GRACE CREEK ALMANAC – It’s been just about exactly a year since my writing about blooming locust trees and their relationship with ... [Continue Story]
Public Affairs
QAC County Takes Major Step in Building Bike and Hiker Trails System
Last night, the Queen Anne's County Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board presented their new master plan to county commissioners, outlining a vision ... [Continue Story]
- 1st District GOP Candidates Debate without Incumbent Andy Harris at LWV Forum
- Congressman Harris Votes No on Bill Supporting Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan
- House, Senate Send $63 Billion Budget to Governor
- Maryland House and Senate leaders Say They have a Budget Agreement
- Getting to Know Green Thumb Industries
- A Pier too Far? QAC Considers Tightening the Approval Process for Pier Extensions
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
A Full Year of Waterfowl Festival in 2024: A Chat with Director Deena Killmon and Board Member Chip Heaps
With the appointment of Deena Killmon as the new executive director of Waterfowl Festival just a few months ago, change is already in the wind for the ... [Continue Story]
- From and Fuller: The Political Impact of Student Protests in 2024
- The Tale of Taylor Swift and Taylors Island’s Clara Bow
- From and Fuller: On NY Times David Brooks Pessimism on Biden and Speaker Johnson’s Survival
- When Whistler looked at City Streets with the Curator David Park Curry and AAM’s Lee Glazer
- The Art and Importance of Festivals at the CBMM with Shannon Mitchell
- From and Fuller: Speaker Johnson’s Foreign Aid Pickle and Trump Trapped in the Courtroom
The Arts and Design
Spy Art Reviews: From Heirlooms to Master Antiquity Prints by Steve Parks
Heirlooms are defined in dictionaries as “valuable objects that belonged to a family for generations.” The word “valuable” in that description is ... [Continue Story]
- Spy Review: They’re All Winners in this Contest by Steve Parks
- TAP Time: Tred Avon Players Liz Clarke and Cavin Moore on “Vanities”
- Spy Music Review: Concerto to Die For by Steve Parks
- Spy Arts Diary: A Stands for Art in April by Steve Parks
- Spy Concert Review: The Final 3 in MSO Concerto Playoff by Steve Parks
- Spy Review: Jonathan Richman at the Avalon by Mark Pelavin
Ecosystem
Dribs and Drabs: Oysters, Wisteria, Locusts and Crabs
GRACE CREEK ALMANAC – It’s been just about exactly a year since my writing about blooming locust trees and their relationship with ... [Continue Story]
- Maryland’s Oyster Sanctuaries Show Promising Signs by Joe Zimmermann
- Deena Kilmon Appointed Executive Director of Waterfowl
- The Eagle’s Owl Nest: After Years of Teasing, This Great Horned Owl Couple Finally Delivers
- Md. Offshore Wind Project Loses Energy: Developer Announces ‘Repositioning’ Of Project
- A Conservation Journey From Cordova to Palaka and Back to Delmarva by Norman Greenhawk
- Environmental Reclamation and Sustainability for the Bay: The Poplar Island Project
Maryland News
GOP Primary Feels Like A Warmup For Hogan Ahead of General Election For Senate
Republican voters in Maryland head to the polls with an opportunity to choose a candidate to represent the party in what could be one of the most ... [Continue Story]
- State Officials Seek to Resolve CWDI and City of Cambridge Conflicts
- Early Voting Begins Thursday: Here’s How and Where to Do It
- Here are Some Bills to Watch on the Final Day of Session
- Should People with Severe Mental Health Needs get Court-Ordered Treatment?
- MD House Fiscal Leader Can’t Rule Out Extended Session on Budget
- A Check in with Cambridge Mayor Steve Rideout: The Resignation of a Highly-Respected City Manager
Shore Health
Mid Shore Health Improvement Coalition Launches Health Careers Website
The Mid Shore Health Improvement Coalition is proud to announce the launch of a new health careers website, midshorehealthcareers.org for health ... [Continue Story]
- Mid-Shore Health: The New Science of Orthopedic Care with Drs. Myron Szczukowski and Dr. Sheila Taylor
- The Moore Budget Shows $100M for Proposed Medical Center
- The Plan for For All Seasons Best Girlfriends Weekend
- First Baby of 2024 Arrives at UM Shore Medical Center at Easton Birthing Center
- MD Health Department Urges Masks, Vaccination After Respiratory Illness-Related Hospitalizations
- The Arc and Helping Families Manage Care Expenses
Mid-Shore Education
Maryland’s School Superintendent Announces Accountability Task Force
Five days after the Maryland State Board of Education unanimously voted to appoint Carey Wright as the state’s permanent superintendent of schools, ... [Continue Story]
- Breakdown Of Funding For Blueprint Plan Comes Into Focus
- Horn Point Professors Named U.S. Fulbright Scholars
- Maryland Blueprint: Implementation in Dorchester County
- Blueprint Implementation Continues: New Plans Reveal Ongoing Challenges For Schools
- Chesapeake Forum’s New Era of Lifelong Learning with James Adams and Claudia Dziobek
- Building a Pathway to Serve with MD’s Service and Civic Innovation Secretary Paul Monteiro
Brevities
Agent 86 Reconnaissance Footage: Chestertown by Air
As part of our ongoing series in the Spy, Agent 86 has been collecting reconnaissance footage of great Mid-Shore communities, and he has just ... [Continue Story]
Community News
Governor Moore Taps Sultana for Maryland’s New Outdoor Learning Partnership
On April 22, 2024, Earth Day, Maryland Governor Wes Moore signed an Executive Order establishing the Maryland Outdoor Learning Partnership. The ... [Continue Story]
- Shore Legal Access offers free expungement clinic at Grace Street
- CBMM to celebrate first responders & frontline workers May 13-17
- YMCA of the Chesapeake Announces Changes to Leadership Team
- Artificial Intelligence and Disinformation Topic of LWVQAC Speaker
- John Lewis, Headmaster of Gunston School, will be speaking about “Artificial Intelligence and Disinformation.
