Business markets are unsentimental. Leading investors don’t wear the hats of partisans. And they certainly don’t wear a MAGA hat—an adornment of ... [Continue Story]
Spy Highlights
From and Fuller: The Garcia Case, Trump Blinking and Democratic Road to Recovery
Every Thursday, the Spy hosts a conversation with Al From and Craig Fuller on the most topical political news of the moment. This week, From and ... [Continue Story]
- From and Fuller: What Does a Constitutional Crisis Look Like and the Fate of Federal Reserve Chair Powell
- From and Fuller: The Trump Tariff Retreat and Survival Outlook
- Beyond Cinderella: Future Now: Virtual Sneakers to Cutting-Edge Kicks by Anke Van Wagenberg
- Spy Concert Review: All-Mozart, Start to Finish by Steve Parks
- From and Fuller: Trump Liberation Day and Wisconsin Election Results
- From and Fuller: What does the Signal Chat Signal for Team Trump
Public Affairs
Watermen Closing Out Wild Oyster Season
A warm and sunny afternoon in late March. Light winds. A dozen or so deadrises still oystering out on Broad Creek. Many of the boats have already ... [Continue Story]
The Arts
The Chesapeake Screen: A Chat with New Chesapeake Film Festival President Irene Magafan
Editor's note: The Spy has proudly supported the Chesapeake Film Festival since 2010. Over the past fifteen years, we’ve explored various ways to ... [Continue Story]
- Spy Theater Review: ‘Man From Earth’ visits Oxford by Steve Parks
- Earth Music: Two Painters, One Song
- Sci-Fi Comes to Oxford: A Chat with The Man from Earth Director Cece Storm
- Cuban Links in Cambridge by Anke Van Wagenberg
- “NightCats” Kicks Off Sultana’s 2025 First Friday Season
- Garfield calls for Playmakers 2025 counselors and interns
Chesapeake Ecosystem
The Solar Land Rush—A farmer’s perspective with Judy Gifford
http:// Over the past 50 years, the pursuit of renewable energy has been driven by advocates who see large solar arrays as a crucial step toward reducing ... [Continue Story]
- New polling finds strong Eastern Shore support for offshore wind
- Bay Journal: Nonprofits, states scramble as Trump administration pauses funding for many Chesapeake restoration programs
- Invasive catfish, west coast oyster shells fueling Chesapeake renaissance
- Intense Maryland Energy Debates in Annapolis Fill a Single Afternoon
- ShoreRivers now accepting summer internship applications
- Turn your Christmas tree into a home for local wildlife
On the Hill at Washington College
Community invited to Washington College PoliTalks with Hon. Heather Mizeur
Washington College's own student-led organization, PoliTalks, invites the community to an engaging evening of dialogue and connection at their ... [Continue Story]
- Upper Shore STRT1UP Roadshow Open to the Public at Washington College
- Chesapeake Changemakers and Natural Maryland Exhibits Coming to Washington College’s MuSE
- Rare first edition of Isaac Mason’s autobiography on Life as a Slave comes to Kent County
- Top 10 birds migrating through MD’s Eastern Shore
- Drafting Dissent: The Use of Drawings in Cuba’s Recent Activist Scene; now at Washington College Kohl Gallery
- Art, activism, and history events open to public at Washington College this February
- Washington College hosts Maryland Corps for Day of Civic Engagement
- Educators Invited to Apply for Innovation Plant Curriculum Fellowships
Health
Let’s Talk About It with Beth Anne Dorman: For All Seasons in All Seasons
This month, Beth Anne Dorman, CEO of For All Seasons, makes the compelling case that at a time when state and federal budgets are being cut or ... [Continue Story]
- HomePorts: A talk with John Murphy and Karen Carr
- Keys to Treating Stress By Lisa J. Gotto
- Let’s Talk about It: Dare to Lead Training Shapes Mid-Shore Leaders with For All Seasons Beth Anne Dorman
- Mid-Shore Health: Getting to the Heart of Heart Disease with Dr. Ian Davis
- Let’s Talk About It: A Different kind of Valentine with For All Seasons CEO Beth Anne Dorman
- Mid-Shore Health: The role of forensic nursing with survivors of sexual and physical assault
Education
WC launches updated Diversity website pages By Heather Fabritz
At The Chestertown Spy, we believe in the power of the written word to bear witness, to provoke thought, and to strengthen the bridge between generations. In this spirit, we ... [Continue Story]
- MD Senate Panel’s vote on Blueprint bill straddles House, Administration Versions
- Wood Foundation awards $100K grant to Radcliffe Creek School
- KCPS Substitute Job Fair Saturday, Feb. 1
- Walls retires after 51 years
- Morgan State professor fined for presenting himself as licensed architect
- My year in books, 2024 edition by Nancy Mugele
Maryland News
Local farmers, food banks plan for potential ‘blow’ to food assistance output from Trump cut
Jesse Albright, along with his brother and father, has been operating Albright Farms in Baltimore County for decades, producing beef, pork and, more ... [Continue Story]
- House, Senate ratify budget compromise on final day
- Sheriffs defend cooperation with federal officials on immigration enforcement
- Tensions boil over in shouting match during final House vote on fiscal 2026 budget
- Ferguson warns of ‘Maryland Recession’
- Federal layoffs pose workforce threats beyond Prince George’s, Montgomery counties
- Services tax added to ‘menu of options’ as state grapples with budget deficit, looming federal cuts
Brevities
Good Dog: How Humans Really Benefit from their Canine Best Friends
