Media/In the NewsFor media inquiries, contact Jill Jasuta, Cambridge Main Street's communications coordinator, by email or by phone at 410.236.0173.
Cambridge in the News!
The Washington Post Weekend Section August 15 and August 22, 2010
USA Network January 2010
What's Up Eastern Shore January 2010
Daily Times December 3, 2009 "It was the best cream of crab soup we’ve had anywhere, no question." This is just one quote from a glowing review of Jimmie & Sook's in a Daily Times review. One more quote: "Come to Jimmie & Sook’s because it’s a good place to start rediscovering downtown Cambridge, which is experiencing an impressive renaissance." Read the whole review.
December 2, 2009 Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot made several stops at downtown Cambridge shops Dec. 1 during his 'shop local' tour to promote buying locally for the holidays. He said he wished he could "bottle" up what's happening downtown and take it to towns around the state. Read the story.
Chesapeake Life magazine December 2009 Chesapeake Life magazine asks 10 top chefs where they like to eat on their days off. Bistro Poplar in downtown Cambridge is where Chef Giancarlo Tondin of Scossa Restaurant (Easton) dines. And Chef Ian Campbell of Bistro Poplar himself? He heads to Main Street member Ocean Odyssey. Read the story.
Maryland Life magazine November 2009 Jimmie & Sook's Raw Bar and Grill captures the limelight in the November Maryland Life feature story, "Food Among Friends: How Cambridge Built a restaurant," by Chris Guy. An excerpt:
Cambridge embarks on Pine Street revitalization WBOC-TV, September 2009
Bella Luna restaurant reviewed in Chesapeake Life magazine Chesapeake Life, September/October 2009
Chesapeake Foodie raves about Taste of Cambridge Chesapeake Foodie, September 2009
Bistro Poplar restaurant reviewed in the Daily Times The Daily Times, August 2009 A few quotes: “...the restaurant creates delectable dishes,” the Daily Times wrote, noting the green tomatoes and crab hash appetizer, the peppercorn-crusted bison rib-eye, and the broccoli rabe (“a complete triumph”). Read the full story.
Quotable: Peter Franchot in the Star Democract Star Democrat, August 29, 2009 From a story about downtown Cambridge, Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot "said he wished he could bottle up what's going on in Cambridge and export it to towns all across Maryland that lack the diverse retail and restaurants that Cambridge has attracted recently. 'I wish we could take the lessons learned and give them to every area around the state,' he said, adding he would love to see his hometown of Takoma Park attract a restaurant like Bistro Poplar or Bella Luna."
Cambridge restaurants gear up for Crab Cook-Off WBOC-TV, Channel 16, July 9, 2009 Cambridge chefs Barbara Helish of Bella Luna and Paul Shiley of Clearview at Horn's Point were featured in a story by WBOC-TV previewing the Taste of Cambridge's Crab Cook-Off. Unfortunately, the video is no longer available for viewing.
Governor O'Malley visits downtown Cambridge, announces Maple Street area as a new "Smart Site" WBOC-TV, Channel 16, June 29, 2009 Governor Martin O'Malley took a walk through downtown Cambridge June 28 and announced that Cambridge would be one of 15 "Smart Sites" selected in Maryland. Unfortunately, the video is no longer available for viewing.
Cambridge entrepreneur is 'reinventing the American dream' Today Show, June 2009 A 3.5-minute segment featuring Amanda Bramble, owner of Jimmie & Sook's Bar and Grill in Cambridge, MD, appeared on the June 1 Today Show. The piece is part of an ongoing series by Tom Brokaw, who's traveling the country talking with people in towns along Route 50. Brokaw told the Today Show, "We thought we should hear from people from the ground up. What was so heartening was that there was very little complaining, and I think Amanda, who opened a restaurant in Cambridge, Maryland, maybe is the best example of all that." He went on to say that people like Amanda "are reinventing the American dream." The segment was also featured on CNBC's The Closing Bell and MSNBC's Morning Joe. Watch the segment here.
Salon Today, June 2009 The June issue of Salon Today magazine features a photo of Avé Salon Spa in Cambridge in a story titled, "Trends from 2009 Salons of the Year," looking at which salons nationwide are pioneering design trends. Cambridge designer and faux painter Bob Ritz created the dimensional beautiful tree on the wall (with a pastry bag, of all things). See the story.
Cambridge residents save historic home WBOC-TV, June 2009 June 1, 2009—Cambridge residents band together to save a historic High Street home from demolition. Unfortunately, the video from WBOC is no longer available online.
Cambridge crab house struggles to find employees NBC Nightly News, May 2009 May 27, 2009—J.M. Clayton Co., a longtime crabhouse in Cambridge, MD, was featured on NBC Nightly News. Tom Brokaw did a 4-1/2-minute news segment about the challenges facing area crabhouses trying to find workers to pick their crabs because of H2B visa restrictions. This is a crucial issue for our local economy.
