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Buy Local Challenge Week

Sunday, July 22, 2012

Top 5: Drug Bust, House Fire, and a Buy Local Challenge

Here's a quick look back at the biggest headlines of the week.

Annapolis Police Raid 2 Homes Near Clay Street Annapolis Police simultaneously raided two houses Wednesday afternoon and found heroin, marijuana, stolen handguns and thousands of dollars in cash. Two Annapolis men were also arrested. Cortez Marshall, 19, was arrested at a home in the 100 block of West Washington Street, and Robert Vonzell Taylor, 44, was arrested in a home in the unit block of Pleasant Street. Annapolis Home Partially Collapses in Fire A house fire in the 1600 block of Coventry Place in Annapolis closed surrounding streets for about two hours Wednesday evening while dozens of firefighters worked to put out the flames. The fire originated in the homeowner's basement after lightning struck a steel gas pipe and caused …

Friday, July 22, 2011

'Buy Local' Cookout Features Maryland Fare

Event at Government House in Annapolis kicks off "Buy Local Challenge" week, July 23 to 31.

Are you up for the challenge of incorporating at least one local product into your diet each day for a week? Gov. Martin O’Malley and Maryland Secretary of Agriculture Earl F. "Buddy" Hance are encouraging Marylanders to support local farmers by taking part in the state’s “Buy Local Challenge" between July 23 and 31. The challenge kicked off Thursday evening with a cookout at Government House, as crowds gathered despite scorching temperatures to taste the latest local flavors. As part of this year's challenge, O’Malley invited teams to submit recipes made with local ingredients. (See all 40 recipe submissions online here.) The cookout featured recipes from 17 different teams of local chefs with farmers, watermen or producers from …

Keith Rogers

1:09 pm on Saturday, July 23, 2011

What a fun (and HOT) time at this event at the Governor's Mansion. Thanks Patch for the shout out and pic of me speaking with US Secretary Vilsack! Annapolis Foods (Wholesale) and Annapolis Seafood Market (Retail) are comitted to being your connecting hub for local food: connecting sources (Maryland Farmers, Watermen, and Businesses) with Users (Consumers, Families, Restaurants, Caterers, Schools…   more ›

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