur

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Elktonia Carrs Beach Now a Park BY KATHY KNOTTS U nder the shade of a canopy of trees near the Ellen Moyer Nature Park, representatives from federal, state and county organizations signed papers turning over a 5-acre Bayfront parcel to the City of Annapolis. Now known as Elktonia Carrs Beach, the land was once part of a larger beach and entertain ment venue owned by the Carr family from 1926 to the late 1960s.

The Beaches were an important part of Black history, culture, and heritage for Chesapeake Country. Vince Leggett, president of Blacks of the Chesapeake Foundation, has been pushing for the preservation of what remains of the complex for years. “I was brought here for summer vacation and I felt like an explorer going on an adventure trip,” “Far away from the asphalt, the con crete, the grit and grime of the city. I remember seeing the Chesapeake Bay, smelling the food, seeing the amusement rides and that giant Ferris Wheel… for the Leggett family, these trips to the beaches were reunions, we would all rendezvous on the familiar sands… and just for that day, on those beaches, ev erybody was somebody important. There were no signs that said ‘Whites Only’ or ‘No Coloreds’. The only sign I remember seeing was ‘Welcome.’” Leggett was joined by Lt. Gov Boyd K. Rutherford, Sen. Ben Cardin, Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pit tman, Annapolis Mayor Gavin Buckley, Bill Crouch of The Conservation Fund, and Chesapeake Conservancy President Joel Dunn, among many others who gathered to celebrate the occasion.

“It was an honor for us to help facili tate the purchase of the last remaining and undeveloped section of the historic Elktonia, Sparrow’s and Carr’s beaches so that the stories that took place here can be shared with visitors to the site for generations to come,” said Bill Crouch of The Conservation Fund. “These beaches share a rich history—one that inspires us to learn and grow as we pursue our more perfect union. This link to our shared past shall forever remain an im portant part of our community.”

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“By protecting this beach, we are not only protecting a vital part of the Ches apeake Bay’s history, but we are also charting a new course for conservation in Maryland that is focused on increased public access and cultural preservation,” said Chesapeake Conservancy Presi dent Joel Dunn. The heritage park planning and de sign will be performed in partnership with the city and Blacks of the Chesa peake with assistance from the National Park Service Chesapeake Bay Office. Art in Action at Art Walk BY SUSAN NOLAN T hirty-two years ago, Cynthia McBride, owner of McBride Gallery in Annapo lis, was concerned her customers would not be able to find her. “We had just moved to our present location at 215 Main Street. At the time, this part of town was still mostly offices,” she says. The solution? An event in which people could stroll from gallery to gallery and become acquainted with all the art gal leries in downtown Annapolis. That event has become an annual tra dition for local residents and visitors alike. Thursday, Aug. 18, McBride Gal lery and 16 other galleries will open their doors for the 32nd Annual Annapolis Art Walk. Each location will feature an artist reception or an art demonstration. Maria Marino, a local pastelist known for her vibrant colors, will be at Mc Bride Gallery. “Maria is one of the few artists in the entire world allowed to work in Monet’s garden,” says McBride. This is the second time Marino has participated in the Annapolis Art Walk; the first was in 2017. “This is an oppor tunity for the public to learn more about working with pastels,” says Marino, who plans on doing a demonstration of her techniques. “Pastels are beautiful and often Accordingmisunderstood.”toMcBride,the best way to enjoy the Art Walk is to anywhere you like and just visit as many galleries as you desire. Maps are available at each stop and participating galleries will dis play yellow balloons making them easy toMcBriderecognize.offers one more tip for those who don’t mind a little extra walking: Free parking is available at the city garage at St. Johns Street and Calvert Street. More details: mcbridegallery.com. Severn Ave Eastport/Annapolis 410 280 1960 Paradise just

August 18 - August 25, 2022 • CBM BAY WEEKLY • 7 to the purchase through multiple fund sources including the Maryland Depart ment of Natural Resources Program Open Space with additional funding from the state legislature through the efforts of State Sen. Sarah Elfreth. U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin requested an additional $2 million in federal funding provided to the city through the Na tional Park Service to complete plan ning and design work.

Grows, Moves to Owings BY SUSAN NOLAN D awn Bunting of Bunting Online Auc tions has big plans. For Halloween, she sees giant spiders dangling from the ceiling of the auction house’s showroom. In December, she envisions a Christmas open house with carolers and hot apple cider. “We are going from 6,000 square feet to about 16,000 square feet,” she says of her new location at 1995 East Chaneyville Road in Owings, “We really can do so much more with the larger space.” Bunting’s plans go far beyond holiday decorations and refreshments. In addi tion to the online auctions, they will soon offer space to vendors. “We have someone who sells vintage clothing, someone who sells vintage albums, a book seller. They will all be moving in. We’ve had interest from a high-end yarn seller, too,” says Bunting. “So, our marketplace will be one with a lot of variety for shoppers, not just antiques and collectibles.”  Currently, Bunting is waiting for per mits to clear before leasing the space to vendors. “We aren’t sure how long this process will take,” she says, “but I’m hoping that we will be ready for them to move in within the month.”

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Despite gaining customers from outside of the Chesapeake Bay area, Bunting’s focus remains local. “I’ve always felt it is important to give back to the local com munity,” she says. Over the years, she has cultivated many partnerships with businesses, charities, and churches.  For example, when vases don’t sell, they are taken to a florist who provides flower ar rangements pro bono to nursing homes.

In addition to her plot, there are plant ings around Hayes’ cottage, which in clude Knock Out roses, daylilies, phlox, and coneflowers, prompting passersby to linger. She makes two bins of compost to enrich the soil in both gardens. In addition to working in her gardens, Hayes volunteered for 22 years at Sot terley Plantation, a historic site in St. Mary’s County. She spent two or three days a week there, weeding, tending flowers, and sharing her horticultural knowledge. Hayes even designed and planted a vegetable garden consisting of quadrants and posts, modeled after the historic gardens in Williamsburg, Va. Her health forced her to pull back her contributions, but she still visits occa sionally, to see how things are growing. “I love that place,” she says. Friend and neighbor, Libby Wheeler, volunteered with Hayes, weeding and trimming. “Everyone there loved Mar cella,” says Wheeler. “She really knows her plants and she is really a hard worker. She would take a hoe and go.” Because of bad knees, Hayes has re Improve your child’s IEP or 504 plan with the support of Education Team Allies. Beth Nolan has over 20 years of experience in education and now is dedicated to supporting families as they navigate their child’s educational journey. Contact her today! info@educationteamallies.com • 410-793-7060

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“The larger space means more opportu nities for community involvement,” says Bunting.Oneofher plans is to involve high school art students to decorate the windows of the showroom. Staff has begun reaching out to art teachers at both Northern and Huntingtown High Schools in Calvert County. “Whenever we can be involved with the community, it is a great thing.”

