ESWA Holiday Book Festival Returns November 7

A stack of books on a wooden table.

The Eastern Shore Writers Association’s Holiday Book Festival will return to Cult Classic Brewing Company in Stevensville on Saturday, November 7, from noon to 4 p.m. Admission and parking are free. The festival will feature 40 regional writers with books for children, teens and adults, including poetry, memoir, local history, short stories and novels. Visitors […]

Maryland Can Protect Its Roads Without Salting Its Waters By Hayden Haber

Econ Salt Spreader

Maryland’s economy and culture rely on the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. In the 2025-2026 winter season, the Maryland Department of Transportation reported rock salt in 87 salt facilities (386,000 tons) and salt brine at 77 sites (1.6 million gallons). These salts were the materials available to the Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA). Runoff from salt-applied roads […]

ESLC Poll Finds Support for Conservation Funding with New Bay Bridge

Aerial view of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge over the water

A poll commissioned by Eastern Shore Land Conservancy found that 63 percent of likely voters surveyed in four Mid-Shore counties support a new Chesapeake Bay Bridge, while 95 percent consider farmland and open-space protection important as part of the project. The release also reported that 85 percent support establishing a dedicated land conservation fund. ESLC […]

Oxford Fine Arts Opens 2027 Submissions

Portrait of artist Michel Modell

The Oxford Community Center Board of Trustees is proud to present the 43rd Oxford Fine Arts Fair, returning May 14–16, 2027, at the Oxford Community Center (200 Oxford Rd., Oxford, MD). This beloved three-day exhibition and sales event highlights outstanding local and regional artists while supporting the year-round cultural programming of the Community Center. Erika […]

St. Michaels Art League Photography Show Opens November 1

Sharon Thorpe photograph of a man seated in a chair, cropped for the featured image

The St. Michaels Art League (SMAL) presents its eighth annual Photography Exhibit at The Blue Crab, a popular café in the heart of St. Michaels. This year’s exhibit showcases a diverse collection of photographic styles and subjects, including people, travel, wildlife, lifestyle imagery and graphic interpretations. All work on display is available for purchase. The […]

Piazza Italian Market Hosts Screening of The Big Cheese October 8

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Piazza Italian Market invites the community to a screening of The Big Cheese on Thursday, October 8, at 6:30 p.m. at Easton Premier Cinemas. Tickets are $19 and are required for admission. The documentary follows Adam “Mr. Moo” Moskowitz as he coaches a team of American cheesemongers preparing for France’s Mondial du Fromage, known as […]

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Author Sue Keller Ingram and Pickering Creek Audubon Center Executive Director Mark Scallion are pictured in front of the cabin that Gilbert Byron built in Old House Cove near St. Michaels. He lived and wrote in the cabin for four decades. The cabin was moved to the Pickering center following Byron’s death. Dennis Forney Photos […]

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Author Sue Keller Ingram and Pickering Creek Audubon Center Executive Director Mark Scallion are pictured in front of the cabin that Gilbert Byron built in Old House Cove near St. Michaels. He lived and wrote in the cabin for four decades. The cabin was moved to the Pickering center following Byron’s death. Dennis Forney Photos […]

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Author Sue Keller Ingram and Pickering Creek Audubon Center Executive Director Mark Scallion are pictured in front of the cabin that Gilbert Byron built in Old House Cove near St. Michaels. He lived and wrote in the cabin for four decades. The cabin was moved to the Pickering center following Byron’s death. Dennis Forney Photos […]

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Author Sue Keller Ingram and Pickering Creek Audubon Center Executive Director Mark Scallion are pictured in front of the cabin that Gilbert Byron built in Old House Cove near St. Michaels. He lived and wrote in the cabin for four decades. The cabin was moved to the Pickering center following Byron’s death. Dennis Forney Photos […]