Former Mayor Michael Pantelides

Former Mayor Michael Pantelides Michael Pantelides is the 136th Mayor of Annapolis, MD

City Motto: Vixi Liber Et Moriar Mike Pantelides became the Mayor of Annapolis in December 2013.

During his time in office, Mayor Pantelides succeeded in improving public safety, stopping over development, helping the businesses community, fixing the city's budget to avoid tax rate increases, and creating an open and transparent government. He is a 3rd generation Annapolitan and lives in the city with his wife Alexandra and son Luca John. As a lifelong resident, Mike ran for Mayor because he

couldn’t stand to see how the city was being mismanaged and wasted your money. He has many accomplishments. Some legacy projects include building the Annapolis Renewable Energy Park, creating a plan to fix flooding, and the first Mayor to inspect public housing. He credits his success by bringing the community together and working in a bi-partisan fashion to help Annapolis. The Annapolis Renewable Energy Park is an award-winning solar energy park on the city's closed landfill with 54,000 solar panels; it created green jobs and will produce $4M revenue for the city over 20 years with no cost to the taxpayers. (https://solarflexrack.com/solar-flexrack-installed-in-the-2018-silver-project-of-the-year-winner-annapolis-solar-park/). For the first time in the city's history Mike created a comprehensive plan to fix flooding and successfully secured $1million in funding from state agencies. The city inspected all rental properties with the exception of those owned by the Housing Authority. This led to an unsafe and unequal living condition that Mike learned about by going door to door. 90% of residents are African American fixing this wasn’t just a legal issue, but a moral and civil rights issue. Mike demanded that they were inspected. After multiple inspections 2,500 violations were found. He successfully worked to fix many problems and held HACA accountable. Mike made public safety a priority from his first day in office. He was able to have the Annapolis Fire Department upgraded to a Class 1 Department and honor only 2 cities in Maryland have. Listening to the community with input from officers he implemented the city's first body camera program and started a community policing initiative. Mike is active in the community on many levels. He was appointed to serve on Governor Larry Hogan’s Workforce Development Board. He was also a board member of the 21st Century Education Foundation, the Annapolis and Anne Arundel County Visitors Bureau, Part of County Executive’s Opioid Task Force, the Legislative Committee for the Maryland Municipal League, and is the past Vice Chair of the Baltimore Regional Transit board. Mayor Pantelides is also an Eagle Scout.

🗳️ City Election Results 🗳️First, a big thank you to everyone who came out to vote and to all of the candidates. Running...
09/29/2025

🗳️ City Election Results 🗳️

First, a big thank you to everyone who came out to vote and to all of the candidates. Running for office is never easy. It takes time, money, energy, and the courage to put yourself out there. Whether you won or lost, you should be proud for stepping up to serve our community. 👏

I know firsthand what it’s like to knock on hundreds of doors, spend thousands of dollars of your own money, and still come up short. It’s tough. But it’s also very rewarding because you meet amazing people, visit places in the city you may have never seen, and walk away with experiences that make you stronger. 💪

Over the next few weeks, I’ll be sharing posts on important city issues and asking for your opinion. Some of the big topics on my list include:

🏗️ Redeveloping City Dock
⚖️ The HACA racial discrimination lawsuit
💰 Out-of-control spending and massive tax increases
🏘️ Development and how it shapes our neighborhoods
🚓 Public safety and how we can make our community safer for everyone

👉 I’d love to hear from you: what local issues do you want me to cover? Drop your thoughts in the comments ⬇️ or vote in one of the polls I’ll be posting soon.

Once again, thank you to every candidate who ran. You make our democracy stronger, and our community better for it.
https://www.annapolis.gov/civicalerts.aspx?AID=2017

 

Happy Easter! He is Risen!
04/23/2025

Happy Easter! He is Risen!

I got a notification that it has been 284 days since I last posted. We had a great year enjoying time as a family with a...
04/13/2024

I got a notification that it has been 284 days since I last posted. We had a great year enjoying time as a family with a lot of big milestones. I turned 40 and Alexandra and I celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary. Luca is growing so fast and will be 4 1/2 next month! Time flies when you're having fun, and I couldn't be more blessed to have such a loving family by my side.

Annapolis will celebrate the 4th of July with an evening parade, that starts at 6:30 PM on Amos Garrett Boulevard and pr...
07/04/2023

Annapolis will celebrate the 4th of July with an evening parade, that starts at 6:30 PM on Amos Garrett Boulevard and proceeds along West Street, around Church Circle, and down Main Street.

At 8 PM, the Salvation Army Band performs patriotic music at City Dock.

At 9:15 PM, The fireworks start.

Happy Mother’s Day to my amazing wife Alexandra!
05/15/2023

Happy Mother’s Day to my amazing wife Alexandra!

04/21/2023

Annapolis Encourages Residents to Safely Dispose Prescription Drugs

Never flush old prescription medicine it is bad for the environment. You can drop them off at The Annapolis Police Headquarters 199 Taylor Ave. Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm.

Annapolis, MD (April 21, 2023) - The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) “National Prescription Drug Take Back Day” is on Saturday, April 22, 2023. The DEA’s initiative is an annual event that aims to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the public about the potential for abuse of medications.

Pharmaceutical drugs can be just as dangerous as street drugs when taken without a prescription or doctor’s supervision.

There was an approximately 21 percent drop in total overdoses in the City of Annapolis in 2022. Overdose deaths fell 12 percent. Narcan was administered by either family, friends, community advocates, or public safety personnel for 71 percent of all overdoses. Additionally, the City had 40 Safe Station visits. To view the City’s overdose data, visit the ODFree Dashboard:

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FIREWORKS POSTPONED - the City of Annapolis has moved New Year's Eve fireworks from Saturday night to Sunday evening (Ne...
12/29/2022

FIREWORKS POSTPONED - the City of Annapolis has moved New Year's Eve fireworks from Saturday night to Sunday evening (New Year's Day) due to rainy and gusty winds in the forecast throughout Saturday.

FIREWORKS POSTPONED - the City of Annapolis has moved New Year's Eve fireworks from Saturday night to Sunday evening (New Year's Day) due to rainy and gusty winds in the forecast throughout Saturday.

Come out at 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 1 to see ALL of the fireworks go off (two shows in one - it's going to be HUGE!).

The family-friendly outdoor performances at City Dock on Saturday are being canceled due to the inclement weather.

More details here: https://www.annapolis.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1540

Wishing you a very merry Christmas and a happy holiday season from The Pantelides family!
12/23/2022

Wishing you a very merry Christmas and a happy holiday season from The Pantelides family!

Happy Hanukkah
12/19/2022

Happy Hanukkah

Happy Birthday to my amazing wife Alexandra!
12/01/2022

Happy Birthday to my amazing wife Alexandra!

This week Luca turned 3! We had such a great time celebrating. Daddy and Mommy love you very much.
11/20/2022

This week Luca turned 3! We had such a great time celebrating. Daddy and Mommy love you very much.

This week Luca turned 3! We had such a great time celebrating. Daddy and Mommy love you very much.
11/20/2022

This week Luca turned 3! We had such a great time celebrating. Daddy and Mommy love you very much.

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