Monday May 26th is Memorial Day in America. The first version of an American Memorial Day occurred in May 1868, three years after the end of the ... [Continue Story]
Public Affairs
Moore to Veto Reparations Bill
Gov. Wes Moore (D) announced Friday that he will veto the Reparations Commission bill that called for a study of historic inequality endured by ... [Continue Story]
- Maryland Loses Coveted AAA Bond Rating
- County Council Highlights: It’s All about the Budget
- From and Fuller: The Impact of Poll Ratings on Trump and his new Digital Coin
- Four Eleven Kitchen’s Amanda Kidd on Succeeding in Food & Hospitality
- A Spy/WHCP Check-in with Chief of Police Justin Todd
- Checking in with Superintendent Thompson on $5.5 Million Deficit and More
Spy Highlights
This Summer at the Avalon: Something Old, Something New for Mid-Shore Kids
The Avalon Foundation is excited to announce a dynamic mix of tradition and innovation in its 2025 Summer Programming. As always, you can count on the ... [Continue Story]
- From and Fuller: Trump’s Big Beautiful 747 and Spotting Democratic Early Birds
- The Maryland Caucus with Foxwell and Mitchell: The Maryland Energy Crisis
- From and Fuller: The GOP ‘Beautiful’ Megabill and Joe Biden’s Return
- Publisher’s Note: Introducing the ‘Maryland Caucus’ Podcast with Len Foxwell and Clayton Mitchell
- Publisher Notes: Spy Poetry and Deidra Greenleaf Allan
- From and Fuller: The Impact of Poll Ratings on Trump and his new Digital Coin
Brevities
Agent 86 Reconnaissance Footage: Spying Over Annapolis
When the Spy announced its new weekly podcast with Messrs. Foxwell and Mitchell focusing on all things Annapolis, Agent 86 didn't want to be left ... [Continue Story]
- Cambridge Time Machine: Hanging Out at the Recreation Center
- Mom Style by Katherine Emery General
- Cambridge Time Machine: Crossing the Original Creek Bridge
- Talbot Historical Society Project Rewind: Who Just Pulled Up in a Bugatti
- Cambridge Time Machine: The Pumping House Serves a Need
- May 2025 sky-watch by Dennis Herrmann
Community Notes
The Delmarva Pride Center Hosts “A Night in New Orleans” Fundraiser to Celebrate Pride and Community
The Delmarva Pride Center is excited to announce its upcoming event, “A Night in New Orleans,” a vibrant fundraiser celebrating Pride Month and ... [Continue Story]
- Tour de Talbot on June 14, 2025 will Raise Funds to Support Talbot Thrive’s Advocacy Efforts in Talbot County
- TIS Lip Sync Battle Rocked into the Record Books
- US 50/301 Ramp Management Program Continues on Kent Island to Improve Local Access and Traffic Flow
- Motoring festival, Concours d’Elegance return to Kent Island this June and September
- Shore Legal Access promotes Geoffrey Cooke, Esq. to Litigation Director
- CBMM kicks off 60th anniversary celebration
The Arts
Spy Review: New Singer/Songwriter Night at Foxy’s by Mark Pelavin
There are lots of great musicians in Talbot County, and plenty of places to hear them play. But until now there has been a real void in the local ... [Continue Story]
- Spy Concert Review: MSO Season Finale by Steve Parks
- Spy Profile: John Waters Brings ‘The Naked Truth’ to the Avalon
- Art Travels: Places We Inhabit at the Zach Gallery by Anke Van Wagenberg
- Avalon Spy Night Preview: Poet Meredith Davies Hadaway Reads “When Dreams Go Walking”
- Al Sikes on the Magnificence of Allan Harris in Oxford this Friday
- Spy Review: Chesapeake Music’s Series Ends with a Flourish
Ecosystem
Westward Ho! Easton’s Rails to Trails Expansion with Project Manager Kody Cario
One of the few bits of good news that the town of Easton experienced during the rough days of COVID was the explosion of the use of the current ... [Continue Story]
- Election 2022: Environmental Forum For Talbot County Council Election
- ShoreRivers Safe to Swim Weekend Report
- Md. Lawmakers Check In with new Agency Leaders on Bay Cleanup Progress
- Keeping the Soul of Cambridge’s Packing House with ESLC’s Carol Bean
- Bay Ecosystem: A Chat with Riverkeeper Annie Richards
- Ecosystem: Gary & Justine Reinoehl Love the Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center
Health
Let’s Talk About It with Beth Anne Dorman: Mental Health, Parents and Adolescence
This month, Beth Anne Dorman, CEO of For All Seasons, explores the profound challenges parents face as their children enter adolescence. While ... [Continue Story]
- Let’s Talk About It with Beth Anne Dorman: For All Seasons in All Seasons
- Let’s Talk about It: Dare to Lead Training Shapes Mid-Shore Leaders with For All Seasons Beth Anne Dorman
- Mid-Shore Health: Getting to the Heart of Heart Disease with Dr. Ian Davis
- Let’s Talk About It: A Different kind of Valentine with For All Seasons CEO Beth Anne Dorman
- Mid-Shore Health: The role of forensic nursing with survivors of sexual and physical assault
- Qlarant Foundation takes a big step forward with first executive director Amanda Neal
Opinion
Character Rot: Sounding the Alarm by Johnny O’Brien
Most of us are aware of the damage Donald Trump is doing to government service, freedom of expression, our universities, and democracy. And the moral decay our “national role ... [Continue Story]
Letters to Editor
Letter to Editor: Trump and the Declaration of Independence
Last week the President hosted an interview with Terry Moran of ABC News in his newly gilded Oval Office. Trump drew Moran’s attention to a wall-mounted copy of the Declaration of Independence. Moran prompted the President to state his understanding of the significance of the Declaration. Trump disconcerted Moran by saying that the document stood […]
Letter to Editor: Three Cheers for Harvard
