Week in Review: Heat Wave, Borders Closing and New Developments

Just in case you missed something this week, Patch brings you the week that was in Greater Annapolis.

Patch articles always stay on the site, even when they're not posted as a top story, so we encourage you to explore and read some of the older articles if you're new to Greater Annapolis Patch. If you'd like to know more about how to use the Patch site, click here. And to ensure you don't miss anything, we'll do reviews each week to point out stories of interest you may have missed. Remember that you can sign up to receive daily or weekly updates from Patch. We're also active on Facebook and Twitter, too. This week started off a little stuffy, with a Code Orange air-quality warning. It quickly escalated to the story of the week that everyone was talking about. Patch first brought you some tips to help keep your dog safe and happy in the …

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Borders Closing Shop, Including Westfield Annapolis Location

News of the corporate liquidation comes months after the major chain announced it was closing other locations as part of bankruptcy protection.

Borders Books announced Tuesday that it has decided to liquidate the business and shutter its nearly 400 stores nationwide, including the store at Westfield Annapolis mall. According to reports in The Wall Street Journal, Borders said liquidation of its remaining stores could start as soon as Friday, and it is expected to go out of business for good by the end of September. An employee at the Westfield Annapolis store confirmed the store is closing. Other than that, there isn't much information on just how that will take place. He said they were told to expect more information on the fate of the local store by Thursday. A spokesman for Westfield Annapolis was unavailable for comment. A woman from Crownsville, who said she was "on a break …

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Scenes from Greater Annapolis

In case you missed it, Patch didn't. Take a look at what was happening around Bay Ridge, Parole and Hillsmere in the past week.

Every day there is so much going on in Greater Annapolis and Patch is out there with cameras at the ready to help share just a slice of our local life. Check back each week for a photo gallery of local events, people and places. This week, we saw lots of people enjoying themselves at the Annapolis Book Festival. We also bring you a close-up look at a problem we encountered last year and which is starting to make a return appearance. On Sunday, we headed over to Borders at Westfield Annapolis mall to watch the dancers from the Ballet Theatre of Maryland give a sneak peak of Star Spangled Sketches, which they will be performing this Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts.  For tickets visit:  http://tickets.…

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Week in Review: Little White Chapel, Crownsville Hospital, Borders Staying

Here's a wrap up of some of the stories you may have missed this week.

Patch articles always stay on the site, even when they're not posted as a top story, so we encourage you to explore and read some of the older articles if you're new to Greater Annapolis Patch. If you'd like to know more about how to use the Patch site, click here. And to ensure you don't miss anything, we'll do reviews each week to point out stories of interest you may have missed. Remember that you can sign up to receive daily or weekly updates from Patch. We're also active on Facebook and Twitter, too. On Monday we took a look inside the little white wedding chapel on Generals Highway, which turned out to be a pretty busy place on Valentine's Day. Loveta Wilen opened the chapel as an alternative to an unromantic stand in line at the …

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Local Conversation Group Loves All Things French

Alliance Française d’Annapolis group offers opportunity to converse in French and gain cultural understanding.

“Parlez-vous français?”  If you speak French or wish that you could, take a look at Alliance Française d’Annapolis. The conversation group, started over 25 years ago, defines its mission as “bringing together francophones and francophiles in an atmosphere combining conviviality with cultural curiosity.”   The group meets weekly on Thursdays at 10 a.m. at the Borders bookstore at the Westfield Annapolis mall. They typically spend a lively 90 minutes talking, laughing, discussing the news, and asking questions about upcoming events—all in French. This is a dynamic and congenial group, where it is difficult to tell the long-standing members from the newer members because of the easy camaraderie reflected in their conversation. “Many of us …

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