- Eastern Shore Land Conservancy Celebrates Trails
Senior Life
Talbot County Commission on Aging to host a Senior Resource Fair
The Talbot County Commission on Aging is thrilled to announce its inaugural Senior Resource Fair, a much-anticipated event to enhance seniors' lives ... [Continue Story]
- Could Your Core Be Getting Frail? By Susan Covey
- Senior Life: Stepping Out by Susan Covey
- Cruisin’ with Christine: For the Love of Rotary at Londonderry with Robert Grill
- Londonderry on the Tred Avon Welcomes Brian Cotter to Board of Directors
- Cruisin’ with Christine: A Kitchen Inspection at Londonderry
- Valentines For Your Heart by Susan Covey
Art Notes
Zebra Gallery Features New Artists
The Zebra Gallery at 5 N Harrison Street in Easton has welcomed several new artists to the gallery. According to Susan Schauer John, owner of Zebra ... [Continue Story]
- CORRECTION: The Art of Storytelling: Panel Discussion and Workshop with Filmmakers at the Talbot County Free Library is now on Sunday, September 29, at 10:30 a.m.
- The Secret Life of Adkins, Photographs by Kellen McCluskey, on View through June 29 at Adkins Arboretum
- 8th Annual Art of the Garden opens at The Trippe Gallery
- The Tidewater Singers Spring Concerts
- Studio B Art Gallery Presents “Flourish: a Celebration of Spring”
- May Exhibit at The Artist’s Gallery: Treasures of the Chesapeake by Steve Bleinberger
Ecosystem Notes
Adkins Arboretum Mystery Monday: Guess the Picture!
The answer to last week's mystery is barred owl, Strix varia, pictured below: Known colloquially as the hoot owl, the barred owl is not ... [Continue Story]
- Celebrate Trails Day in Queen Anne’s County: April 27, 2024
- Adkins Arboretum Mystery Monday: Guess the Picture!
- Adkins Mystery Monday: Guess the Picture!
- ShoreRivers Offers Hands-On Expeditions
- Outdoor Fun Planned for Adkins Arboretum’s Earth Day Celebration
- Join the Cleanup Effort for a Healthier Chesapeake Bay at Matapeake Park April 7
Education Notes
Gunston’s Chesapeake Watershed Semester Welcomes New Director Brad Hirsh
The Gunston School is delighted to announce the appointment of Brad Hirsh as Gunston’s new Director of the Chesapeake Watershed Semester and ... [Continue Story]
- Wye River Upper School Invites Regional Experts and Advocates
- Gunston’s Tony D’Antonio Named ‘Counselor of the Year’
- Get Your Groove On! Learn How to Jam With Others
- Drink Tequila, Explore the Serengeti or Read a Book In April at Chesapeake Forum
- Get Reel with Chesapeake Forum’s Lectures on the Shore this May
- Heron Pickleball Tournament Raises $7,000 for Gunston Athletics
Health Notes
UM Shore Regional Health Receives 4th Magnet® Designation
UM Shore Regional Health (UM SRH), a member organization of the University of Maryland Medical System, has earned re-designation as a Magnet® ... [Continue Story]
- For All Seasons Inaugural Paddles Up for Mental Health Tournament Offers Former Raven Celebrity Match for Viewing
- Birthing Center at UM Shore Regional Health’s JADA System Proves a Lifesaver for Salisbury Mother
- Shore Regional Health Celebrates Donate Life Month
- Habitat Choptank Receives $450,000 Funding for Camper Street Neighborhood Project
- Compass Offer Spring Volunteer Training
- Health Fair Coming to Delmarva Pride Center
Food Friday
Food Friday: May 5th
This year, Cinco de Mayo is over the weekend. It is going to be a balmy Sunday, when we can throw open the windows, and notice all the new weeds that ... [Continue Story]
Looking at the Masters with Beverly Smith
Looking at the Masters: Sliman Mansour
Sliman Mansour was born in 1947 in Birzeit, a small village north of Ramallah. He is an internationally recognized Palestinian artist. He studied art ... [Continue Story]
Design with Jenn Martella
Design with Jenn Martella: A Diamond on Diamondback
Waterfront houses with shorelines facing south enjoy the ideal solar orientation for sunny rooms throughout the day. Today’s featured house was sited ... [Continue Story]
From and Fuller Podcast
From and Fuller: The Political Impact of Student Protests in 2024
