Tuesday, February 5, 2013
The president will be attending a meeting at the Westin Annapolis hotel on Wednesday.
Due to President Barack Obama's visit on Wednesday, the city of Annapolis announced that some streets will be closed and public transit will be on a revised schedule for the morning and early afternoon. Obama will reportedly be attending a meeting with U.S. Democratic senators at the Westin Annapolis hotel on Westgate Circle, which will be closed along with other nearby streets. Road closures between 9:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Wednesday include: Annapolis Transit will also reroute its service during the same hours, according to the city. For more information, check the city of Annapolis website or call the Annapolis Department of Transportation at 410-263-7964.
Sunday, February 3, 2013
Here's a quick look back at the biggest Annapolis headlines of the week.
Leopold Resigns, Acknowledges 'Serious Errors in Judgment' The Anne Arundel County Council no longer needs to vote on the removal of John Leopold from office after a judge found him guilty last week of two counts of misconduct. Report: Obama Will Visit Annapolis on Wednesday The president will be in Annapolis to meet with Democratic lawmakers, according to The Baltimore Sun. El Toro Bravo Seeking Expansion Downtown Restaurant owners intend to expand to the building adjacent to it, located at 44 West St. Papa John's To Supply 2,500 Pizzas to Naval Academy for Super Bowl Party The Annapolis restaurants prepared for the surge in business on Super Bowl Sunday as they will provide pizza, wings and more to midshipmen as well as local residents. …
Thursday, January 5, 2012
A replica of the downtown hotel is on display in the lobby.
- THE NEIGHBORHOOD FILES
- John Wilfong
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Thursday, January 5, 2012
My wife and I came across a gingerbread replica of the Westin Annapolis as we were cutting through the lobby recently on our way to Fado Irish Pub. The large gingerbread house version of the upscale hotel took up a decent section of the lobby. A worker there told us the hotel's culinary team tediously replicated the building with gingerbread and candy for about a week. He said they worked from architectural blueprints of the actual building. If you get a chance to check it out, it's quite the scene. Also, if you're into gingerbread recreations, workers at the county courthouse had several interesting creations for a holiday competition.
