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June 19, 2025

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Public Affairs

No Kings in Easton: Hundreds Peacefully Protest against President Donald Trump

Just like more than 1,000 other communities throughout the United States, Easton took part in the non-violent day of protest called "No Kings" on ... [Continue Story]

  • How Did the Mid-Shore Community Foundation Donate almost $4 Million for the new Regional Hospital?
  • Talbot County Repeals DEI Language to Ensure Airport Work Continues
  • Oh Never Mind: Homeland Security Removes Talbot and QAC from Sanctuary List
  • Talbot County Named a “Sanctuary Jurisdiction” by Trump Administration
  • County Council Highlights: FY2026 Budget Approved
  • Easton Council Highlights: A Changing of the Guard

Spy Highlights

From and Fuller: The Los Angeles Protests and the Rise of Gavin Newsom

Every Thursday, the Spy hosts a conversation with Al From and Craig Fuller on the most topical political news of the moment. This week, From and Fuller discuss Donald Trump’s decision to send National Guard units to Los Angeles against the wishes of California Governor Gavin Newsom and LA Mayor Karen Bass to protect Immigration […]

  • Maryland Caucus with Foxwell and Mitchell: Moore Budget Cuts and LA Protests Impact on MD Politics
  • From and Fuller: The GOP Senate’s Big Beautiful Problem and Elon Musk Leaves the Building
  • Publisher Note: Just Once for the Talbot Spy in 2025
  • Maryland Caucus: Mid-Shore “Sanctuary” FUBAR and Wes Moore’s Trip to South Carolina
  • Saying Goodbye to the Idlewild Tiles
  • From and Fuller: Trump’s Beautiful Bill in the Senate and Presidential Pardons

The Arts and Local Design

Spy Review: Two Mid-Shore Classical Music Celebrations by Steve Parks

It’s hard to say whether the current musicians who play under the celebrated banner of the Juilliard String Quartet are more in demand as virtuoso ... [Continue Story]

  • Spy Review: Steve Lowe’s “Salted Limes” Delivers a Taste of Eastern Shore Life
  • Spy Concert Review: National Music Festival Opening Night by Steve Parks
  • The Spy’s Laura Oliver Returns to the Avalon June 4th with More Stories
  • Just in Time: The Juilliard String Quartet Comes to the Mid-Shore in June
  • Chesapeake Music Celebrates its 40th Year Anniversary—A Time for Reflection and Celebration By Maria Grant
  • Spy Review: New Singer/Songwriter Night at Foxy’s by Mark Pelavin

Chesapeake Ecosystem

FEMA Cancels $1 Billion for Flood Prevention Projects in Chesapeake Bay Region

As Crisfield Mayor Darlene Taylor sees it, the low-lying Maryland town has no future unless it can hold back rising water. Computer models suggest ... [Continue Story]

  • Intense Maryland Energy Debates in Annapolis Fill a Single Afternoon
  • Md. leads in carbon emissions reductions – Maryland Matters
  • Maryland Levies Fines on Perdue, Valley Proteins for Environmental Violations
  • Bay Climate Adaptation: The TNC Guide in Finding the Money for Major Infrastructure Change
  • Mid-Shore Arts Plein Air Easton and ESLC Pair Up to Promote Land Conservation
  • Wild-Caught Chesapeake Blue Catfish Phenomenon Booming: Thank Goodness

Maryland News

Amid High Energy Bills, Moore Touts $19 Million in Ratepayer Relief From Exelon

The parent company of BGE, Pepco and Delmarva Power will distribute $19 million to help its low- and middle-income customers in Maryland pay their ... [Continue Story]

  • Embattled DJS Secretary Vincent Schiraldi Steps Down
  • Potential 2028 Presidential Hopefuls Moore, Walz Steal Show at South Carolina Democratic Weekend
  • Andy Harris stands alone as “Present” for vote on Budget Reconciliation Bill
  • Moore Signs Two Energy Bills as June Rate Hikes Loom
  • Banker, Blast Owner Ed Hale Preparing a 2026 Challenge to Wes Moore

Health

Let’s Talk About It with Beth Anne Dorman: Mental Health, Parents and Adolescence