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BY DOLLY MERRITT M arcella Hayes how her garden grows, and she’ll mention a truckload of manure and sawdust plus leaf mold, peat moss, and compost. The 95-yearold gardener says she has tried just about anything to amend and loosen up the “crusty clay” soil of the Asbury Solo mons community garden. Hayes and her late husband Landon moved into the retirement community when it was built in 1996. Soon after, Hayes became a force of nature in the plots, organizing and assigning the par cels to fellow gardeners and acquiring two 22-by-25-foot spots for herself. After 26 years, she now maintains just one plot, after relinquishing the other, two years ago, when she became ill. “I miss having the room to grow more strawberries and raspberries,” she says. For the veteran gardener, more plants mean more time. She makes daily visits, sometimes spending two hours tending to her vegetables and flowers, which are planted on raised mounds of soil with no surrounding walls. “Two hours is my limit,” she ex claimed. Planting is a pleasure for Hayes, who developed her garden inter est when she was a small girl, following her mother around the family farm with her own short-handled hoe. Every day Hayes takes care of her garden consisting of 13 vegetables in cluding Swiss chard, okra, sweet pota toes and eggplant. A basket full of her harvest, displayed in the community center, encourages residents to help themselves during the season. Hayes shares her knowledge with fel low gardeners, such as Jackie Donald son whose plot has been located next to Hayes’ for 15 years. “I watched what she did and did what she did,” says Donaldson. “Every time I would have a question, she was my go-to and it’s still going on.”

Photo: Susan Nolan. Marcella Hayes in her garden at Asbury Solomons. Photo: Richard Findley.

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In the meantime, the online auction is operating from the new location. All inven tory has been moved from the previous lo cation at Town Center in Dunkirk and is available for viewing online and in person. Operating hours remain the same, and the transition, so far, has been smooth.  Bunting opened the business in 2017. “My mother was an antique dealer and my grandfather was a great auction-goer, so I have been around this kind of work my entire life,” says Bunting. After attending another auction regu larly, she decided it would be a good busi ness model to bring to Calvert County.  In the past five years, Bunting has seen her business grow. “We are adding reg istered online bidders at a rate of about 100 per week, and they are from all over,” states Bunting. “I know of one buyer who is driving down from the New York City area to pick up items bought online, but we do provide shipping.”

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Annapolis Gallery Association’s 32nd Annual Annapolis Art Walk McBride Gallery presents Maria Marino as this year’s 32nd Annual Annapolis Art Walk demonstrating artist. Meet the artist on Thursday, August 18, 2022 from 5:00 – 9:00pm. A painting demonstration will be held that evening from 6:00 – 9:00pm. McBride Gallerymcbridegallery.com410-267-7077

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The nonprofit organization Unity Bands, seen above at a Bowie Baysox game, will host a reggae night fundraiser for healthcare workers at Mother’s Peninsula Grille in Arnold. Photo: Unity Bands.

BY JAMILEX GOTAY W here will you find reggae music, Red Stripe beers and food—without an airplane ticket? At Mother’s Penin sula Grille in Arnold, Aug. 25. The nonprofit group Unity Bands is hosting a special event to support local COVID-19 heroes, with help from Port Tack Ltd. Wine & Spirits. Unity Bands is an all-volunteer orga nization founded by Air Force veteran John Schirrippa that aids healthcare workers in need and improves methods of fighting against COVID-19. When stay-at-home orders were issued in March 2020 Schirrippa couldn’t help but notice the negative psychological impact it had on people. So he began looking for a way to bring people to gether–despite the isolation. It began with a customized wristband, a symbol of unity, that he began giv ing away at restaurants and at Bowie Baysox baseball games. Purchases of his flagship product support COVID-19 response and research, plus support ing the resiliency and mental health of frontline workers. What began as a symbol to draw people together quickly became “more than just a symbol,” Schirrippa says. Unity Bands began to host fundrais ers in order to help healthcare workers and find ways to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. As of today, Unity Bands has donated a total $14,178 to healthcare efforts and hopes to donate $100,000 by the end of this year. Donations help fund medical staff and researchers at Baltimore Washing ton Medical Center, the University of Maryland School of Medicine, and New York-Presbyterian. Funds are used to improve staff morale and resiliency initiatives, provide personal protective equipment (PPE), telemedicine tools, COVID-19 kits, meals and snacks, and research into variants and vaccines. The funds also support patients with the purchasing of ventilators and per sonal protective equipment such as masks, the hiring of additional clinical staff, and capacity expansion. The upcoming Reggae Night was in spired by Schirrippa’s connection to the music. He waited tables in New York as a young man and enjoyed how “every Sunday night during the summer, [they] would have Red Stripes for $2 and a reggae band.”

Maria Marino: e Power of Pastel McBride Gallery is open seven days a week 215 Main Street Mon - Sat 10 - 5:30, Sunday, 12 - 5:30, Thursday 10 - 9:00pm

August 18 - August 25, 2022 • CBM BAY WEEKLY • 9 cently begun using a golf cart to reach her plot. “They won’t operate on knees after 90,” she says. Even when her cart lost power recently, she didn’t abandon her harvest. She walked in the heat back to her home and returned using her walker. “I had to pick my tomatoes before they would rot.” “I’ve always had a garden everywhere I’ve lived,” says Hayes, who believes that experience provides knowledge. One of her best tips is to apply two ta blespoons of Epsom salts when planting tomatoes. “They taste better,” she says. Her most important advice to novice gardeners? Prepare the soil well, and find out what requirements a plant needs, such as a north or south location. When testing the soil to see if it’s fri able (crumbly), Hayes suggests moist ening the dirt and then picking up a handful to squeeze between the palms. If a clump forms, it needs to be amended or enriched with elements such as peat moss and manure. The gardener admits that “fighting the bugs” is her least favorite part of gardening; the best part for her, how ever, is relaxation. “It’s a stress buster and I want to get my hands right in the dirt,” she says. For now, she waits for the tempera tures to drop so she can do what she does best. “I’m a pick and shovel person; I like digging.”

No animals were harmed during the storm at the Anne Arundel SPCA. But many dogs (like Cassie, above) and cats are now with foster families awaiting permanent homes. Photo: SPCA Facebook.

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On Bay Ridge Avenue, where the Anne Arundel Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) complex is lo cated, the storm did significant damage to the organization’s main intake building. The wind pulled the roof from the build ing. Nearly 50 animals were in the build ing when the parts of the ceiling began to collapse and water found its way inside.

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Christopher Jimenez, the facilities operations manager, received a call just before dawn from the building’s groundskeeper. “It was a very upset ting phone call,” he says. “At the time, we didn’t know if any of the animals were injured or harmed. It was just, ‘Get down here as soon as you can.’”

O n the evening of August 4, a vi olent st orm hit the Annapolis area. Temperatures in the 90s combined with elevated hu midity to produce high winds and rain, pulling down trees and electrical wires around the county.

