Charlotte Potter Kasic is the Next Director of the Academy Art Museum
The Board of Trustees of the Academy Art Museum is delighted to announce the appointment of Charlotte Potter Kasic as its next Director. Currently serving as Executive Director of the Barry Art Museum at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, Charlotte is an accomplished administrator and visual artist, whose medium is glass. During her tenure […]
Friends of UM Shore Regional Health Providing Financial Support For New Regional Medical Center
The University of Maryland Shore Regional Health (UM SRH) Board of Directors, the Board of Directors of University of Maryland Memorial Hospital Foundation (a fundraising arm of UM SRH) and the Auxiliary of Memorial Hospital (a fundraising and volunteer organization supporting UM SRH) have agreed to provide financial support for the new Shore Regional Medical […]
Talbot Councilmembers Stepp and Callahan Raise Concerns on Imbalance in County Election Judges
[youtube id=”VUf3cFj0LIQ At last night’s Talbot County Council meeting, the Spy noted an unexpected debate about an imbalance of election judge party affiliations and its possible non-compliance with Maryland election laws. The council discussed a motion by Councilmember Dave Stepp to send a formal letter to the county’s Elections Board and Director, reminding them to adhere […]
RIP Republican Party If Trump Loses by J.E. Dean
Has Donald Trump and his MAGA coalition done too much damage to the Republican party for it to survive if Trump loses in November? Former Congresswoman Liz Cheney (R-WY) thinks so, and so do I. Trump has rebranded the Republican party from one championing good government, free trade, reasonable regulations, and lower taxes to one […]
Alsobrooks Property Tax Revelations: A Political Hiccup Or Something More?
Democratic Senate nominee Angela Alsobrooks insisted Monday that she was unaware she received improper property tax credits on two homes and pledged to pay whatever back taxes she owes as soon as possible. Her statements came one day after the revelation, first reported by CNN, that Alsobrooks, the Prince George’s County executive, improperly took a […]
Prekindergarten Expansion For Private Providers Off To A Slow Start
One of the requirements for the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future 10-year education reform plan was to expand prekindergarten, but it’s off to a slow start. None of the state’s 24 school districts came anywhere close in the past two school years to the Blueprint’s requirement that at least 30% of pre-K students should be in […]
Grace Creek Almanac: Spanish Coast
SPANISH COAST – Our early September hiking along Camino Santiago’s coastal route carried us northward from A Guarda, near the border with Portugal. About 120 miles over seven days to Santiago de Compostela. Lots of rocky outcroppings and patches of beach, small vacation estates overlooking the Atlantic and nestled in tall dune grasses, clean and narrow […]
Habitat Choptank’s Hard Hats & High Heels – Tickets on Sale Now!
Habitat Choptank’s signature fundraiser, Hard Hats & High Heels, will take place on Saturday October 19th from 6:00 to 9:00 pm at the Waterfowl Building in Easton. Join us for cocktails, heavy hors d’oeuvres by The Ivy in Easton, silent and live auctions, and music from local band, Saved by Zero! Tickets for Hard Hats […]