Author’s Note: “The most precious artifacts in this world are the things that belonged to someone we loved and no longer with us. We can do our best ... [Continue Story]
Public Affairs
Long-awaited and Complex Cannabis Reform Begins in Annapolis
The two lawmakers who are cosponsoring the Cannabis Reform bill in the Maryland House of Delegates and are responsible for shepherding it through the ... [Continue Story]
- The Sacred Space of Minary’s Dream
- The HOYAS Plan to Celebrate 10 Years and Frederick Douglass: A Chat with President John Queen
- Gov. Moore to Shake Up the Public Service Commission
- The Lakeside Reset Resolution Failure and the Future of Development: A Chat with Talbot Councilman Pete Lesher
- Public Comments Needed for Chestertown Strategic Plan of 2023-2026
- In Historic Address New Governor Wes Moore Renews Promise to ‘Leave No One Behind’
Spy Highlights
From and Fuller: Phase One of the Debt Ceiling Fight and Assessing Nikki Haley
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]
- The Art of Giving Back Locally Even if You’ve Left Town
- Talbot Arts Check in: A Chat with Director Joan Levy and Board President Amy Steward
- From and Fuller: The Politics of Anti-Wokeness and GOP House Revenge
- Design with Jenn Martella: Searching for Sears, Roebuck Houses on the Eastern Shore
- From and Fuller: The High Expectations for New Governor Wes Moore and the George Santos Saga
- Celebrating Women & Girls Fund’s Two Decades of Action: Talbot Community Connections
The Arts
The Peter and Hanna Woicke Collection: “Reading Dog” Comes to Chestertown
The first of twenty-four sculptures donated by Peter and Hanna Woicke of St. Michaels was unveiled Saturday at the Kent County Public ... [Continue Story]
- At the Academy: Nancy Mitchell and Sheryl Southwick Talk Art and Poetry
- Easton Filmmaker Tori Paxon to Premiere “Foolproof”
- Mid-Shore Arts: DCA’s Melissa Cooperman and Her Photography
- RiverArts Moment: Zane Carter and his Sculpture
- RiverArts Moment: Getting the Blue Heron Ready for the Street Fair
- The ‘Measure’ of Shore Shakespeare by Steve Parks
Chesapeake Ecosystem
Hogan Signs Regional Compact to Promote Offshore Wind — But Md. Projects Move Slowly
The headline news is that the governors of Maryland, North Carolina and Virginia signed a compact on Thursday to collaborate and advance offshore wind projects and to promote ... [Continue Story]
- Covid-19 Restrictions Led to Drop in Maryland’s Air Pollution
- CBF Opposes Maryland Proposal to Limit Areas for Oyster Restoration
- Congress Extends Bay Program, Related Conservation Efforts
- Groups Fight for Maryland Forest on Chopping Block
- EPA hit with lawsuits over Chesapeake Bay cleanup
- Hogan Administration Backs Down in Md. Poultry Fee Fight
Health
Qlarant Foundation Profiles: Bay Hundred Community Volunteers
Editor Note: This is the first of three articles that focus on the recipients of the Qlarant Foundation grant awards over the last year. We ... [Continue Story]
- Choptank Community Health Provides Produce Prescriptions for Students
- Social Worker Michelle Matthews Joins Chestertown Mobile Wellness Team
- Chesapeake College Gets a Second Wind after the COVID years: A Chat with President Cliff Coppersmith
- Compass Adds New Hospice Wing to Honor Mildred Barnette and Keep Mission Going
- COVID-19 on the Shore after Eight Months with Dr. William Huffner
- Exit Interview: Patti Willis Looks Back at Healthcare’s Transition on the Mid-Shore
Education
Maryland’s $3.8 billion Education Blueprint Plan Embraces Community Schools
Every morning before school Wolfe Street Academy in Baltimore opens for breakfast. Today sausage sandwiches, bananas, juice and milk are on the menu for the students, all of ... [Continue Story]
- The Blueprint for Maryland Draft Released (Finally)
- MD Education Blueprint Board Recommends Timeline to Implement Plan
- Making the Case for Benedictine with Claudia Cunningham
- The Importance of Literacy Tutoring: A Chat with Open Doors Director Ashley Singer
- The Dixon Group Announces Scholarships
- On Slavery and Book Banning, Among Other Subjects: The LWV School Board Primary Forum
Maryland News
Cardin Raises just $29K in late 2022, Fueling Speculation about his Political Plans
U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) raised less than $30,000 in the final three months of 2022, according to new campaign finance reports released this ... [Continue Story]
- With a Democrat as Governor Local Election Boards are Changing Membership
- Analysis: In Budget Introduction, Moore Takes Down Hogan Policies
- Child Sexual Abuse Survivors’ Fight for Civil Litigation Could Hinge on Legal Technicality