This month, Beth Anne Dorman, CEO of For All Seasons, explores the profound challenges parents face as their children enter adolescence. While ... [Continue Story]

  • Let’s Talk About It with Beth Anne Dorman: For All Seasons in All Seasons
  • Let’s Talk about It: Dare to Lead Training Shapes Mid-Shore Leaders with For All Seasons Beth Anne Dorman
  • Mid-Shore Health: Getting to the Heart of Heart Disease with Dr. Ian Davis
  • Let’s Talk About It: A Different kind of Valentine with For All Seasons CEO Beth Anne Dorman
  • Mid-Shore Health: The role of forensic nursing with survivors of sexual and physical assault

Education

MD Senate Panel’s vote on Blueprint bill straddles House, Administration Versions

A Senate committee advanced parts of Maryland’s sweeping education reform plan Friday, splitting the difference between versions of the bill advanced ... [Continue Story]

  • Wood Foundation awards $100K grant to Radcliffe Creek School
  • Morgan State professor fined for presenting himself as licensed architect
  • Slight increases on Maryland’s annual report card, but changes could be coming
  • Radcliffe Creek School awarded grant to support students with ADHD and anxiety
  • Spy-WHCP Check in with Dorchester Schools Superintendent Jymil Thompson

Food & Garden Highlights

Wine of the Week: Verdicchio Di Matelica DOC

Ciao Tutti! This weekend, we will taste a new wine to our collection, the Verdicchio Di Matelica DOC ($19.50, 13% ABV) from the Societa Agricola ... [Continue Story]

  • Adkins Arboretum Mystery Tuesday: Guess the Photo!
  • Wine of the Week: La Lupinella Superiore DOCG
  • Adkins Arboretum’s Mystery Monday: Guess the Photo!
  • Wine of the Week: Langhe Nas-Cetta del Commune di Novello 2021
  • What’s Native? The Battle over Been Here/Come Here By Nancy Taylor Robson

Brevities

In Praise of Fireflies by Katherine Emery General

My social media algorithm is filled with kindergarten teacher posts, environmental studies, gardening, farming, reading, books, and cooking, ... [Continue Story]

  • Agent 86 Reconnaissance Footage: A Spy in New York
  • Talbot Historical Society Project Rewind: Saints Peter and Paul Opens New School
  • Positive Action by Katherine Emery General
  • Talbot Historical Society Project Rewind: A New Business in the County
  • Talbot Historical Society Project Rewind: Everything Needed for Building
  • Rocky Mountain High by Katherine Emery General

Commerce

Richard Bodorff named Chair of Maryland Public Broadcasting Commission

Edward H. Kaplan, since 2007 the chair of the Maryland Public Broadcasting Commission, will retire from that post effective June 30, 2025.  Governor ... [Continue Story]

  • Easton Utilities Welcomes Summer Interns
  • The Blue Crab Opens in St. Michaels Under New Ownership
  • The Blue Crab Opens in St. Michaels Under New Ownership
  • Scottish Highland Creamery Hosts Community Ice Cream Social to Celebrate 20 Years of Scooping Joy in Oxford
  • Free Business Seminar at BAAM Academic Center on June 28

Community Notes

Talbot Interfaith Shelter Celebrates Its Volunteers

On Wednesday, June 11th, Talbot Interfaith Shelter (TIS) welcomed its volunteers to the Easton VFW for a luncheon in their honor.  Demonstrating TIS’s ... [Continue Story]

  • Easton Police Department Graduates Two New Officers from Eastern Shore Criminal Justice Academy 
  • In Pride Month, Transgender Marylanders Reflect on Strengths, Weaknesses, of State Protections
  • Life of Frances E.W. Harper Re-enactment
  • Talbot Thrive’s Rolling Rodeo Teaches Bicycle Safety to Over 80 Students at White Marsh Elementary School
  • Talbot County Democratic Forum Annual Meeting June 8
  • Congressman Harris Says Talbot and Queen Anne’s County are not Sanctuary Jurisdictions

Senior Life Highlights

Senior Nation: Partners in Care Help Elders Age in Place

How can older adults live independently and thrive in their own homes as they age? In our interview with Kathleen Dormody, the local director of ... [Continue Story]

