Public Affairs
Eastern Shore Advocate and MD House Speaker Clayton Mitchell Dies at 83
The Baltimore Sun reports this morning that one of the Eastern Shore's most powerful advocates has passed away at his home in Kennedyville, … [Read More...]
- A Community Unites to Remember John Cassidy
- Easton Family YMCA to Host Community Candlelight Vigil
- One Man Dead, Suspect Charged after YMCA Stabbing
- A 2nd Quarter Conversation with Talbot County Council President Corey Pack
- Tornado Destroys Arena at Worthmore Equestrian Center by Marita Wilson
- John Ford to Retire from CBMM
Brevities
Mid-Shore Maritime: It Was the Best of Times and the Wurst of Times
Cruising season on the waters of the Chesapeake Bay has begun and one of our agents joined owners of Ranger Tugs and Cutwater boats for their 8th … [Read More...]
The Arts
Spy Review: Chesapeake Chamber Music Festival – Week Two
The second week of the Chesapeake Chamber Music Festival fortnight of concerts opened with “Love Story”—not to be confused with the cloyingly … [Read More...]
- Academy Art Museum Gala Celebrates 60th Anniversary in Derby Style
- Mid-Shore Arts: The Gift of Improvisation with Joe Holt
- Spy Minute: Tapping with Avalon’s 42nd Street
- Spy Review: The Broadway Jukebox by Steve Parks
- Mid-Shore Arts: Ian Ghent Will Pop Up in St. Michaels over Memorial Day Weekend
- Delmarva Review Fiction: American Dream by Mark Jacobs
Health
Channel Marker Cuts Ribbon on Regional Wellness Center
Channel Marker, Inc. has completed the final phase of its renovations of its 19,000-square foot Regional Wellness Center on Glebe Park Drive in … [Read More...]
Chesapeake Ecosystem
Large Summer ‘Dead Zone’ Forecast for Chesapeake Bay
Ecologists from the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science and the University of Michigan are forecasting a large Chesapeake Bay … [Read More...]
- CBF Report: The State of the Blueprint
- Chesapeake Report Card: Bay Health Decreased Last Year due to Rainfall but General Trend Improving
- ESLC Awarded Preservation Grant for Smokestack Repair at Phillips Packing House
- Pickering Creek… the Natural Choice by Tyler Redman
- 2018 Bay Health Score Drops as Massive Rains Increase Pollution
Mid-Shore Education
Talbot County Board Of Education Approves FY20 Budget
The Board of Education finalized and approved the school system’s 2019-2020 budget at a special meeting held on Thursday May 30, 2019. During their … [Read More...]
- Echo Hill Outdoor School’s Summer EXPLORE Programs Turn 40
- Bill Would Provide Protections To Student Loan Borrowers
- TCPS Announces 2019-2020 Teacher and Support Staff of the Year
- Kent School Kicks Off Campaign at 50th Anniversary Event
- Spy Time Machine: A Vincent Hynson Scholar in 2011 Plans for College and Career
Mid-Shore Food
Food Friday: Remembering Betsy Ross on Flag Day
I guess I was actually thinking about Barbara Fritchie. I am forgetting my fifth grade history lessons. Barbara Fritchie, was from Frederick, and the … [Read More...]
Mid-Shore Habitat
Habitat: The Work of Architect William Draper Brinckloe
I have a particular fondness for the “Period” style of American architecture from the early twentieth century. Partly as a reaction to the previous … [Read More...]
Senior Nation
Better to Wear Out Than Rust Out While Aging with Phil Burgess
For the last four years, the Senior Summit, an annual gathering for seniors, children of seniors, and caregivers on the Mid-Shore, has gone out of its … [Read More...]
- Talbot Community Connections Holds Fourth Annual Senior Summit on Aging – Phil Burgess to be Keynote Speaker
- A Fit Retirement with Janet Pfeffer: Anne Moran
- Senior Nation: Ask Irma on Leaving Independent Living Too Soon
- Acts Retirement-Life Communities and Integrace Complete Affiliation
- Senior Nation: Ellen Walbridge Turns 100
- Senior Nation: Ask Irma on When to Downsize
Arts Notes
Art Hunt Returns to St. Michaels
A summer tradition in St. Michaels, the Art Hunt is a scavenger hunt for artwork “hidden” in various businesses throughout town beginning July 1st … [Read More...]