- A Spy-WHCP Check-in with Cambridge Mayor Steve Rideout: On Curfews and Community Public Safety
- New Governor Moore Faces Great Expectations and Weight of History
- Rep. Andy Harris to be Chairman of House Appropriations Agriculture Subcommittee
Brevities
Chesapeake Cycling Club Announces Major Spring Event for April 29
Chesapeake Cycling Club (C3) the premiere regional, adult bike club located on Maryland's Eastern Shore will be holding its major Spring 2023 cycling event, The Tri-County ... [Continue Story]
Food Friday
Food Friday: Home Grown
I could not think of a better cook for Black History Month this month. Matthew Raiford, from coastal Georgia, has written an impressive cookbook. Bress ’n’ Nyam: Gullah ... [Continue Story]
Looking at the Masters with Beverly Smith
Looking at the Masters: Caspar David Friedrich
Caspar David Friedrich (1774-1840) was one of the most important artists of the German Romanticism movement at the beginning of the 19th Century. He ... [Continue Story]
Design with Jenn Martella
Design with Jenn Martella: The New Welcome Center at CBMM
My first introduction to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum was during a visit to my sister over the July 4th weekend in 2003. We joined the throng ... [Continue Story]
- Design with Jenn Martella: A Visit to Wings and Whitetail Farm
- Design with Jenn Martella: A Classic Cape Cod Cottage in Chestertown
- Design with Jenn Martella: 105 Cannon St. After the Work is Done
- Design with Jenn Martella: A Study in Scarlet
- Design with Jenn Martella: Modern Meets Rancher
- Design with Jenn Martella: Haven on High Street
Food and Garden Highlights
Adkins Mystery Monday: Who Did We Find Enjoying the Summer Morning Dew
Happy Mystery Monday! Who did we find enjoying the summer morning dew by Emily's Play Garden? Last week, we asked you about lespedeza or silky bush ... [Continue Story]
- Adkins Mystery Monday: What Non-Native Woody Forb is Flowering Now?
- Adkins Mystery Monday: Do You Know What Native Flower is Blooming?
- Adkins Mystery Monday: What Caterpillar Did We Find on the Passionflower?
- Adkins Mystery Monday: What Fuzzy Critter Did We Find?
- Adkins Mystery Monday: Do You Know What Plant this Flower Bud Belongs to?
- Adkins Mystery Monday: What Native Plant is Blooming in Our Wetland?
Delmarva Review
- Delmarva Review: Learning to Swim by Ellen Sazzman
- Delmarva Review: Butchery by Josh Trapani
- Delmarva Review: I Want to Order a Man from the Sweets Catalog, by Fran Abrams
- Delmarva Review: Authors by King Grossman
- Delmarva Review: Goodbye Mr. Kamali by Sepideh Zamani
- Delmarva Review: Now Only in Part by Marda Messick
Chesapeake Lens
Chesapeake Lens: Morning Fog by Deidra Lyngard
On a recent morning near Tunis Mills, a landscape gradually emerges from the fog, one ... [Continue Story]
Commerce
Discovering Discover Easton’s Plans for 2023: A Chat with Director Holly DeKarske
As Easton slowly crawls its way back to the world of "normal"l after the Covid pandemic, the town is finally getting its mojo back after more than two ... [Continue Story]
- Mediation Room 8: Benefits of Using Mediation in Divorce
- CULTA Announces Partnership with National Cannabis Brand Old Pal
- The Mediation Room 7: Bad Debt – Getting Beyond It
- The Mediation Room: The Role of Lawyers in Mediation
- Mediation Corner: On Reaching Agreement
- Venture Capital on the Mid-Shore: A Chat with Qlarant Capital’s Ron Forsythe
Community Notes
The Changing Chesapeake set to open at CBMM on March 1
The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s exhibition, The Changing Chesapeake, will open to the public on Wednesday, March 1 in the Steamboat Building ... [Continue Story]
- New Denton Location Opens New Doors in Caroline County
- Women & Girls Celebrates 20th Anniversary
- For All Seasons Promotes National Human Trafficking Prevention Month – The Red Sand Project
- For All Seasons Hosts Valentine’s Day Silent Auction
- Earth Data Employees Pass Association of State Boards of Geology Exam
- Chestertown Rotary Club Presents Spring Fling to Benefit Rotary’s Scholarship Fund
Arts Notes
Next Up in the MSO’s Ensemble Series: Piano Quintet
The next concert in the Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra’s new Ensemble Series will be held on Saturday, February 11 at Epworth United Methodist Church ... [Continue Story]
- Local Artist Featured in CBMM’s The Changing Chesapeake Art Exhibit
- The Changing Chesapeake set to open at CBMM on March 1
- The Mainstay Celebrates Mardi Gras with James Day and the Fish Fry
- Authors & Oysters: Dr. Richard Gillin
- Grand Re-Opening of RiverArts Popular Gift Shop
