It was a Small Town by Sue Ellen Thompson
[youtube id=”ONrQTZy96yU”/] Editor’s Note: Perhaps relying on that extraordinary intuition that comes with being a poet, Sue Ellen Thompson felt a noticeable mood shift in her hometown a few years ago. Well before the Oxford community exploded with the dismissal of a popular town police chief, Thompson sensed that the town where she and her […]
Why Isn’t Harris Winning More if Trump is So Bad? By J.E. Dean
I heard less about Kamala Harris’ momentum this weekend. This morning, I read that Trump is leading in four of the seven battleground states. All this follows a three-week period that should have been an election disaster for Donald Trump. He is getting crazier in his name-calling. He flip-flopped on reproductive rights. And he just […]
Easton Council Highlights: The Question of Removing a 10 Cent Fee on Paper Bags
While there were a number of interesting issues brought before the Easton Town Council last night, including the struggle to find funds to complete the Port Street infrastructure needs, the Spy took special note of Council President Frank Gunsallus’s proposal to remove the requirement for merchants to charge 10 cents for paper bags. The proposed […]
Declines in Revenue, Federal Aid Drive Cuts in Proposed Transportation Projects – Maryland Ma
Transportation projects around the state will be put on hold as officials grapple with ongoing budget constraints and a growing list of expensive projects. A combination of budget pressures has created a $1.3 billion funding gap over a six year period, which Transportation Secretary Paul Wiedefeld said forced his department to defer projects across the […]
Counties Scramble for Answers, Options as State Signals Deferral of Transportation Requests
Worcester County officials are scrambling for options — and money — after learning that state transportation officials are pausing a top transportation priority — the widening of Route 90 and the replacement of its two bridges. Worcester is just one of the counties given tough news in the weeks leading up to Tuesday’s release of […]
The Academy Art Museum announces 2024 Artist-in-Residence, Anita Groener
The Academy Art Museum is pleased to announce its 2024 Artist-in-Residence Anita Groener. Following Groener’s residency, her installation, To the Edge of Your World, previously shown in Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris, France, and Museum Rijswijk, The Hague, the Netherlands, will be presented at AAM in Summer 2025. Premiering at AAM at the same time will […]
Chesapeake Film Festival Shares Insider Highlights of Upcoming Films and Events by Gayle Matthei
After over 16 years, what makes the upcoming Chesapeake Film Festival in historic downtown Easton so unique? We asked Cid Collins Walker, the Festival’s Executive and Artistic Director to share some insider highlights: “Every year we task our Programming Committee with reviewing and rating hundreds of film submissions – this year over 200 films from 15 […]
Back to School, Back to the Y: Ymca of the Chesapeake Announces September Membership Drive
The YMCA of the Chesapeake will host a membership drive throughout the month of September and waive the $75 joining fee at all of its eleven locations on the Eastern Shore. “With the start of a new school year, September is a great time to join, or rejoin, the Y and make a commitment to […]
MSO announces 27th Season “Adventures in Classical Music”
The Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra’s 27th season, entitled “Adventures in Classical Music,” celebrates its status as the Delmarva Peninsula’s only professional symphony orchestra. This season will include six Masterworks Series programs, consisting of 17 full orchestra performances, conducted by Grammy-winning Music Director Michael Repper, who is beginning his third season with the orchestra. Additionally, there will […]
Chesapeake Forum Presents, US Navy in the Civil War with Mickey Terrone
US Navy’s Role in the Civil War Did you know that the United State’s fledgling Navy played an important role in the American Civil War? Learn how the Navy helped the Union cause during the Civil War and about the leadership of Navy Secretary Gideon Welles in the Chesapeake Forum course, US Navy in the […]