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26th annual Back Alley Garden Tour & Tea highlights unknown gardens in Shepherdstown

2 weeks ago | shepherdstownchronicle.com | Tabitha Johnston

SHEPHERDSTOWN — Crowds filled the streets in the Corporation of Shepherdstown over the weekend, eager to participate in the 26th annual Back Alley Garden Tour & Tea. The event has featured well-maintained gardens in Shepherdstown and high tea in the War Memorial Building on the second weekend of May every year, since 1999. What made the Back Alley Garden Tour & Tea a major draw for attendees this year, was the number of new gardens on this year’s tour.
Plein air art exhibit to open tonight in The Bridge Gallery

2 weeks ago | shepherdstownchronicle.com | Tabitha Johnston

SHEPHERDSTOWN — Over the weekend, 15 plein air painters from Goldfinch Studio could be found working in many of the gardens on the Back Alley Garden Tour & Tea. They created a number of paintings during that time, which were displayed at the end of the tour for an hour, in the Entler Hotel. Tonight from 6-8 p.m., an opening reception for an art show featuring those works will be held in The Bridge Gallery, which is located at 8566 Shepherdstown Pike in Shepherdstown.
A silent ‘converse’-ation

2 weeks ago | shepherdstownchronicle.com | Tabitha Johnston

By Tabitha Johnston - Chronicle Staff | May 23, 2025 SHEPHERDSTOWN — Georgia Wilmer, of Waynesboro, Va., studies a watercolor by Nancy Kautz, titled “Conversing.” The painting was one of many featured in an exhibition by The Friday Night Painters in the War Memorial Building over the weekend....
Shepherdstown Town Council appoints Carrie Blessing to vacated seat

2 weeks ago | shepherdstownchronicle.com | Tabitha Johnston

SHEPHERDSTOWN — On May 14, Shepherdstown resident Carrie Blessing was sworn into the vacated position on the town council in the Corporation of Shepherdstown, during its monthly meeting. The seat, which was formerly held by now-Town Recorder Marty Amerikaner, has been empty since March. According to Blessing, her interest in filling this vacancy was prompted by her love for her hometown. “I care about this town and the people in it.
‘The Great German Beer Hall’ celebrates legacy of Erwin and Carol Asam

2 weeks ago | shepherdstownchronicle.com | Tabitha Johnston

SHEPHERDSTOWN — The legacy of Erwin and Carol Asam was honored on May 15, at “The Great German Beer Hall” in Alma Bea restaurant. Alma Bea owner and chef Mary Ellen Diaz developed the initial idea for the event, inspired by her love for German cuisine and the Bavarian Inn, Resort and Brewing Company. “It didn’t take long, since I came here, to realize how much the Bavarian Inn has done for the community, especially Erwin and Carol,” Diaz said. “They’ve done so much for Shepherdstown.
Town council swears in members, approves funding for CATF and Rose Hill Cemetery

2 weeks ago | shepherdstownchronicle.com | Tabitha Johnston

SHEPHERDSTOWN — The Shepherdstown Town Council underwent a number of changes, during its monthly meeting in Town Hall on May 14. Among those changes was the swearing in of new town council member Carrie Blessing and the swearing in of new Town Recorder Marty Amerikaner. “Now we feel whole again,” said Mayor James Gatz with a smile, after he finished swearing them in. The meeting then began in earnest, starting with the first reading of an amendment to the Special Events Ordinance.
Construction begins on Shepherd University’s new dining hall and multipurpose building

2 weeks ago | shepherdstownchronicle.com | Ainsley Hall

SHEPHERDSTOWN — Shepherd University celebrated the groundbreaking of its new dining hall and multipurpose building on May 14. Located on the west side of the Shepherd campus near the intramural fields, this project will include state-of-the-art dining facilities, along with new locker rooms and a weight room. It was funded with help from Rep. Riley Moore and former state Sen. Craig Blair.
Prominent Shepherdstown property close to completion of major makeover

3 weeks ago | shepherdstownchronicle.com | Tabitha Johnston

SHEPHERDSTOWN — Long Meadow Farm may only be 55 years old, but it has lived many different lives in that time. Back in 1970, a home was built on a 300-acre tract of land, located at 1502 River Road in Shepherdstown, by Texas Congressman Frank Ikard. The home, for a number of years afterward, was used as a weekend retreat from Washington, D.C. and a relaxing place to host dignitaries, celebrities and other politicians, including President Richard Nixon, during his visits to Camp David.
From-scratch, local foods to be focus of new catering company

3 weeks ago | shepherdstownchronicle.com | Tabitha Johnston

SHEPHERDSTOWN — A new catering company, Hay-Mar Kitchen, marked its official start in operations on May 3. The company was founded in April by Shepherdstown residents Jennifer Haynes and Lair Marshall, who have spent a combined 50 years in the restaurant industry. “We worked together at the Yellow Brick Bank and learned so much from its chef, Mike Luksa. When he moved on to The Press Room, we followed him there,” Haynes said of Luksa, who is the chef and owner of The Press Room.
52 graduate degrees conferred during 152nd Commencement Ceremony at Shepherd University

3 weeks ago | shepherdstownchronicle.com | Tabitha Johnston

SHEPHERDSTOWN — Fifty-two master’s and doctoral degrees were conferred, during the 152nd Commencement at Shepherd University on Saturday. The graduate ceremony was held in the Butcher Center on Saturday morning. Peter Loge, associate professor of media and public affairs and director of the School of Media and Public Affairs at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C., gave the commencement address.