When Jimenez arrived on the scene, the destruction was heartbreaking. The roof had been lifted off the build ing in several areas, and the excessive rain had collapsed it in other spots.

Insulation was saturated with water, ceiling tiles were collapsing, and the building itself was flooded. “There was a win for us,” he says. “None of the animals had been injured. They experienced trauma from feeling the roof come off, having water coming in, and being completely exposed. But none were physically harmed.” Immediately, rescue efforts went into effect. The intake building was used to primarily house animals being trans ferred from other shelters, and those that had been surrendered by their

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owners. Roughly 20 dogs and two dozen cats were in the intake building wait ing on a clean bill of health before they could move into the shelter’s main ani mal rooms. Because of this status, they couldn’t be moved into the same spaces as the rest of the shelter’s animals. Organizing the animals “was like playing chess in the main building,” Jimenez says..“But by late morning, ev eryone was out. We put the animals in temporary crates because we just didn’t have enough runs. We put the crates anywhere safe. We even had crates in the bathrooms. And as soon as we knew the animals were safe, we started sal vaging as much as we could.”

In the last eight months, the Anne Arundel SPCA has brought in over 1,000 animals, as either owner-surren ders or transfers from other shelters. The county’s SPCA is recognized as one of the best no-kill shelters in the Mid-Atlantic region, and the destruc tion of the intake building interrupts the shelter’s rescue efforts for animals outside our immediate area.

In the last eight months, the Anne Arundel SPCA has brought in over 1,000 animals, as either othertransferssurrendersowner-orfromshelters.

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“When I saw the shelter’s number come up on my phone, I knew exactly what it was about,” says volunteer Jennifer Swierk, who has been foster ing dogs with her wife, Liz Dale, for 7 years. Together, they have fostered countless litters of puppies, and were the first choice for a temporary home for Vinny and Valentine. “I was already aware of the situation with the building, and had planned to come to the shelter to walk some of the dogs,” says Swierk. “We were not expecting to get them at all, but when I heard what had happened in the ken nel, I knew they’d reach out to us about an emergency foster.” One of the strongest advantages to the Annapolis shelter is its extensive and enthusiastic volunteer network. Volunteers had been communicating with each other since dawn, and before being asked they began to arrive at the shelter to care for the animals and help clear out the damaged building. Swierk was among the Friday morn ing crowd. Knowing that the animals were all seeking some level of nor malcy, she and others started to cater

Vinny and Valentine are two foster puppies being cared for after the SPCA building was damaged. Photo: Duffy Perkins.

Two of those animals were Vinny and Valentine, American pit bull mixes who had been transferred from a kill shel ter. The pups were only two and a half months old when they arrived at the Annapolis shelter and were scheduled to be spayed and neutered on Friday. With the intake building out of com mission, the pups would have nowhere to recuperate from their surgeries.

The salvage effort was disheartening. The intake building was full of medical supplies used to monitor the animals upon arrival at the facility. Everything had to be inventoried and saved if pos sible: electronic equipment, scales, and even refrigerators full of important vaccines had to be assessed. “We kept running through the positive side of it, that no animals were injured,” Jimenez says. “But we can’t effectively do what we do without that building.”

Tiny T is one of the many animals now living with a foster family after a storm damaged the Anne Arundel SPCA building, Photo: SPCA Facebook.

August 18 - August 25, 2022 • CBM BAY WEEKLY • 13 to the dogs’ needs. One dog needed ex ercise, so Swierk ran a half mile with it. Another always calmed down on a ride in a moving car, so she loaded the dog in her car and went for a 30-min ute drive. Volunteers showed up with toys, treats, and food, ready to shower the animals with love and attention. “The shelter volunteers are like pub lic school teachers,” Swierk says. “We’re always bringing in things for the ani mals to play with, and rallying to get what’s needed done.” Vinny and Valentine left the shelter that day in the back of Swierk’s car. They were groggy from their recent surgeries and wary from the storm the night before, but Swierk and Dale were able to successfully introduce them to their other dogs at home. “The dogs that come to us have been through a lot in their lives,” she says. “Most often they’re homeless, or they would have been euthanized, which is the case with most pregnant pit bulls. But dogs are really resilient.”

The SPCA has between 400 and 500 volunteers already, but they’re al ways looking for more—and they are in urgent need of fosters. If you want to help, the shelter needs both funds and volunteers. Donations can be made at https://aacspca.org/ and both foster and volunteer applications are located there as well. •

Scenes of damage at the Anne Arundel SPCA intake building. Photos: Chris Jimenez. “We put

Vinny and Valentine are, in Swierk’s words, “total puppies, but with a top 10 level of adorable-ness.” They’re laid back and social, listening when they’re corrected by Swierk and Dale, but also observing the rest of the pack and wait ing for any opportunity to cuddle. Their playful, loving natures reflect none of the significant hardships they’ve expe rienced in their short lives. Swierk is not concerned about how long the dogs may be with her because she knows how much attention the pups have already gotten online. “This shelter does an amazing job of getting eyes on the animals,” she says. “That’s one reason why so many other shelters depend on Annapolis: dogs and cats here get more exposure than in other shelters, which makes it more likely that they’ll get adopted out faster.” With the intake building out of commission indefinitely, this process could stall. “The building is not safe for humans or animals right now,” says Jimenez. “We’re still waiting for a timeline for construction and repairs. It’s going to be a while.” In the meantime, the animals are safe and sound. “Animals are resilient,” Jimenez says. “They aren’t trembling from fear. They’re adjusting to their new environments, either in the shel ter or in foster homes. Our volunteers have responded in amazing ways, and these animals get so much love. They’re definitely cramped, but there’s no ani mal that’s forgotten or left alone.”

didn’ttemporaryanimalstheincratesbecausewejusthaveenoughruns.Weputthecratesanywheresafe.Weevenhadcratesinthebathrooms.Andassoonasweknewtheanimalsweresafe,westartedsalvagingasmuchaswecould.”—CHRISTOPHERJIMENEZ,FACILITIESOPERATIONSMANAGER

32nd Annapolis Art Walk Visit Annapolis galleries and see art ists at work up close. 5-9pm, downtown Annapolis: artinannapolis.com.

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The Grilled Lincolns perform; bring lawn seating; no coolers. 7-8:30pm, Annapolis Maritime Museum, East port, $10 donation: amaritime.org.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream Watch this performance of William Shakespeare’s comedy by local youth. FSaSu 7pm, St. Nicholas Lutheran Church, Huntingtown, free: 301-980-5252.

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Ladysmith Black Mambazo 8pm, Rams Head on Stage, Annapolis, $45, RSVP: ramsheadonstage.com.

