Commissioners Advance $6.86 Million Pump Station Rehabilitation Borrowing Plan
Cambridge commissioners introduced an ordinance Monday authorizing up to $6.86 million in borrowing for the rehabilitation of the city’s aging Trenton Street Sewage Pumping Station, a project officials described as essential to the reliability of Cambridge’s wastewater system. The ordinance would authorize the city to issue general obligation bonds through the Maryland Water Infrastructure Financing […]
Creatures of the Bay: A Chat with MPT Filmmaker Nick Caloyianis
Few filmmakers are better suited to reveal the hidden world beneath the Chesapeake Bay than Nick Caloyianis. A legendary underwater cinematographer and longtime Maryland Public Television collaborator, Caloyianis began his career not in film school, but as a young marine zoologist studying under famed “Shark Lady” Dr. Eugenie Clark at the University of Maryland. […]
Muinntir by Jamie Kirkpatrick
Muinntir is a Gaelic word; it means ‘the people who belong to a specific place.’ Maybe even more than just ‘the people’; a community of souls is closer to muinntir’s truth. The people of a glen. The folk of a lochside village. The families whose names have been carved into the same hillside for […]
Adkins Arboretum Mystery: Guess the Photo!
Happy Mystery Day! Can you guess what is pictured in photo #1? The answer to last week’s mystery is the tulip tree, Liriodendron tulipifera, pictured in photo #2. The tulip tree, Liriodendron tulipifera, is one of the most impressive native hardwoods of eastern North America. The tallest of the eastern hardwood trees, it grows […]
Fur Your Consideration: Meet Rein and Kitten
Each week, The Spy partners with Baywater Animal Rescue to feature animals looking for a second chance. These profiles spotlight the personalities, quirks, and stories behind the cats and dogs waiting for adoption. Meet your next companion. Rein is a handsome 2-year-old terrier mix with a big personality and an even bigger heart. Personality Weighing […]