by James Ritch | Aug 8, 2019 | Features
By Stefanie Jackson – Matt Kirwan, a scientist who has conducted research on the Eastern Shore and who is an associate professor at William & Mary’s Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS), recently received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists...
by James Ritch | Aug 8, 2019 | Features
If there was ever something to be thankful about, it would be toilet paper. That is why people take so seriously the subject of which way the roll should be displayed. I wrote about this more than a dozen years ago and public opinion hasn’t changed. Last week, 67.5%...
by James Ritch | Aug 1, 2019 | Features
By Linda Cicoira — “A new record-setting auction” brought $271,700 for 50 colts and fillies sold at the annual Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company’s Pony Penning, according to spokesperson Denise Bowden. The average price was $4,700 with the high being $17,000...
by James Ritch | Jul 11, 2019 | Features, Uncategorized
By Connie Morrison — When Monty Python’s “Spamalot” opens July 18 at the North Street Playhouse in Onancock, expectations are bound to be high. Based on the cult classic movie “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” the production will have to balance between...
by James Ritch | Jul 3, 2019 | Features
Story and Photos by Stefanie Jackson – One of Cape Charles’ biggest annual arts and cultural events, Experimental Film Virginia, drew to a vibrant and dramatic close Saturday, June 29, with the seventh annual Reel & Raw, a film premiere event. Every summer,...
by James Ritch | Jul 3, 2019 | Features
Story and Photo by Stefanie Jackson – Newman Baker, an international musician and the man behind the Washboard XT project, recently visited the Eastern Shore to research his ancestry and share his talent for playing the washboard. Baker has traveled the world, playing...
