Annapolis

April 9, 2013

April 2, 2013

A look at the 2013 session of the Maryland General Assembly and Governor O’Malley’s trip to South Carolina and other early forays into presidential politics with Baltimore Sun Opinion Editor Andy Green. 

Researchers at Johns Hopkins are looking at nanoparticles in a new way. We’ll talk with two scientists who are trying to get pharmaceuticals to subvert the body’s natural defenses…in order to treat disease.

Then—150 years ago, Annapolis was the main depot for Union prisoners-of-war paroled by the Confederacy. We’ll hear from the author of a book about how the parolees transformed the sleepy town into crowded city of liquor, crime and disease.

And – J. Wynn Rousuck reviews “Following Sarah” at the Baltimore Playwrights Festival.

For the second time in 8 years, a Marylander has been named the President of the American Library Association.  Carla Hayden, the director of the Enoch Pratt Library here in Baltimore served as president from 2003-2004.  And now, Maureen Sullivan from Annapolis, will head the 62,000 member organization.  Her term began in June. 

Before the Annapolis Town Centre, there was the Annapolis Parole Camps. True to its title, the historical site couldn't be more different than its contemporary counterpart. The Parole Camps held Union prisoners during the Civil War, released on parole by the Confederacy. They held up to 10,000 prisoners at all times from 1862-1865. Annapolis, once a quaint market-town, became a haven for thieves, murderers, and prostitutes.

Breaking down the upcoming session with our go-to political reporters.

From the Wang to the Apple 2, how word processing shapes what we write and how we write it.

A good gumbo has a little bit of everything — and that’s what you can find at the arts festival called Generous Company’s Gumbo, in Baltimore this weekend. Tom Hall talks with some of the artists involved.

Jane Wilson McWilliams visits Studio A to talk about her new book Annapolis, City on the Severn: A History- from its settlement in 1650 to its historic preservation campaign of the late twentieth century.