by James Ritch | Apr 4, 2019 | Features
Pat Hart, of Wachapreague, has retired again. If she isn’t reading two books a week on her side porch on Main Street, one can find her weeding in the garden or at her nearby antique store. This time the 82-year-old, a dear friend who I love like a mother, has left the...
by James Ritch | Apr 3, 2019 | Features
Submitted Article and Photo The “Virginia World War I and World War II Profiles of Honor Tour” will be at two locations on the Eastern Shore of Virginia in April, hosted by Eastern Shore Public Library. The walk-in traveling exhibit will be in Nassawadox on Friday,...
by James Ritch | Apr 3, 2019 | Features
Submitted Article The Barrier Islands Center in Machipongo is hosting a temporary exhibit on loan from the Library of Virginia, “True Sons of Freedom.” To commemorate World War I, “True Sons of Freedom” uses photographs of African-American soldiers from Virginia who...
by James Ritch | Mar 28, 2019 | Features
I first heard about sea nettles when my family moved to the Eastern Shore when I was almost 10 years old. I was warned to look out for the jellyfish when swimming or wading in the nearby waters to avoid getting stung. I was reminded of that advisory last week when I...
by James Ritch | Mar 26, 2019 | Features
By Connie Morrison — Dalton Elliott’s American Idol dream has run its course. After a whirlwind couple of weeks – at least for the audience because the television segments were filmed in advance – the Chincoteague crooner quietly left the show. “They...
by James Ritch | Mar 22, 2019 | Features
By Angie H. Crutchley — Nathaniel Metzger has an appetite for life (and food) like most 17-month-old boys. Watching his brown curls bounce as he gains footing, and distance, to get the fruit plate his dad is feeding him, one wouldn’t suspect the tumultuous...