KIDS Summertime Blues Get a hands-on blue crab education on the William B. Tennison (ages 8-12). 10-11am, Calvert Marine Museum, Sol omons, $20 (one child w/one adult), RSVP: calvertmarinemuseum.com. Adults-Only Sail Sail along the Patuxent River aboard the historic skipjack Dee of St. Mary’s; BYOB (ages 21+). 6-8pm, Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons, $25 w/dis counts, RSVP: 410-326-2042 x41. Fridays at the Captain’s Oyster sanctuaries with Linda Anderson. 7-9pm, Captain Avery Muse um, Shady Side, $15 w/discounts: captainaverymuseum.org. Music by Three of a Kind 7-11pm, Pirates Cove Restaurant, Galesville: threeofakindmusic.com. Kathy Mattea in Concert 8pm, Rams Head on Stage, Annapolis, $55, RSVP: ramsheadonstage.com.

The Newtowne Players’ perfor mance on the State House lawn; bring lawn seating, food and beverages sold. ThFSa 7:30pm, Historic St. Mary’s City, $18 w/ discounts, RSVP: HSMCdigsHistory.org or newtowneplayers.org.

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KIDS Children’s Day Families enjoy a day of kid friendly fun on the waterside lawn, with games, crafts, outdoor fun, raffles, snow cones, music, storytime and more. 11am-2pm, St. Clement’s Island Museum, Colton’s Point, free, Facebook: SCIMuseum. Email us: Day

The Drowsy Chaperone This loving send-up of the Jazz Age musical, features one show-stopping song and dance number after anoth er. Directed by Jason Vellon. ThFSaSu 8:30pm, Annapolis Summer Garden The atre, $27, RSVP: summergarden.com.

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SATURDAY AUGUST 20 Paper Shredding Calvert Co. residents only. 9am1pm, Huntingtown High School. CalvertCountyMd.gov/Recycle. Day of Unity & Healing Remember, honor and celebrate African American history, culture and heritage at this all-day event. 9:30am-5pm, Historic Sotterley, California: Sotterley.org. Compost Workshop Learn to compost with Anne Arun del County Master Gardeners and receive a free compost bin. 10am, weather permitting, Wildwood Trail, Quiet Waters Park, $6 parking:  qwpcomposting@hotmail.com. KIDS Mr. Paca’s Backyard Read Shapes in the Garden and explore the garden (ages 3-5). 10-11:30am, Wil liam Paca House, Annapolis, $10 w/ discounts, RSVP: annapolis.org. Two Great Houses Tour Tour two architectural treasures in downtown Annapolis: the Ham mond-Harwood House Museum and the gardens of the Chase Home. 10am-noon, Hammond-Harwood House Museum, Annapolis, $20 w/discounts, RSVP: hammondharwoodhouse.org.

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pork loin, sliced roast beef and BBQ beef sandwiches. 11am-4pm, American Legion Post 221, Avenue, $8:

The Strange Paradise exhibition celebrates artwork that draws influence from symbols and themes from the Surrealist period of art history. From abstract automatic works to realistic scenes inspired by dreams and night mares, Surrealism’s attraction for artists is revolutionary for creative potential. The artworks in Strange Paradise unites the fantastical with the familiar and links art history with contemporary practice. Open to the public thru Sept. 18. Last chance to visit: I’ll Be There: An Exhibition about Love features works by artists who think critically and deeply about the meaning of love in our culture. In the realm of our romantic lives, self-love, families, spiritual love, and love between friends, it is evident that love informs our decisions and can strengthen our understand ing of our communities. This exhibition is in the Main Gallery and open to the public thru Aug. 28.

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COMING UP AT ANNMARIE GARDEN Bad Art Night: What a Nightmare inspired by the exhib it Strange Paradise: A Window into Surrealism, Friday, Aug. 26, 5-8pm. It’s an outrageous night of bad art making at Annmarie Gar den. This adult-only event invites you to be inspired by the artworks in the galleries, then undertake some surreal art-making. Mate rials supplied and music assists the creative process. Finished art work will be displayed and votes cast for The Best of the Worst. Prizes for the top worst artworks. Cash bar, snacks, and lively music. Admission is free for members; $7 for non-members.

English Country Dance Join the Annapolis Traditional Dance Society for dancing; intro les son offered (6:30pm). 7-9:30pm, Annap olis Friends Meeting Hall, $10, RSVP: aefallon@verizon.net.

Summer Park Concerts Melissa Carper performs country, western swing and jazz; bring lawn seating. 5:30-7:30pm, Quiet Waters Park, Annapolis, free: fqwp.org.

The Beach Boys and The Temptations With special guests, The Four Tops. 7pm, PNC Waterside Pavilion, Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons, $59 w/discounts, RSVP: calvertmarinemuseum.com. on Beach Moana Dusk, North Beach boardwalk, free: northbeachmd.org. W/ ramsheadonstage.com. & ing alpost.221webs.com

Pollinator in a Pot Learn how to create a wildlife home on your patio or deck. 2-3pm, South Tract, Patuxent Research Refuge, Lau rel, RSVP: 301-497-5887. Goshen Wine Tasting Win prizes, hear music by The Jazz Per petrators and sample wines from Bella’s Liquors. 4-7pm, Cape St. Claire Club house, $30 w/discounts: goshenfarm.org.

Sunset Paddle Explore the marshes and wildlife of the Patuxent (ages 16+). 5-9pm, Jug Bay’s Emory Waters Nature Preserve, Lothian, $25, RSVP: jugbay.org.

City Dock Summer Series Starvation Army Jazz Band. 6-9pm, Susan Campbell Park, Annapolis, Face book @AiPPCAnnapolis. Allen Pond Park Concert Hear Smooth Band perform. 7-8pm, Setera Amphitheater, Bowie, free: city ofbowie.org/concerts.

PLAN AHEAD Poetry Contest Reception Aug. 28: Winners of the Writers on the Water poetry/flash contest (dead line Aug. 15) will be announced at this gathering, plus meet the authors of the latest releases by this local publisher. 1pm, Bayside History Museum, North Beach: newbaybooks.com. EVENT LISTED IN BAY PLANNER! your information at least 10 days in advance to calendar@bayweekly.com. Include date, location, time, description and contact information. Our online calendar at www.bayweekly.com/events is always open. ready to go back to school! quality eyewear made TidewaterEyeCare.comon-site(410)956-2200 Mitchells Chance Rd Ste 120, Edgewater, MD 21037 FAMILY EYE CARE Maryland Optometrist of the Year

Tides & Tunes Johnny Seaton & Bad Behavior perform; bring lawn seating; no cool ers. 7-8:30pm, Annapolis Maritime Museum, Eastport, $10 donation: amaritime.org.

Jazz at the Mezz Jazz Beyond Borders presents the Hot Club of Baltimore with special vocalist Alexis Tantau in the gar den courtyard. 5:30pm, Café Mez zanotte, Severna Park, $25, RSVP: https://instnt.us/CafeMezz.

