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July 14, 2025

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Public Affairs

Building Ramps to Freedom: A Chat with Bay Hundred Community Volunteers President Bill Shrieve

In this new world of social media, the adage in advertising that it takes seven impressions (ads, TV, radio) for your product or organization to stick ... [Continue Story]

  • County Short-Term Rentals: Do Proposed Updates Address a Real or Imagined Problem? 
  • Governor Moore Launches “Just Communities” on Juneteenth to Address Racial Wealth Gap
  • No Kings in Easton: Hundreds Peacefully Protest against President Donald Trump
  • 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

Spy Highlights

From and Fuller: Elon Musk’s 3rd Party and the Epstein Files MAGA Civil War

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 Elon Musk’s plans to create a third party in time for the midterms. Al and Craig also chat about how the Jeffrey Epstein case is dividing MAGA […]

  • A Baltimore Banner Tribute to Darren Foxwell
  • Publisher Notes: Heartfelt Thanks, Welcome Zack Taylor, Foxwell/Mitchell Back July 9th
  • As Talbot Interfaith Shelter Welcomes New  Board Chair, Its Leaders Look to the Future  
  • Chicken Scratch: Waiting to be Said – The radical power you might not know you have.
  • From and Fuller: Is the Iran Bombing a Win for Trump and NYC Politics
  • From and Fuller: Trump’s Big Iran Problem, Military Parades and No Kings

The Arts and Local Design

Plein Air Easton Hall of Fame 2025: Al Bond

This final piece in the 2025 Plein Air Easton Hall of Fame series is something a little different. It’s a love letter—but not a one-way note. It’s ... [Continue Story]

  • Avalon Donates New Gallery to AAM for Plein Air (Sort of): A Chat with Al Bond and Charlotte Potter Kasic
  • Easton Art Galleries Welcome Plein Air by Steve Parks
  • Plein Air Easton Hall of Fame 2025: David Grafton As Remembered by Stephen Griffin
  • Plein Air Easton Hall of Fame 2025: Working Artist Forum
  • When the Anderson Twins Play Ellington, History Swings Back to Life by Al Sikes
  • Plein Air Easton Hall of Fame 2025: Hali and Scott Asplundh

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

Labor Secretary Raises Concerns About Solvency Of State Unemployment Fund

Maryland’s unemployment insurance trust fund faces potential solvency issues that could worsen in the wake of massive federal employee layoffs or a ... [Continue Story]

  • US House Passes Massive Tax Break and Spending Cut Bill, Sending it to Trump – Maryland Matters
  • Buyout Offers, Hiring Freeze Coming for State Government Amid Budget Crunch
  • State Officials Urge People to Stay Vigilant, Use Caution Amid ‘Hazardous Heat Wave’
  • Amid High Energy Bills, Moore Touts $19 Million in Ratepayer Relief From Exelon
  • Embattled DJS Secretary Vincent Schiraldi Steps Down

Health

Let’s Talk About It with Beth Anne Dorman: Adolescence on Film and About Parents

As part of our ongoing monthly series on mental health, The Spy welcomes back Beth Anne Dorman, CEO of For All Seasons, to help us navigate one of the ... [Continue Story]

  • Erectile Dysfunction on the Shore: A Chat with Dr. Robert McDonough
  • Let’s Talk About It with Beth Anne Dorman: Mental Health, Parents and Adolescence
  • 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

Brevities

Spy Agent 8 Report: Doors are Open at Washington Street Pub and Piazza Plans for Talbottown

The Spy received two reports this weekend about restaurant happenings in Easton. The first is the emergence of the Washington Street Pub after a few ... [Continue Story]

  • Talbot Historical Society Project Rewind: Planning to Go to Trinity on Sunday
  • Planes, Trains, Buses, and Automobiles by Katherine Emery General
  • Agent 86 Reconnaissance Footage: Cambridge by Air
  • Talbot Historical Society Project Rewind: Ready to Celebrate the 4th of July
  • Spy Agent Report: A Morning of Log Canoe Races
  • The Rose Garden by Katherine Emery General

Education

Washington College President Michael Sosulski Steps Down

Washington College announced Monday that President Michael J. Sosulski will step down later this summer to become president of Lake Forest College in ... [Continue Story]

  • 7Sage and Talbot Mentors Team Up to Help Navigate the Journey to College
  • MD Senate Panel’s vote on Blueprint bill straddles House, Administration Versions
  • 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

Food & Garden Highlights

Adkins Arboretum Mystery Monday

Happy Mystery Monday! Can you guess what is pictured in the photo below:   The answer to last week's mystery is yarrow, Achillea ... [Continue Story]

