https://chestertownspy.org Nonpartisan and Education-based News for Chestertown Thu, 08 May 2025 11:00:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/05/08/house-of-the-week-go-dutch-colonial/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/05/08/house-of-the-week-go-dutch-colonial/#respond Thu, 08 May 2025 11:00:44 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/05/08/house-of-the-week-go-dutch-colonial/ Several of my friends have very fond memories of growing up in this neighborhood off Goldsborough with its long blocks, wide streets with parking on both sides of the streets and rear alleys. This house on a corner lot has been well maintained and it is now being offered for the first time in forty […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/05/08/house-of-the-week-go-dutch-colonial/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/05/02/wine-of-the-week-fiordiligi-grillo-doc/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/05/02/wine-of-the-week-fiordiligi-grillo-doc/#respond Fri, 02 May 2025 10:00:06 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/05/02/wine-of-the-week-fiordiligi-grillo-doc/ Ciao Tutti! This weekend at Piazza Italian Market, we will taste the Fiordiligi Grillo DOC ($15.99, ABV 12.5%) from the Assuli winery near Trapani, Sicily. The stylish label was inspired by the character Agramant, the king of Africa and Charlemagne’s opponent in “Orlando Furioso”, an epic poem by Ludivico Ariosto.  Antonio Vivaldi was inspired by the poem […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/05/02/wine-of-the-week-fiordiligi-grillo-doc/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/05/01/house-of-the-week-captivating-craftsman-bungalow/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/05/01/house-of-the-week-captivating-craftsman-bungalow/#respond Thu, 01 May 2025 11:00:31 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/05/01/house-of-the-week-captivating-craftsman-bungalow/ When I began my search for this week’s feature, I looked no further than this Craftsman Bungalow, since I am besotted with bungalows in general and this one in particular! I coveted it when it was on the market before and I enjoyed my tour to reacquaint me with its many charms. This bungalow has […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/05/01/house-of-the-week-captivating-craftsman-bungalow/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/25/wine-of-the-week-lugana-mandolara-doc/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/25/wine-of-the-week-lugana-mandolara-doc/#respond Fri, 25 Apr 2025 10:00:47 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/25/wine-of-the-week-lugana-mandolara-doc/ Ciao Tutti! This weekend at Piazza Italian Market,  we will taste the Lugana Mandolara DOC ($20.99, 12.5% ABV) from the Le Morette winery near Verona in the Veneto. “Le Morette” translates as “blackberries”  for the blackberry bushes that are native to the region in general and to the shores of Lake Garda in particular. It […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/25/wine-of-the-week-lugana-mandolara-doc/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/24/design-with-jenn-martella-the-dover-a-sears-roebuck-company-design/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/24/design-with-jenn-martella-the-dover-a-sears-roebuck-company-design/#respond Thu, 24 Apr 2025 12:00:58 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=183819 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 Eastern Shore.  From 1908 to 1940, Sears Roebuck offered a complete package of house plans and materials that were shipped throughout the US. There were five series of 447 house […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/24/design-with-jenn-martella-the-dover-a-sears-roebuck-company-design/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/18/wine-of-the-week-conegliano-valdobbiadene-docg/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/18/wine-of-the-week-conegliano-valdobbiadene-docg/#respond Fri, 18 Apr 2025 11:00:31 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=183718 Ciao Tutti! This weekend we will kick-off the holiday celebration with tastings of my fave mini Prosecco, the Conegliano Valdobbiadene DOCG from the Carpene-Malvolti winery, located in the city of Conegliano in the Veneto region. Grapes for wine have been grown in the region since ancient times. Fast forward to 1868 when Carpene-Malvolti, Italy’s oldest […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/18/wine-of-the-week-conegliano-valdobbiadene-docg/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/17/design-with-jenn-martella-the-second-empire-strikes-back/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/17/design-with-jenn-martella-the-second-empire-strikes-back/#respond Thu, 17 Apr 2025 11:00:56 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/17/design-with-jenn-martella-the-second-empire-strikes-back/ As I was searching for this week’s feature, I had just finished