What's Up Eastern Shore, June 2009 June 1, 2009—Two downtown Cambridge restaurants — Bistro Poplar and Jimmie & Sook's Bar and Grill — along with Chesapeake Classics, won honors in the annual "Best of the Eastern Shore 2009" in What's Up Eastern Shore magazine. The reader's choice awards named Bistro Poplar the "Best French Restaurant." Jimmie & Sook's tied for the "Best Raw Bar" with Harris Crab House. And Chesapeake Classics topped the "Best Unique Gifts" category. If you haven't been to them yet, now's the time to see why people are raving! Read the article.
USA Network, May 2009 Watch Amanda Bramble, owner of Jimmie & Sook's Bar and Grill at 421 Race St. in downtown Cambridge, on national TV. USA Network aired the first of an ongoing series of Tom Brokaw's "Dispatches from the Road," highlighting American characters along Route 50. Amanda Bramble is the first "American character" to be featured. Click here to watch! There will be more monthly updates on Brokaw's travels along Route 50, which stretches from Maryland to California. The dispatches will become part of a documentary, "Tom Brokaw Presents: American Character Along Highway 50," set to air in early 2010 on USA. Reports were also featured on NBC's television and online properties including the Today Show and NBC Nightly News. Veteran journalist Tom Brokaw spent a few days in Cambridge in April, interviewing Bramble and exploring the city and its waters. USA Network's website also includes written profiles of Amanda, local crab house owner Jack Brooks, and local waterman Boo and Bubby Powley. Read them here.
Star-Democrat and Dorchester Star, May 2009 Community members join together to save historic High Street home from demolition. The home at 202 High Street in Cambridge, Maryland, was damaged by fire in May 2008. The Star-Democrat and the Dorchester Star ran stories. Read the story.
Coastal Living magazine Meet a few of Cambridge's creative types featured in Coastal Living magazine.
Second Saturdays in downtown Cambridge 5–9 p.m.
Enjoy free receptions at the downtown art galleries, check out special sales in the shops, and have a drink or a meal in one of the restaurants that are attracting increasing media attention. Click here to find out what is in store this month.
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The Washington Post featured Cambridge two weeks in a row in its Sunday Travel section. Post writer Nancy Trejos wrote about her stay at the Mill Street Inn, owned by Jennie and Skip Rideout. Calling Cambridge "charming," she said the Rideouts "brought attentiveness to a new level." She mentioned the bed and breakfast's "scrumptious pecan waffles" (with pecans picked from their own tree). 
Tom Brokaw's hourlong documentary on Route 50, which premiered Jan. 18, opens with a segment on Cambridge. “Tom Brokaw Presents: American Character Along Highway 50” features local watermen, crab-pickers, the mayor, and downtown entrepreneur Amanda Bramble, who opened Jimmie & Sook's Raw Bar and Grill in January 2009. In the documentary, Brokaw travels 3,000 miles on Route 50, from Maryland to California, to take the pulse of the country from folks living in towns along the highway. Brokaw says of Jimmie & Sook's owner Amanda Bramble: "Her fight is indicative of a kind of American spirit that seems alive and well in Cambridge." 
Three Cambridge residents—all involved in one way or another with making downtown a better place—were named "People to Watch" by What's Up Eastern Shore magazine. Congratulations to Ian Campbell, chef at Bistro Poplar; Jermaine Anderson, co-chair of the Cambridge Lives! revitalization program; and Amanda Fenstermaker, director of Dorchester County Tourism. They are three of nine people under 40 across the Eastern Shore selected as people who are making a difference in the January issue of the magazine.
WBOC-TV's Brie Jackson talks to residents of the Pine Street area, which adjoins the downtown district, about a new program that aims to help revitalize Pine Street. Watch the video 
A few quotes: "If you order gnocchi 'made Barb’s favorite way,' you’ll learn that she loves simplicity and why the plump, charmingly misshapen potato dumplings dressed in butter and cream and flecked with bits of prosciutto, basil, and tomato could be anyone’s favorite." "The made-in-house desserts at Bella Luna were some of the best I’ve had." .... “Cambridge is fast developing a dining scene that’s worth the trip.” 
Chesapeake Foodie features lots of great photos of Taste of Cambridge, along with this: "We walked away from this one saying it had to be one of our favorite food festivals of the year. A terrific community event, with the growing list of great Cambridge restaurants treating us to their top crab dishes.... If you're looking for a new hotspot on the Eastern Shore to discover, put Cambridge on your short list." They also share the recipe for spicy crab salad in a ginger crepe from Bistro Poplar's Ian Campbell. 
Cambridge restaurants, shops earn raves in 'Best of the Eastern Shore 2009'
