by James Ritch | Apr 29, 2021 | Features
By Stefanie Jackson – Construction is nearing completion on the $4.5 million, 15,000-square-foot Northampton County YMCA in Cape Charles, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony scheduled for May 29, and doors officially opening soon after. Memberships are climbing steadily...
by James Ritch | Apr 29, 2021 | Features
By Carol Vaughn — Many of us have that one teacher who made a lasting mark on our lives — if we are really lucky, we may have two or even three. John Coates was that teacher for some of us who sat under his tutelage in the late 1970s at Broadwater Academy. It was with...
by James Ritch | Apr 23, 2021 | Features
By Bill Sterling Special to the Eastern Shore Post – Art, says Ellen McCaleb, needs inspiration to devote oneself fully. The 52-year-old McCaleb realized this following her husband’s death in 2012, when she shelved a notable fish carving career to concentrate on her...
by James Ritch | Apr 23, 2021 | Features
By Carol Vaughn — A report from the Chesapeake Bay Program shows mixed results on the Bay’s recovery. The report, “Bay Barometer: Health and Restoration in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed 2019-2020,” gives information about progress on 10 goals and 31 outcomes designed...
by James Ritch | Apr 22, 2021 | Features
By Stefanie Jackson – Going on 50 years since the death in Nassawadox of Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup, who has been called “The Father of Rock and Roll,” interest in the musician’s life and work was renewed when a member of a local Facebook group revealed he was in...
by James Ritch | Apr 16, 2021 | Features
By Stefanie Jackson – Congresswoman Elaine Luria visited the Eastern Shore last week, and her first stop was in Exmore at theGIG coworking and entrepreneurial center, where members have had reliable access to broadband internet and worked remotely throughout the...