watching Season Five of “The Parisian Agency” so France was on my mind and this house spoke to me. The Second Empire style became popular in France during the reign of Napoleon III, France’s “Second Empire”. Its origin was actually in the 17th […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/17/design-with-jenn-martella-the-second-empire-strikes-back/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/11/wine-of-the-week-easter-trio-la-calle-tiberio-il-sasso/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/11/wine-of-the-week-easter-trio-la-calle-tiberio-il-sasso/#respond Fri, 11 Apr 2025 11:00:22 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/11/wine-of-the-week-easter-trio-la-calle-tiberio-il-sasso/ Ciao Tutti! This weekend at Piazza Italian Market, our tasting is the last one before the holiday weekend when the stars align to celebrate Easter, Orthodox Easter or the last day of Passover on the same day. As we do every year, we will be offering three wines for your consideration, the Le Calle Rosa […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/11/wine-of-the-week-easter-trio-la-calle-tiberio-il-sasso/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/10/design-with-jenn-martella-highfield/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/10/design-with-jenn-martella-highfield/#respond Thu, 10 Apr 2025 11:00:06 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/10/design-with-jenn-martella-highfield/ As an ardent proponent of historic preservation, I am honored that today’s feature is “Highfield”, the home of Michael and Ann Bourne since 1989. Michael Bourne was a giant in the field of historic preservation in the Mid-Atlantic region. His research and drawings of historic structures and sites in Kent County are now housed in […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/10/design-with-jenn-martella-highfield/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/04/wine-of-the-week-pinot-nero-venezia-giulia-igp/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/04/wine-of-the-week-pinot-nero-venezia-giulia-igp/#respond Fri, 04 Apr 2025 10:00:25 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/04/wine-of-the-week-pinot-nero-venezia-giulia-igp/ Ciao Tutti! This weekend at Piazza Italian Market, we will taste a new wine we are considering for our collection, the Pinot Nero Venezia Giulia IGP ($18.50, ABV 13%) from the Vigna del Lauro winery in Cormons, Friuli-Venezia Giulia. The winery is located in the heart of the Collio wine-growing DOC designation near the border […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/04/wine-of-the-week-pinot-nero-venezia-giulia-igp/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/03/design-with-jenn-martella-thinking-inside-the-box/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/03/design-with-jenn-martella-thinking-inside-the-box/#respond Thu, 03 Apr 2025 11:00:28 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/03/design-with-jenn-martella-thinking-inside-the-box/ This unique house, designed by its Architect/Owner, is sited on a narrow peninsula between the Honga River and the Chesapeake Bay. The 0.9 acre lot includes a dock with a boat lift across the entry road, a driveway that can accommodate two cars and a bayside outbuilding. The aerial shot illustrates the house’s simple form, […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/03/design-with-jenn-martella-thinking-inside-the-box/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/28/wine-of-the-week-latour-a-civitella-igt-2020-2/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/28/wine-of-the-week-latour-a-civitella-igt-2020-2/#respond Fri, 28 Mar 2025 10:00:36 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/28/wine-of-the-week-latour-a-civitella-igt-2020-2/ This weekend at Piazza Italian Market, we will taste one of my fave white wines, the Latour a Civitella IGT 2020 ($29.95, $14.95 ABV) from the Tenuta di Sergio Mottura in Civitella d’Agliano, Lazio. The estate was purchased in 1933 by a relative of Mottura’s and thirty years later twenty-one year old Sergio took over […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/28/wine-of-the-week-latour-a-civitella-igt-2020-2/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/27/house-of-the-week-sunnyside-up/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/27/house-of-the-week-sunnyside-up/#respond Thu, 27 Mar 2025 10:00:38 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/27/house-of-the-week-sunnyside-up/ The first neighborhood I discovered after I moved to the Eastern Shore was Travelers Rest. My sister’s in-laws’ property along the Tred Avon River was the scene of many family gatherings and they kindly included me. I soon appreciated how sought after the neighborhood was, due to its being set back far from highway 33/St. […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/27/house-of-the-week-sunnyside-up/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/21/wine-of-the-week-anthilia-sicilia-doc/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/21/wine-of-the-week-anthilia-sicilia-doc/#respond