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: On NY Times David Brooks Pessimism on Biden and Speaker Johnson’s Survival
- From and Fuller: Speaker Johnson’s Foreign Aid Pickle and Trump Trapped in the Courtroom
- From and Fuller: A Deep Dive into Battleground State Wisconsin and MAGA Move for Trump Airport
- From and Fuller: Trump Antisemitism, Ohio Primary Results, and Hogan Poll Numbers
- From and Fuller: Biden’s SOTU Doesn’t Change Polls and the RFK, Jr. Third Party Threat
- From and Fuller: A Super Tuesday Download and the High Stakes of Biden’s State of the Union Address
Columnist J.E. Dean
Larry Hogan is a Good Man, But Please Don’t Vote for Him by J.E. Dean
Partisanship is the poison that renders representative democracies dysfunctional. National needs, and often the Constitution, are ignored in the ... [Continue Story]
- Why is Trump Begging the Court to Convict Him? By J. E. Dean
- Trump’s “Historic Trial” by J.E. Dean
- The Trump Melt-Down Continues by J.E. Dean
- Keeping Idiots Out of Congress by J. E. Dean
- Pence Declines to Endorse the Man Who Wanted Him Hanged by J.E. Dean
- How is Joe Biden’s Reelection Campaign Going? By J.E. Dean
Columnist Howard Freedlander
Out and About (Sort of) On Being Humble by Howard Freedlander
As I view student protests at an increasing number of colleges and universities, I disdain the disruption but respect free speech. I feel ... [Continue Story]
- Out and About (Sort of): Good Deed, Awful Behavior by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Wondering by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Calming the Waters in Oxford by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Compromise and Cars by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Noteworthy History by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Race To Watch by Howard Freedlander
Columnist Craig Fuller
A Technologically Driven Holistic Approach to Healthcare: Craig Fuller Chats with Dr. Rubin Pillay
In a recent insightful interview with Dr. Rubin Pillay, an innovative voice in modern healthcare, the Spy's Craig Fuller was offered a glimpse into ... [Continue Story]
Columnist Jamie Kirkpatrick
Dreamland
I love to dream. My most fantastic creations come in the hours just before dawn, after I’ve wakened and done what was needed to be done, and then ... [Continue Story]
Columnist Laura Oliver
The Road Ahead by Laura J. Oliver
This is the story of how I didn’t become what I might have been. And for once I’m not talking about my effort to be a fully evolved spiritual human ... [Continue Story]
Columnist Angela Rieck
Looking for Zebras by Angela Rieck
I have two dogs, Gus and Annie, who are frequent inspirations for my columns. These two dogs could not be more different. Gus is a 12-pound little ... [Continue Story]
Columnist Al Sikes
What Happens When the City Upon A Hill Quits Shining? By Al Sikes
It is astonishing! At times deeply disappointing. But inevitably, it reflects how we think and act. It, in the overarching sense, is the quality of ... [Continue Story]
Opinion
Howard Stern’s Chat with the President by Maria Grant
Joe Biden, a guest on the Howard Stern Show. Who would have predicted that? The “shock jock” interviewing the President of the United States. I ... [Continue Story]
- Shaping the Eastern Shore’s Future at Chesapeake College by Cliff Coppersmith
- Opinion: Why did Medical-Aid-in-Dying Bill Stall? By Michael Strauss
- Thinking about Women, Arizona, and Abortion by Margaret Andersen
- The Powerful Rise of Speaker Adrienne Jones by Clayton A. Mitchell, Sr.
- Video Opinion: Oxford Needs a Forensic Audit by Scott Rensberger
- It Takes a Village to Competently Run the USA by Maria Grant
Letters to the Editor
Letter to Editor: Legal Challenge To Striped Bass Regulations Gets Wide Support
A lawsuit was recently filed in Federal court by the Delmarva Fisheries Association (DFA) and the Maryland Charter Boat Association (MCBA). The suit ... [Continue Story]
- 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
- Letter to Editor: Ditch the Couch for Shop Locally
- Letter to Editor: Regarding the Recent Mural of Frederick Douglass in Easton