Maryland: Sarah Flynn

Yes Annapolitans, there is yet another candidate for mayor--Business owner and former US Navy officer Laurie Sears Deppa will announce her candidacy for the Democratic nomination for mayor of Annapolis at the Federal House, 22 Market Space, Annapolis on Tuesday, July 21, 5 to 7 p.m. For more information see lauriesearsdeppa.com
We hope to speak with her soon and she has already been invited to our July 28th debate.

Wednesday, July 22, 6:30 p.m. (doors open between 5:45 and 6 p.m.), Mayoral Candidates Forum sponsored by the Housing Authority of the City of Annapolis (HACA). Eastport Community Center, 1014 Madison St.

Okay-that headline got your attention. Shades of Watergate....just across the creek from Watergate Apartments...Actually, what happened was that on Saturday morning, the Breakfast with Dems crowd found itself locked out of the club on State Street in Eastport and certain Democratic stalwarts were discussing--perhaps seriously, perhaps in jest, of possibly breaking in the club which was scheduled to host the breakfast. Well, the rain came and it poured and the 25 or 30 folks that gathered huddled under umbrellas, under the tiny porch and underneath their car's hatchbacks. Featured speaker Gil Renaut, in respect to those huddled under umbrellas, made his remarks mercifully brief.

The Annapolis Democratic Central Committee will hold its fourth and final Breakfast with Dems on Saturday, June 20 for voters to meet with Democratic candidates for mayor and City Council from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at the Eastport Democratic Club, 525 State Street in Eastport. Breakfast costs $3. This week's event features mayoral candidate Gil Renaut and aldermanic candidates Mathew Silverman from Ward 5 and Ross Arnett for re-election from Ward 8. The candidates will present their views and be available for questions. No reservations are necessary. For more information contact Chairman Nick Berry at 410-263-1139 or

• Sunday, June 7 - 4th Annual District 30 Democratic Club Poolside Cookout and Fundraiser, 2 to 5 p.m., home of Sarah Flynn and David Prosten, 3120 Munz Drive, Annapolis, With Speaker Mike Busch, Senator John Astle, Delegate Virginia Clagett, Anne Arundel County Sheriff Ron Bateman, Annapolis Mayor Ellen Moyer, Mayoral candidates County Councilman Josh Cohen, Trudy McFall, Zina Pierre, Alderman Sam Shropshire and others Members of Annapolis City Council, Representatives John Sarbanes and Frank Kratovil, and other elected officials and candidates. Admission (payable at the door): $25 for paid-up members of the club, $40 (the extra $15 makes you a member) for all others, and $5 for children.