Failure is our brand: Harriet Tubman on the Eastern Shore
2020-07-25
What gets lost in the stories about Harriet Tubman is the local culture that forced to be so heroic. And the culture hasn’t changed much.
Helen Young succeeded as a single mother, now she’s helping others do the same
2020-07-22
Helen Young spent decades enduring and fighting against racism on her road to becoming a nurse. Now a scholarship she endowed will help other single moms.
True Crime on Delmarva Comes Alive in Fowler’s ‘Crossings’
2020-06-25
In the Sophie Kerr Award-Winning “Crossings,” author Stephanie Fowler tackles true crime, death and race on the Delmarva Peninsula.
Is the Bar at Anthony’s Liquors the Best Kept Secret in Ocean City?
2019-04-03
Anthony’s Liquors has a little bar in the front, if you didn’t know that now you do. But wait! There’s more. “You’re not going to ruin this, are you?” I don’t always mention when I’m writing about a place because it can feel gross and false. Instead I like to hang around, observe and chat as long as possible so I get a little bit more of a genuine feeling about the place. I was halfway through my second pint and talking with the couple next to me when I mentioned that I was a work and that I was writing about Anthony’s Liquors on 33rd Street. Mary was concerned that people would find out about Anthony’s and that she and her husband, Steve, who have a place walking distance from the iconic liquor store, wouldn’t have the place to themselves. When cool places get popular, it calls to mindContinue Reading
How Is Baywater a Farm Without Dirt?
2019-02-10
Baywater Farms has been in the hydroponics business since about 2010, but the family farm has been in operation for much, much longer.
Embracing the Rat at Cambridge Muskrat Festival
2018-11-18
Loving muskrat is an act of will, but when you’re ready to try one of the most American dishes on the planet, Cambridge Muskrat Festival is where to go.
Love the Beach? Embrace the Ocean City Kitsch
2018-09-29
There’s beach resort tacky and then there’s Ocean City Kitsch.
Holly Lane Will Make You Way More Cosmopolitan
2018-09-18
Holly Lane’s specialty is singing, but she literally shakes things up while doing it. Meet Cafe Azafran’s singing bartender.
Here’s Why Cafe on 26 Stays Surprisingly Fresh All Year
2018-08-30
As a year-round restaurant in a resort, Cafe on 26 has to keep things interesting to draw people out of their homes for dinner.
How to Be a Planter: A Junk Car’s Hard Luck Story
2018-08-22
Driving the back roads you’ll see a lot of rusted out cars, but they all have a story from when they weren’t failed projects.