Cambridge Time Machine: Paying a visit to Algonquin Manor
Built in 1896 by Paul Botticher, Algonquin Manor is a Choptank River estate situated on 2.6+ acres that features 22 rooms and 7 fireplaces.
Food Friday: Good beginnings
I have retreated to the cozy bedroom to write this morning. I am back in bed-ish – lying on top of the covers, but covered by a thick down throw. It is 19 degrees outside this morning! I have a good view of our front yard, which is swaddled in a thick throw of snow. […]
Easton cannabis store location debate: Should dispensaries be only 150 feet apart from each other?
[youtube id=”hZfjoYMahCg Easton Planning and Zoning Board meeting this week was the stage for a lively debate over the approval of a second cannabis dispensary proposed for a site just across the street from another already-approved location on the East side of town. The nearly three-hour hearing drew business owners, lawyers, and a few concerned […]
Wood Foundation awards $100K grant to Radcliffe Creek School
Radcliffe Creek School (RCS) was recently awarded a generous grant from the Kathy and Jerry Wood Foundation to support needs-based scholarships for deserving students. The $100k grant award will remove significant financial barriers for area families who struggle to access the school’s individualized educational services, ensuring area children—who have learning differences such as dyslexia, dysgraphia […]
Wine of the Week: Barale Fratelli Dolcetto d’Alba Le Rose
This weekend at Piazza Italian Market, we will taste a red wine, the Dolcetto d’Alba Le Rose ($21.50), from the Barale Fratelli winery in Barolo, Piemonte. This region contains some of Italy’s most esteemed and highly priced vineyards and Barolo is one of the UNESCO World Heritage sites. The Barale family has been making wine […]
Deep freeze driving large numbers of Canada geese to Eastern Shore
A survey of the 2024 nesting season on Quebec’s Ungava Peninsula for our Atlantic Flyway Canada geese recorded one of the lowest reproduction rates on record. Given that, why are we seeing so many more Canadas in our fields and waterways this year than we’ve seen in previous years? The answer is obvious, but before […]