  • Talbot County’s Senior Resource Fair Welcomes Over 200 Attendees for a Day of Connection, Care, and Community
  • It’s All Happening at the Talbot County Senior Fair May 21
  • Senior Nation: Gardening a Great Boost for Body and Soul by Susan Covey
  • Cruisin’ with Christine: Listening to the Nurse with Lorraine Flisher
  • Senior Nation: April Is Parkinson’s Awareness Month by Susan Covey
  • Will Orange Crush be the new State cocktail? By Lisa Gotto

Arts Notes

Book Signing at Hummingbird Inn

Cindy Bonner’s latest novel, An Unfinished Marriage, examines the drama and family repercussions of the collapse of a marriage. As with all of ... [Continue Story]

  • Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra Honors National Arts Leader Deborah Rutter and Conductor Julien Benichou with Legacy Awards
  • Bayside Quilters Installation at Talbot County Free Library
  • SMAL Announces Winners of Annual Members Show
  • Forest Music Returns to Adkins Arboretum
  • Kent County Chapter of Delmarva Pride Center Hosts “Authentic Selves” Exhibit at Garfield Center in Celebration of Pride Month
  • The Church of the Holy Trinity Presents Chopin Performed by Yury Shadrin and Tian Lu

Ecosystem Notes

ShoreRivers Safe to Swim Weekend Report 6/13

  Along with summer swimming comes ShoreRivers Bacteria Monitoring season. It is advised that people not swim 24-48 hours after a major ... [Continue Story]

  • After Rumblings, Maryland Referendum Campaigns Fall Short
  • ShoreRivers Safe to Swim Weekend Report 6/6
  • Waterfowl Festival, Inc. grants $30,000 in scholarships to local students
  • ShoreRivers Safe to Swim Weekend Report 5/29

Education Notes

114th Gunston School Commencement Celebrates The Class of 2025

    The Gunston School celebrated its 114th commencement this past Saturday, June 7, honoring the Class of 2025 with a waterfront ... [Continue Story]

  • Woman’s Club of Saint Michaels Awards Two Scholarships
  • The 10th Annual Chesapeake Children’s Book Festival
  • Schools Recognize Community Partners Of The Year
  • Schools Recognize Community Partners Of The Year
  • Blueprint Gets a Road Map: Two Agencies That Oversee School Reform Agree to Clarify Roles
  • Easton Elementary Students Work to Enhance Oyster Habitat in the Chesapeake Bay

Health Notes

Talbot Hospice and the Child Loss Community to Dedicate Healing Garden in Honor of Rhonda Higginbottom

Talbot Hospice, in collaboration with the Child Loss Community, will host its annual Child Loss Remembrance and Celebration of Life Ceremony on ... [Continue Story]

  • Prioritizing Children’s Mental Health in the Summer
  • New $2.4 Million Investment in Medical Program to Put More Doctors on the Shore
  • Choptank Health Welcomes Carmen Grant to Easton Health Center
  • Talbot County Health Department Issues Clarification on 21 Matters Program
  • Choptank Health Promotes Bill Baxendale to Facilities Director
  • Talbot Department of Social Services Educates Resource Parents and Kinship Caregivers on Solving Concerning Behaviors

Commerce Notes

Richard Bodorff named Chair of Maryland Public Broadcasting Commission

Edward H. Kaplan, since 2007 the chair of the Maryland Public Broadcasting Commission, will retire from that post effective June 30, 2025.  Governor ... [Continue Story]

  • Easton Utilities Welcomes Summer Interns
  • The Blue Crab Opens in St. Michaels Under New Ownership
  • The Blue Crab Opens in St. Michaels Under New Ownership
  • Scottish Highland Creamery Hosts Community Ice Cream Social to Celebrate 20 Years of Scooping Joy in Oxford
  • Free Business Seminar at BAAM Academic Center on June 28
  • Easton EDC Announces New Board Leadership

Food Friday

Food Friday: Chicken on a Stick

Anthony Bourdain said: “Everyone should know how to roast a chicken. It’s a life skill that should be taught to small children at school.” Roasted chicken is just the ... [Continue Story]

  • Food Friday: Summer’s Here!
  • Food Friday: Blueberry Harvest
  • Food Friday: Getting Back to Grilling
  • Food Friday: Deelish Sammies
  • Food Friday: Rhubarb Spring
  • Food Friday: Fiesta