  • Wine of the Week: Marangona Chiaretto Riviera del Garda Classico
  • Exploring Garden Solutions with Stephanie Wooton: Chesapeake Bay Herb Society Hosts July 10 Clinic
  • Wine of the Week: Rouge de Vallee
  • Wine of the Week: Dardinello Sicilia DOC Zibibbo 2023
  • Wine of the Week: Verdicchio Di Matelica DOC

Commerce

Qlarant Foundation Announces Grant Recipients and Expanded Geographic Reach

Qlarant Foundation, the mission arm of Qlarant, proudly announces the recipients of its 2025 grant awards program. This year, a total of $450,000 will ... [Continue Story]

  • Delmarva Public Media Welcomes Sandy Brown as Business Development Specialist
  • Dover Station presents: “La Dolce Vita: Sip & Savor the Tastes of Italy”
  • Experience the Heart of Trappe Tour: Where Every Home Has a Story
  • Mid-Shore Real Estate with Chuck Mangold: 2025 Looking Pretty Darn Good
  • Richard Bodorff named Chair of Maryland Public Broadcasting Commission

Community Notes

Community Gathers for HOT TOPICS and Conversation

What: The Talbot County Democratic Forum hosted its inaugural HOT TOPICS night at the Eastern Shore Conservation Center on July 8th. Presenters were ... [Continue Story]

  • Tilghman Area Youth Association (TAYA) Job Opportunity
  • The Reverend Sue Browning Retires From Unitarian Fellowship 
  • Dover Station presents: “Brunch & Couture: An Afternoonwith Marc Randall”
  • Extreme Heat and Cooling Centers
  • St. Michaels Museum’s Traditional Independence Day Celebration
  • The 3rd Annual St. Michaels Classic is September 20, 2025

Senior Life Highlights

Cruisin’ with Christine: A Chat with Londonderry’s La’Cree Brown

Over the last ten years, the Spy and Londonderry on the Tred Avon have collaborated on stories about this unique retirement community, which educates ... [Continue Story]

  • Strive for Independence, Not Just on the 4Th Of July! by Susan Covey
  • Senior Nation: Partners in Care Help Elders Age in Place
  • 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

Arts Notes

Leon Fleisher Summer Academy Students Sunday, July 20, 2025

The Church of the Holy Trinity, Oxford MD, is honored to be able to share select students of the Leon Fleisher 2025 Summer Academy. The concert will ... [Continue Story]

  • Allegro Academy Performs “Jubilate Deo” at Summer Choir Festival
  • Acclaimed Artists Take Center Stage at Studio B Gallery This July
  • Unanchored: Baltimore-Based Artist Caryn Martin’s Works on View in Solo Exhibition Through August 29
  • Announcement Regarding the Academy Art Museum 2025 Annual Craft Show
  • Talbot County’s Improv Easton Invites Community Members to Try Improv
  • Yury Shadrin & Tian Lu Piano Concert July 10, 7:00 pm at The Church of the Holy Trinity

Ecosystem Notes

McCown Presented with Shorerivers Award for Environmental Stewardship

On June 28, Captain Andrew R. McCown was named the 2025 recipient of the ShoreRivers Award for Environmental Stewardship as part of the organization’s ... [Continue Story]

  • Waterfowl Announces New Event “Local Catch Feast” – A Celebration of Chesapeake Flavor
  • ShoreRivers Safe to Swim Weekend Report: 7/2
  • ShoreRivers Safe to Swim Weekend Report 6/27
  • Chesapeake Conservancy Announces Susan Shingledecker as New CEO

Education Notes

Institute for Adult Learning (IAL) to Host Fall 2025 Course Showcase on August 6, 2025

Interested in the economics of land development or the state of our rivers? Curious to explore new hobbies, enrich your knowledge, or stay active in a ... [Continue Story]

  • 114th Gunston School Commencement Celebrates The Class of 2025
  • 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

Health Notes

For All Seasons Hosts Hoopers Island Migrant Resource Fair

On June 30, For All Seasons sponsored its third Hoopers Island Migrant Resource Fair at the Volunteer Fire House on Hoopers Island in Fishing Creek, ... [Continue Story]

  • Rowan Michael, MD, Joins the Orthopedic Center
  • Hope Floats: Area Residents Juliet Taylor and Tim Abeska Partner with Chesapeake Region Accessible Boating to Host Benefit for Hop On A Cure
  • For All Seasons Prioritizes Community Needs with Renovation Amid Federal Cutbacks
  • Choptank Health Welcomes Bridget Allison, CRNP, to Federalsburg Health Center
  • Talbot Hospice and the Child Loss Community to Dedicate Healing Garden in Honor of Rhonda Higginbottom
  • Prioritizing Children’s Mental Health in the Summer

