Cove Point Lighthouse Goes Dark
Cove Point Lighthouse, a shining beacon for Chesapeake Bay mariners navigating near Calvert Cliffs, has gone out. According to Bonnie Farmer, Communications and Marketing Coordinator of the Calvert Marine Museum, the light was switched off on August 7, 2026, to begin repairs on the 200-year-old lighthouse. Major restoration of the lighthouse tower is being…
Read MoreMental Illness Caused by ‘Gene Parasites’
Source: Kai Stachowiak, CCO public domain Could a viral infection you experience today cause mental health disorders for generations of your descendants? Absolutely. Many psychological disorders are driven by a viral infection in prehistoric times that disrupted DNA and has been passed down through generations. Viruses survive as genetic parasites because they must infect…
Read MoreThe Last Harvest
The legacy of local winemaker on Taylor’s Island, Pat Neild William Layton at Layton’s Chance Winery holding a bottle of Ridgeton Red, 2025. Layton made this special issue wine as a tribute to Pat Neild, from the grapes Pat Neild grew on his vineyard on Taylor’s Island. There are several notable wineries on…
Read MoreSex Reversal by One Letter Change in DNA
Most people know that a baby’s sex is determined by whether it inherits an X or a Y chromosome from its father. Inheriting a Y chromosome normally produces male offspring. Not necessarily, according to a new study. This study led by Nitzan Gonen of Bar-Ilan University, just published in the journal Nature Communications, reports…
Read MoreNo Kings Protest Draws Hundreds in Solidly Republican Eastern Shore Town
This article authored by Zack Taylor and R. Douglas Fields first appeared in The Cambridge Spy on Mar 30, 2026. Photos by R. Douglas Fields Hundreds of protesters lined several blocks of Route 50 in Cambridge, Maryland on Saturday, March 28, joining a wave of “No Kings” demonstrations that reached several communities across the Shore. From Sailwinds…
Read MoreWorking in the Shadows
The Unseen Community of Eastern Shore Writers Hardworking watermen are Eastern Shore icons, but there is a hidden community of workers in the Chesapeake region that few people know about. “OMG—Yeah!” Liza Roe said she was surprised to…
Read MoreThe Morbid Curiosity of Watching a Daredevil Risk His Life
Why people are drawn to watching free soloist Alex Honnold risk his life Alex Honnold climbing Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taiwan Source: Cc by 4.0 Heute The psychopathological reasons for daredevils, like free soloist Alex Honnold, risking their life for spectacle and thrill are well known. But that psychological aberration pertains to only a…
Read MoreLooking Back at Cambridge on Martin Luther King Day
What Was MLK’s Involvement in the Cambridge Race Riots of the 1960’s? On Martin Luther King Day, Cambridge residents can reflect on the holiday from a unique perspective. We live in a place rich with US history, as our town was an epicenter of the 1960’s civil rights struggles. Demonstrations and violence roiled on…
Read MoreHow Shark Repellents are Supposed to Work and Why They Often Don’t
Ironman triathletes competing in the annual Cambridge event, and Eastern Shore residents enjoying the surf at Ocean City, probably can’t suppress the chilling Jaws movie soundtrack in their minds as they venture into the shark’s habitat. Sadly, Erica Fox, a triathlete swimming off Lovers Point in Monterey Bay, California, was attacked and killed by a…
Read MoreSome People Never Have Sex—Here’s Why
“Sex is like money; only too much is enough.” –John Updike. That may be true generally, but not everyone is wealthy, and some people never have sex. One percent of the adult population has never had any form of sexual experience. A new study finds that a reason for this is not in their jeans—it is…
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