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Apr 08
Avalon Farmers Market Reimagined, Relocated and CDC Compliant

Necessity is the mother of invention and when COVID-19 arrived on the Mid-Shore in March, many of the Shore’s businesses had to reinvent how they were delivering goods and services. The Talbot County Emergency Operations Center is helping businesses and organizations to understand CDC and Health Department requirements.  With the popular Easton Farmers Market scheduled […]

Apr 06
Piazza Italian Market offer delivery, carry out, and online ordering

Starting on Monday, April 6th we are taking orders via phone and website. We are putting (hopefully) everything in the store online for you to virtually browse as we will close the doors to the public. This is an effort to continue to provide you with the foods you enjoy and preserve the saftey of […]

Apr 03
Academy Art Museum’s Community Outreach during COVID-19 Quarantine

The Academy Art Museum is providing various forms of art engagement while the museum is tentatively closed until April 30, 2020. The sudden arrival of the coronavirus (Covid–19) on the Eastern Shore has left people of all ages shocked and confused. Children, in particular, may be feeling sad, angry, frustrated or bored. The Museum is […]

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Apr 03
Discover Easton Director’s Report

A Time for Togetherness- To say these are trying times is quite obviously an understatement. We’ve never been through something like this before, not as a community, state, nation, nor world. But beneath the frustration and bewilderment, I’ve seen hope and perseverance from our business community, and it makes me optimistic that our Easton businesses […]

Apr 02
For All Seasons Encourages Compassion, Empathy and Self-Regulation During Time of Uncertainty

Compassion, Empathy and Self-Regulation Can Help in a Time of Stress and Uncertainty We are home and now we are on lockdown following Governor Hogan’s latest message delivered on Monday, March 30, but for some of us, we have been home together for weeks now – home with our kids, our spouses, and even our […]

Apr 01
Discover Easton Member Spotlight: Talbot Hospice

Talbot Hospice has been the premier end-of-life resource for Talbot County for almost four decades. It was voted Outstanding Nonprofit by the Talbot County Chamber of Commerce in 2019 and was recognized as “Best in Hospice Care” by the What’s Up Eastern Shore Magazine’s Reader Poll for the past three years. While hospice care and […]

Mar 31
MSCF COVID-19 Response Fund

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Mid-Shore Community Foundation has established a COVID-19 Response Fund to rapidly deploy resources to community-based organizations at the frontline of the Coronavirus pandemic. The Foundation made a leadership gift of $100,000. Avon-Dixon Insurance Agency, Choptank Transport, Preston Automotive Group and Shore Bancshares quickly joined the response effort with generous […]

Mar 30
Discover Easton Gift Card Program Update

Good afternoon, We are pleased to report that our Easton business gift card program has been well received and widely used. We have sold over $8,000  in gift cards so far, and every bit of that has gone towards supporting our Easton businesses. Governor Larry Hogan announced this morning that he is issuing a stay-at-home order, directing […]

Mar 29
Survey on Small Businesses and the Impact of COVID-19

Dear Main Street America Friends, If there’s one thing we know at Main Street America, it’s that the numbers matter. Over the last four decades, the Main Street America Network has painstakingly measured the impact of our work. Those numbers help us articulate the value of our work and make the case for the economic […]

Mar 27
Discover Easton introduces Social Distancing Bingo

As part of efforts to connect customers with the small businesses that need them most, Discover Easton has introduced Social Distancing Bingo as a fun way to safely support local businesses. The bingo card offers fun challenges for locals to complete. Each task benefits a local business, strengthens bonds to the community, and offers a […]