Bert Drake talks about the importance of the birch bark and wooden canoe in the exploration of North America. 1-4pm, Captain Avery Museum, Shady Side, free: captainaverymuseum.org.

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Opening Reception Meet the West River Artists whose works are on exhibit thru Oct. 2. 1:303:30pm, Visitor Center, Quiet Waters Park, Annapolis: fqwp.org. August Afternoons

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Café Scientifique Kate Vogel from DNR will talk about documenting flooding using MyCoast Maryland. 6pm, 49 West Coffeehouse, Annapolis, RSVP: 410-626-9796. Ballet Theatre Gala Celebrate the company’s 44th anni versary with light refreshments, des sert, silent auction, raffle and a short performance by the dancers. 6-9pm, Prism Annapolis, $125 w/discounts, RSVP: balletmaryland.org. Reggae Night Enjoy live music, food and drinks to support COVID-19 frontline work ers. 6-9pm, Mother’s Peninsula Grille, Arnold, $60 w/discounts: unitybands.org. Jay & the Americans 6:30pm & 9pm, Rams Head on Stage, Annapolis, $55, RSVP: ramsheadonstage.com. Colonial Cocktails Learn to make Peach Bounce and Hannah Wooley’s Punch (ages 21+). 6:30-7:30pm, Historic London Town, Edgewater, $33 w/discounts, RSVP: historiclondontown.org.

Sweet Summertime Send Off Visit the museum to learn about the history of Annapolis, make a spe cial summer candy craft, learn about candy shops in Annapolis, read books about sweet treats, go on a scavenger hunt, and join a special Curator’s Cor ner experience (10:30am & 1:30pm). 10am-2pm, Museum of Historic Annap olis, $5 w/discounts: Annapolis.org.

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Jane Austen Tour Tour the house and compare the cus toms and social graces of the Loock erman family, who lived in the house in the early 19th century, with those of characters in Jane Austen nov els. 2pm, Hammond-Harwood House, Annapolis, $12 w/discounts, RSVP: hammondharwoodhouse.org.

Knights of Columbus Bingo Doors open 5:30pm, game starts 7pm, The Knights of Columbus Council 2577, 6111 Columbian Way, Bowie: kofc2577.com.

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Gavin Degraw in Concert (Also Aug. 24). 8pm, Rams Head on Stage, Annapolis, $65, RSVP: ramsheadonstage.com.

Paul Lewis of Y-NOT?! in Concert 8pm, Rams Head on Stage, Annapolis, $25, RSVP: ramsheadonstage.com.

KIDS Valued Vultures Join a ranger to learn more about these misunderstood creatures that soar around the park (ages 12 and under). 10am, Sandy Point State Park, $5 day use fee, RSVP: 410-974-2149.

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The Garcia Project Jerry Garcia tribute band. 8pm, Rams Head on Stage, Annapolis, $35, RSVP: ramsheadonstage.com.

Front Porch Summer Concert Bring lawn seating to hear songs from the 1950s to today performed by the 2 4 U Band; snacks sold. 7-8:30pm, Linden, Prince Frederick, free: calverthistory.org.

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KIDS Little Minnows Preschoolers (3-5) join in story time and a carryout craft on the theme of pirate life. 10:15am & 11:15am, Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons, $9 w/discounts, RSVP: calvertmarinemuseum.com.

Aug 21: Front Porch Summer Concert Aug 25: Ballet Theatre Gala

Aug 21: Opening Reception

O n a routine climb, Becky (Grace Car oline Currey: Most Guys Are Losers) watches her husband plunge to his death. A year later, she’s still not accepted his death. Becky spends her days mooning over her husband’s old voicemail mes sage, weeping in bars, and ignoring her concerned father’s phone calls. Becky is contemplating ending it all when there’s a knock at her door.

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Becky’s best friend Hunter (Virginia Gardner: All the Bright Places) arrives in the nick of time to propose an adventure. She thinks the one thing that will help Becky’s recurring trau ma is to climb an abandoned 2,000foot radio tower. Becky is hesitant at first, but a nightmare convinces her to trust in Hunter’s plan. This is a mistake. Though Becky is a crying, shaking mess, they make it to the top of the tower. But when they try to descend, the bolts in the rusty ladder give out and the girls nearly plummet with the ladder down to Earth. Trapped without water, and with no service on their dying cell phones, Hunter and Becky must get creative if they want to survive. A harrowing 90-minute film dragged out 17 minutes too long, Fall has a lot of potential, some excellent execution, but ultimately a rather weak story. Direc tor Scott Mann (Final Score) seems to be at his best when the girls are at their worst—namely fighting for their lives at 2,000 feet. But the buildup to the peril drags and neither character is interesting enough to listen to when the threat of imminent death isn’t nigh. Mann seems to understand his story is a little weak, because he throws twist after twist at this duo. First, there’s the twist that anyone who’s ever seen a drama featuring two women and a dead spouse will see coming from 2,000 feet away. Then, there’s another twist that seems to be plucked direct ly from the producers’ last film, 47 Meters Down. Neither twist improves the story and both seem like a des perate attempt to distract from flimsy storytelling and dialogue. The biggest distraction, however, is the locale. Cinematographer MacGre gor (Vivarium) does a brilliant job of capturing the tower’s dizzying heights. If you’re not a fan of high places, this movie will make your gut drop as Mac Gregor swoops the camera above the duo to show you just how harrowing their position is. The film manages to make every rusty creak and flim sy weld into a terrifying threat. The image of the girls trying to navigate a platform that’s about 4 feet in diame ter evoked more genuine feeling than any of the poorly written melodrama. Currey and Gardner do what they can with the script. While Gardner uses raw charisma to make her char acter fun to watch, she still seems odd. She’s dealt with the death of her friend by becoming a popular YouTuber who performs incredibly dangerous stunts. Her solution to helping a traumatized friend seems to be to retraumatize her by forcing her back into climbing, taunting her, and filming it for views. It’s not a sympathetic stance, but the film seems to be solidly on her side that this is the proper course of action. Currey suffers a bit since she’s given very little to do despite being in every scene in the film. Becky’s character seems to be sad with occasional bouts of pouting anger. Because the film doesn’t give us any concrete ideas about the type of person Becky was before the accident, it’s hard to see her as any thing other than a drag. The best they can do is showing us she once shimmied on a pole to Warrant’s Cherry Pie at a bar. One wonders why Hunter didn’t take her back to that bar for a drink and a pole dance, instead of making her climb an unstable radio tower. When Fall is teetering above the desert as winds and vultures batter Hunter and Becky, the movie is a tense and fascinating study in surviv al. When the girls start hashing out their personal drama, the film nose dives into schlock. If you’re interested in this film, I’d recommend waiting until it arrives on video on demand or streaming. The movie itself isn’t quite worth a box office premium, but MacGregor’s cinematography keeps the film inter esting, even when the script fails it. Fair * PG-13 * 107 mins • Grace Caroline Currey in Fall. BY DIANA BEECHENER T T E A J U L E P MOROCCAN MINT TEA Ingredients Directions Prepare the Spiced Simple Syrup by combining the ingredients in a saucepan and simmering on low heat for 10 minutes Cool, strain, cover, and seal in an airtight container Place in refrigerator for up to 1 month Prepare the Moroccan Mint Iced Tea by heating 2 cups of water to 175F and adding the tea leaves for 3 minutes Remove the tea leaves and add 2 cups of ice Chill in refrogerator Make the Cocktail by muddling fresh mint leaves in an 8 ounce glass Add 4 ounces Moroccan Mint Iced Tea, 2 ounces bourbon, and 1 ounce of Spiced Simple Syrup Top with ice and optional mint garnish 1 cup granulated sugar 1 cinnamon stick broken 3 cloves 1/2 cup crystallized ginger chips 4 teaspoons Moroccan Mint Tea 1 cup water SPICED SIMPLE SYRUP 2 tablespoons Moroccan Mint tea 2 cups water ICED MOROCCAN MINT TEA 4 parts Moroccan Mint Iced Tea 2 parts bourbon 1 part Moroccan Spiced Simple Syrup 3 5 leaves fresh mint COCKTAIL (option for garnishment) Ice

