🌱 AACPL Features Hindu Festival + Restaurant Week + Shrimp Feast

Happy Thursday, neighbors! Let's start today off on an informed note. Here's what's going on today in town.

First, today's weather:

Cooler with periods of rain. High: 60, low: 46.

Here are the top 5 stories in Glen Burnie today:

1. AACPL invites the community to celebrate the Hindu festival of Holi. The event will feature a fun storytime and colorful craft on Saturday, March 19 at 11 a.m. at Glen Burnie Library. No
   registration necessary. For more details, please visit https://loom.ly/-x8lZnM. (AACPL)
2. Tickets are available for the 3rd Annual St. Patrick’s Day Bull and Shrimp Feast in Glen Burnie. The menu will include steamed shrimp and fried shrimp, pit turkey, beef and ham, fries, and much more! There will be lots of prize raffles (basket and cash). Click here to purchase tickets. (Google Events)
3. Annapolis Restaurant Week is set to start on Sunday, March 20. About 40 restaurants in the state capital will "spoil" foodies with seven days of great deals! "This is a popular time for people to explore both their favorite restaurants and a chance to try a restaurant that you might not have been to in a while," said Erik Evans, executive director of the Downtown Annapolis Partnership. (Patch)
4. Are you looking for new flavors to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day? Click on the link for a delicious holiday recipe of American Irish Stew. (tbrnewsmedia)
5. Anne Arundel County Police are continuing to investigate the shooting on 9th Street in Glen Burnie that left a 14 year old injured. According to the police, the teen was shot on his lower body and was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. (eyeonannapolis)

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Today in Glen Burnie:

• St. Patrick's Day Dance at La Fontaine Bleue. (7 p.m.)
• Wee-Sale Children's Consignment at Harundale Plaza. (9 a.m.)

From my notebook:

• "An 18-year-old high school student was shot in the leg Tuesday afternoon in front of Dunbar High School in East Baltimore. Police said the student was outside of the school when shot outside the school on Orleans Street." (wmar2news)
  
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Hospital Dr: "We need an estimate to redo front steps and a mailbox. Please share contact information. Thank you!" (Nextdoor)

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