Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) by Al Sikes
It is hard to overstate how much today’s cultural milieu and Donald J. Trump have changed American politics. The image of those who seek the top office has always been important. Without parsing ancient polls, I am sure Dwight Eisenhower’s image as WWII’s top General helped him when he ran for the Presidency in […]
From and Fuller: The Politics of Assassination Attempts, J.D. Vance as VP, and is Joe Biden’s Time Up?
[youtube id=”iDGKoj8-IQs 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 Fuller discuss the political consequences of the failed assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump and his decision to make U.S. Senator J.D. Vance his running mate. […]
Annapolis Realities: Medicaid and Child Care Costs add to MD Fiscal Woes
Maryland faces nearly $1 billion in projected budget deficits driven by as much as $800 million in projected Medicaid shortfalls over two years. On Wednesday, the Board of Public Works, chaired by Gov. Wes Moore (D), approved nearly $150 million in budget reductions. The cuts will be coupled with other actions in an attempt to […]
Spy Theater Review: Tennessee Williams’ ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’
The Factory describes itself as a “community arts project [providing] creative space for individuals to explore their passion for the performing arts.” And although I didn’t get a chance to see this stunning company debut in the “evocative atmosphere of our open-air venue,” I can say that the performance lived up to The Factory’s promise […]
Cruisin’ with Christine: New Londonderry Residents Barbara Pratt and Phillip Gibson
[youtube id=”TbEaFSytti4 Over the last ten years, the Spy and Londonderry on the Tred Avon have worked together on stories about this unique retirement community that educates both its residents and the community at large. With the new addition of Christine Harrington as Londonderry’s CEO, it was decided that we would follow Christine as she […]
Looking at the Masters: Audrey Flack
Audrey Flack was born in1931 in Brighton Beach, New York. She died at the age of 93 on June 28, this year. Her parents were Jewish immigrants from Poland. They owned a garment factory in New York City. Always interested in art, Flack attended the High School of Music and Art and Copper Union, both […]
House of the Week: The Albanus Phillips House, circa 1913
One of Cambridge’s landmarks is the façade of the boiler building in the complex of the Phillips Packing House. Two towering brick smokestacks with acronyms of four alphabet letters arranged vertically down the smokestacks are symbols of the Phillips’ family’s impact upon the history of Cambridge. The Phillips Packing Company was founded in 1902 and […]
The Ants Come Marching in by Angela Rieck
I am feeling a general malaise from this hot, humid drought. To add insult to injury, for the past month I have been on the losing end of a relentless ant campaign. In the past, ants were invasive when the water table was high, but this drought defies that explanation. It is almost as if […]
UMC for Environmental Science hosts Izaak Walton League Convention
The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science in Cambridge, locally known as the Horn Point Laboratory, hosted attendees from the 2024 Izaak Walton League Convention, held at the Hyatt Recency in Cambridge on July 15-17. Professor Jamie Pierson of HPL (and president of the Mid-Shore Chapter of IWLA), along with two graduate students who were recent recipients of scholarships from the Mid-Shore Chapter of the […]