by Ted Shockley | Sep 25, 2023 | Features
BY CLARA VAUGHN, Eastern Shore Post — When Jean Steelman opened a private kindergarten in September 1973, she taught 15 students in the front room of her home. Fifty years later, Belle Croft Preschool has grown into an Accomac institution, serving several generations...
by Ted Shockley | Sep 13, 2023 | Features
BY RYAN WEBB, Shore First — If you’re from here or you’ve been here long enough, you know that the Eastern Shore is home to many uniquely named places that can be tricky for outsiders to pronounce. In the April 2023 issue of Shore First, I covered how to say (and not...
by Ted Shockley | Sep 13, 2023 | Features
BY LAURA DAVIS, Eastern Shore of Virginia food columnist — Did you know that September is National Mushroom Month? I didn’t. It seems as if every day of every month is a different National Food Holiday. I figured with the slight chill of fall in the air, what is a...
by Ted Shockley | Sep 12, 2023 | Features
BY STEFANIE JACKSON, Shore First — Homeschooling doesn’t have to mean Mom or Dad is isolated at home with the kids every day or that the kids never get to interact with peers. Just ask Jordan Dail, a director for the homeschooling group Eastern Shore Classical...
by Ted Shockley | Sep 12, 2023 | Features
BY STEFANIE JACKSON, Shore First — The biggest fundraiser of the year for Cape Charles Christian School, the Crabby Blues Festival, returns for its 11th year this month. This year’s festival will be held on Saturday, Sept. 16, from 2 to 7 p.m., at Cape Charles Central...
by Ted Shockley | Sep 12, 2023 | Features
BY TED SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore Post — It was a remarkable sight: A long line of people formed during the morning hours at a Cape Charles business, waiting to have a turn at the counter. It was a scene that repeated itself frequently at The Bakery on Mason, which...
