🌱 18 Rescued In Annapolis Condo Fire + Mayoral Army/Navy Bet

Happy Saturday, Annapolis! Start your weekend off right with today's edition of the Annapolis Daily.

First, today's weather:

Increasingly windy. High: 67 Low: 41.

Here are the top stories in Annapolis today:

1. Watch: Mayoral Bet Returns Ahead Of Army-Navy Game (Annapolis Patch)
2. Firefighters Rescue 18 From High-Rise Condo Fire In Annapolis (CBS Baltimore)
3. Annual holiday open house at Government House in Annapolis returns this weekend with cookies and hot wassail (Capital Gazette)
4. Annapolis Receives $200K Grant For Upgrades To "Robert Eades Park" On Clay Street (Bay Net)
5. Vaccinate Your Kids At Anne Arundel Schools Starting Tuesday (Annapolis Patch)

Today in Annapolis:

• 2021 Jingle Bell Run - Solomon's Island, MD (8:00 AM)
• A Lego master BricksMas (9:00 AM)
• Festive Holiday Tea & Floral Arranging Workshop (9:30 AM)
• Divorce Is NOT For Cowards: Ten Tips From a Divorce Coach (11:00 AM)
• Annapolis: An American Story (11:00 AM)
• 2021 Great Lisbon FARMERS FEED THE HUNGRY Christmas Parade!!! (12:00 PM)
• The More You Snow - Maryland State Parks (3:00 PM)
• 2021 Eastport Yacht Club Lights Parade (6:00 PM)
• Ballet Theatre of Maryland presents "The Nutcracker" (7:00 PM)
• Unity Bands Birthday Bash Fundraiser for COVID-19 Response and Research (8:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• United States Naval Academy: "🏈 We've done it before... let's #DoItAgain. #BeatArmy" (Facebook)
• Visit Annapolis: "Get up to date with all things Army/Navy Football with this blog from the United States Naval Academy Tourism! Kick off is at 3 PM. #GoNavy #BeatArmy https://navalacademytourism.com/blog/army-navy-game" (Facebook)
• Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS): "Annapolis High School - Studio 1 and Foundations art students recreated a famous art history painting on to their classroom stool, as part of Ms. Jackman’s “art with a purpose” unit." (Facebook)
• National Park Service Chesapeake Bay: "Do you prefer to stay inside when it gets chilly? We don't blame you! #FindYourChesapeake from the comfort of your home with these virtual trip ideas!" (Facebook)
• Anne Arundel County Department of Recreation and Parks: "Congratulations to our Director, Jessica Leys and her panel for a successful presentation at the Maryland Association of Counties Winter Conference. New Tech for Parks and Rec: Rebooting Public Spaces https://conduitstreet.mdcounties.org..." (Facebook)

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You're officially in the loop for today! See you all Monday for another update.

— Gabby DeBenedictis

About me: Hi! I'm a "roving editor" at Patch and am filling in for your typical editor, Jacob Baumgart, today.