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What's up Annapolis! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How are Annapolis City Dock shops preparing for this Nor'easter?
  • How storm data decides which Annapolis-area creeks get restored next
  • Why a Sun owner's lawsuit is rattling Annapolis state politics

Also on today's calendar: UUCA Community Song Circle and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: How do you know the moon is going broke? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: A thick cloud cover, with a high of 70 and low of 62 degrees.
  • Tuesday: An afternoon shower, temps: high: 74, low: 62.
  • Wednesday: Mainly cloudy with a shower, with a high of 75 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Annapolis City Dock Businesses Brace for Nor'easter Flooding (memesita.com) — Annapolis City Dock businesses are scrambling to protect shops from an approaching Nor'easter, stacking sandbags, installing custom barriers, and relying on pumps while major flood-control construction continues downtown. City officials are monitoring Sunday's peak water levels and urging residents to sign up for emergency alerts as merchants debate whether the long-term City Dock Project's disruption is worth its promised flood protection and tourism boost.
   

• What a Rainstorm Tells Us About Anne Arundel's Creeks (eyeonannapolis.net) — Stormwater monitoring around Annapolis is shaping how Anne Arundel County spends restoration dollars, sets stormwater fees, and evaluates new development impacts on local creeks. The piece explains how automated samplers capture pollution during storms, why that data matters for neighborhoods from Arnold to Millersville, and how volunteer riverkeeper groups and residents can influence which problem outfalls and streams get fixed next.
   

• Rutledge: Brown's Office Turns Into Moore's 'Partisan Defense Fund' in Sun Owner's Lawsuit (mdbaynews.com) — A defamation lawsuit filed in Anne Arundel County against Gov. Wes Moore is raising questions in Annapolis about whether taxpayers should fund his legal defense. The article details how Attorney General Anthony Brown's office chose to represent Moore, Republican challenger Jim Rutledge's criticism of that decision, and how the case could shape both media relations and the upcoming attorney general race.
   

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  • Halloween Rosecrest Drive Scary Fun!
    I'm a bit ol' school and I love Trick or Treaters! Setting up plan for the kiddos to see my pumpkin as they go to school and turn it backwards… (Nextdoor Tyler Heights/Primrose Acres)
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    Key ring has a Town Security fob and a chrome tag that says The JAMES. I found it last night after dinner. I live nearby - I was walking my dog. (Nextdoor Truxtun Park)
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🗞 Nearby News

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  • A husband-wife bet sparked a home bakery that keeps selling out every weekend (wmar2news.com)
  • Why Smithsonian scientists flood an Anne Arundel forest every summer (thebanner.com)

Ok Annapolis! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It's down to its last quarter. (Thank you Linda H. for sending it in!)
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