by James Ritch | Nov 17, 2021 | Features
By Carol Vaughn — Brianna’s Kindness Park on Chincoteague was dedicated in a ceremony held, fittingly, on World Kindness Day, Saturday, Nov. 13. The park memorializes Brianna Merritt, who died in 2019 at age 11 after a three-year battle with leukemia. Brianna towards...
by James Ritch | Oct 28, 2021 | Features
By Stefanie Jackson – The Cape Charles Rosenwald School Restoration Initiative (CCRSRI), a nonprofit, held an online event Oct. 23 to kick off its capital campaign to raise $2.5 million to renovate the historic Black elementary school on Old Cape Charles Road,...
by James Ritch | Oct 14, 2021 | Features
By Stefanie Jackson – Dr. John Foley, an ophthalmologist who is known for his longstanding career at his practice, the Eastern Shore Eye Center, in Exmore, is ready to retire after more than 37 years and 42,000 patients. Foley was born and raised in Boston, where he...
by James Ritch | Oct 14, 2021 | Features
By Carol Vaughn — A New York City musician with Eastern Shore roots was among panelists speaking at “Gleaming in the Shadow of Slavery: A Conversation with Descendants of African Americans of Old Yale.” The virtual seminar, held Sept. 19, was sponsored by the Gilder...
by James Ritch | Oct 14, 2021 | Features
By Carol Vaughn — The community celebrated the opening of the Davis Center in Whitesville with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house Monday. Family members of the late Willie “Bill” Davis Sr., who operated a pool hall in the building, organized the event, after...
by James Ritch | Oct 7, 2021 | Features
By Stefanie Jackson – The Eastern Shore Regional Housing Coalition held its annual summit Sept. 24 at the Mary N. Smith Cultural Enrichment Center, in Accomac, followed by a housing conference for potential homebuyers to connect with people and resources to learn how...