Looking at the Masters with Beverly Smith

Looking at the Masters: Miriam Schapiro 

Miriam Schapiro was born in 1923 in Toronto, Canada, to Russian Jewish parents, but she was brought up in Brooklyn, New York. One of her grandfathers ... [Continue Story]

  • Looking at the Masters: Xu Zhen
  • Looking at the Masters: Patricia Tobacco Forrester
  • Design with Jenn Martella: Pin Oak House
  • Looking at the Masters: Poppies
  • Looking at the Masters: Imogene Cunningham
  • Looking at the Masters: Ruth Asawa

Design with Jenn Martella

Design with Jenn Martella: Farmhouse Meets Modern 

For many years on my way to Easton, I drove past a long straight driveway lined with mature trees that soon curved out of sight to obscure any view of the house. The property was surrounded by farmland, so I surmised this house was a quintessential Eastern Shore farmhouse. I learned it was originally the […]

  • Design with Jenn Martella: Landscaping at The Miracle House
  • Design with Jenn Martella: The William Smith House, c. 1794
  • Design with Jenn Martella: The Tilley House Redux
  • House of the Week: Go Dutch Colonial!
  • House of the Week: Captivating Craftsman Bungalow
  • Design with Jenn Martella: The Dover, a Sears, Roebuck & Company Design

From and Fuller Podcast

From and Fuller: The Los Angeles Protests and the Rise of Gavin Newsom

Every Thursday, the Spy hosts a conversation with Al From and Craig Fuller on the most topical political news of the moment. This week, From and ... [Continue Story]

  • From and Fuller: The GOP Senate’s Big Beautiful Problem and Elon Musk Leaves the Building
  • From and Fuller: Trump’s Beautiful Bill in the Senate and Presidential Pardons
  • From and Fuller: The House Passes a Controversial Budget and the Biden Age Redux
  • From and Fuller: Trump’s Big Beautiful 747 and Spotting Democratic Early Birds
  • From and Fuller: The GOP ‘Beautiful’ Megabill and Joe Biden’s Return
  • From and Fuller: The Impact of Poll Ratings on Trump and his new Digital Coin

Columnist J.E. Dean

A Third Party? Divided We Fall by J.E. Dean

Last week was a doozy that reminded us that the world is not in a good place. Half the country believes we are in a “golden age,” led by “THE most ... [Continue Story]

  • What the President is Doing for Us by J. E. Dean
  • Pardon Me, Mr. President, But Are You Corrupt? By J. E. Dean
  • Our President and Bruce Springsteen by J.E. Dean
  • Springtime’s Blessings by J.E. Dean
  • The Answer, My Friend, Is Blowing in the Wind by J.E. Dean
  • Trump is Making Us Question Again (Well, at Least Some of Us) by J.E. Dean

Columnist Hugh Panero

Balancing the Maryland Budget in Extraordinary Times by Hugh Panero

Balancing the state budget in extraordinary times is hard. It is an ugly game of Whack-a-Mole. A large percentage of the expenses are baked into the ... [Continue Story]

  • The Death of TikTok by Hugh Panero
  • The Awkward Gentrification of Bellevue by Hugh Panero
  • Mr. Biden, It’s Time to Hand Over the Keys by Hugh Panero
  • The Mess in Oxford Gets More Messy by Hugh Panero
  • Be Like a Cicada and the Catharsis of Dreams by Hugh Panero
  • Let’s Retire the Word “Retired” by Hugh Panero

Columnist Craig Fuller

Conversations with Craig Fuller: Ambassador and Author Frank Lavin

My friend and former White House colleague Ambassador Frank Lavin has a book coming out in March about his experience in the White House and ... [Continue Story]

  • Midair collision over the Potomac: Week two update by Craig Fuller
  • A midair tragedy last night in Washington by Craig Fuller
  • The Classic Motor Museum starts a new trip in St. Michaels: Craig Fuller talks to Mike Iandolo
  • A Community Town Hall focuses on education in Talbot County by Craig Fuller
  • MPT, the Chesapeake Bay and Viewers Like You: A Chat with Station Manager Steven Schupak
  • So Much Money, So Little Time by Craig Fuller

