https://chestertownspy.org Nonpartisan and Education-based News for Chestertown Wed, 14 Aug 2024 17:57:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://chestertownspy.org/2024/08/12/bay-climate-adaptation-the-tnc-guide-in-finding-the-money-for-major-infrastructure-change/ https://chestertownspy.org/2024/08/12/bay-climate-adaptation-the-tnc-guide-in-finding-the-money-for-major-infrastructure-change/#respond Mon, 12 Aug 2024 15:07:39 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2024/08/12/bay-climate-adaptation-the-tnc-guide-in-finding-the-money-for-major-infrastructure-change/ A few months ago, The Nature Conservancy released a report that could solve one of the major obstacles facing climate adaptation: finding the money to do things. Many towns, particularly on the Eastern Shore, are facing an increasingly long list of infrastructure projects, but funding those expensive undertakings has become harder. That’s where TNC’s report, […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2024/08/12/bay-climate-adaptation-the-tnc-guide-in-finding-the-money-for-major-infrastructure-change/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2024/06/28/mid-shore-arts-the-factory-takes-on-a-streetcar-named-desire-for-plein-air/ https://chestertownspy.org/2024/06/28/mid-shore-arts-the-factory-takes-on-a-streetcar-named-desire-for-plein-air/#respond Fri, 28 Jun 2024 13:00:26 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=177476 The Spy always keeps an eye out for what Cece Storm and her Factory are up on the Mid-Shore. And this summer, she is back working with her friends at the Avalon Foundation to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Plein Air Easton with a local production of Tennessee Williams’ “A Streetcar Named Desire.” The Factory, […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2024/06/28/mid-shore-arts-the-factory-takes-on-a-streetcar-named-desire-for-plein-air/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2024/03/06/using-the-new-cbmm-welcome-center-to-open-doors-for-the-unfamiliar-a-chat-with-jen-dolde/ Wed, 06 Mar 2024 18:54:55 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2024/03/06/using-the-new-cbmm-welcome-center-to-open-doors-for-the-unfamiliar-a-chat-with-jen-dolde/ While the function of a welcome center seems fairly clear from its title, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum wanted to use this generous new space to go beyond the simple task of visitor orientation. With the prospect of installing exhibitions at the very beginning of a new guest’s trip to the St. Micheals campus, the […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2023/09/24/cff-spotlight-karen-carpenter-starving-for-perfection-with-randy-schmidt/ https://chestertownspy.org/2023/09/24/cff-spotlight-karen-carpenter-starving-for-perfection-with-randy-schmidt/#comments Sun, 24 Sep 2023 13:08:06 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2023/09/24/cff-spotlight-karen-carpenter-starving-for-perfection-with-jon-gann/ She was the first in a long line of celebrities to suffer from an eating disorder during an era when the vastly misunderstood phenomenon brought shame and public humiliation. For the first time, we hear Karen Carpenter’s personal struggle in her own voice through never-before-released recordings—and through the legendary voices of those who knew her […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2023/09/24/cff-spotlight-karen-carpenter-starving-for-perfection-with-randy-schmidt/feed/ 2 https://chestertownspy.org/2023/05/01/from-grief-to-love-the-inspiring-story-of-a-foster-parents-journey/ Mon, 01 May 2023 13:20:03 +0000 https://cs.spycommunitymedia.org/2023/05/01/from-grief-to-love-the-inspiring-story-of-a-foster-parents-journey/ Jessica Lewis from Dorchester County is a great example of the unexpected joy that comes with fostering a child with love. Her journey began in 1996 when she and her husband got married and had their first child, who unfortunately passed away. Amidst their grief, they thought of how they could help other kids who […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2022/11/14/cooking-through-a-storm-in-ukraine-a-chat-with-scott-cohen/ Mon, 14 Nov 2022 16:26:46 +0000 https://cs.spycommunitymedia.org/2022/11/14/cooking-through-a-storm-in-ukraine-a-chat-with-scott-cohen/ Since Scott Cohen moved to the Mid-Shore a few years ago, the Spy has taken a special interest in this artist, playwright, storyteller, and permanent dreamer. From the New York stage to public art projects at Burning Man and Las Vegas, Scott has demonstrated time and time again his unique, and sometimes very esoteric, creativity in […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2022/09/26/cff-takes-you-to-the-automat-with-director-lisa-hurwitz/ Mon, 26 Sep 2022 12:49:13 +0000 https://cs.spycommunitymedia.org/2022/09/26/cff-takes-you-to-the-automat-with-director-lisa-hurwitz/ Perhaps one of the most anticipated screenings for this year’s Chesapeake Film Festival is the feature documentary entitled The Automat. Directed by award-winner Lisa Hurwitz, it tells the story of  the iconic restaurant chain Horn & Hardart, the inspiration for Starbucks, where generations of Americans ate and drank coffee at communal tables. And some of […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2022/09/05/harriet-tubman-finds-her-resilient-place-in-cambridge-a-chat-with-artist-wesley-wofford/ Mon, 05 Sep 2022 15:24:30 +0000 https://cs.spycommunitymedia.org/?p=160555 Next Saturday, Harriet Tubman will take her proper place in front of the Dorchester County Courthouse. With the support of the Alpha Genesis Community Development Corporation and sculptor Wesley Wofford, a permanent statue of one of America’s most remarkable heroines will be unveiled with perhaps a thousand or more residents and dignitaries paying homage to […]]]>