- Maryland Historical Society Awards Brewington Book Prize to John C. North II
- Tred Avon Players Join Special Olympics Oxford Cardboard Boat Races June 22
- Wild Lines, Environmental Sculpture by Howard and Mary McCoy, at Adkins Arboretum
- Working Artists Forum Announces Artists for Waterfowl Festival 2019
- Juneteenth Celebration to Feature Street Concert Highlighting History of Black Music
- Sujata Massey Talks About Her Acclaimed Novels of India
Ecosystem Notes and Events
ShoreRivers holds Restoration Project Tour and Ribbon Cutting
ShoreRivers recently conducted a Restoration Project Tour for state and local government staff, board members, contractors, project funders, and major … [Read More...]
Education Notes
Taylor Meredith is Easton High/Ben Franklin Artist of the Month for May
Easton High Senior Taylor Meredith has been recognized as the Ben Franklin Artist of the Month for May. “Taylor excels in drawing, painting and … [Read More...]
- The Gunston School Celebrates 108th Commencement
- Golfers Raise $43K to Support Benedictine at DC/Baltimore Charity Golf Tournament
- Tilghman Watermen’s Museum Awards Scholarships
- Eastern Shore Food Lab Director Bill Schindler to Speak at Aspen Institute Event
- Chesapeake College’s Melina Baer to Speak at TACL Meeting June 5
- Wye River Upper School Students Create Mural in Rock Hall
Health Notes
Shore Kids Camp for Children with Type 1 Diabetes Set for July 8-11
Summer camps for children abound on Maryland’s Mid-Shore. For many local children with Type 1 diabetes, however, enrollment in most summer camps is … [Read More...]
- Talbot Hospice Launches Truck Raffle
- Talbot Hospice Presents 4th Annual Outreach – Death is But a Dream
- Anne Arundel Medical Center’s Pavilion in Easton Open
- Free Seminar on Creating a Will Set for June 18
- UM CMG – Primary Care Announces Addition of Hope Honigsberg, FNP
- Governor Hogan Signs HB 829 to Benefit Mental Health Billing
Town & County Notes
Watch Log Canoe Races Aboard Winnie Estelle
Join the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum aboard the 1920 buyboat Winnie Estelle this summer for an up-close and personal view of the Chesapeake … [Read More...]
Senior Nation Notes
Helen Crow Celebrates 100th Birthday at Dixon House
Born in rural Ohio, Helen Crow of Easton was always physically active. Her father, a builder, was also a physically active person. Helen recalls doing … [Read More...]
- Londonderry Hosts Community Hoe Down
- Comfort Keepers Centenarian Celebration May 14
- Londonderry Welcomes New Executive Chef, Chelsea Coombs
- Maryland Community for Life℠ – Talbot Hosted Innovations in Aging Presentation
- Five Champion Trees Recognized at Londonderry on the Tred Avon
- Londonderry on the Tred Avon Celebrates the Holiday Season
Mid-Shore Commerce
Bountiful, Jamie Merida Interiors Announce Move to Gateway to Easton
The Bountiful Interiors family of brands has announced the acquisition of a 16,000 square foot building located at the corner of U.S. Route 50 and … [Read More...]
- Chesapeake Blooms Blossoms in Downtown Easton
- Silver Linings Gifts “Pearls of Promise” for Ninth Year
- Trade Whims: “Whatever the Wind Blows In” by Jenn Martella
- Lamotte Company Honored By World Trade Center Institute
- Pretty Cool: Mid-Shore’s David LaMotte to Receive Maryland International Business Leadership Award
Maryland 3.0
Maryland 3.0: The Long View from Main Street Cambridge
From a variety of perspectives, the growing awareness on the Mid-Shore that Cambridge has become a hot foodie destination should make anyone involved … [Read More...]