Columnist Jamie Kirkpatrick

Harambee By Jamie Kirkpatrick

In the summer of 1968, I was two months shy of my 20th birthday and on my way to Nairobi, Kenya. That, in itself, is a story. I was supposed to be on ... [Continue Story]

  • Keeping score By Jamie Kirkpatrick
  • The View By Jamie Kirkpatrick
  • The Salt Leaf (Redux) By Jamie Kirkpatrick
  • Commencing By Jamie Kirkpatrick
  • This Crazy World By Jamie Kirkpatrick
  • Boxing Gloves By Jamie Kirkpatrick

Columnist Laura Oliver

Finding Home By Laura J. Oliver

One summer afternoon, before I’d entered first grade, I climbed a rickety metal stool near the kitchen sink and discovered a lemon meringue pie ... [Continue Story]

  • Twenty Characters, Three Lines By Laura J. Oliver
  • Shelter by Laura J. Oliver
  • All the Love You Cannot See By Laura J. Oliver
  • When Your Life is the Story By Laura J. Oliver  
  •  Tenants of the Heart By Laura J. Oliver
  • Sleepless in Annapolis By Laura J. Oliver

Columnist Angela Rieck

A Precious Right by Angela Rieck

Before I begin my day each morning, I spend a few minutes thinking about what I am grateful for (which is a very long list, I have been ... [Continue Story]

  • Keeping Up Proteins by Angela Rieck
  • Messy By Angela Rieck
  • It’s Turtle Time Again by Angela Rieck
  • Surprise, Your Home is for Sale! By Angela Rieck
  • Life Lessons: Perseverance By Angela Rieck
  • Transitions by Angela Rieck

Columnist Al Sikes

GOAT vs. TOAD by Al Sikes

The moment was vivid. I have written about it before, so apologies if this is your second time through. The year, 1986. The President: Ronald Reagan. On the other side of the table, Secretary of Commerce, Malcom  Baldrige. Me, well I was talking to the Secretary about coming to work for him heading the National […]

  • Ukraine and the 21st Century by Al Sikes
  • Better a Patriot than A Fool by Al Sikes
  • “Through the Looking Glass” by Al Sikes
  • The Question Is Not How Trump Is Doing But How We Are Doing by Al Sikes
  • Letter From the Grave by Al Sikes
  • What Does the Bond Market Say? By Al Sikes

Opinion

The Imprisonment of Judge Carmichael and the Suspension of Habeas Corpus by Paul Callahan

163 years ago o,n May 27, 1862, the Talbot County courthouse was surrounded by Union troops to support federal Provost Marshals in the arrest of Judge ... [Continue Story]

  • Character Rot: Sounding the Alarm by Johnny O’Brien
  • A Conservative Look at the Trump Tariff Policy by David Montgomery
  • The Need to Call Out Gunsallus Falsehoods by Megan Cook
  • I Support Don Abbatiello for Easton Council President by David Montgomery
  • Maryland’s Budget Crossroads Demands Unity, Not Division by Patrick Firth
  • The Political is Personal: Reflections on DEI by Margaret Andersen
  • New report reveals value of resource conservation for Shore businesses by John Horner
  • Presidential pasts and an impending future by Steve Parks
  • Gov. Wes Moore: Now’s the time to fix our fiscal crisis
  • Maryland’s fiscal apocalypse by Clayton A. Mitchell, Sr.
  • Consent first, investigate later by Aubrey Sarvis
  • Analysis: Moore’s delicate balance as the session gets under way
  • Electric Workboats on the Chesapeake? By Rob Etgen
  • Reflections on cabinet choices by J.T. Smith
  • Balancing Growth and Green: Chestertown’s Greenbelt Plan Faces a Solar Challenge by Steve Kline

Letters to the Editor

Letter to Editor: Another Shameful Act by a Shameful Administration 

“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Navy to rename an oil ship named after gay rights activist Harvey Milk, a move that pointedly comes at ... [Continue Story]

  • Letter to Editor: The “Big Beautiful Bill” is only Great for Billionaires
  • Letter to Editor: Votes for Women – Bring Out the Sashes!
  • Letter to Editor: When Civility Wins: A Victory for Easton
  • Letter to Editor: Trump and the Declaration of Independence
  • Letter to Editor: Protect Talbot County: Property Rights, Privacy, and Tourism at Risk
  • Letter to Editor: Gunsallus and “Irresponsible Growth”

