The Annapolis Insider

Mary Ann Treger shares news and views from around town.

I usually blog about what’s new in Annapolis shops and restaurants. Today I’m blogging about what’s new in my Annapolis kitchen—Sweet Potato Pops.

They are the easiest, most fun way to get finicky kids to eat nutrition-packed sweet potatoes.  My neighbors’ adorable twin boys love them!     

Sweet Potato Pops are delicious—and healthy. That’s why I am entering my recipe in the Sweet n’ Healthy… read more

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Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 03/13/11 at 01:23 PM

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The fine folks at the Paca House have come up with the perfect antidote for a little girl’s case of the winter blahs. 

They’re hosting a tea party to celebrate Queen Anne’s birthday. Girls between the ages of 3 and 10 are invited to attend and come dressed as their favorite princess.  Tiaras are highly recommended. 

During this Royal Celebration Queen Anne, the… read more

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Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 01/17/11 at 08:20 AM

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Some places have a good feel the minute you walk in the front door.  The Annapolis Bookstore is one of them. 

Each time I stop by this new Maryland Avenue store I want to grab a book—any book—buy a latte from the cozy coffee bar in the back room and plop myself into a big leather chair a few steps from the front door. 

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Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 12/12/10 at 10:25 AM

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A:  A place to find David Iatesta’s furniture, lighting and artwork.

The home furnishings bar has just been raised in Annapolis.  Katherine Burke, our local Master of Taste at The Annapolis Collection, has combined forces with David Iatesta, artist and furniture designer. Together they have transformed what was once a pleasant little gallery on West Street into a surprisingly cosmopolitan shop that exudes chic city… read more

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Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 11/09/10 at 08:48 AM

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Normally I shun any shop that sells clothes splashed with crabs. Or lobsters. Ditto for fish or ducks.  The outdoorsy look just isn’t my style. 

But a new shop, Jimmy and Sook on Main Street just may change my mind.  Founder and logo designer Andy Smith has figured out a way to make a tiny embroidered crab, chic. 

The place is stocked with a… read more

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Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 10/08/10 at 12:57 PM

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Just heard some ghostly news.  On Friday and Saturday nights in September and October Historic Annapolis Foundation and Watermark Tours are offering tours of haunted Annapolis sites. 

Just as darkness falls on the streets of historic Annapolis a colonial-attired guide will take you by candlelight on a spooky journey through town.  Tales of the spirits who once dwelled in the 18th-century buildings and may still linger in the mist are… read more

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Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 09/16/10 at 01:42 PM

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I don’t think too many Annapolitans shed a tear when Morton’s Steakhouse closed at Park Place.  Too pricey. Too snooty.

Fortunately, this great upper West Street location will soon become home to The Annapolis Grill, a casual Tommy Bahama-ish eatery.

Right now painters, carpenters and lots of imaginative fixer-uppers are busy creating an atmosphere that promises to blend a tad of Humphrey Bogart’s Casablanca with Harrison Ford’s Indiana Jones. 

Think fun.… read more

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Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 08/20/10 at 03:02 PM

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I never thought I’d have a thing in common with Ehrlich or O’Malley but here I am shamelessly asking for your vote.     

Fortunately you don’t have to endure campaign speeches or promises I can’t keep.  And I guarantee you that a vote for me won’t raise taxes or bring slots to Maryland. 

I am a finalist in the 2010 Cooking Light magazine’s Cook-Off Contest and an on-line vote—your vote—will help… read more

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Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 07/01/10 at 12:53 PM

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Calling all Diva darlings! The high-style downtown boutique is opening a second Diva next week at Annapolis Harbour Center, right next door to Starbucks. It promises to have the same chic point of view as Diva downtown, a magnet for local and visiting fashionistas.     

On a recent visit I skip all pleasantries such as, ‘Hello’ or ‘How are you?’ when I spot… read more

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Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 06/11/10 at 07:10 AM

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But there’s lots more to talk about at Capital Custom Tailors, in addition to great prices.

For starters, I like the friendly non-intimidating environment. On a warm sunny day when I stop by this new Maryland Avenue shop, partners David King and Scott Mason are busy steaming jackets and adjusting beautifully constructed pants and coats, making sure every detail is right. (They seem to have… read more

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Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 04/18/10 at 01:24 PM

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