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By Kyle Stewart
Having closely followed the events surrounding the Market House for the last several months, there are a number of things that are absolutely clear at this point in the proceedings. One of them is that Mayor Cohen – at least publicly – is [...]
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By Kyle Stewart
Annapolis, CITY HALL – Mayor Joshua Cohen and Lehr Jackson’s Gone to Market LLC presented the City Council’s Economic Matters Committee with a formalized statement of intent outlining basic terms of agreement for managing/developing the Market House last night. The official document – [...]
Continue Reading →The Annapolis City Council is set to introduce legislation that if successful would repeal the long-standing liquor prohibition at the Market House this coming Monday, September 27th during a special session. The docket item, Ordinance O-32-10, can be found at the end of the City PIO Phil McGowan’s [...]
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By Kyle Stewart
ANNAPOLIS CITY HALL – Last night, the people of Annapolis had their first in-depth look at what Lehr Jackson and his company, Gone to Market LLC, have in store for the Market House.
In truth, there wasn’t much new to see. Mr. Jackson and his associates presented no concrete ideas on how [...]
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As the people and government of Annapolis consider the future of the Market House and the city at large, Fred Kent’s presentation in the City Council Chambers on August 25th serves as a fantastic reminder of the sort of place Annapolis could be if its citizens truly take responsibility for its well-being.
A reminder to [...]
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The Annapolis Sustainable Business Alliance with co-host the City of Annapolis is presenting a public forum today from 1-3 p.m at City Hall with Fred Kent of the Project for Public Spaces, one of the current leading authorities on revitalizing city spaces. We’ll be broadcasting his presentation live and provide an HD recap afterward. [...]
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In light of the recent developments regarding Annapolis’ iconic public space, we at The Sound thought it important to add some more historical context to the current discussions about the future of the Market House. Acclaimed historian, author and native Annapolitan Ginger Doyel graciously offered to lend us her insight as she guided us through [...]
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Over the last few weeks, we at The Annapolis Sound have been covering the recent developments in the ongoing Market House Saga. But the story of the Market House goes much further back than the problems of the last two decades – all the way to the late 1600s in fact. The tremendously rich history [...]
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By Dave Jones
Ted Levitt of Chick and Ruth’s Delly was the first of several downtown business owners I recently spoke with regarding the state of the Market House. I had arrived on time for the appointment at 8:30, which as [...]
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Last week, The Sound sat down with Mayor Cohen to get his perspective on the Market House Saga and to give him the opportunity to dispel the growing public perception that “something’s rotten in the [city] of Annapolis.” Today in our final question, we give the Mayor the [...]
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