Spy Exit Interview: Outgoing Cambridge City Manager Tom Carroll
[youtube id=”9c3meA3La54 The Spy continues our informal series of long-form exit interviews with some of the Mid-Shore’s most well-known leaders in public affairs, the arts, and regional culture at the end of that individual’s tenure of employment. Many of those profiles tend to focus on sometimes decades of work and deeds, but in other cases, […]
1st District GOP Candidates Debate without Incumbent Andy Harris at LWV Forum
[youtube id=”NPjxezNLRSk Two forums were planned for last Sunday at Chesapeake College for Democratic and Republican candidates running in this year’s primary elections for the U.S. House of Representatives in Maryland’s 1st congressional district. The Forum was sponsored by the Spy in partnership with the Eastern Shore chapters of the League of Women Voters, WHCP-FM, […]
Agent 86 Reconnaissance Footage: Chestertown by Air
[youtube id=”FHAgNVSHzes 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 submitted his second report. In this case, 86 filed a report on the beloved Chestertown Downrigging festival from last year. This video is approximately five minutes in length.
Ben Franklin’s Wisdom On Taxes by David Reel
Earlier this month, I joined countless Marylanders in filing my federal and state income tax returns. As I did so, the timeless observations of Benjamin Franklin came to mind – “In this world nothing is certain except death and taxes.” After the Maryland General Assembly adjourned, I suggest Ben was only partly right. I suggest […]
A Small Light by Al Sikes
There was a time when a single channel offered a blockbuster movie or series. Think broadcast TV and, for example, one of my favorites, Lonesome Dove. Or, maybe, The Sopranos. The shows were promoted extensively, if not excessively, and became what we called “appointment TV.” I have just now caught up with “A Small Light,” […]
COVID 2024 by Kate Emery General
“Cough in your corner” was the mantra repeated over and over in my kindergarten classroom upon our return from spring break. We had a healthy January and February but travel and a week apart introduced a new strain of germs to our group. COVID took a big bite out of me over two weeks ago. […]
Adkins Arboretum Mystery Monday: Guess the Picture!
The answer to last week’s mystery is serviceberry, Amelanchier canadensis, pictured below.. There are twenty different species of serviceberry, a deciduous-leaved shrub and small tree in the rose family. They are largely restricted to wet sites, particularly on the Atlantic coastal plain. Serviceberries bloom early in Spring, and in June they produce edible, dark purple […]
Avalon Theatre Events for April, May, and June
For Tickets and more Information visit the Avalon and Stoltz Listening Room online at avalonfoundation.org. Mari Black Sunday, April 28, 2024 Doors: 1:30 p.m.; Show: 2 p.m. Stoltz Listening Room, 40 E. Dover Street, Easton, MD Called “one of the brightest fiddlers around today” (Brian O’Donovan, WGBH radio’s A Celtic Sojourn), multi-style violinist and champion […]
Get Reel with Chesapeake Forum’s Lectures on the Shore this May
Join Chesapeake Forum for Lights, Camera, Action: A Legacy of Fine Filmmaking – an evening of fascinating, humorous, and, amazing behind-the-scenes stories from two generations of filmmakers on May 9th at the Academy Art Museum. Enjoy refreshments and light hors d’oeuvres. The event kicks off the 2024 Lectures on the Shore series from the Chesapeake […]