Commerce Notes

Qlarant Foundation Announces Grant Recipients and Expanded Geographic Reach

Qlarant Foundation, the mission arm of Qlarant, proudly announces the recipients of its 2025 grant awards program. This year, a total of $450,000 will ... [Continue Story]

  • Delmarva Public Media Welcomes Sandy Brown as Business Development Specialist
  • Dover Station presents: “La Dolce Vita: Sip & Savor the Tastes of Italy”
  • Experience the Heart of Trappe Tour: Where Every Home Has a Story
  • Mid-Shore Real Estate with Chuck Mangold: 2025 Looking Pretty Darn Good
  • Richard Bodorff named Chair of Maryland Public Broadcasting Commission
  • Easton Utilities Welcomes Summer Interns

Food Friday

Food Friday: Vacation Dogs

Mr. Sanders, Luke the wonder dog and I are off for a little holiday respite in the mountains of North Carolina for the Fourth of July holidays this week. We are planning to ... [Continue Story]

  • Food Friday: Home Grown
  • Food Friday: Practicing Self-Care
  • Food Friday: Chicken on a Stick
  • Food Friday: Summer’s Here!
  • Food Friday: Blueberry Harvest
  • Food Friday: Getting Back to Grilling

Looking at the Masters with Beverly Smith

Looking at the Masters: Jacques-Joseph Tissot

Jacques-Joseph Tissot (1836-1902) was a successful painter and printmaker in the 19th Century. Born in Nantes, a port city in France, he would ... [Continue Story]

  • Looking at the Masters: Guiseppe De Nettis
  • Looking at the Masters: Tom Deininger
  • Looking at the Masters: Miriam Schapiro 
  • Looking at the Masters: Xu Zhen
  • Looking at the Masters: Patricia Tobacco Forrester
  • Design with Jenn Martella: Pin Oak House

Spy Poetry

Spy Poetry: Small Kindnesses by Danusha Lameris

Editor’s Note: I have a friend who follows the practice of gratitude. Each evening she writes down the things she is thankful for that happened that day. Usually, these are small things—a good sunset, a good book, a thoughtful gesture—such as the ones in this poem. When I am on the receiving end of someone’s […]

  • Spy Poetry: Train Ride by Ruth Stone
  • Spy Poetry: Feast by Jane Edna Mohler
  • Spy Poetry: In Seclusion by Therese Halscheid
  • Spy Poetry: There Was a Great Want of Civility by Julie Suarez
  • Spy Poetry: What the Living Do by Marie Howe
  • Spy Poetry: The Internet of Things by Erin Murphy

Food and Garden Notes

Adkins Arboretum Mystery Monday

Happy Mystery Monday! Can you guess what is pictured in the photo below:   The answer to last week's mystery is yarrow, Achillea ... [Continue Story]

  • Wine of the Week: Marangona Chiaretto Riviera del Garda Classico
  • Exploring Garden Solutions with Stephanie Wooton: Chesapeake Bay Herb Society Hosts July 10 Clinic
  • Wine of the Week: Rouge de Vallee
  • Wine of the Week: Dardinello Sicilia DOC Zibibbo 2023
  • Wine of the Week: Verdicchio Di Matelica DOC
  • Adkins Arboretum Mystery Tuesday: Guess the Photo!

Design with Jenn Martella

Design with Jenn Martella: Oxford Historic District Gem

Oxford’s Historic District has been a treasure trove for me whenever I begin seeking a house to be featured. This three bay house was probably two rooms deep originally but over time, there have been two additions that were easily accommodated on the property’s deep lot that ends at the shoreline of the Tred Avon […]

  • Design with Jenn Martella: “Grey Goose Pointe”
  • Design with Jenn Martella: Mt. Pleasant
  • Design with Jenn Martella: Dutch Colonial Gem
  • Design with Jenn Martella: Farmhouse Meets Modern 
  • Design with Jenn Martella: Landscaping at The Miracle House
  • Design with Jenn Martella: The William Smith House, c. 1794

From and Fuller Podcast

From and Fuller: Elon Musk’s 3rd Party and the Epstein Files MAGA Civil War

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: Is the Iran Bombing a Win for Trump and NYC Politics
  • From and Fuller: Trump’s Big Iran Problem, Military Parades and No Kings
  • From and Fuller: The Los Angeles Protests and the Rise of Gavin Newsom
  • 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

Columnist J.E. Dean

The Sad Case of Senator Thom Tillis by J.E. Dean

In Washington, D.C., a city used to surprises, North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis delivered a big one on Sunday. After joining Senator Rand Paul ... [Continue Story]

  • Was the Attack on Iran a War? By J.E. Dean
  • A Third Party? Divided We Fall by J.E. Dean
  • 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

