It’s not a garden club though it may look like one. You’ve probably seen them at the Farmers’ Market where people approach the red Master Gardener ... [Continue Story]
Spy Highlights
From and Fuller: Are the Courts Strong Enough to Push Back Trump and the End of JFK Conspiracies?
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]
- Spy Theater Review: ‘Never the Sinner,’ Leopold and Loeb by Steve Parks
- From and Fuller: The Politics of a Government Shutdown and Trade War Impact
- From and Fuller: Ukraine Meets Trump 2.0 and Reviewing the State of the Union
- From and Fuller: The State of Resistance – Is Washington the New Moscow?
- From and Fuller: A Trump Honeymoon without Checks and Balances
- From and Fuller: The Real Impact of DOGE
Public Affairs
Chestertown resident detained by ICE for 7 days
According to a WYPR report on March 15, Chestertown resident April Amaya-Luis was recently detained by ICE and sent to US Immigration’s and Customs ... [Continue Story]
- Chestertown Earth Day Festival April 26
- Our Cold, Snowy Winter could Benefit Rockfish Population
- Dem Club sponsors talk on immigration and economy
- Chester River Wine and Cheese celebrates 10 years
- Chestertown Lions Club promotes family reading with One School, One Book program
- Exclusive wedding open house event at 12pm on February 23 at historic Brampton Inn
The Arts
KCA’s 2025 Resident Artists!
The Kent Cultural Alliance is excited to announce the first class of artists 2025 SFW Resident Artist Program. Working under the theme of FOOD, and ... [Continue Story]
- Bookplate author event: Rachel Kousser and ‘Alexander at the End of the World’
- Mark Dion and Alexis Rockman: Journey to Nature’s Underworld
- Art, Food, and Identity in the Age of Impressionism by Anke Van Wagenberg
- March at the Mainstay!
- Spy Concert Review: Jordan Tice Showcases New and Old at the Stoltz Listening Room
- Spy Concert Review: Ellis Paul at the Stoltz
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
Chesapeake Changemakers and Natural Maryland Exhibits Coming to Washington College’s MuSE
Washington College’s Center for Environment and Society (CES) announces the opening of two new exhibits at MuSE: A Community Museum, in downtown ... [Continue Story]
- 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
- Acclaimed poet James Allen Hall awarded 2025 NEA Literature Fellowship
- Robert Blackson Takes Helm at Washington College’s Kohl Gallery
Health
Keys to Treating Stress By Lisa J. Gotto
Do you find yourself doing a lot of numbing out lately? If you’re not familiar, “numbing out” is a practical term used in the wellness community to ... [Continue Story]
- 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
- Qlarant Foundation takes a big step forward with first executive director Amanda Neal
- Mid-Shore Health: The war against lung cancer with Drs. Rashmi Benda and David Oliver
Education
Wood Foundation awards $100K grant to Radcliffe Creek School
Radcliffe Creek School (RCS) was recently awarded a generous grant from the Kathy and Jerry Wood Foundation to support needs-based scholarships for deserving students. The ... [Continue Story]
Maryland News
Ferguson warns of ‘Maryland Recession’
Maryland’s Senate president warned of a “Maryland recession” Tuesday, after a top bond rating agency released a report highlighting the state’s unique ... [Continue Story]
- 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
- Maryland has reported high child fatalities for years. Now they say they’ve overreported.
- Delegates renew medical aid-in-dying bill, but Senate hurdle remains
- State ramps up effort to bring fired federal employees into the state fold
- CMS waiver approval process could be a hurdle for proposed Developmental Disabilities cuts
Brevities
Deja Vu by Katherine Emery General
My alarm clock radio was playing “If You Could Read my Mind” by Gordon Lightfoot on the first Monday of daylight savings in 1970. It was April 27, spring in Wyoming. It was ... [Continue Story]
Food Friday
Food Friday: Egg substitutes
Eggs are the great equalizer: everyone needs them, and everyone has the same horrified reaction to their current sky-high prices. Yikes. I look forward to the days when I can ... [Continue Story]
Looking at the Masters with Beverly Smith
Looking at the Masters: Utagawa Hiroshige
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) was one of the most prolific and popular Ukiyo-e artists in Japan. The word Ukiyo-e means pictures of the floating ... [Continue Story]
Design with Jenn Martella
Design with Jenn Martella: Twin peaks
It is sometimes challenging to find contemporary houses in our area to feature, so I was delighted to see a picture of this home with steep gables ... [Continue Story]
Food and Garden
Wine of the Week: Anthilia Sicilia DOC
Ciao Tutti! This weekend at Piazza Italian Market, we will taste the Anthilia Sicilia DOC ($18.50, ABV 12.5%) from Donnafugata’s Contessa Entellina ... [Continue Story]
- Ask a Master Gardener plant clinic
- Wine(s) of the Week: Dolcetto D’Alba DOC & Ghemme Chioso Dei Pomi DOCG
- Adkins Arboretum Mystery Monday: Guess the photo!