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It likes moist, shady environments, which is one of the reasons why it thrives in greenhouses, nurser ies and heavily irrigated agricultural fields. With its love for shade and moisture, it has a potential for invading our woodlands. I carry a plastic bag with me when I’m weeding and drop any mulberry weeds that I find into the bag, being careful not to drop any seeds. Then the bag goes in the trash. Do not put mulberry weed in your compost as the temperatures don’t get high enough to kill the seeds. Try to remove any of its plants before it flowers and set seeds. If we learn to recognize it and remove it as quick ly as possible, we increase our chances of prevent ing it taking over native plant communities.

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G ardeners should know how to identify mulberry weed as it needs to be controlled. Also known as hairy crab weed, Fatoria villosa, resembles the seedlings of mulberry trees but the weed has hairy stems, making it easy to differentiate. Mulberry weed grows up to one foot tall, with alternating toothed leaves, indented with promi nent veins. Its hairy and yellow-green leaves are triangular, with a petiole about half the length of a leaf blade. The flowers are tan pea-sized clusters at each node. The flowers appear when the plant only has three leaves. Even plants that are two inches tall can still produce copious amounts of seeds. It is believed that the seeds are explosively discharged up to 4 feet from the originalEveryoneplant.should be aware of this noxious weed as it spreads like crazy. I first noticed this weed about five or six years ago, and now it sprouts up in my garden almost everywhere. I was so pleased to have weeded it out in early summer, only to have it return in the last couple of weeks with all the excessive heat and rain. In our area, mulberry weed can have two to five generations per year from April to November. It can also grow up to 4 feet tall when undisturbed. It flowers in late summer to fall. The seeds remain viable in soil for several years, but require light for germination. One way to control it is to add 2 to 3 inches of mulch to your garden beds.

Up Close With Tiny Monsters S ince the weather has recently been unpleasantly hot and humid, I have been spending less time carrying a large lens on forest walks and have focused on looking for interesting small things around my yard. (I go biking for exercise though.)AsIgo exploring with a macro lens, I find some really strange tiny creatures. Besides the aphids herding ants (see last week’s Creature Feature), I have found: a wasp carting off caterpillars to feed its young; a male orb spider trying to mate with a huge, in comparison, female; and a small Carolina pray ing mantis (a native bug) picking off flies attracted to sap leaking out of an injured rain tree.

The strangest areNorthambushspeciesOfmillimeterswasgrabbed.closeflywaitingofambushmean-lookingmagnified,Iatinyon.havenalsomethingcreaturemeanest-lookingandIfoundwastheorigiGodzillamustbeenmodeledThebugwasagreenspeckonconeflowerwhensawit,butonceitwasabeast.Itwasajaggedbug.MostitslifeisspentforsomeormothtogetenoughtobeThebugtiny:only6long.the30orsoofjaggedbugsinAmerica,allsmallerthan one-half inch. They possess two man tis-like front legs adorned with spines that they use to clamp onto prey. The back two pairs of legs have large claws to firmly anchor them while the prey struggles. The lethal blow comes from its javelin-shaped beak, which it bur ies into the victim and injects a power ful toxin. The jagged ambush bug then feeds on the fluid it drains. They are known to kill prey many times its size and I’m glad that they do not come in the size of a cat. The Missouri Department of Conser vation says the little bug could deliver a painful sting and they should be brushed off and not smashed against yourTheyskin. are commonly found in fields of wildflowers and are almost always found near bees, flies and butter flies. Although they have wings, they fly poorly and tend to crash land. They over-winter in barrel-shaped eggs and emerge looking like an adult. Ambush bugs may have several breeding cycles in the summer and peak in numbers in earlyBecausefall. of their size and secretive nature, the jagged ambush bug is rarely seen. They may be responsible for some of the stings or painful bug bites that occur in flower gardens and fields. They are related to assassin bugs—both are in the  Reduviidae fam ily but differ by having hooked forelegs and short-clubbed antennae. Assassin bugs, like ambush bugs, have a poison beak. One species of reduviid bugs in South America like drinking from the corner of sleeping mammals’ eyes and can transmit the parasite that is respon sible for the deadly Chagas disease in humans. AsIstudy the small bugs that live in my garden, I am glad that bugs, like this Godzilla bug, don’t come in large sizes. Sometimes the strangest things come in the smallest packages.

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Horticulture intern Sarah Coffey of Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens in Virginia calls mul berry weed one of the “dirty dozen” plants that are invading our gardens. She reports that the plant has been found in the garden beds at Lewis Ginger but only in California, Alabama and Geor gia, is it included on a list of invasive species. Mulberry weed was accidentally introduced from East Asia during the transport of imported goods and the return of equipment from WWII. It was first documented in 1964 in Louisiana, but it wasn’t until the 1990s when it began being noticed in nursery stock being shipped across the country.