Columnist Hugh Panero

Homeland Security Threatens Canada Goose Migration by Hugh Panero

The announcement that President Trump has ended all tariff negotiations between the US and Canada has increased hostility between the two nations. The ... [Continue Story]

  • Balancing the Maryland Budget in Extraordinary Times by Hugh Panero
  • 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

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

Chesapeake Lens: “Companions” By Jay Fleming

Tangier Island mayor Ooker Eskridge and his crabbing companion Bella shoving out of Cod Harbor at sunrise. ... [Continue Story]

  • Watermelon By Jamie Kirkpatrick
  • Rabbit, Rabbit By Jamie Kirkpatrick
  • Morning, Noon, and Night By Jamie Kirkpatrick
  • Harambee By Jamie Kirkpatrick
  • Keeping score By Jamie Kirkpatrick
  • The View By Jamie Kirkpatrick

Columnist Laura Oliver

Love by Proxy: Bit by Bit By Laura J. Oliver

My friend and I, both writer-editors, have just been served our blackened salmon salads when he reveals something unexpected. “I’ve been using CHAT ... [Continue Story]

  • I Wish I May, I Wish I Might By Laura J. Oliver
  • With Liberty and Justice for All By Laura J. Oliver
  • Call My Name By Laura J. Oliver
  • Finding Home By Laura J. Oliver
  • Twenty Characters, Three Lines By Laura J. Oliver
  • Shelter by Laura J. Oliver

Columnist Angela Rieck

Bringing Joy Inside by Angela Rieck

It is that time of the year. The hydrangeas are blooming everywhere. Mostly pink, but some blue hydrangeas are brightening our gardens. In my garden, ... [Continue Story]

  • Rituals and Routines by Angela Rieck
  • We’re Having a Heat Dome by Angela Rieck
  • A Precious Right by Angela Rieck
  • Keeping Up Proteins by Angela Rieck
  • Messy By Angela Rieck
  • It’s Turtle Time Again by Angela Rieck

Columnist Al Sikes

Third Party Apostasy by Al Sikes

Shabang! The world’s richest man declares that he is going to start a new political party—America. Thoughts, from a registered Independent. America’s prosperity, its root, is competition. We don’t want just one seller—we call that a monopoly. Or even two; pejoratively, we call that a duopoly. In short, we want a quick drive away, multiple […]

  • Trump’s Fragrance by Al Sikes
  • Thinking Back, Thinking Forward by Al Sikes
  • Clashing Cross Currents by Al Sikes
  • GOAT vs. TOAD by Al Sikes
  • Ukraine and the 21st Century by Al Sikes
  • Better a Patriot than A Fool by Al Sikes

Opinion

Reflections on the YMCA Legacy of Ellen Rajacich by Robbie Gill

Having called Talbot County home for over 20 years now, I’ve had the blessing of hearing the stories of past leaders who transformed Talbot County ... [Continue Story]

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

Letters to the Editor

Letter to Editor: Local Citizens Mobilize Against Moves to Undermine Democracy 

Last month, about 75 Talbot County citizens concerned about the current direction of the country held a meeting at St. Paul’s Church in Oxford. The ... [Continue Story]

  • Letter to Editor: O’er the Land of the Free…
  • Letter to Editor: A Vanishing Way of Life
  • Letter to Editor: How the Big Beautiful Bill Would Affect the Mid-Shore
  • Open Letters to Congressman Andy Harris
  • Letter to Editor: Another Shameful Act by a Shameful Administration 
  • Letter to Editor: The “Big Beautiful Bill” is only Great for Billionaires

Third Party Apostasy by Al Sikes

Shabang! The world’s richest man declares that he is going to start a new political party—America. Thoughts, from a registered Independent. America’s prosperity, its root, is competition. We don’t ... [Continue Story]

Bringing Joy Inside by Angela Rieck

It is that time of the year. The hydrangeas are blooming everywhere. Mostly pink, but some blue hydrangeas are brightening our gardens. In my garden, gooseneck loosestrife is also blooming, it is a ... [Continue Story]

Andy “Handgun” Harris is Shooting Blanks by J.E. Dean

What was our congressman doing in Washington last week? Was he working to make America fiscally responsible again? No, he wasn’t. Congressman Harris was voting to increase the national debt by at ... [Continue Story]

Watermelon By Jamie Kirkpatrick

I spent the Fourth of July weekend with family in Rehoboth. It wasn’t the whole clan, just six adults, four sunny days, delicious meals, and a sandy beach. At one point, one of us—no names will be ... [Continue Story]

Alligator Alcatraz is a No Good Very Bad Idea by Maria Grant

Just when I thought things couldn’t get much worse, they did. Our fearless leader had the brilliant idea of creating a migrant detention center in the environmentally precarious Florida Everglades. ... [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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