The writers at Saturday Night Live see the emerging Trump administration as ripe material. You know the drill. An old, obese, convicted felon with ... [Continue Story]
Public Affairs
High quality oysters, fickle market greeting new season
Oyster harvesting in Maryland’s Chesapeake waters on public bottom opened for the 2024-2025 season on Oct. 1. Hand tongers got the first crack at this ... [Continue Story]
- Five-year Maryland state budget projection foresees ‘enormous gap’ not seen in two decades
- Radcliffe Creek School Announces Pies & Poinsettias Fundraiser
- Alsobrooks makes history in Senate race, as Hogan cannot repeat his magic
- Moore, GOP lawmakers and civil leaders celebrate groundbreaking on new hospital
- Alsobrooks, Hogan seek to frame the election narrative in snippy TV debate
- Watch Last Night’s Avalon-Spy Town Hall Meeting with School Board Candidates
Centreville Highlights
Kent Island Has Its Day by Brent Lewis
This year’s Kent Island Day, an annual family-friendly event organized by the Kent Island Heritage Society to celebrate the historical and cultural ... [Continue Story]
- Spy Minute: Is the Millstream Trail One of the Best on the Mid-Shore?
- Hitting the Mark: QAC’s 4-H Marksmanship Club at 50
- “God of Carnage”: A Chat With CHT Director Michael Whitehill
- Eastern Shore Democratic Summit Held
- Mrs. Madelyn Hollis Takes a Bow: A Celebration of a Teacher’s Life
- The Road from Here: A Chat with Eastern Shore Land Conservancy President Steve Kline
Spy Highlights
From and Fuller: Trump cabinet appointments and the future of “Talking Heads” media
Every Thursday, the Spy hosts a conversation with Al From and Craig Fuller on the most topical political news. This week, From and Fuller discuss ... [Continue Story]
- Spy Concert Review: MSO Performs Beethoven’s 5th by Steve Parks
- From and Fuller: The eating of political crow with election predictions and the gender and race impact on the 2024 Election
- Spy Daybook: How museums offer a cure for loneliness in modern America by Daedelus Hoffman
- Spy Saturday Longform: Chesapeake Music’s new director David Faleris
- From and Fuller: Final predictions for Election Day and fatal flaws in Harris and Trump Campaigns
- From and Fuller: Early clues on election night of a Harris or Trump victory and Donald Trump’s Arnold Palmer moment
The Arts and Design
Mid-Shore Arts: Bria Skonberg to bring jazz and joy to Oxford
On November 30, the Stage @ OCC at the Oxford Community Center will host an evening with celebrated jazz trumpeter, vocalist, and composer Bria ... [Continue Story]
- Mid-Shore Arts and Letters: Marcelo Antinori’s global journey of writing and adventure
- Salon Talks at the Trippe Gallery with Jill Basham
- Beyond black and white: Oerdy Hummel’s journey of art, freedom, and color
- Spy Theater Review: Ghosts haunt the Avalon by Steve Parks
- Centreville Day Saturday, October 26!
