in this section | Politics & Opinion | Health & Fitness | Business Anne Arundel County Bridal Guide Northeast Girls ECRWSS Bridal It’s ‘80s Night! US POSTAGE Everything you need to Basketball PAID Guide2019 We’ve got details on the PBA’s know for planning a wedding Eagles take down PERMIT NO. 546 in Anne Arundel County. upcoming spring fundraiser. Chesapeake, 45-43. Millersville, MD �� �� Page A5 �� Inside Page B1 FREE The Voice Media Inc. Severna Park Voice • Pasadena Voice 1 CMYK 12 BASE--11.00DX8.75W TRIM-- Pasadena VoicE PROUDLY SERVING THE COMMUNITY PASADENA, MD FE BRUARY 20, 2019 A1 Time To Vote For The Worldwide Night To Shine Tradition Best Of Pasadena! Touches The Lives Of Local Families he Voice wants to for at least 10 categories know which busi- for the ballot to be valid. Tnesses, restaurants, If you are nominating a By Dylan Roche shining example of the services and venues in business that has multiple [email protected] support that families Greater Pasadena have locations, please specify like hers have in the become your favorites over the exact location you magine stepping out community. “When the past year. It’s simple are nominating. of a limousine onto you go into places in — just fill out the survey - Entries should be Ia red carpet to the the community with and return it to the Voice mailed to Pasadena Voice, sound of a cheering, disabled children, you’re by Friday, April 5. We P.O. Box 177, Pasadena, applauding crowd. You different; this particu- will then tally all the votes Maryland, 21123, or hand- enter a dance hall where lar event is designed for and announce this year’s delivered to our office at there are decorations, children like them and winners in our April 18 1511 Ritchie Highway, Suite music, food and other it gives them a sense of edition. You may also cast 304, in Arnold. luxuries just for you and belonging,” she said. your ballot by voting on- a hundred other guests FAITH in Glen line at www.pasadenavoice. The Dates who, like you, have Burnie was one of 10 com/bestofpasadena. Deadline for entry is spent much of their churches in Maryland Friday, April 5. All entries lives on the fringes. and the only one in The Rules must be received by close That’s a major part Anne Arundel County Photo by Stephanie Mennell Photography - Nominees must be lo- of business on April 5 to of what makes Night to participate in Night cated within the Pasadena be counted. We will print a to Shine so special. The to Shine, which is spon- Voice distribution area zip reminder in the March 21 worldwide prom-style sored by the Tim Tebow codes — 21122 (Pasadena), issue of The Voice, and the event for young people Foundation. More than of the event for two years, Geared toward young people 21056 (Gibson Island) and winners will be announced with special needs, 100 guests — some of sees FAITH’s participation as ages 14 and older, the event 21226 (Curtis Bay). in the April 18 issue. which took place this whom came from as far a Night to Shine host church matches each guest with a - Entries must be made Winning businesses, year on Friday, Febru- as Pennsylvania and as a way to provide families a volunteer buddy who escorts on original newsprint - organizations, services ary 8, cultivates an Virginia — were treated home where they can be loved him or her throughout the no photocopies, faxes, and venues will receive a atmosphere of support, by more than 250 vol- year-round. “I’ve grown up evening. When they arrive, scans or emails - and custom-designed window love and celebration. unteers to an evening with special-needs people in guests receive a corsage or must be mailed or hand- sticker designating their For Heather Ferguson, a out with photo shoots, my life,” she said. “It’s near and boutonniere, then girls are delivered to the Voice (one Best of Pasadena status. Pasadena mother whose limo rides, a red-carpet dear to my heart, and this is an treated to hair and makeup entry per household). Thank you for your par- two sons with dis- arrival and dancing. awesome ministry. I want them pampering while boys get their - Dropping off or mailing ticipation. We look forward abilities attended this Deanna Lechow- to feel special, and I want to see shoes shined. Afterward, they of multiple ballots will to announcing the winners year’s Anne Arundel icz, who has been the the excitement on their faces. It have a photo shoot against a not be accepted. Voters you select! County event, it’s a volunteer chairperson makes my heart so overjoyed.” » Continued on A6 must fill in nominations » Cast your