If you, like me, were born and raised in a free democracy, you likely share my belief in due process, the rule of law, freedom of speech, and the right to manage your life in your own chosen way. In light of the federal government‘s attack on everything that Harvard University has stood for and […]
Letter to Editor: Elon Musk and the Ponzi Scheme
Elon Musk recently referred to Social Security as a “Ponzi scheme” because, like a Ponzi scheme, it relies on incoming contributions (from current workers) to pay benefits to retirees, instead of being based on a self-sustaining investment fund. A Ponzi scheme collapses when there aren’t enough new investors to cover payouts, and Musk may be […]
Letter to Editor: Sea Level Rise Hits a BRIC Wall
Communities along the Eastern Shore have been planning for sea level rise for the last several years. Communities like Crisfield, Cambridge, Oxford, and St. Michaels have spent thousands of dollars preparing studies and plans to combat projected increases in Chesapeake Bay water levels due principally to sea level rise and storm surge events. Our state, […]
Letter to Editor: Give Us The Truth
“The truth will out.” While I cannot recall the year, I am certain the first time I heard that expression came from my father. I do not recall if those wise words were directed at me or at my siblings or was in reference to some general situation, but I learned early in life how […]
Letter to Editor: Tell the Community Why Trump Tariffs Make Sense
I am hoping that someone out there with an economics background can explain for me and other Spy readers how Trump’s “reciprocal tariffs” announced yesterday make any sense. In responding, you might want to consider: Trump’s justification for these tariffs is based on a formula that divides the value of U.S. exports to a given […]
These Republicans Are Right – Don’t Blame Governor Wes Moore For Maryland’s Long-Projected Budget Deficit
In a recent debate on closing Maryland’s budget deficit, Minority Leader Jason Buckel, a Republican Delegate from Allegany County, made an important point: “The man upstairs has only been there for two, three years. I don’t blame him for our economic failures of the last 10,” referring to Democratic Governor Wes Moore, who was elected […]
Letter to Editor: What is Happening to Our Land of the Free and Home of the Brave?
For weeks I have been watching the slow dismantling of my America, the Land of the Free and Home of the Brave. I have also sensed the confusion and frustration of my friends and neighbors. I am sad. Not depressed, but a kind of sadness that seems almost universal. What is happening to us, I […]
Letter to Editor: Maryland’s Program Open Space at Risk
Program Open Space was created in 1969 and was funded through of a transfer tax of 0.5 percent on every real estate transaction in the state. This new special tax was designed to directly tie development to available funding for open space and recreational facilities for the public good. Now because of the State budget […]
Letter to Editor: Raskin Replaces ‘AWOL Andy” at District 1 Town Hall
On Saturday, March 22nd, 800 people filled the Mace Lane Middle School in Cambridge to capacity for a Town Hall to discuss President Trump’s policies and District 1 Representative Andy Harris’ role in supporting them. Harris was invited but refused to attend, leading to the placement of a large milk carton on the stage with […]
Maryland News
Jake Day Eyes Challenge on Eastern Shore to GOP Rep. Andy Harris
Jake Day, the secretary at the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development, is beginning to raise money for a possible challenge to U.S. ... [Continue Story]
- Board of Public Works Reaffirms State Property Tax Rate at Current Rate
- Local farmers, food banks plan for potential ‘blow’ to food assistance output from Trump cut
- House, Senate ratify budget compromise on final day
- Sheriffs defend cooperation with federal officials on immigration enforcement
- Tensions boil over in shouting match during final House vote on fiscal 2026 budget
- Ferguson warns of ‘Maryland Recession’
Commerce
What you Need to Know about Maryland’s Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program
As prices for everyday necessities continue to rise, families with limited means are having to make tough choices on where to allocate their money. In ... [Continue Story]
- CWDI Completes Cambridge Harbor Demolition Phase
- Discovering Discover Easton’s Plans for 2023: A Chat with Director Holly DeKarske
- Mediation Room 8: Benefits of Using Mediation in Divorce
- CULTA Announces Partnership with National Cannabis Brand Old Pal
- The Mediation Room 7: Bad Debt – Getting Beyond It
- The Mediation Room: The Role of Lawyers in Mediation
Art Notes
From Grief to Repair: Mixed Media Fiber Art and Watercolors by Heather Kerley on View at Adkins Arboretum
Pale green and white stitching curls around a trio of beech nuts in a tiny hand-embroidered quilt in Heather Kerley’s exhibit, From Grief to Repair, ... [Continue Story]
- Don’t Miss the Antique & Classic Boat Festival & Coastal Arts Fair At CBMM on Father’s Day Weekend
- St. Michaels Community Center to Welcome Jeff Mcguiness, Author, Bear Me Into Freedom: The Talbot County of Frederick Douglass
- Carpe Diem Arts Presents Free Lunchtime Concert at Brookletts Place on May 13
- Oxford Museum Announces The Fabric Of History Special Programs
- Bummer: Spy Nights with Meredith Davies Hadaway Postponed
- Chesapeake Film Festival’s New President Shares Her Excitement for Upcoming Season, Early-bird Tickets Now Available, Free Screenings Continue in May
Senior Nation
Senior Nation: Gardening a Great Boost for Body and Soul by Susan Covey
The calming benefits of being in the natural world are endless and include fresh air, improved ... [Continue Story]