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“What’s wrong with this reel?” I asked. My buddy answered, “Nothin’, it just does that from time to time, I’ve had it for years, one of my favorites.” It was an expensive model, one of my favorites as well, but something was wrong.Later after we had cleaned our catch, washed down the skiff, dumped the offal and returned home, I took the reel off the rod and examined it again, “When was the last time you serviced this?” I “Never,asked.Ijust get a new one when they start to go bad.” “Isn’t that a little expensive?” “Not as expensive as what they charge for fixing them, plus it takes forever,” was his answer. He had a certain point: reel repair and servicing specialists, at least the good ones, are inevitably pricey when you factor in packaging, shipping and the time, experience and materials involved.“Youknow you can do most of it your self? These spinning reels are fairly simple.”“Simple for you maybe—I’ve never been able to get one apart much less back together. Easier just to replace them.”There are only a few real tricks to servicing a spin reel and one of the most important is knowing that the axle nut holding on the spool apparatus is invariably reverse threaded. If you aren’t aware of that, it will usually be all downhill from there. I didn’t bother telling my friend this trick, as personally, it was a pretty humiliating experience when I first found that out. However, the internet has blossomed to the extent that there is undoubtedly a video out there detailing just about any repair or servicing procedure for any reel you may have. All it takes is an adven turous attitude, a computer, an adjust able wrench, and a screwdriver. And I speak from the perspective of someone who is still challenged by changing my pickup’s oil every few months; it’s just something you’ve got to do. The problem with my friend’s reel was a big glob of dried-out, congealed grease caught up in the pinion gears that cold morning. The reel, inciden tally, hadn’t been serviced in probably a decade. These machines, while inge nious, just don’t go on functioning for ever without a little bit of care. Fishing reels in general have never been better made, of more superior materials, nor better engineered. With a little attention, they can now last a score of seasons (at least the better quality models can).

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Mystery If you don't like the book, just leave a negative review. On Aug. 3, Kalis pell, Montana, library director Ashley Cummins got a call from staff at one of the library's branches: Five hardcover books had been left in the overnight book drop, "riddled with bullet holes." Cummins moved to shut down all branches for the day until more could be learned. "We don't know if this was someone just messing around or if it was meant as intimidation," Cummins told the Flathead Beacon . The library system is putting in place procedures to increase security, including sur veillance cameras. "I just regret that so many people had to miss out on library services because of this act," she said.

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Mistaken Identity Christie Louise Jones, 49, of Rich field, North Carolina, was likely look ing for revenge on a former boyfriend on July 22; instead, she got charged with arson and other crimes, the Salis bury Post reported. On that day, at a house in Gold Hill, a woman called the Rowan County Sheriff's Office to say a woman unknown to her was outside her home, trying to set it on fire. The arson attempt started with a pile of burning wood on the front porch; while trying to reach the hose, the homeowner realized his propane tank was also on fire, and his hose had been blocked with sealant to make it inoperable. That's when he noticed a car parked across his driveway and a woman standing beside it. When he approached her, he said, "She looked at me like she didn't know who I was"— and she didn't. She drove away but was later apprehended; deputies said her ex-boyfriend owns property in the area. Just not THAT property.

Bad Sport At the Moscow Open chess tour nament on July 19, a chess-playing robot apparently became unsettled by a 7-year-old player's quick move in the game, so it grabbed the child's hand and snapped one of his fingers, the Guardian reported. "The robot broke the child's finger," said Sergey Laz arev, president of the Moscow Chess Federation. "This is of course bad." Ya think? Another official explained: "There are certain safety rules and the child, apparently, violated them. When he made his move, he did not realize he first had to wait." The player, Christo pher, returned to the tournament the next day. His parents have contacted the public prosecutor's office. Marketing Ploy? Citing confusingly contradictory rea sons, Klondike announced on July 26 that it is discontinuing its beloved Choco Taco ice cream treat, the Asso ciated Press reported. The confection, invented in 1983 by a former ice cream truck driver, has rabid fans; Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian offered to buy the rights to keep it on the market, but Klondike's parent, Unilever, didn't respond. Later the same day, Klondike tweeted that it was "working hard" to bring the Choco Taco back "in the coming years." Wait, What? Something went terribly wrong on July 15 at a 7-Eleven store in Waikiki, Hawaii, the Associated Press reported. Emergency responders were called to the store just after midnight, where they found a 40-year-old man suffering "multiple lacerations, puncture wounds and a severed hand," Shayne Enright of EMS services said. When police tried to question the employees, they said no one was there who had been working at the time of the incident. But tourist Michael Suissa from Switzerland said he witnessed the assault. Suissa said the assailant had a sword and identi fied him as a worker he had interacted with over the previous several days. A 46-year-old man was arrested, but it was not clear whether he was employed at the 7-Eleven. That's One Way To Do It On July 25, the Curry County (Ore gon) Sheriff's Office received a call from the U.S. Forest Service about fires burning in the county, CNN reported. An employee of the Bureau of Land Management had reportedly seen a man walking along a gravel road, starting fires. As crews on the ground got the blazes under control, three area residents spotted 30-yearold Trennon Smith walking near the fires, Sheriff John Ward said. "It was reported that the suspect became very combative with the three residents and had to be tied to a tree to subdue him," Ward added. Ward said Smith had allegedly set the fires in a manner that would block residents from escap ing. He was charged with first-degree arson, second-degree arson and reck lessDeanburning.Mayhew 30, of Sussex, England, has a bad habit of forgetting his Tesco loyalty card when he goes grocery shop ping, the Daily Record reported. The scaffolder and father of seven said he visits the store up to three times a day, so the savings really add up if he can get the discounts. So Mayhew got the QR code from his card tattooed on his forearm—and it works perfect ly. "Sometimes I'm not the cleverest of guys but (people have) said that for me, it's pretty genius," Mayhew said. "Every time I go in there, they're shocked. I could use the one on my phone but I want to use the one on my arm as it's funny."

Inexplicable On July 21, the Fort Gerhard military museum in Swinoujscie, Poland, took to Facebook to beg its patrons to refrain from having sex in the "dark corners" of the museum, the Daily Mail report ed. New security cameras had revealed numerous visitors engaging in "the art of love," the museum posted. Director Piotr Piwowarczyk admitted that "in less than a month, we have already had three recordings of lovers engaged in trysts." He noted that museum-go ers may have different "temperaments, some of them very conservative. We don't want them to be shocked during their visit by stumbling across a couple engaged in lustful antics." As a pilot tried to make an emer gency landing at Raleigh-Durham International Airport in North Caro lina on July 29, his co-pilot, Charles Hew Crooks, 23, bailed out of the aircraft without a parachute, WRALTV reported. An FAA employee said the pilot told the tower, "My pilot just jumped out." Crooks' body was found in a backyard in Fuquay-Varina hours later after a neighbor who had heard a noise flagged down officers. "This is the craziest thing ever," the FAA employee said. The National Transportation and Safety Board is taking over the investi gation into Crooks' death. A backyard party in Everett, Wash ington, went horribly wrong on July 31 when one of the attendees started racing his SUV around the backyard "in good fun." The 59-year-old man then aimed his car at other partygoers, KIRO-TV reported, and drove over fur niture in the yard, eventually pinning another man against a garage wall. The driver is still being sought by sheriff's deputies; the victim refused a trip to the hospital. Other than that, Mrs. Lin coln, how'd like the play?

