🍦InGrano replacing Flamant

First baby of 2024, new school names, Navy basketball...

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Good morning, Annapolis. Can I please order one snow day with a side of classic movies and hot cocoa? Is that too much to ask?

In today’s Naptown Scoop:

  • First baby of 2024

  • New school names

  • New era in private school basketball?

Let’s get to it.

— Ryan Sneddon, Rebecca Kraybill, & Lauren Burke Meyer

P.S. Happy early birthdays to Courtney Panaia-Rodi and. . . “myself.” Note: That’s the actual submission we received on our form. So happy birthday, anonymous technically-challenged friend.

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Anne Arundel’s first baby of 2024 👶🏻

Emily Last swore she’d never do a home birth. “There’s no amount of money you could pay me,” she said. However, Anne Arundel County’s first baby of 2024 had other plans.

Just after midnight on Jan 1, Emily and her husband, Jeff, were waiting in the living room for a babysitter for their two-year-old, Francie. Emily’s water had broken and they planned to head for the hospital until Emily said, “We’re not making it to the hospital.”

Lucky for Jeff, the Annapolis Fire Department showed up within 5 minutes of their 911 call and delivered Thea Last at 5 pounds, 15 ounces. Mom and baby are both doing well at home. 🎀 ($)

County names new schools 📝

AACPS’s two newest facilities finally have official names. Drumroll please . . . 🥁

The county’s newest high school is Severn Run High School and the latest elementary school is Two Rivers Elementary School. SRHS will occupies the former Papa John’s Farm property just off New Cut Road in Severn. TRES resides on Conway Road in Gambrills. Both schools will open this fall.

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LOCAL BUSINESS

InGrano taking over Flamant space

Big news for the Annapolis restaurant scene. InGrano is opening a fine dining restaurant where Flamant used to be in West Annapolis. If you’ve ever been to an InGrano supper club or wine dinner, you know they’re highly capable of fine dining. And there’s even more good news: they’re opening “in the coming weeks” and many of Flamant’s talented staff are joining InGrano’s new concept. So what about the food?

They say it’s going to be an elevated, global dining experience. Expect innovative, locally sourced, and memorable dishes – just like InGrano’s original restaurant. I’ve personally said so many times that I wish InGrano had a second, full-service restaurant closer to downtown so this is extremely exciting.

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WHAT’S HAPPENIN’

Go see a Navy basketball game this weekend

It’s gonna be cold and rainy on Saturday. Perfect for inside activities. But if you want to get out of the house for inside activities, allow me to suggest Navy’s in personbasketball game against Colgate at 1 PM on Saturday. Tickets are just $5 for kids and $10 for adults. And even though Colgate has won 3 Patriot League titles in a row, they’re 1–5 on the road this year and Navy is 5–1 at home and coming off a great victory over Boston University. Regardless, GO NAVY, BEAT COLGATE.

FYI: Shenandoah Run show postponed

The Maryland Hall Local performance of Shenandoah Run on Saturday (1/6) has been postponed because of inclement weather. It will be rescheduled this spring so stay tuned!

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CIVIL NEWS

City Council meeting

City Council meets Monday (1/8) in the City Council chambers at City Hall at 7 PM – 160 Duke of Gloucester, Annapolis, MD 21401. You are welcome to attend in person. The full agenda will be posted here before the meeting. Click here to submit public testimony or tune in virtually.

Redevelopment bill fails in County Council

County Council has rejected a bill to encourage developers to redesign vacant properties rather than build new buildings. If you’re getting déjà vu, that’s because County Council rejected another bill regarding developers last month – but that one was about affordable housing. County Executive Steuart Pittman had planned for the bills to work in tandem but now that tandem bike has two flat tires. But flat tires aren’t permanent. Pittman is hopeful for another iteration of policy and said, “I think we will still get this done.” ($)

County hires first Director for the new Office of Hispanic/Latino and Multicultural Resources

County Executive Steuart Pittman has announced Alison Flores as the County’s first Director of the Office of Hispanic/Latino and Multicultural Resources. The new office will support communities across Anne Arundel County. Flores most recently served as the Deputy Director for the Prince George’s County Office of Community Relations. Before that, she was the Latino Affairs Liaison for the Prince George’s County Executive’s Office. Congrats and welcome, Alison!

