Riva News

It's a very wet day at Festival at Riva in Annapolis. I'm enjoying the day in the warmth of Caffe Pronto and avoiding the mall .

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act - often called the "stimulus bill" - sent $121.6 million to Maryland for environmental programs, including these local projects: Southdown Shores Living Shoreline: $100,700 to replace 150 feet of bulkhead and 100 feet of eroding shoreline and replace it with a living shoreline and 5,000 square feet of ...

At 10 a.m. yesterday, long lines had formed at the Giant supermarket on Bay Ridge Avenue in Annapolis, and cashiers frantically tried to keep up with the seemingly endless stream of customers.

A 46-year-old man died Sunday night after he went to an Anne Arundel County firehouse complaining of chest pains , became verbally abusive, was handcuffed by police officers and was taken to a nearby hospital when his condition worsened, police said.

A man shot and killed by state police yesterday, after leading troopers on a 25-mile pursuit in the wrong direction on Queen Anne's County highways, tried to kill himself in Riva in September.

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Everyone seems to be cutting back, but consumers are still willing to pay for a workout.

A man pretended to be a police officer demanded information from a cable serviceman yesterday afternoon, city police said.

TOP: Owner Bert Kappel and General Manager Loveta Wilen have announced that Paul's on the South River will be closing in December.

Bobby Jarrell made fried chicken in the Market House for 20 years, and now he wants to go back.

A few county residents were mystified Tuesday night and early the next morning when they saw a bright blinking light on a tower in the Riva area.

Sometimes when I drive in the Edgewater/Davidsonville area, I see people working on some land not far from the Riva Trace Baptist Church.

He came, he danced, he made women swoon. Ukrainian-born Latin ballroom dance champion Maksim "Maks" Chmerkovskiy, a fan favorite as one of the professional dancers on the hit TV series "Dancing With the Stars," quickstepped his way into Westfield Annapolis mall yesterday and left a lot of dreamy-eyed fans in his wake.

Like everyone else these days, the hobbyists who fix up and show off classic and antique cars are feeling a financial pinch.

A more positive turf war is brewing for the hearts of young adults in west county.

The first of two teenagers accused of fatally beating a 14-year-old boy as he bicycled a few blocks from his Crofton home will be tried, and possibly sentenced, Tuesday in juvenile court.

Max Smidinger of Crofton, son of Eric and Betsy Smidinger, was named to the dean's list for the spring semester at Davis & Elkins College, where he is majoring in hospitality management with a minor in business.

Superhero Camp Celebrity Golf Classic WWI Model Airplanes Glen Burnie McDonalds rebuild First day of school Major League Lacrosse Playoffs Navy Football Practice Scrimmage Home of the Week: Susie and Jim Snyder Health Care 'Tea Party' Rally Think a bunch of children are hard to control? Try a bunch of children with superpowers.

The rain started just as about 15 board members and guests reached the shaded serenity garden at the foot of the gentle hill that is the Hope House's back lawn.

The rain started just as about 15 board members and guests reached the shaded serenity garden at the foot of the gentle hill that is the Hope House's back lawn.