- Maryland 3.0: The Award Winning Inspiration of Plum Dragon Herbs
- Maryland 3.0: Checking in with KRM’s Bryan Matthews
- Maryland 3.0: A New Kind of Garage for the Car Lovers of the Mid-Shore
- Legal Marijuana Arrives on the Shore: Meet Ash + Paige of Centreville
- Maryland 3.0: LaMotte Chemical Hits Paydirt
- Making it Work on the Shore: Reinventing Downtown Easton with Ross Benincasa
Maryland Politics & Policy
Talbot Democratic Women Celebrate Year of Service
U.S. Congressman Jamie Raskin. D-MD keynoted the Talbot County Democratic Women's Club at their June 2019 Annual Meeting held at the Democratic … [Read More...]
- Harris Supports Decision to End Inappropriate Use of Human Fetal Tissue in Research
- Congressman Andy Harris Joins 57 GOP Lawmakers to Vote Against Disaster Aid Bill
- Talbot Dems Rally with Congressman Cummings
- Congressman Harris Announces Military Academy Resource Forums for Maryland’s First District
- Federal REAL ID Implementation will Prompt Recall of Driver’s Licenses and ID Cards
Columnist Howard Freedlander
Out and About (Sort of): Ethics on the Edge by Howard Freedlander
After revelations in recent months of gross ethical lapses by board members at the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS), eliciting strong condemnation by the governor and legislative leaders, the system has instituted a new conflict-of-interest policy that doesn’t go far enough in eliminating potential corruption.
This policy, effective July 1, is to be adopted […]
- Out and About (Sort of): Anguishing Anniversary by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Paying Homage by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Bedside Manner 2.0 by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of) Family Feeds Land Carefully by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Bedside Manner by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Preserve Daily Presence by Howard Freedlander
Columnist Craig Fuller
Power of Community by Craig Fuller
Living in Easton, there are constant reminders of the value a community provides. The value flows from the people, the relationships, the culture and … [Read More...]
Columnist George Merrill
Of Geese and Golden Eggs by George Merrill
Early spring this year, we put in a new lawn. It lies between the porch and the creek. One morning, from the porch I saw two geese standing on the … [Read More...]
Columnist David Montgomery
$2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan Opens the Door for Boondoggles by David Montgomery
If reports that President Trump will recommend $2 trillion in infrastructure spending are true, he is once again putting himself in very bad company. … [Read More...]
- President Trump is Once Again Worrying his Supporters and Feeding his Critics by David Montgomery
- Howard Schultz’s Special American Latte by David Montgomery
- Never Interrupt When They are Making a Mistake by David Montgomery
- White Nationalism by David Montgomery
- Green New Deal: An Economist’s Perspective by David Montgomery
- Trump, Mattis and Syria by David Montgomery
Columnist Angela Rieck
Our Time by Angela Rieck
Our Time It is disheartening to see the current presidential landscape. Both the Republican and Democratic front runners are senior … [Read More...]
Columnist Al Sikes
Identity Politics by Al Sikes
Identity politics! Let’s see, I am pro-choice or pro-life and therefore a Democrat or Republican. Unstated: I am willing to suspend disbelief as long as I identify with a candidate or a Party on a visceral level. And today, there is nothing more visceral than the legal boundaries of abortion law.
Political parties respond. Data […]
Op-Ed
Two Weeks Out, Here’s What We Need to See in the Early Democratic Debates by J.E. Dean
The first national debates among 2020 Democratic candidates will take place on June 26 and 27 in Miami (televised on NBC, MSNBC and Telemundo). The … [Read More...]
Letters to the Editor
Letter to Editor Get Ready for Oxford’s Cardboard Boat Race
The Cardboard Boat Race, as it has in the past 30 years, will commence on the Saturday after Fathers Day in June. This year that date falls on June … [Read More...]
- Letter to the Editor: Conversations With Charity and Civility
- Letter to the Spy Publisher: A Response from David Montgomery
- Letter to Editor: Jay Jacobs Got it Right with “War on the Shore” Report Description
- Letter to Editor: Harris’ Vote Weakens Pre-Existing Condition Protection
- Letter to Editor: Harris Votes Correctly to Potentially Lower Future Generic Drug Prices
- Letter to Editor: Trust the Chesapeake Bay Foundation? Not!
