Rick Hutzell
The Baltimore Sun
Annapolis, MD, United States
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ParkMobile, parking app used in Annapolis, Baltimore and Washington, D.C., reports data security breach
The company that provides the cashless parking app used in Annapolis, Baltimore and other cities has said a data breach in March compromised users’ personal information. → Read More
We’re baaaack! Brood X wants to know what happened to these stories from 2004
If I were a Brood X cicada, which I am not, and I was imprinted with memories of the news the last time my family emerged from our subterranean hiding spots, I’d be curious. What happened since were last here in 2004? → Read More
Annapolis picks high school creative writing teacher as its new poet laureate
What’s it take to be a poet laureate? For Maggie Benshaw, it takes a desire to try something new and a leap. → Read More
Beer and wine at the moves, tax breaks for diaper donations and electrical use clarity among Anne Arundel lawmakers’ successes in General Assembly
Not all legislation made headlines during the 2021 General Assembly session, yet many of the bills passed by Anne Arundel lawmakers will affect everyday life. Here’s a look at bills passed by three delegates on county liquor laws, a state tax break for diapers donations, electric bill clarity and more. → Read More
Severna Park coffee shop coming to an Annapolis location with a dark history
A Severna Park coffee shop will open in late March or early April at 888 Bestgate Road in Annapolis, a location once occupied by The Capital newsroom. → Read More
Four Anne Arundel restaurant owners file legal challenge to restaurant shutdown
Four Anne Arundel restaurant owners are asking a county judge to block County Executive Steuart Pittman’s ban on dining at restaurants before it goes into effect at 5 p.m. Wednesday. → Read More
Lights on the Bay shifts to advance weekend tickets sales as turnout reaches ‘unprecedented’ levels
Lights on the Bay, the annual display of lights at Sandy Point State Park, is more popular than ever this year. → Read More
Maryland rejected the 19th Amendment: A primer on an unfortunate state history
On Feb. 20, 1920, Maryland voted against the ratification of the 19th Amendment. → Read More
Cocktail of the Week: No Kentucky Derby? Celebrate with a mint julep
The coronavirus pandemic has delayed the 146th running of the derby until Sept. 5, and the Preakness and the Belmont Stakes. As most people won’t drink a mint julep on any other day of the year, Kentucky’s most famous cocktail is unlikely to make an appearance in your hand this spring. That, drinking buddies, is a shame. → Read More
Naval Academy midshipman tests positive for coronavirus
A Naval Academy midshipman tested positive Sunday for the novel coronavirus, the second case linked to the academy. → Read More
Annapolis is an umbrella town, never more so than in March
Annapolis is an umbrella town.For all of the sailors who own a set of slickers, the streets of Annapolis flower with the umbrellas on any rainy day. People stroll with them, stand with them or hunker down and walk struggle forward with them into the wind. → Read More
The secret is in the spoon at annual Maryland Crab Soup Cook-Off.
Taste is a personal thing. What tastes great and fresh to one person, is sickly sweet and an odd color to another. That’s one thing I’ve learned in four years of judging the annual Crab Soup Cook-Off at the Maryland Seafood Festival → Read More
Opposition drops appeal, Anne Arundel Medical Center to open cardiac center by 2020
Opponents of a cardiac surgery center at Anne Arundel Medical Center announced Friday that they dropped their appeal, clearing the way for work to begin on opening the long-sought medical facility in Annapolis. → Read More
How will 'Game of Thrones' end? Here are 17 predictions from local fans — and the mildly interested.
Between Sunday and May 19, a likely conversation will be about how "Game of Thrones" will come to a conclusion. We asked some self-confessed fans, including some members of the Capital Gazette staff, for their predictions. Here’s what they had to say. → Read More
Navy names career submariner as next Naval Academy commandant
The Navy has named a career submariner who currently works for the Joint Chiefs of Staff as the next commandant of midshipmen at the Naval Academy. → Read More
Anne Arundel school bus overturns in morning collision in Glen Burnie
An Anne Arundel County school bus carrying 11 students overturned Wednesday morning after a collision in Glen Burnie. → Read More
From the podium: Five things you didn't know about the Capital Gazette debate
If you’re looking for news or analysis, check out Chase Cook’s Five Debate Take-aways. This is just a collection of tidbits about the debate. → Read More
Eastport soldier killed in Korean War to be buried Wednesday at Arlington National Cemetery
It’s been 68 years since James Ivory Jubb died. On Wednesday, the remains of the Korean War casualty will be buried in Arlington National Cemetery. → Read More
Orioles Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. marries Anne Arundel County judge
Judge Ripken. Has a nice ring to it. Cal Ripken Jr., the Baltimore Orioles Hall of Famer, married Anne Arundel County Circuit Court Judge Laura Keissling over the weekend, according to a spokesman. → Read More
House Speaker Michael Busch projected to return home Monday after bypass surgery
House Speaker Michael Busch expects to return home Monday, 10 days after undergoing unscheduled bypass surgery. → Read More