- 2024 Craft Show Featured Artist: Laura Baring-Gould
Ecosystem
Maryland Levies Fines on Perdue, Valley Proteins for Environmental Violations
Two major agricultural companies ramped up operations recently on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, and the environment paid a price, according to the ... [Continue Story]
- 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
- Blue Crab Populations are Down, But Experts are Not Worried
- First Baby Eagles Hatch on Reborn Chesapeake Island
- A Defining Moment for the Lakeside Development? A Chat with County Council Member Pete Lesher
Maryland News
State considers replacing Bay Bridge with new, wider spans along path of current crossing – Maryland Matters
State officials are seeking public input on their plan for a Chesapeake Bay Bridge that could be up to 10 lanes wide, connecting motorists to and from ... [Continue Story]
- Tubman receives posthumous commission as general
- Some answers and some questions about what’s ahead
- State pays out $5.4 million following IRS audit
- Poll workers are in high demand in Maryland – especially Republicans
- Tens of millions pour into Maryland Senate race in past three months alone
- Advocates fear voter complacency amid broad support for abortion ballot measure
Shore Health
Health advocates: Maryland needs to improve screening efforts for lung cancer
Pamela Trombero, 68, said it was a like a “slap in the face” when she received the news in 2006 that she was diagnosed with Stage 1 lung ... [Continue Story]
- Mid-Shore Health: Domestic violence on the Mid-Shore with Angie Price and Jeanne Yeager
- Let’s Talk About It: The reality of intergenerational trauma with For All Seasons CEO Beth Anne Dorman
- Let’s Talk About It: Suicide on the Mid-Shore with For All Seasons CEO Beth Anne Dorman
- Having a Baby in the 21st Century with Shore Health’s Jessica Genrich and Stephanie Blades
- Six Marylanders hospitalized so far in listeria outbreak tied to deli meats
- Easier, Shorter Radiation Treatment for Early Stage Breast Cancer Now Offered at Shore Regional Health Cancer Center
Mid-Shore Education
Radcliffe Creek School awarded grant to support students with ADHD and anxiety
Radcliffe Creek School (RCS) was recently awarded a grant from the Queen Anne’s County Mental Health Committee (QACMHC) to provide the School’s ... [Continue Story]
- Prekindergarten Expansion For Private Providers Off To A Slow Start
- Spy Survey Summary on Learning for a Lifetime on the Mid-Shore
- The CBMM PATRIOT’s Dynamic Duo: A Chat with Joyce and Matt Gauthier
- Radcliffe Creek School Initiates Search for Head of School
- Kids Count: Maryland fell behind majority of states in childhood health indicators
- A Changing of the Guard: A Chat with Washington College Outgoing Board Chair Steve Golding and Incoming Rick Wheeler
Brevities
Somatic Healing by Katherine Emery
I’ve written a lot about the effects of the full moon on my students’ behavior. While scientific studies don’t conclusively support a direct link ... [Continue Story]
- Spy Nights: Morris and McGuiness at the Stolz on the Odyssey of Frederick Douglass
- Games by Katherine Emery
- This, too, shall pass by Katherine Emery
- Improving planet views: November 2024 sky-watch by Dennis Herrmann
- Politeness by Katherine Emery
- Reporting the weather on the Eastern Shore for 75 years: Swaine family honored by National Weather Service
Community News
Delmarva Community Services Community Action Center aids clients experiencing poverty and unexpected crises
Mr. Davis, a 69-year-old resident of Cambridge, walked almost three miles on one of the hottest days in July to seek assistance with a utility bill. ... [Continue Story]
- 2024 YMCA Turkey Trot returns on Thanksgiving day
- Mid-Shore Community Foundation to host Giving Day Event
- The Bay Bridge Run is Sunday, November 10: What you need know about detours and traffic
- Election Day Countdown: From and Fuller needs your opinion on Alsobrook vs. Hogan
- Women & Girls Fund grant applications are due by November 1 for programs serving the needs of women and girls.
- Don’t miss CBMM’s OysterFest on Oct. 26
Senior Life
Enjoy the health benefits of Thanksgiving Day by Susan Covey
Have you always thought the traditional Thanksgiving meal was full of empty calories? Not so! One ounce of turkey, for instance, provides 8 grams ... [Continue Story]
- Upper Shore Aging Hosts the Re-Dedication of the Amy Lynn Ferris Adult Activity Center
- Herb Cain Appointed Executive Director of Upper Shore Aging
- Water, Water Everywhere…For Drinking, Playing And Exercising!
- Londonderry on the Tred Avon Named “Best Retirement Community” by What’s Up Eastern Shore for Ninth Consecutive Year
- Upper Shore Aging Honors Volunteers
- Talbot County Commission on Aging to host a Senior Resource Fair
Art Notes
Queen Anne’s Chorale at Chesapeake College December 7
Queen Anne’s Chorale is excited to announce their return to the Todd Performing Arts Center located at Chesapeake College in Wye Mills on December 7th ... [Continue Story]
- Mid-Atlantic Symphony’s Holiday Joy Concerts: A Magical Celebration of the Season featuring Tenor Jonathan Pierce Rhodes
- November & December 2024 upcoming activities Oxford Community Center
- Pretty in Pink Art Show and Sale raises $13,918 to benefit patient care and outreach programs
- Marcy Dunn Ramsey small blessings holiday exhibition Nov 8 – Dec 15, 2024
- Easton Choral Arts Society presents December holiday concert “Gloria!”