- The Artists’ Gallery Celebrates First Friday with Stephen Walker
Education Notes
Chesapeake College Receives $2.5 Million in Federal, State Grants
Workforce training on the Eastern Shore took a leap forward recently with the award of $2.5 million in federal and state funds for training programs ... [Continue Story]
Health Notes
Holiday for Hospice: Belly Bustin Grill Owners Raise Funds for Compass
On December 17, 2022 Jake and Vickie Sizemore, owners of Belly Bustin Grill food trailer, hosted their annual Holiday for Hospice event to benefit ... [Continue Story]
- Choptank Health Welcomes New School-Based Healthcare Providers
- Luke Whalen, MD, Named Medical Director of SRH Emergency Department at Cambridge
- Chestertown Mammography Patients Being Scheduled at Other UM SRH Sites Due to Equipment Replacement at Leh Women’s Center
- UM Shore Regional Health Cancer Program Welcomes New Radiation Oncologist
- Three Nurse Practitioners Join UM Shore Medical Group – Primary Care
- Choptank Health’s Diabetic Education Series Begins Feb. 6
Local Opinion
Age is just a Number—Or Is It? By Maria Grant
Aging gracefully is difficult. Knowing when to stay and when to go is complicated. There are no easy answers. I have been thinking about this a lot ... [Continue Story]
- County Council Watch: Its One Way and Another With Talbot County Council
- Opinion: Mr. President, Please Send Tanks to Ukraine
- We Hate to See You Go, Jacinda by Maria Wood
- Congress is Officially Lost in the Fun House by Maria Grant
- Respecting the Joy of All Marriages by Kathryn Lee
- We Didn’t Start the Fire. It Was Always Burning Since the World’s Been Turning by Maria Grant
Letters to the Editor
Letter to Editor: Give Ukraine F-16s
We should give Ukraine F-16 fighters now rather than later. Why is Biden reluctant to do so? It seems he is afraid of escalating the war by ... [Continue Story]
- Letter to Editor: Choptank Electric Not Helping to Build the Grid
- Letter to Editor: Bad History and Warped Perspectives
- Open letter to Andy Harris After filling Out his Official Constituent Survey
- Remembering Charles H. Taylor
- Letter to Editor: Town Should Support the Upper Shore Community Development Corporation
- Letter to Editor: A New Look at the Chestertown Armory
Columnist J.E. Dean
February Signs of Hope and Worry by J.E. Dean
Every February I check my garden for the first daffodil sprouts. They are signs of hope and renewal. Once I see them, I know spring is on the way, ... [Continue Story]
- Why an Agreement on the Debt Ceiling is So Difficult by J.E. Dean
- The Republicans are Weaponizing Biden’s Document Screw-Up by J.E. Dean
- Andy Harris At Work by J.E. Dean
- If Biden Runs by J.E. Dean
- Wishes for the New Year, Large and Small by J.E. Dean
- What to Make of the January 6 Committee‘s Criminal Referrals by J.E. Dean
Columnist Craig Fuller
Remaining the United States by Craig Fuller
Closing days of nationwide elections always fascinate me. This year, the intensity of calling citizens to the voting booth seems greater. It's the ... [Continue Story]
Columnist Howard Freedlander
Out and About (Sort of): Startling Sixties by Howard Freedlander
Adolescence and young adulthood during the turbulent 1960s challenged the senses and sensibilities. It was a decade that begged to be explained. Its ... [Continue Story]
- Out and About (Sort of): Two Different Leaders by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): A Grievous Grade by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): It’s a Job with Lasting Pay by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Shining Moment by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Royal Mess by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Rancorous Removal Howard Freedlander
Columnist Laura Oliver
Let Go By Laura J. Oliver
There are two words, that taken together, I am trying to love…self and care. Each word is okay individually, but together they’re a foreign concept. I ... [Continue Story]
Columnist Angela Rieck
Girlfriends by Angela Rieck
A friend of mine was lamenting over her daughter’s breakup with her boyfriend. At the end of their vacation, the boyfriend pronounced that he wanted ... [Continue Story]
Columnist Al Sikes
Societal Whiplash by Al Sikes
We, humanity, are surrounded. Surrounded by a clash of Worldviews whose proponents insist on victory. Attack! As laws against have receded, ... [Continue Story]
Senior Life
Senior Nation: Take Care of Your Heart
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men and women in the United States. Every year, one in four deaths are caused by heart disease. The ... [Continue Story]
