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While BAAM stands for Bulding African American Minds, on Saturday BAAM was actually in the process of building community as the 8th annual BAAMfest took place in Moton Park.
The we asked Spy videographer Julian Jackson to send in a reconnaissance report.
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Easton’s Eat Sprouts and the Upper Shore Aging Meals on Wheels program joined forces to make a difference for Talbot County’s seniors during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. Together, they provided more than 13,500 nourishing meals to vulnerable seniors in need.
Easton’s Eat Sprout, the innovative and locally-sourced prepared food service , successfully bid on a contract to provide nutritious meals for the Meals on Wheels program, ultimately feeding over 800 homebound seniors. The partnership also led to the innovative Grab and Go initiative, a program that handed out bagged lunches to seniors at Brookletts Place.
Every Tuesday, around 75 lunches were distributed through the Grab and Go program, with Easton’s Eat Sprouts securing the contract to supply these meals as well. The initiative not only benefited the seniors but also provided security for the Eat Sprouts team during the challenging pandemic years.
However, all good things must come to an end. With government funding running out, the partnership between Easton’s Eat Sprouts and Meals on Wheels had to come to a close last week. The last day of providing meals through this collaborative effort marked the conclusion of a successful, rewarding partnership that brought hope and sustenance to seniors in need during a difficult time.
Though this partnership has concluded, the impact it had on the community, as well as the businesses and organizations involved, will be remembered for years to come. Easton’s Eat Sprouts and Meals on Wheels showed us the power of collaboration and how communities can come together to support one another in times of crisis.
This video is approximately 3 minutes in length. For more information on Upper Shore Aging’s Meals on Wheels program please go here. For Eat Sprout please go here.
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One of the most successful tools for reducing crime comes under the heading of “community policing.” Both big cities and small towns are making serious investments in outreach and training programs that come with this highly successful public safety strategy.
One of those has been the City of Cambridge. We asked our Cambridge Spy, Julian Jackson, to chat with Chief Todd about the program.
This video is approximately minutes in length.
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There are fewer special moments for a town like Cambridge as important as when a new mayor is sworn into office. Beyond the sense of important local history, these moments come with a feeling of hope and change that excites an entire community.
That moment occurred last night when the former judge and city council commissioner Steve Rideout raised his right hand and began his term as the new mayor of Cambridge.
The Spy’s Julian Jackson captured a few moments to share.
This video is approximately one minute in length.
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On one of the most beautiful days the Eastern Shore has had in recent months, a crowd of close to one thousand gathered in front the Dorchester County Courthouse to celebrate a special moment in history. With American flags flying high among the audience, the striking statue of Harriet Tubman was dramatically unveiled as young and old welcomed this remarkable hero back to Cambridge.
The Cambridge Spy’s Julian Jackson Jr. was on hand to captured this moving event sponsored by the Alpha Genesis Community Development Corporation.
This video is approximately minutes in length. To learn more about Alpha Genesis or make a donation to the Tubman project please go here.
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While many in Cambridge have gotten to know Melissa Cooperman over the few years as the community arts coordinator for the Dorchester Center for the Arts, this is only one role she plays on the Eastern Shore arts scene.
As Spy contributor Julian Jackson, Jr. highlights in his profile of Melissa her work in film, video, and most of all, her stunning photography in the Spy’s ongoing series of profiling Mid-Shore artists and their work.
This video is approximately minutes in length.
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After 25 years working as a professional in the healthcare sector, Patti Aaronson decided to shift gears. Feeling a strong desire to return to working with her hands, Patti not only began restoring houses in both her native Baltimore but found herself relocating to the Eastern Shore in Cambridge to take on similar projects.
This was also the time when Patti returned to the easel. Eager to highlight the beauty of the Shore’s environment, its special humanity, and, in her words, its “kindness,” she took to both oils and watercolors to document that vision.
“I’ve always had a deep appreciation for beauty, particularly natural beauty and the process of making art is often a part of that for me. I’m also inspired by my desire to develop fully as an artist and a lifelong passion to create. ”
The Spy caught up with Patti in Cambridge last week to talk about her work.
This video is approximately three minutes in length. For more information about Main Street Gallery please go here.
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There is actually some historical evidence to suggest that Dorchester County’s most famous Harriet loved ice cream. A quick search on Google indicates that Harriet Tubman first discovered it when visiting Philadelphia in 1849. And while there is only modest documentation to this claim, it was certainly enough for Oasis and Jazz Myrieckes to honor Miss Tubman with their new store, Harriet’s Homemade Ice Cream and Cakes, on Race Street in Cambridge for this American hero.
The Spy sent our newest agent, Julian Jackson, Jr., to investigate this welcome addition to the Cambridge food scene a few days ago.
This video is approximately four minutes in length.
Harriet’s Homemade Ice Cream and Cakes
428 Race St, Cambridge, MD 21613
11AM to 7PM daily
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