- Plein Air voices of the natural landscape on view at Adkins Arboretum
Ecosystem Notes
ESLC conserves 182 acres in Talbot and Caroline Counties
Eastern Shore Land Conservancy (ESLC) recently celebrated two new conservation easements on the farms of Donald and Susan Harris, and their sons ... [Continue Story]
- What’s next: The future of the Chesapeake Bay cleanup
- ESLC conserves Camp Grove Point as addition to Grove Farm WMA
- ShoreRivers expands Green Center work to Dorchester County
- New solar panels power Pickering Creek campus
- ESLC leads Maryland land trust response to potential solar legislation
- Shorerivers’ monitoring season includes first-ever bacteria blitz
Education Notes
Radcliffe Creek School awarded grant to support students with ADHD and anxiety
Radcliffe Creek School (RCS) was recently awarded a grant from the Queen Anne’s County Mental Health Committee (QACMHC) to provide the School’s ... [Continue Story]
- Half of ‘extreme’ school board candidates targeted by Md. Democratic Party win their races
- Radcliffe Creek School Announces Pies & Poinsettias Fundraiser
- Birdies for Benedictine Charity Golf Tournament raises nearly $33,000 to support programs and services
- Radcliffe Creek School Announces New Head of School
- Gunston’s 9th Bull & Oyster event sets record, raises $170,000
- Americans are less engaged than ever, and that’s a problem
Health Notes
Choptank Community Health recognizes National Rural Health Day
Choptank Community Health System is proud to join communities across America to celebrate National Rural Health Day on November 21, 2024. The National ... [Continue Story]
- Dr. Mariel Buqué Enlightens Community About Intergenerational Trauma
- Compass Winter Volunteer Training
- Talbot’s FiRST™ brings bold mental health solutions to county’s First Responders
- Kathryn Kelley, MD, joins University of Maryland Shore Regional Health’s Clark Comprehensive Breast Center team
- For All Seasons sponsors Maryland’s Child Trafficking Regional Navigator Program: A roundtable discussion
- Choptank Health welcomes three new dental providers
Food Friday
Food Friday: Time for Pie
We are edging toward Thanksgiving. Carefully. Warily. What else can happen? What else can go wrong? More importantly, when do turkeys go on sale? Has ... [Continue Story]
Looking at the Masters with Beverly Smith
Looking at the Masters: Pablita Velarde
Pablita Velarde (1918-2006) was born in the Santa Clara Pueblo in Espanola, New Mexico. Her Indian name Tse Tsan means Golden Dawn in the Tewa ... [Continue Story]
Design with Jenn Martella
Design with Jenn Martella: Bella Bay Vista
One of my criteria for selecting properties to be featured is the site. When I saw this aerial of today’s feature with shades of blue from the ... [Continue Story]
From and Fuller Podcast
From and Fuller: Trump cabinet appointments and the future of “Talking Heads” media
Every Thursday, the Spy hosts a conversation with Al From and Craig Fuller on the most topical political news. This week, From and Fuller discuss ... [Continue Story]
- From and Fuller: The eating of political crow with election predictions and the gender and race impact on the 2024 Election
- From and Fuller: Final predictions for Election Day and fatal flaws in Harris and Trump Campaigns
- From & Fuller on voting
- From and Fuller: Early clues on election night of a Harris or Trump victory and Donald Trump’s Arnold Palmer moment
- From and Fuller: F/F Live at the Avalon
- From and Fuller: The Pennsylvania Challenge and is it the End of the Harris Honeymoon?