votes on A6 Pittman Anne Arundel May Soon Regulate Short-Term Rentals By Zach Sparks released in January by Airb- change I could see.” Plans New [email protected] nb, Anne Arundel County Matt Hetrick lists four had 48,700 arrivals that properties on Airbnb includ- t sounds like the plot of paid a collective $7.8 mil- ing a loft over Main Street Budget a slapstick comedy film lion to hosts during 2018. in Annapolis that was I— a group of people rent Of Maryland’s 24 jurisdic- booked 351 times between a home for the weekend and tions, only Baltimore City June 2015 and January Hearing invite more than 100 guests ($14.9 million), Montgomery 2019. He would welcome to a party that gets so rowdy County ($11.3 million) and fair regulations and zon- Format that police are called three Prince George’s County ($9.4 ing discussions, but he times, and when the cruis- million) had more. The next thinks laws limiting the By Zach Sparks ers arrive, the partiers all closest, Garrett County, ac- frequency of rentals in Anne zach @pasadenavoice.com rush to their cars and create counted for $2 million. Arundel County would be a bottleneck at a spot they Carol Shepard lists her detrimental. ike walking into a mistake for Riviera Beach home on “I think if someone is store” — that’s how the com- Short-term rentals, like this Arnold home owned by Timothy Airbnb. From September upset about their neighbor “LCounty Executive munity exit. Mewmaw, allow people to visit Anne Arundel County at an 2016 to mid-February 2019, or a party, that’s not the Steuart Pittman described Except affordable rate, but some neighbors are worried about guests. her home was booked 191 best way to do it,” Hetrick the new town hall budget this was times. She is in favor of said. “I find it counter to the meeting process. Instead of not a fictional scenario and the sites like HomeAway, VRBO, some reasonable restric- spirit of entrepreneurship choosing between a new pair Severna Park neighbors did FlipKey and the most tions but believes it’s up to and to the idea of introduc- of athletic shoes and a crock- not laugh when they heard popular, Airbnb, which all the homeowner to enforce ing guests to our county pot, Anne Arundel County the raucous noise and saw allow people to rent out rules that keep guests from and our city. The people are residents will voice their cars speeding through the their property on a short- disturbing neighbors. vibrant and they come from preference between salary Kensington community on term basis. “Airbnb doesn’t come all over the country. They’re raises, community amenities July 4, 2018. That business has become to my house to make sure coming for a wedding or to and road improvements while Now, some people are lucrative for some home- it’s fireproof and it’s safe,” visit the Naval Academy. also supporting or opposing advocating regulations on owners. According to data Shepard said. “That’s one There is a longstanding the tax hikes that may fund tradition of renting out those items. homes during Commis- Voters opted for a referen- sioning Week.” dum in 2016 that required How Soup-erb: 10th Crab Soup Cook-Off Timothy Mewmaw uses the county executive to hold Airbnb to list a detached at least two public budget bedroom in Arnold. Since hearings prior to finalizing Expected To Be The Rotary’s Best Yet April 2017, he’s hosted 185 the initial proposal on May times. Both he and Hetrick 1. Pittman is expanding that By Zach Sparks vide more than 1,700 third- Bahama Mike’s, the agreed that homeowners requirement so that each zach @pasadenavoice.com graders with dictionaries? The Greene Turtle, Kim should take responsibil- council district will have a answer: a whole lot. Ward of Angel’s Food ity for setting house rules, meeting. Northeast High ow many 3-ounce cups The Lake Shore-Severna Market, Bella Napoli and the site’s rating system School will host the Pasadena of crab soup does it Park Rotary Club is inviting Italian Restaurant, alerts users about noncom- event on Tuesday, March 12, Htake to help send six the public to its annual crab and Founders Tavern pliant guests and bad hosts. » Continued on A4 students to college and to pro- soup cook-off, where they can and Grille. “I fail to see how restric- taste the area’s best cream Ten years ago, Ro- tions would address some- of crab and Maryland crab tarian Larry Sanders one being a rambunctious soups, vote for their favorites, coined the idea for neighbor, but I agree it is and support Pasadena and a Rotary crab soup a concern,” Mewmaw said. Inside Severna Park’s youth.