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For the Love of the Library, Bay health C+, Weekend Preview

Naptown Scoop
July 10, 2024

TOGETHER WITH

Good morning, Annapolis. This is Naptown Scoop, where reading the news is as fun and refreshing as a Slip’N Slide on a July Saturday.

In today’s Naptown Scoop:

For the Love of the Library 📚
Bay health gets C+ grade 🐟
Weekend Preview

Let’s get to it.

— Lauren Burke Meyer, Dylan Roche, Chelsea Harrison, & Ryan Sneddon

P.S. Happy birthday, Darlene Bellinger! 🎂

P.P.S. Congrats to the Annapolis Blues for a 5–0 win in their first match of the playoffs! On to the conference championship on Saturday.

A MESSAGE FROM MORABITO FAMILY DENTAL

Morabito Family Dental is holding a photo contest to showcase the beauty of our community. The winning photo will receive a $200 gift certificate to the West Annapolis restaurant of their choice! Second & third-place winners will receive a $100 gift certificate to the West Annapolis restaurant of their choice.

Photos must be of or related to Annapolis. Pictures may be submitted in black and white or color. Winning photos will be printed at 18x18 inches and displayed in the office, so be sure to keep that in mind when framing your shot.

Submit your photos to [email protected] no later than July 18. Winners will be notified via the email used to submit photos, so be sure to check your inbox!

Morabito Family Dental is proud to be a part of the Annapolis community. With hours from 7 AM to 8 PM & on Saturdays, you’ll be able to schedule an appointment at a time that works for you. Give us a call at 443-603-9000 or visit our website to schedule an appointment today!

THE DIGEST

$2 million → 73 nonprofits

Anne Arundel County is providing grants to 73 local nonprofits through the Anne Arundel County Community Support Grant (CSG) Program. The grants range between $10–50K and were included in this year’s budget the County Council approved last month. Recipients include Arundel House of Hope, Chesapeake Arts Center, HOPE For All Inc., The Light House, and many more.

Bay health: C+ 🐟

How do you feel when the kids get a C+ grade on a homework assignment? It’s not the worst grade, but it’s not the best either, right? That’s the grade the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science gave the Chesapeake Bay for its ecological health. The C+ reflects factors like aquatic grasses, dissolved oxygen, and nutrient content. Even though a C+ won’t get the Bay any fancy Latin words on its degree, researchers are still optimistic because this is the highest the bay has scored in 20 years. That means restoration efforts are making a difference, even if there’s still a lot of work left to be done — and a lot of pollution that still needs to be kept out of the water. ($)

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Somethin’ in the orange

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A MESSAGE FROM ST. ANNE’S SCHOOL

While teachers certainly deserve a break and rest during the summer months (I think we can all agree that they’ve more than earned it!), many St. Anne’s School educators use this time “off” to engage in professional development opportunities to further their own learning, that in turn make them better teachers during the school year.

This summer, our educators are engaging in:

Mind/Brain education training through the Center for Transformative Teaching & Learning, a partnership the School has held for the last 3 years
Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility (IDEA) training
Structured Literacy and Orton Gillingham training
Workshops at The Educator Summit
Elevating their knowledge of our Social Curriculum by attending training for Responsive Classroom and Developmental Designs

That is lifelong learning in action! St. Anne’s School offers research-supported learning at each stage…from our youngest students all the way up to our teachers. Find out more about what makes our teachers standout and jumpstart your child’s love for lifelong learning today.

WHAT’S HAPPENIN’

Come celebrate our 4th 🎂

Last week, we celebrated July Fourth — and next month, we’re getting everyone together to celebrate Naptown Scoop’s fourth. Our fourth anniversary, that is! Our homegrown newsletter has been going strong for four years now, and we’ve got a party planned on August 16, 6:30–9:30 PM at Annapolis Maritime Museum. 🎉 Get your tickets, because it’s going to be great: There’s going to be a gourmet dinner from Ken’s Creative Kitchen, oysters, an open bar, and dessert from Always Ice Cream Company.

Plus, when you buy before Sunday 11:59 PM, each ticket earns you a chance for a custom Naptown Scoop duffel bag from 727 Sailbags!

Weekend Preview

Friday

🌈 🦎 Eco Adventures: Ultimate Animal Adventure: Track down the elusive rainbow lizard from 11 AM to noon at Discoveries: the Library at the Mall. This event features live animals such as reptiles, snakes, & spiders. Sign their waiver.