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WEATHER

Friday

41 🌡️ 32 | 🌤️ | 2% | 💨 W 6 mph (5 knots)

Saturday

41 🌡️ 37 | 🌧️ | 100% | 💨 E 9 mph (8 knots)

Sunday

47 🌡️ 36 | 🌥️ | 20% | 💨 WNW 15 mph (13 knots)

💧🌡️ Water temperature = 44ºF
Temperature readings taken from the mouth of the Severn River the night before publication

LIVE MUSIC LOWDOWN

Friday

49 West | Tom Mitchell | 8–10:30 PM
Blackwall Hitch | Dana B | 4–7 PM
Blackwall Hitch | Michael McHenry Tribe | 9 PM
Brian Boru | Loose Cannons | 7–10 PM
The Choptank | Timothy Bracken | 8 PM
Great Frogs | b.en | 5–8 PM
Jalapeños | Tom Lagana | 7:30–10:30 PM
Killarney House | Ciaran Quinn | 8–11 PM
Middleton Tavern | Noelle & Jeff Band | 10 PM
Mother's Peninsula Grille | The Beatless | 8 PM
Pirates Cove | August West | 8–11 PM
Rams Head On Stage | Left of The Dial & All You Need | 8 PM | Tickets
Rams Head Roadhouse | Mike Miller | 8 PM
Rams Head Tavern | Chris Sacks | 5 PM
Rams Head Tavern | Shawn Owens | 10 PM
Reynolds Tavern | Mike Heuer | 7 PM
Romilo’s Restaurant and Bar | The Shatners | 7 PM
Severna Park Taphouse | Kevin Pollock  Doghouse Blue | 8 PM
Stan & Joe’s Saloon | Tommy McGee | 9:45 PM

Saturday

49 West | Luke Borchelt | 8–11 PM
Blackwall Hitch | DeadEye Stare | 8 PM
Brian Boru | Poehemia | 7–10 PM
The Choptank | Kieran Lally | 8 PM
Great Frogs | Jacob Panic | 5–8 PM
Killarney House | Grayson Moon | 8–11 PM
Middleton Tavern | Michael McHenry Tribe | 10 PM
Mother's Peninsula Grille | Aaron Hawkins | 7–10 PM
Pirates Cove | Kurt Gibbons | 8–11 PM
Rams Head On Stage | Scott Kurt | 8 PM | Tickets
Rams Head Roadhouse | Shatners Acoustic Duo | 9 PM
Rams Head Tavern | Pat Owens | 10 PM
Romilo’s Restaurant and Bar | Blue Line | 7 PM
Stan & Joe’s Saloon | Honey Sol | 9:45 PM

Sunday

49 West | Gary Wright, Leah Weiss & Ahren Buchheister | 3–5 PM
Brian Boru | Finbar's Flight | 3–6 PM
Galway Bay | Richard Hayward | 4–8 PM
Killarney House | Eric Irvin | 4–7 PM
Pirates Cove | Larry Turner | 3–6 PM
Rams Head On Stage | Deb De Lucca | 3 PM | Tickets
Stan & Joe’s Saloon | Michael K | 8 PM

SPORTS

Severn boys basketball beats St. Mary’s 🏀

Severn boys basketball didn’t just beat their bitterest rival, St. Mary’s, this week. They crushed them – 69 to 38. The last time the Admirals defeated the Saints was in 2020, by a single point. Senior Kingston Price headed the Admirals’ attack with 19 points. Freshman Corey Dixon (son of University of Maryland legend Juan Dixon) funneled another 14 points – most from the perimeter.

The rivals face off again in a few weeks. We’ll be curious how the Saints respond. ($)

Women’s Basketball (4-8)
1/6 @ Colgate | 2 PM

Men's Basketball (5-7)
1/6 vs. Colgate | 1 PM

Men's Squash (8-3)
1/5 @ Middlebury | 5 PM
1/6 @ Williams | 12 PM
1/7 @ Amherst | 11 AM

Men's Swimming & Diving (6-1)
1/6 @ Towson | Noon

Wrestling (6-0)
1/5 @ Franklin and Marshall Open | 9 AM

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