Columnist J.E. Dean
Trump 2.0: Too real to be funny by John Dean
The writers at Saturday Night Live see the emerging Trump administration as ripe material. You know the drill. An old, obese, convicted felon with ... [Continue Story]
- Trump looks like he will keep his promises—that is the problem by J.E. Dean
- Trump’s Win is a Tragedy for America by J.E. Dean
- The chaos of the 2024 election has begun by J.E. Dean
- Is Elon Musk Trying to Buy the 2024 Election? by J.E. Dean
- I don’t take Trump’s proposals seriously – here’s why by J.E. Dean
- The utter shamelessness of the Trump agenda by J.E. Dean
Columnist Howard Freedlander
Out and About (Sort of): Stars in Different Realms by Howard Freedlander
What did Willie Mays and Donald Sutherland have in common? Nothing. Except an overriding desire to excel in each’s craft. Mays was a true wonder ... [Continue Story]
- Out and About (Sort of): Slavery of Thought by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Higher Education on Edge by Howard Freedlander
- Strike for Democracy by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): American Voter by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Hospice Heroes by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): An Apolitical Document Fails by Howard Freedlander
Columnist Craig Fuller
MPT, the Chesapeake Bay and Viewers Like You: A Chat with Station Manager Steven Schupak
While there are a number of things that bring all Marylanders together, crabs being the best known, there has always been special affection for ... [Continue Story]
- So Much Money, So Little Time by Craig Fuller
- One Amazing Story by One Amazing Individual by Craig Fuller
- A Presidential Debate: No Commission / No Audience / Perhaps, No Gloves by Craig Fuller
- An Enjoyable and Important White House Story by Craig Fuller
- Biden’s Two Biggest Problems: Perception and Trust by Craig Fuller
- An Important Set of Facts – It’s Up to You to Form an Opinion by Craig Fuller
Columnist Jamie Kirkpatrick
Permanence by Jamie Kirkpatrick
In case you haven’t noticed, change is in the wind. For some, it’s welcome; for others, it’s more than change. It’s chaos, and it’s frightening. But ... [Continue Story]
Columnist Laura Oliver
Mass Transit By Laura J. Oliver
If you were walking your labradoodle on the other side of the avenue, I’d look like I’m just staring at the ground, perhaps listening to a book on ... [Continue Story]
Columnist Angela Rieck
Horn Point Oyster Hatchery by Angela Rieck
The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science’s (UMCES) Horn Point Laboratory (HPL) is probably best known for its oyster hatchery, ... [Continue Story]
Columnist Al Sikes
What is it with the Matt Gaetz nomination? By Al Sikes
Okay, I get it. I am too old to understand what is going on today. So, a warning: if you are under seventy years of age, you will probably wonder at ... [Continue Story]
Opinion
Reflections on cabinet choices by J.T. Smith
Last week President-elect Trump proved his wish to be a “disrupter” by announcing several capricious and extraordinary choices for some of the most ... [Continue Story]
- Balancing Growth and Green: Chestertown’s Greenbelt Plan Faces a Solar Challenge by Steve Kline
- Andy Harris and our right to vote by Heather Mizeur
- Striking Out at Camden: How Three Bad Seasons Sent A Once Proud Franchise Into A Decade Long Tailspin
- Sunset for Sea Stars? By Rob Etgen
- We’re All Stocked Up on Crazies by Maria Grant
- What Difference Does It Make? By Maria Grant
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: Will Rogers
Correspondents for cable news seem to have found a favorite spot in the United States Capitol to file their reports. They stand so close to a statue ... [Continue Story]
- Letter to Editor: Delmarva Pride Festival: Fun, Food, Support and Free Advice
- Letter to Editor: Legal Challenge To Striped Bass Regulations Gets Wide Support
- Letter to Editor: Trust the Science; Listen To the Experts
- Letter to Editor: With Memories of Escaping Russia, A Plea for Aid to Ukraine
- Letter to Editor: Tench Tilghman Chapter Meeting Planned in Chestertown
- Letter to Editor: A Year of Environmental Triumphs at Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center