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Ewwwww A steward on a SunExpress flight from Ankara, Turkey, to Dusseldorf, Germany, discovered a disturbing addition to an in-flight meal on July 21: a severed snake's head nestled among the spinach. The steward took a video, Metro News reported, but SunExpress took offense: "The allega tions and shares in the press regarding in-flight food service are absolutely unacceptable and a detailed investiga tion has been initiated on the subject," a statement read. The airline's meals are provided by Sancak Inflight Ser vices, which alleged the snake head was added to the meal after they pre pared it. Ssssssssso sssssssuspicious. In southwestern Idaho, an annual phenomenon is creating slick spots on the highways, CBS2-TV reported. The Idaho Transportation Department headed out on July 21 with heavy equipment to scrape Mormon crickets off Highway 51. When the crickets are crushed by cars, the resulting goo can become hazardous for motorists. The department posted a video on its Face book page, but warned viewers: "If you get queasy easily, don't watch this with the volume on." Crunch!

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Southern Anne Arundel: 3Br., 2.5Ba., freshly painted, new carpet, large kitchen, living room with fireplace, deck overlooking large fenced yard. No covenants to D.C., 25 to Annapolis, MDAA2038408. AVAILABLE Will not last long. MDAA2038578

2ba recently renovated with new baths, new LVP flooring, newer windows and roof, granite countertops, center island, pellet stove, lg. fenced rear yard. 1 block from community piers, beach, boat ramp, playground and more all located on the Bay. Will not last long. MDAA2040380 UNDER CONTRACT 3 DAYS MULTIPLE OFFERS $479,900 RAY

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$799,999 RAY MUDD/MIKE DUNN 410-320-4907 Northern Calvert Co.: 5Br. 4.5Ba. with beautiful inground pool located on 1 acre. Upgraded kitchen with granite, hwd. flrs. & custom trim through out, plantation shutters, finished lower level with Br. & FB., easy commute to D.C.., MDCA2006636. UNDER CONTRACT INGROUND POOL $749,900 RAY MUDD/MIKE DUNN 410-320-4907 Southern Anne Arundel County: 3Br., 2Ba. with expansive Bay views. Pier with boat lift & jet ski lift, updated kitchen with Corian counter tops, family room with woodstove, whole house generator. MDAA2034564 NEW LISTING WATERFRONT $369,900 RAY MUDD/MIKE DUNN 410-320-4907 Southern Anne Arundel Co: 4Br., 3Ba. sprawling rambler with 2 car garage & located on 1 acre. Inlaw suite with kitchenette & separate entrance. Oversized driveway for boat/RV. No covenants or restrictions.

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Southern Anne Arundel Huntingtown;3br,1.5ba farmette with 3+ acres, horses are welcome, large barn in very good condition. Move in-ready, recently renovated. schwartzrealty.com/MDCA2006808 JUST REDUCED MOVE-IN READY GEORGE$899,995GHEINE JR. 301-261-9700, 410-279-2817 Annapolis; 9br.,6ba., Unique property ideal for large family or a family compound with three separate unites. In addition there are two separate and approved and recorded building lots. Must see this property to appre ciate what it is.... schwartz realty.com/MDAA2010024

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THREE SEPARATE LIVING UNITS JUST REDUCED $465,000 DALE MEDLIN 301-466-5366 1709 Maryland Ave. Shady Side; 4BR.,3BA.,Spacious home features open floor plan,gourmet kitchen with stainless steel appliances, wood-burning fireplace, crown molding, large screened porch with a built-in hot tub. Desirable finishes schwartzrealty.com/MDAA2034338throughout OPEN HOUSE SUN. 8/21/22 11-1 301-261-9700,GEORGE$970,000GHEINEJR.410-279-2817 Snug Harbor, 4br., And 2ba., Home. Income opportunity, property totaling 1.06931 Acres Commercial/marine zoned property, with 135 ft. of bulk headed waterfront, 200 ft. Pier with 12 boat slips. schwartzrealty.com/MDAA2011224

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RAY MUDD/MIKE DUNN 410-320-4907 Deale: 2Br., 1Ba. in move in condition. Freshly painted, new carpet through out, deck over looking nice yard. Walk to nearby marina’s, waterfront dining & shops. 45 minutes to D.C., 25 minutes to Annapolis. MDAA2012536

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Co: 4Br., 2.5Ba. over 2,200 sq.ft., hardwood floors, upgraded kitchen, family room with gas fireplace, spacious owners suite with full bath, 2 car garage, lg. fenced rear yard with shed. No covenants or restrictions. Walk to community marina, pier, boat ramp, beach, club house and more. Easy commute to D.C.. MDAA2039550. UNDER CONTRACT 10 DAYS WATER PRIVILEGE COMMUNITY GEORGE$295,000GHEINE JR. 301-261-9700, 410-279-2817 Owings: one acre approved built site surround ed by an addition of approximatley 20.45 Acres of open space property, which is included in the price. Please see the amendment to the covenants in the document section of the listing. One acre site has an approved perc. schwartzreatly.com/MDAA2005772 JUST REDUCED APPROVED BUILD SITE $209,000 RAY MUDD/MIKE DUNN 410-320-4907 Calvert Co: 2 Br. 1 Ba. log home located on almost 1/2 acre. Fenced rear yard, deck, sky lights, unfinished lower level. Walk to community beach. Needs some TLC. MDCA2007676 NEW LISTING WATER PRIVILEGE COMMUNITY GEORGE$479,500GHEINE JR. 301-261-9700, 410-279-2817 Annapolis, 3br, 2ba this home is in the arts district on West street. Mixed zone, can be residential or as a commercial use. Special tax preference. schwartzrealty.com/MDAA2020826 UNDER CONTRACT ZONE FOR RESIDENTIAL/COMMERCIAL $1,200,000 RAY MUDD/MIKE DUNN 410-320-4907 Deale: Working boat yard marina with 20+ deep water slips, 1+ acres, railway lift, small tenant house on property, located on Rockhold Creek with quick access to Bay (No bridges). Endless possibilities. All located in the heart of MDAA2030516Deale. 20+ SLIPS NEW LISTING $399,999 CLYDE BUTLER 443-223-2743 Avenue, MD., 9 + acres, 85% cleared flat land. Water Views all around. New Metal Barn, passed Perc Test, new schwartzrealty.com/MDSM2006862well. NEW LISTING 9+ ACRES $449,900 RAY MUDD/MIKE DUNN 410-320-4907 Churchton: 5Br., 3Ba., 2,600+ Sq.ft, 1 block from the Bay. Fresh paint, new carpet, large kitchen, deck overlooking large yard, shed. Walk to community beach, piers, boat ramp, playground and more. MDAA2016652. UNDER CONTRACT 100% FINANCING AVAILABLE CLYDE$462,400BUTLER443-223-2743

UNDER CONTRACT 8 DAYS 100% FINANCING