- Wine of the Week: Rosa delle Calle Toscana IGT Rosato
- Adkins Arboretum announces 30th Annual Spring Native Plant Sale
- Wine of the Week: Rosso Della Motta Vino Rosso
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: ‘Moon and Osprey’ By J. P. Henry
One of the surest signs of spring is the return of ospreys to their homes on the Bay. ... [Continue Story]
- Chesapeake Lens: “Across the Narrows” By Chase Morgan
- Chesapeake Lens: “Peace of an Evening” By John Rock
- Chesapeak Lens: “There’s Still Hope” By Donna Callejon
- Chesapeake Lens” The Zen of Winter” by Deidra Lyngard
- Chesapeake Lens: “Quitting Time” by David Sites
- Chesapeake Lens: “Annapolis Dream” By Rose Henry
Commerce
Employment: Kent County Chamber Deputy Executive Director sought
JOB DESCRIPTION The role of this position is to ensure the effective operation of the Kent County Chamber of Commerce office. This individual must ... [Continue Story]
- KC Democratic Central Committee seeks membership applicants
- Chestertown Earth Day Festival April 26
- The Upper Shore STRT1UP Roadshow Pitch Competition Returns April 15, 2025
- Kent County’s first cannabis dispensary opening soon with social equity license
- Three Cheers: Moo Productions Celebrates 20 Years of Creativity in Worton
- The Chestertown Spy Agrees to Stop Bugging Readers by Wednesday at Midnight
Community Notes
Budget agreement could generate more than $1 billion in new revenue
House Speaker Adrienne Jones (center), Gov. Wes Moore and Senate President Bill Ferguson announced an agreement to a budget framework Thursday, as ... [Continue Story]
- The Kappa Sigma Fraternity Pancake Breakfast to support veterans April 5
- KC Democratic Central Committee seeks membership applicants
- Talisman to celebrate the 151st Run for the Roses
- Chestertown Earth Day Festival April 26
- Key Bridge Disaster documentary from MPT and WBAL-TV to premiere on March 19
- 2025 YMCA summer camp registration is open!
Arts Notes
Joe Holt’s “First Friday” show goes classic country
On Friday, April 4 Joe Holt, accompanist and host of the Mainstay’s First Friday series, and his guests take the evening’s music in a brand new ... [Continue Story]
- Medium Debbie Wojciechowski returns to Church Hill Theatre April 11
- UM Shore Medical Center at Chestertown hosts third Student Art Exhibition
- Footloose coming to Church Hill Theatre
- “Generations Band Together” to hold fundraiser at the Mainstay March 30.
- Church Hill Theatre announces a workshop in public speaking
- The Zebra Gallery opens new spring shows
Education Notes
The Garfield Center calls for directors and title submissions for 2026 season
The Garfield Center for the Arts has opened its annual call for play and musical titles for production consideration. Suggestions and proposals can be ... [Continue Story]
- “Lion King” team receives Golden Anchors
- Citizen Advisory Committee: Call for applications
- KCPS seeking community support for SB0843
- Receski receives Golden Anchor Award
- Kent County Public Schools final survey: 2025-26 calendar
- Underground Railroad’s maritime history highlights 2/24 program in St. Michaels
Health Notes
For All Seasons partners with Santé Eastern Shore to offer Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
For All Seasons’ Center for Learning is partnering with Santé Eastern Shore to offer LivingWorks ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) ... [Continue Story]
- UM SRH Health welcomes Ali Tabatabai, MD, as Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
- KC Democratic Central Committee seeks membership applicants
- Hummingbird Inn to host A Mother’s Rest, for extra needs moms & caregivers
- For All Seasons office moves to new location in Chestertown
- Chestertown Earth Day Festival April 26
- Keys to Treating Stress By Lisa J. Gotto
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: What Should the Democrats Be Doing?
It has become clear that the national Democratic Party is absent in this battle for America’s future and is losing the messaging war. In the recent ... [Continue Story]
- Letter to the Editor: Veterans thrown under the bus
- Letter to the Editor: Testimony to Kent County Commissioners Regarding SB 0931 and HB 1036
- Letter to the Editor: Republican voters will suffer under President Trump & Andy Harris
- Letter to the Editor: Response to offshore wind poll
- Letter to the Editor: a right-wing coup against the federal government
- Letter to the Editor: Maryland’s Legislature is failing rural communities By Janet Christensen-Lewis
Columnist J.E. Dean
Worried About Flooding? Donald Trump Doesn’t Have Your Back by J.E. Dean
April 26 is Oxford Day in Talbot County, a celebration of one of the most historic and scenic small towns in the United States. I will be there, but ... [Continue Story]
- Is Andy Harris representing Maryland or Donald Trump? By J.E. Dean
- How to Destroy American Higher Education by J.E. Dean
- Trump 2.0: The good, the bad, the ugly and the insane by J.E. Dean
- Trump’s dangerous tariff game is making the world a more dangerous place by J.E. Dean
- In praise of Inspectors General by J.E. Dean
- President Biden should have walked out 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
Everyone Lives Here By Laura J. Oliver
So, I’m sitting at the desk of JT, my personal trainer, and we’re catching up on the week’s pertinent activities before we get to work. I tell him ... [Continue Story]
Columnist Al Sikes
Should America Disarm? By Al Sikes
The overlap was notable. The college basketball tournament called March Madness arrived at the peak of some of Donald J Trump’s critics calling his ... [Continue Story]
Columnist Angela Rieck
Women’s History Month—The every-woman by Angela Rieck
It’s Women’s History month. And this month, I would like to celebrate Orin O’Brien. She is representative of so many women who have made contributions ... [Continue Story]
Senior Life
It’s American Heart Month by Susan Covey
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]
- 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
- Talbot County Commission on Aging to host a Senior Resource Fair
