Food Friday: Dipping into Summer
Happy Summer! It looks like it is going to be a long and hot one judging by the past couple of weeks. The cicadas have been warning us, with their constant whine, while drowning out the leaf blowers. The days have been real stinkers, with dangerously high temperatures. Luke the wonder dog is happy to […]
A Presidential Debate: No Commission / No Audience / Perhaps, No Gloves by Craig Fuller
My first full emersion into debate preparation occurred in 1984 during President Reagan’s reelection campaign. Somehow these sessions have become a kind of Super Bowl in the presidential election contest. There are four distinct time frames around which a candidate and his team strategize: the run-up to the debate; the pre-game commentary; the debate itself; […]
We Are the Lucky Ones by Maria Grant
After spending some time in various states in the U.S. and traveling in Europe, I came back to the Eastern Shore and thought to myself, “We are the lucky ones!” I often take for granted how special the Eastern Shore is with its exceptionally friendly and welcoming residents, abundance of birds, trees, and sparkling shorelines, […]
Talbot Historical Society Project Rewind: Filling Up the Tank in Trappe
This Talbot Historical Society Laird Wise Collection photo was taken off the corner of Main Street and Maple Street in Trappe, Maryland, decades ago! The gas station and Corkran’s General Store are no longer visible today. The signage reads, “ Atlantic Gasoline” and “ C. Hughlett Pocket Billiards.” Mamma Maria’s is currently in the building […]
YMCA Discusses Results of Market Study on Cambridge Facility
On the evening of June 18th, a crowd gathered in the gymnasium of the Pauline F. and W. David Robbins Family YMCA in Cambridge for a meeting on a controversial subject. People sweated in the sauna-like conditions of the echoey gym as Robbie Gill, CEO of YMCA of the Chesapeake, presented the results of a […]
Church Hill Theatre: New Board and New Season Announced
Church Hill Theatre reported a highly successful year at its annual membership meeting on June 18. Staff, board members, actors, and audience fans enjoyed socializing before a short business meeting. Departing board members, Robert Bryan, Colleen Minahan, and Jennifer Moore, were thanked for their service. New members, Charles Michael Moore, Dianne Shelton and Becca Van […]
UM Shore Regional Health to Offer “Don’t Worry, Be Healthy” Session Beginning July 18
University of Maryland Shore Regional Health, a member organization of the University of Maryland Medical System, will host an in-person, five-session workshop titled “Don’t Worry, Be Healthy,” beginning Thursday, July 18, 2024. Designed to teach participants how to stay healthy by making healthier and safer choices, the workshop will meet once per month, in person […]
For All Seasons Hosts Second Hoopers Island Migrant Resource Fair
On June 17, For All Seasons sponsored its second Migrant Resource Fair at the Volunteer Fire House on Hoopers Island in Fishing Creek, Maryland. The event, which drew over 130 participants, offered information and resources to local migrant workers, while also featuring arts and crafts, dinner, music, dancing, and plenty of fun. “This was our […]
Wine of the Week: IL Rose’ di Casanova IGT
Ciao Tutti! This weekend, at Piazza Italian Market, to celebrate the summer equinox, we will taste a new wine to our collection, the IL Rose’ di Casanova IGT ($20.50) from the La Spinetta winery in Toscana. The story of founders Giuseppe and Lidia Rivetti began in the 1960s when they were Piemontese farmers. When their […]