Fri, 21 Mar 2025 11:00:18 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=183118 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 vineyard, the first of Donnafugata’s four vineyards throughout Sicilia. The story of Donnafugata begins with two women, one of whom was Gabriella Anca Rallo, who studied the classics at University and became an English […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/21/wine-of-the-week-anthilia-sicilia-doc/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/20/design-with-jenn-martella-twin-peaks/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/20/design-with-jenn-martella-twin-peaks/#respond Thu, 20 Mar 2025 11:00:18 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/20/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 that reminded me of Swiss chalets.  I then knew the title for this article had to be “Twin Peaks”. On the day of my tour, I drove along […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/20/design-with-jenn-martella-twin-peaks/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/14/wines-of-the-week-dolcetto-dalba-doc-ghemme-chioso-dei-pomi-docg/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/14/wines-of-the-week-dolcetto-dalba-doc-ghemme-chioso-dei-pomi-docg/#respond Fri, 14 Mar 2025 10:00:14 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=182991 This weekend we will offer two wines, the Dolcetto D’Alba DOC, 2022, ($20.50, ABV 13.5%) from the Azienda Agricola Alessandro Rivetto winery in La Morra, Piemonte and the Ghemme  Chioso Dei Pomi DOCG 2017, ($49.95, ABV 14%) from the Rovellotti Vineyard in Ghemme, Alto Piemonte. We are fortunate that our wine reps from time to […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/14/wines-of-the-week-dolcetto-dalba-doc-ghemme-chioso-dei-pomi-docg/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/13/design-with-jenn-martella-rest-full-cape-cod/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/13/design-with-jenn-martella-rest-full-cape-cod/#respond Thu, 13 Mar 2025 11:00:51 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/13/design-with-jenn-martella-rest-full-cape-cod/ Today’s house is a story and a half house Cape Cod design that has the elements of this popular style: compact floor plan, symmetry in plan and elevation; side gable walls, and windows flanking the front door and single dormer windows. The white lap siding is accented by the blue shutters, entry door and the […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/13/design-with-jenn-martella-rest-full-cape-cod/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/07/wine-of-the-week-rosa-delle-calle-toscana-igt-rosato/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/07/wine-of-the-week-rosa-delle-calle-toscana-igt-rosato/#respond Fri, 07 Mar 2025 19:56:48 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/07/wine-of-the-week-rosa-delle-calle-toscana-igt-rosato/ Ciao Tutti! This weekend at Piazza Italian Market, we will taste a new wine to our collection, the Rosa delle Calle Toscana IGT Rosato ($19.75, ABV 13.5%) from the Azienda Agricola Le Calle Di Riccardo Catocci winery in the Maremma region of Toscana. The beautiful label’s name of the wine translates as “the pink calla […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/07/wine-of-the-week-rosa-delle-calle-toscana-igt-rosato/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/06/design-with-jenn-martella-coastal-cottage-in-rock-hall/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/06/design-with-jenn-martella-coastal-cottage-in-rock-hall/#respond Thu, 06 Mar 2025 12:00:16 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/06/design-with-jenn-martella-coastal-cottage-in-rock-hall/   Since my most recent Houses of the Week have been historic or Eastern Shore vernacular houses, I felt as the Monty Python movie proclaimed “ and now (it’s time) for something completely different” this week. Rock Hall is always a happy hunting ground for me and this house’s blend of contemporary and craftsman styles […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/06/design-with-jenn-martella-coastal-cottage-in-rock-hall/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/28/wine-of-the-week-rosso-della-motta-vino-rosso/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/28/wine-of-the-week-rosso-della-motta-vino-rosso/#respond Fri, 28 Feb 2025 12:00:42 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=182729 Ciao Tutti! This weekend at Piazza Italian Market we will taste the Rosso Della Motta Vino Rosso, 100% Nebbiolo, ($19.50, ABV 13%) from the Centovigne /Castello di Castellengo winery in Costa della Sesia, a lesser known region of Alta Piemonte.  Due to the dual death blows of  phylloxera and industrialization, there ae few vineyards in […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/28/wine-of-the-week-rosso-della-motta-vino-rosso/feed/ 0