Extreme Cold Plan Extended through Friday, Shelter Needs Volunteers
The Dorchester County health officer has extended the county’s Extreme Cold Plan activation through Friday. The overnight wind chill is expected to be in single digits throughout the week and may hit as low as 0 degrees early Thursday morning, according to the National Weather Service. These extremely cold temperatures are dangerous and pose serious […]
Ice Storms, Dismal Oyster Market and Frost’s Birches
Lots to report here on Grace Creek on this 19-degree January morning, the whole world here, creek to sky, encased in ice. Stubborn ice it is, too, given the sub-freezing forecast for the next several days. Waxy green magnolia leaves gleam and pout in ice, drooping with little of their typical southern swagger. Shimmering holly […]
Dorchester Sheriff Presses Council on Budget Priorities
The Dorchester County Council conducted a special interim meeting on January 26 to tackle the issue of leasing new vehicles for the Sheriff’s Office. The first hour of the session that had been scheduled for 30 minutes was standard and unremarkable with much technical discussion. But the last half hour injected some tension and even […]
Maryland Caucus with Foxwell and Mitchell: Maryland Politics After Alex Pretti Death
Every week, Maryland political analysts Len Foxwell and Clayton Mitchell break down the politics and personalities shaping the state and the region on the Spy podcast Maryland Caucus. This week, Len and Clayton discuss the political impact of the killing of anti-ICE protester Alex Pretti last Saturday by federal agents. This was recorded yesterday morning. They […]
No Sacrifice—No Sacrifice at All By Maria Grant
When Donald Trump talks about how much the U.S. has given to Europe and Canada and gotten nothing back in return, he gives the impression that he himself has been generous, even magnanimous, and his generosity has not been reciprocated. Trump’s speech at Davos last week was a complete embarrassment. He never acknowledged the many […]
How We Got Here By Jamie Kirkpatrick
Wednesday, four days out… The American and European models weren’t converging. Really? I’m shocked! The American model drew the snow/ice line just to the north of us, the Europeans placed it slightly to the south. Neither was anywhere near Greenland. Snowfall amounts varied: an inch or two to several feet. Your guess was as good […]
Endurance, Patience, and Lessons from the Snow
In Wyoming, snow isn’t an interruption, it’s an expectation. It arrives early, stays late, and teaches you, without ceremony, how small your plans really are. You prepare because you have to. You keep extra food, extra fuel, extra patience. When I was a child, preparation had become so routine it felt invisible. That may be […]
Eastern Shore Delegation Presses Harris on Local Concerns
In a lengthy Zoom meeting between the Eastern Shore delegation to Annapolis, chaired by Del. Christopher Adams, local legislators pressed U.S. Rep. Andy Harris on issues that affect everyday life on the Shore: the cost of electricity, the future of farming and the poultry industry, local waterways and fisheries, and how state and federal budget […]
Film Screening to Spotlight Hidden Dangers of Microplastics
A free public screening of the documentary Plastic People: The Hidden Crisis of Microplastics will be held Thursday, January 29, at the Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay in Cambridge. The event is co-sponsored by Mayor Lajan Cephas Bey and the Lower Eastern Shore Group of the Maryland Sierra Club, and aims to raise awareness about the […]
Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra Announces Finalists for the Elizabeth Loker International Concerto Competition
The Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra (MSO) has selected the three finalists for the final round of the fifth annual Elizabeth Loker International Concerto Competition, presented as a live concert on Sunday, March 15 at 3:00 PM at the Todd Performing Arts Center at Chesapeake College in Wye Mills, Maryland, bringing outstanding young instrumental soloists from across […]