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Radio Heads: Tune into radio WHCP in Cambridge — you will like what you hear

by Amelia Blades Steward // Photos by Stephen

Feb 5, 2020
5 min

Radio Heads: Tune into radio WHCP in Cambridge — you will like what you hear

Jim Brady, Doug Schuetz and Mike Starling gather in their WHCP radio station studio to go over the day’s programming. Local FM StationWHCP has put Cambridge on the broadcasting map with lively programming led by a band of master-level volunteers On the surface, WHCP in Cambridge seems like a mom and pop local radio station. There are three recording studios buzzing with local residents conducting interviews or hosting their own shows, while volunteers earnestly adjust equipme

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We Go Together: 5 local pairs who share why they love to be together

Interviews by Manning Lee | Photos by Stephen

Feb 1, 2020
7 min

We Go Together: 5 local pairs who share why they love to be together

Darlene and Howard Dixon share a private moment near the shoreline in Oxford on a clear winter afternoon. Darlene and Howard Dixon Through the Years How did you meet and fall in love? Darlene: We’re high school sweethearts. We met while we were employees at McDonalds and flirted from across the grill. Our relationship progressed rather quickly. We just celebrated our 40th anniversary. Howard, smiling ear to ear: I knew she was the one. What keeps you together? Howard: First,

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Rob Etgen of Eastern Shore Land Conservancy recounts 30 years of preserving the Shore

By Michael Valliant | Photos by Caroline J.

Dec 26, 2019
4 min

Rob Etgen of Eastern Shore Land Conservancy recounts 30 years of preserving the Shore

With a crystal ball in October 1990, Rob Etgen couldn’t have pictured what the next 30 years would look like at the Eastern Shore Land Conservancy. That was when he became ESLC’s executive director and its first staff member. Fast forward to 2020, as Etgen and the land conservancy enter their 30th year together, they’ve created a track record of success anchored by preserved land, innovative town planning projects, and a growing professional staff who are carrying on ESLC’s m

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Easton’s 20-something Helicopter Pilot Chloe Tong

Story by Kate Livie | Photo by Caroline J.

Sep 20, 2019
3 min

Easton’s 20-something Helicopter Pilot Chloe Tong

There’s not a millennial that steamrolls the underachieving, parent’s-basement-dwelling stereotype like Easton helicopter pilot Chloe Tong. While earning a helicopter pilot’s license by 26 might have sufficed for mere mortals, Tong’s energy and passion also sees her serving as the executive director and head coach of Eastern Shore Community Rowers and moonlighting as president of the board and company member at Continuum Dance. Tong, straightforward and outspoken, seems nonpl

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How to Rule Your Own Game Night

Story by Sarah Ensor | Photos by Caroline J.

Mar 22, 2019
3 min

How to Rule Your Own Game Night

Tips and tricks from some local game night pros The Caroline County Board Gamers each month host a board game night at the Denton branch of the Caroline County Public Library. For the past four or five years, Chrissie Barr has hosted the event, which attracts anywhere from 10 to 20 people. Barr and her friend Elizabeth Bradley cofounded the group, which has an active Facebook group for those who want to post game-related information, recruit people for game nights, and engage

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A look into Maryland’s curious state sport: Jousting

Story by Kristina Gaddy | Photos by Caroline J.

Mar 18, 2019
4 min

A look into Maryland’s curious state sport: Jousting

Mary Lou Bartram mounted her horse and eyed the path in front of her: 80 yards, with three wooden structures each dangling one key-ring sized trophy. She let her horse know it was time. They were a team on this one. The horse had to run steady, and she had to keep her eyes on the rings. Bartram leaned forward as the horse galloped down the track. Tucked under her arm was a stick about nine feet long, with a pointed tip. She needed to spear all three rings in one go. Sometimes

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The Talbot Kickball League Takes the Elementary School Game to a New Level

Story and photos by Caroline J. Phillips

Mar 8, 2019
2 min

The Talbot Kickball League Takes the Elementary School Game to a New Level

Remember those games from gym class, the thrill of escaping the confines of a classroom and competing against classmates? In Talbot County, the Talbot Kickball League has become a new tradition among adults wanting to relive those gym-class days. Dr. Erik Higginbottom and Garrett Thrift started the kickball league in 2013 as a way for the community to get together and have fun. Higginbottom had the idea after playing in a kickball league in dental school and wanted to bring t

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