NEWS
By JoAnna Daemmrich and JoAnna Daemmrich,Staff Writer | February 4, 1993
Truffles, the popular Annapolis eatery known for its sinfully sweet desserts, closed this week, the latest victim of the economic downturn on West Street.Michelle O'Brien, owner of the quaint, upscale restaurant at 50 West St., said yesterday that her business was struggling because of poor parking and the growing number of empty shops in the first block of the street."The problem on West Street, as you know, is half the places are vacant on the block," she said.Truffles is one of at least four shops to leave Inner West Street in recent months.
NEWS
By Dan Thanh Dang and Dan Thanh Dang,SUN STAFF | August 19, 1997
Driving on West Street in Annapolis could be safer.That's the conclusion of the Annapolis City Police Department after a yearlong study found that 10 percent of the city's auto accidents occur on the stretch of that road from Legion Avenue to the city-county line near Route 2.Beginning tomorrow, city police will set up digital display boards to inform motorists how fast they are driving.If that doesn't make people slow down and drive more safely, be prepared to be ticketed, police warn."This is the first time we've tried to educate people first," said Lt. T. J. Harrington, commander of the newly launched West Street Accident Suppression Project.
NEWS
By JoAnna Daemmrich and JoAnna Daemmrich,Staff writer | April 19, 1992
"West Street Story," a story in the Sunday edition of the Anne Arundel County Sun on prostitution in Annapolis, contained an incorrect statistic.Forty-three arrests have been made, 32 of which have beenagainst men charged with solicitation.In the shadowy light of a street lamp on Annapolis' West Street, a young woman in faded jeans and a neon jacket walks slowly back and forth.Two men saunter past her and stare. Cars stop at the corneras men peer out the windows, or speed up, the drivers looking straight ahead.
NEWS
By S. Mitra Kalita and S. Mitra Kalita,SUN STAFF | July 31, 1996
Business owners and urban design consultants urged the Annapolis City Council last night to increase spending on streetscape improvements for the ailing West Street corridor.Preliminary designs for revitalization of the area show costs may run between $7 million and $10 million, Faux Group designers told the council and a neighborhood advisory committee.The council allotted $3.2 million in its capital budget for the project.The designs -- which include the addition of a traffic circle at the intersection of West Street, Taylor Avenue and Spa Road -- depict West Street as a bustling business district and cultural community.
NEWS
May 30, 1996
EVEN ON A soggy Memorial Day weekend, the shops and restaurants along Annapolis' Main Street and City Dock bustled with activity. To visitors who have not visited the state capital for a while, the commercial vitality in this section of town may be surprising. New merchants fill old vacancies. Some long-time businesses have spruced up facades. Diners pack "sidewalk cafes." It's the kind of healthy commercial environment that the Annapolis' city government has long hoped to create along West Street, beyond State and Church circles.
NEWS
By BRADLEY OLSON and BRADLEY OLSON,SUN REPORTER | February 10, 2006
Two Annapolis city council members are seeking to limit the density of developments along the outer West Street corridor, where major office and residential projects are fast overshadowing older homes and storefronts. Prompted by concerns that the thoroughfare is being overdeveloped, Aldermen Josh Cohen and Samuel E. Shropshire have proposed an ordinance that will seek to limit the density of multifamily developments to 35 units per acre, a 20 percent reduction from current standards. This latest proposal comes as two major projects begin to take shape at West Street and Spa Road: a headquarters for Severn Savings Bank, and the $200 million Park Place development, which will include a Westin Hotel, offices, condominiums and shops.