This is just a sample of the wisdom that author and canine therapy pioneer Meg Daley Olmert will be sharing in a conversation with Craig Fuller at the Avalon on April 30th at ... [Continue Story]
Food Friday
Food Friday: Easter eggs
Food Friday is on the road this weekend, so you Gentle Readers will have to put up with a re-run of my favorite Easter lemon cheesecake. Mr. Sanders and I are heading to a ... [Continue Story]
Looking at the Masters with Beverly Smith
Looking at the Masters: Tree of Life
“Trees are Terrific…and Forests are Too” is the national theme this year for Arbor Day. Since ancient times trees have held a significant place in ... [Continue Story]
Design with Jenn Martella
Design with Jenn Martella: The Dover, a Sears, Roebuck & Company Design
Two years ago I wrote a special feature about the Sears Roebuck pre-fabricated houses that I illustrated with images of houses I discovered on the ... [Continue Story]
Food and Garden
Adkins Arboretum’s Mystery Monday: Guess the photo
Happy Mystery Monday! Can you guess what is pictured in the photo below: The answer to last week's mystery is mayapple or wild ... [Continue Story]
- Wine of the Week: Conegliano Valdobbiadene DOCG
- CAIC hosts Producers Unveiled 2025, Alpacas, Agriculture, and Outstanding Dreams
- Adkins Arboretum’s Mystery Monday: Guess the photo
- The Secret Gardens of Oxford tour
- Wine of the Week: Easter trio – La Calle, Tiberio, Il Sasso
- May Mart Blooms in Memorial Park on May 2
Delmarva Review
- Delmarva Review: The “Best of” Anthology
- Delmarva Review: Leitmotif by Rita Plush
- Delmarva Review: Arrogance by Katherine J. Williams
- Delmarva Review: A System of Seeing by Colin Jeffrey Morris
- Delmarva Review: The End of the Story by Patty Somlo
- Delmarva Review: Something More Than Winter Weighs (Upon Me) by John Muro
Chesapeake Lens
Chesapeake Lens: “To Go” By Jay Fleming
A hungry osprey picks up his dinner ‘to go’ from a pound net. ... [Continue Story]
Commerce
2025‐2026 Rock Hall Lions Marine Trades offers $1500 Scholarship
Purpose: To provide tuition assistance to individuals seeking a career in Marine Trades in Kent County, Maryland in conjunction with: Chesapeake ... [Continue Story]
- Kent County’s META Program Welcomes New Cohort of Entrepreneurs
- National Vietnam War Veterans Day March 29
- Employment: Kent County Chamber Deputy Executive Director sought
- KC Democratic Central Committee seeks membership applicants
- Chestertown Earth Day Festival April 26
- The Upper Shore STRT1UP Roadshow Pitch Competition Returns April 15, 2025
Community Notes
Registration is open for MPT’s Chesapeake Collectibles season 13 taping event in October
Maryland Public Television is looking for collectors across the region who want to share stories of their prized possessions at a two-day taping event ... [Continue Story]
- Lend a hand: help town street crews help you
- Motoring festival, Concours d’Elegance return to Kent Island this June and September
- Historical Society of Kent County wins $20,000 Miller History Fund Grant
- Remembering Robert Earl Price
- Kent County Chamber of Commerce Announces Appointment of Kelly Cuff Reed as Deputy Executive Director
- Shore Legal Access promotes Geoffrey Cooke, Esq. to Litigation Director
Arts Notes
MPT premieres Maryland by Air documentary on May 1
Maryland Public Television will premiere its one-of-a-kind, "shot from the air" documentary, Maryland by Air, on Thursday, May 1, at 8 p.m. on MPT-HD ... [Continue Story]
- Selkie Books of Rock Hall Calendar of Sales and Events
- RiverArts wet paint show and sale April 26
- Stage-Charmer Vance Gilbert at The Mainstay
- The Zebra Gallery opens new shows in May and June
- Harmony Music Fest exceeds expectations
- City Lights, Small Town Vibe: Academy Art Museum Gala Goes Industrial-Chic on May 3
Education Notes
Radcliffe Creek School Awarded $100K in State Bond Funding
Radcliffe Creek School announced it has been awarded $100,000 through the Maryland Legislative Bond Initiative to support critical repairs to the roof ... [Continue Story]
- Kent School Receives 2025 Maryland Green School Award
- Gunston Rocketry Teams launch bold designs in 2025 ARC competition
- TCPS announces leadership changes for the 2025-2026 school year
- Heron Pickleball Tournament raises $13,000 for Gunston athletics
- Radcliffe Creek School relaunches wooden boatbuilding program
- Building African American Minds (BAAM) receives $1 million gift to endow Girls Program
Health Notes
Up to 100,000 Marylanders could lose coverage if Medicaid imposes work requirements
As many as 109,000 Marylanders could get thrown off Medicaid if Congress follows through on a proposal to impose a work requirement for the coverage, ... [Continue Story]
- UM Shore Medical Group-Nephrology welcomes new provider
- UM Shore Medical Group-Cardiology welcomes three new Providers
- Partnerships make a difference in mental health for area veterans and their families
- Lions Club offers annual Vision and Awareness Day May 9
- Next UM Shore Regional Health Safe Sitter® course set for April 26
- For All Seasons educates the public about sexual assault in April
Opinion
OP-ED: Mayor and Council: Trust in you has evaporated By Robert Miller
The re-introduction of Chestertown Resolution 06-2023 is more than strange. The resolution is more insult after injury on the citizens of Chestertown ... [Continue Story]
- Kent County and a serious healthcare hit? By Tom Timberman
- Op-Ed: Making American Great Again?