A Precious Right by Angela Rieck

Before I begin my day each morning, I spend a few minutes thinking about what I am grateful for (which is a very long list, I have been blessed). One of the things that I was grateful for this ... [Continue Story]

A Third Party? Divided We Fall by J.E. Dean

Last week was a doozy that reminded us that the world is not in a good place. Half the country believes we are in a “golden age,” led by “THE most consequential President in history,” while the other ... [Continue Story]

Who’s Angry Now? By Maria Grant

I just finished reading The Doorman by Chris Pavone. The novel, which I highly recommend, is a bit of a potboiler. It focuses on the goings-on at a fictional grand apartment building in New York City ... [Continue Story]

Harambee By Jamie Kirkpatrick

In the summer of 1968, I was two months shy of my 20th birthday and on my way to Nairobi, Kenya. That, in itself, is a story. I was supposed to be on my way to Haiti to be a volunteer at the Albert ... [Continue Story]

In Praise of Fireflies by Katherine Emery General

My social media algorithm is filled with kindergarten teacher posts, environmental studies, gardening, farming, reading, books, and cooking, basically, anything related to healthy living. I scroll ... [Continue Story]

Spy Chats

The We Are One Alliance; A Talk with Heather Mizeur

http:// This is a long form interview with Heather Mizeur Is it possible in a polarized society for two people at opposite ends of the political ... [Continue Story]

Remembering the Claiborne Ferry at 102 years old: A Chat with Londonderry’s Margaret Bryan

In this remarkable Spy interview, Londonderry resident Margaret Bryan, 102 years old, of Claiborne, Maryland, shares vivid memories from a century of ... [Continue Story]

Honoring 95 Years of Service: The Women’s Club of Talbot County

In a recent conversation, Lisa Birou, Natalie Stamerro (current President), and Gail Newell (incoming President) reflected on the rich legacy and ... [Continue Story]

ESLC’s Steve Kline on Conservation Funding Cuts and Painful Loss of Local Land Control to the State

While it may be true that the land conservation movement has faced tough times before, particularly on the Eastern Shore, according to Steve Kline, ... [Continue Story]

Who’s Making Donations to Local Candidates? A Plan to Add Finance Reporting to Easton Elections

As Easton enters into the final weeks of its local election for Easton Council president as well as council seats for Ward 2 and 4, there has been ... [Continue Story]

The Waterfowl Report with Deena Kilmon

Every year about this time, the Waterfowl Festival, the nonprofit conservation group behind one of the Eastern Shore's most popular events, has ... [Continue Story]

The Challenge of Being Historic: A Chat with The Oaks Andy Warner

A few weeks ago, The Oaks Waterfront Hotel in Royal Oak became an official member of a highly exclusive club in the United States. The Oaks is one of ... [Continue Story]

YMCA’s Robbie Gill looks back after 20 years on the Mid-Shore

Over the coming months, community leaders from across the Mid-Shore will gather in various festive ways to celebrate the extraordinary contributions ... [Continue Story]

How the Country’s oldest conservation organization is building membership on the Shore: A Chat with Izaak Walton League’s Jamie Pierson

There was an important passing of the torch over the past year in the Mid-Shore conservation community.  Jamie Peirson, who spends most of his time as ... [Continue Story]

Spy Saturday Longform: Chesapeake Music’s new director David Faleris

There was no question that Chesapeake Music, the Mid-Shore's 40-year-old flagship music festival organization, faced a humungous challenge when it ... [Continue Story]

The Bugatti family’s reach for perfection at the AAM: A Chat with Guest Curator Ken Gross

It's not every day that a highly respected art museum decides to make a car show its flagship exhibit for the year. But it is also safe to say that a ... [Continue Story]

Capturing stillness: The Photography of Beth Horstman

On exhibit now and through the end of the month at Adkins Arboretum, Mary-Land Scapes features the works of Beth Horstman and Joan Machinchick, both ... [Continue Story]