🛍️ HERE. a pop-up shop: Catch their Charm Bar from 4–8 PM & design your own charm necklace. Happy Hour with CAnE & Gray Wolf is 5–8 PM — 186 Main Street, Annapolis, MD

Saturday

🎤 Speak Your Truth: This event is back for an 8th year, with the goal of stopping mental illness stigma through words & art. Enjoy live performances from poets, singers, & comics. 6–10 PM. Get tickets — 111 Chinquapin Round Rd Suite 200, Annapolis, MD

💛 Sunny Hearts Summer Giving Extravaganza: Consider donating food, books, diapers, feminine products, & money to help those in need from 8 AM to noon. It’s a “drive-thru” so it couldn’t be easier! Event by Leadership Anne Arundel — 5 Truman Parkway, Annapolis, MD

🇫🇷 Celebrate Bastille Day at Clock Tower Place with all things French from 8 AM–5 PM! We’re talking crepes, wine, cheese, & more. 🧀🍷 — 1410 Forest Drive, Annapolis, MD 21403

🇺🇸 Historic London Town & Garden: Explore what independence meant for the people of London Town in 1776. Enjoy crafts & games. Talk with costumed historic interpreters to learn about life on the brink of revolution. 10 AM–4 PM. Also offered on Sunday – 839 Londontown Rd, Edgewater, MD 21037

Sunday

🛍️ Shop with a Purpose, HERE. A portion of all sales support Sail Beyond Cancer. 10 AM to 6 PM – 186 Main Street, Annapolis, MD 21401

Crape Myrtle Fest starts today 💵 🌸

Anyone else get weird looks when you talk about Myrtle Money? Let us explain. Myrtle Money is a Homestead Gardens currency earned when you shop. And Crape Myrtles are blooming, signaling we’ve reached peak Mid-Atlantic gardening season. To celebrate, Homestead Gardens is hosting their annual Crape Myrtle Festival, starting today until July 15, where you can redeem Myrtle Money and save on thousands of items storewide at their Davidsonville and Severna Park locations.

You’re in luck too. We asked Homestead for recs on spending your Myrtle Money. They suggest “investment pieces you'll only need to buy once like rare houseplants, large native trees, ornamental shrubs, and patio furniture.” Happy shopping!

Park Books Writer Workshop ✍️ 📚

Calling our fellow tortured writers. Park Books in Severna Park is hosting “The Tortured Writers Workshop” on Sunday, July 14. They’ll hold their first full-day writers' workshop in the newish Community Space above the cozy bookstore from 9 AM to 4 PM.

Learn from experienced writers like best-selling authors Valerie Constantine or Brigid Kemmerer, as well as hometown favs like Kate Myers and Stephanie Verni. Scoop writer and children’s author Lauren Meyer will be participating in panels too. This one-day event is designed to help you improve your writing and publish. Writers of any genre and stage are welcome. Secure your spot before the big day!

Get tix: For the Love of the Library 📚

Love the library? Great! Then here’s an event for you: For the Love of the Library, AACPL’s annual fundraiser. It’s set this year for September 27, 6–8 PM at the Michael Busch Library. Funds from the event ensure Anne Arundel County Library remains a vibrant, thriving resource for all community members. Tickets and sponsorships are now available here.

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.

CIVIL NEWS

Maryland third grade intervention 🏫 📖

The Maryland State Board of Education is considering a policy that would make third graders (a pivotal time for literacy education) repeat the year if they can’t read at grade level by the end of the year. This is likely to generate lots of opinions. And that’s good because the department is asking for public feedback on the draft policy before presenting it to the state BOE on July 23. If adopted, the policy would be one of several major changes to early childhood education, a primary focus of the state’s multibillion-dollar education reform plan, the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future. So get your thoughts in by July 19!

To note: Some students could be exempt, such as those already held back before, those who received two years of reading interventions, or students with learning disabilities who have an individualized education program (IEP). ($)

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WEATHER

Thursday

90 🌡️ 76 | 🌤️ | 5% | 💨 SW 9 mph (8 knots)

Friday

79 🌡️ 75 | 🌦️ | 88% | 💨 E 9 mph (8 knots)

💧🌡️ Water temperature = 83ºF
Temperature readings taken from the mouth of the Severn River the night before publication

LIVE MUSIC LOWDOWN

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Friday

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