Cambridge Time Machine: Back in the Day It Was Governor Goldsborough’s Home
This 1936 photograph shows Shoal Creek Manor, an 18th-century brick plantation house near Cambridge, Maryland, sometimes known locally as the “Haunted House.” The property was later associated with Charles Goldsborough, a U.S. congressman and Maryland governor who died there in 1834. Like many large Eastern Shore estates of the period, Shoal Creek relied on enslaved […]
Spies In Search of a Proper Breakfast: Three Mid-Shore Favorites
For the serious breakfast crowd—those who see the first meal as a bit of a sacred ritual—there’s nothing quite like a café that opens its doors promptly at 7 am, or even earlier, to earn street cred. You’ll find these faithful in rural Vermont and coastal Maine, where the natives line up for pancakes and […]
‘With Valor and Honor’ Commemorates Talbot’s Black Civil War Troops by Eric Mills
Maryland has long been touted as “America in Miniature,” and while that venerable tourism-boosting label refers to geographical diversity, the Maryland-as-microcosm description perfectly encapsulates the Old Line State during the Civil War. Perched on the faultline of a nation ripped in two, Maryland was home to North America’s largest free Black population, but it also […]
Spy Daybook: Just Because You Can; Does Not Mean You Should by Calvin Yowell
There are multiple significant issues to be addressed regarding Artificial Intelligence. Is the term Artificial Intelligence an oxymoron? One normally considers intelligence to be acquired, and (to a certain extent) an inherited attribute of a living entity, not something invented that replaces the cognitive and industrious abilities of mankind. The impacts vs. the values of […]
The Imprisonment of Judge Carmichael and the Suspension of Habeas Corpus by Paul Callahan
163 years ago o,n May 27, 1862, the Talbot County courthouse was surrounded by Union troops to support federal Provost Marshals in the arrest of Judge Richard Bennett Carmichael. Four Provost Marshals barged into the Judge’s courtroom and bloodily bludgeoned him with the butt of a pistol in front of his jury and civilian […]
Leopold and Loeb Come to Easton: The Factory Presents “Never the Sinner”
The Factory Arts Project will present Never the Sinner, a gripping drama by Tony Award-winning playwright John Logan. The play tells the true story of Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, two wealthy and intelligent young men who murdered a fourteen-year-old boy in 1924, believing they could commit the perfect crime. Director Talley Wilford, known for his […]
Listen to the Music by Roger Vaughan
“Music is a mistress of order and good manners [who] makes the people milder and gentler, more moral and more reasonable.” Martin Luther King, Jr. There seems to be a controversy over the suspicion that Nero fiddled while Rome burned. Some say it was propaganda released by his enemies. Others say it’s true, representing Nero’s cruel disregard […]
A Work of Heart: How Museums Can Strengthen Your Relationship by Daedelus Hoffman
It’s a Tuesday night in February. The dinner plates have been cleared, the glow of the TV remote feels uninspiring, and the winter chill outside makes staying in seem like the easy choice. You and your partner sit on the couch, scrolling through your phones, each lost in your own little world. Another quiet evening, […]
Home-grown Entrepreneurs: Eat Sprout Grows Up! By Mary Beth Durkin
Eat Sprout, the farm-to-table, grab-and-go food retail store that fuses health with deliciousness, has lots of big news for 2025!!! Sprout is opening a new café in the heart of Easton at 22 North Harrison St. The new location will have indoor and outdoor seating. Co-owner Emily Groll says the new café will have a […]
Have another? By Roger Vaughan
The surgeon general cautioned the public that even light or moderate drinking is harmful. New York Times 1-3-25 There have been a lot of scary headlines recently. The US has resigned from the Paris Agreements, a coalition of countries that promotes cohesive efforts to suppress climate chaos. Sixteen hundred convicted January 6 insurrectionists have been […]