On Being a Eagle Scout: A Chat with Jack Gonzalez and Pete Lesher

Those earning an Eagle Scout badge belong to one of the most exclusive clubs in the United States. Currently, only 6% of young people involved in Boy ... [Continue Story]

Easton’s Housing Task Force: A Chat with EEDC’s Holly DeKarske and TOE’s Miguel Salinas

To support the Spy's continued coverage of the Town of Easton's affordable housing challenge, we have started a new series that plans to have ... [Continue Story]

Spy Exit Interview: Betty Huang and the Working Artists Forum

For the record, artist, and Easton gallery owner, Betty Huang is not giving up on her art or Studio B on Goldsbrough Street, but she's actually ... [Continue Story]

Remembering Spy Columnist Howard Freedlander

It is with profound sadness that the Spy was notified yesterday of the unexpected passing of Spy columnist Howard Freedlander. It is a stunning loss ... [Continue Story]

The American Male Health Crisis: A Chat with UM Shore Health’s Dr. Chris Runz

Dr. Chris Runz, a urologic surgeon at the University of Maryland Shore Regional Health, recently spoke with the Spy about the alarming decline in ... [Continue Story]

On Pride, Visibility and Celebration: A Chat with Delmarva Pride Board Members Arielle Catron and Lauren Fierman

This year will mark the 3rd year of the now annual Delmarva Pride celebration in Easton and Cambridge this weekend. And to give you a sense of scale, ... [Continue Story]

A Changing of the Guard: A Chat with Washington College Outgoing Board Chair Steve Golding and Incoming Rick Wheeler

Six years ago, Steve Golding took up the mantle of chair of the Washington College Board of Visitors and Governors. With impeccable credentials as a ... [Continue Story]

Spy Exit Interview: Outgoing Cambridge City Manager Tom Carroll

The Spy continues our informal series of long-form exit interviews with some of the Mid-Shore's most well-known leaders in public affairs, the arts, ... [Continue Story]

Wading into The Wading Place History in Queen Anne’s County

Modern Life is challenging in ways our ancestors never imagined. It’s nice to have a place to get away from it all once in a while. “A place to ... [Continue Story]

UM Shore Health’s Khalid Kurtom and Wendy Towers on Brain Injuries and Advances in Neurosurgery

Anyone who has ever had a chat with neurosurgeon Khalid Kurtom, MD, at UM Shore Health knows firsthand his extraordinary grasp of knowledge of his ... [Continue Story]

The Meaning of a James Beard Award Nomination: A Chat with Bas Rouge Executive Chef Harley Peet

Almost since the James Beard Awards began in 1990, this highly recognized culinary achievement has been considered the "Oscars of the food world," and ... [Continue Story]

A Talbot County Star at the Starr Center: A Chat with Jaelon Moaney

Jaelon Moaney's appointment as Deputy Director of the Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience at Washington College is a full-circle ... [Continue Story]

Using the New CBMM Welcome Center to Open Doors for the Unfamiliar: A Chat with Jen Dolde

While the function of a welcome center seems fairly clear from its title, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum wanted to use this generous new space to ... [Continue Story]

Sprouts Grow in the Annapolis Capital: A Chat with Ryan Groll

The original idea for the Mid-Shore-based Sprouts! to expand to Annapolis was neither original nor all that new. That's because Ryan Groll, co-founder ... [Continue Story]

Landscaping with a Purpose in Centreville: A Chat with Sandy Huffer

In historic Centreville, a unique small-scale environmental project is taking root, literally.  The Captain’s Houses Conservation Landscaping Project, ... [Continue Story]

The Dalys Big Dream for Easton Takes Shape: A Year of Amazing Success and Some Setbacks

Over eight years ago, Derick Daly and his wife Dina were first interviewed by the Talbot Spy about their ambitious after-school project Building ... [Continue Story]

The Challenge of Solar Farms on the Shore: A Chat with Eastern Shore Land Conservancy’s Steve Kline

Solar farms, at least in the abstract, seem to be one of the more perfect solutions for this country's crippling dependence on fossil fuels. Passive ... [Continue Story]

Washington College’s Remarkable Turnaround Story: A Chat with President Mike Sosulski by Craig Fuller

Three years ago, Washington College, like almost every other liberal arts institution in the country, faced some real and perhaps even existential ... [Continue Story]

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