- The Political is Personal: Reflections on DEI by Margaret Andersen
- New report reveals value of resource conservation for Shore businesses by John Horner
- History of US Territorial Acquisitions By Tom Timberman
- Presidential pasts and an impending future by Steve Parks
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: A new gospel
On Easter weekend, the Trump administration reportedly issued its updated version of St. Matthew’s gospel and directed a copy be posted beside the ... [Continue Story]
- Letter to the Editor: Climate Simplified By Bob Moores
- Letter to the Editor: And I shook my head…
- Letter to the Editor: What did you do during the madness?
- These Republicans Are Right – Don’t Blame Governor Wes Moore For Maryland’s Long-Projected Budget Deficit
- Letter to the Editor: How did we get here?
- Letter to the Editor: Andy Harris…Where are you?
Columnist J.E. Dean
The Answer, My Friend, Is Blowing in the Wind by J.E. Dean
Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) disappointed me this week by telling constituents he supported Trump but wasn’t so sure on the tariffs. I should not ... [Continue Story]
- Trump is Making Us Question Again (Well, at Least Some of Us) by J.E. Dean
- Burn a Tesla? Don’t even Think about It! By J.E. Dean
- Trump 2.0: A House of Cards? By J.E. Dean
- Worried About Flooding? Donald Trump Doesn’t Have Your Back by J.E. Dean
- Is Andy Harris representing Maryland or Donald Trump? By J.E. Dean
- How to Destroy American Higher Education by J.E. Dean
Columnist Craig Fuller
Conversations with Craig Fuller: Ambassador and Author Frank Lavin
My friend and former White House colleague Ambassador Frank Lavin has a book coming out in March about his experience in the White House and ... [Continue Story]
- Midair collision over the Potomac: Week two update by Craig Fuller
- A midair tragedy last night in Washington by Craig Fuller
- The Classic Motor Museum starts a new trip in St. Michaels: Craig Fuller talks to Mike Iandolo
- MPT, the Chesapeake Bay and Viewers Like You: A Chat with Station Manager Steven Schupak
- So Much Money, So Little Time by Craig Fuller
- One Amazing Story by One Amazing Individual by Craig Fuller
Columnist Howard Freedlander
Out and About (Sort of): Stars in Different Realms by Howard Freedlander
What did Willie Mays and Donald Sutherland have in common? Nothing. Except an overriding desire to excel in each’s craft. Mays was a true wonder ... [Continue Story]
- Out and About (Sort of): Slavery of Thought by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Higher Education on Edge by Howard Freedlander
- Strike for Democracy by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): American Voter by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Hospice Heroes by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): An Apolitical Document Fails by Howard Freedlander
Columnist Laura Oliver
In the beginning was the word By Laura J. Oliver
Here’s what old people do. They talk about their aches and pains and what they had to eat at their most recent meal. Grilled cheese, and my hip ... [Continue Story]
Columnist Al Sikes
What Does the Bond Market Say? By Al Sikes
Business markets are unsentimental. Leading investors don’t wear the hats of partisans. And they certainly don’t wear a MAGA hat—an adornment of ... [Continue Story]
Columnist Angela Rieck
Asteroid 2024 YR4 Redux by Angela Rieck
In February, I wrote about an asteroid (2024 YR4) that originally had a 3.1% projected chance of hitting the Earth in 2032. As its orbit became more ... [Continue Story]
Senior Life
Senior Nation: April Is Parkinson’s Awareness Month by Susan Covey
It is time to spread awareness and understanding of Parkinson’s Disease. This is a chronic condition affecting approximately one million people in the ... [Continue Story]
- It’s American Heart Month by Susan Covey
- Enjoy the health benefits of Thanksgiving Day by Susan Covey
- Upper Shore Aging Hosts the Re-Dedication of the Amy Lynn Ferris Adult Activity Center
- Herb Cain Appointed Executive Director of Upper Shore Aging
- Water, Water Everywhere…For Drinking, Playing And Exercising!
- Upper Shore Aging Honors Volunteers
