OCEAN CITY – The end date of the moratorium on sexually oriented business licenses and zoning in Ocean City was officially pushed back another month this week with the unanimous vote from the City Council. In a regular session of the Mayor and City Council Monday night, the council was presented with a resolution extending… Read more »
Yearly Archives: 2007
My Thoughts
For as long as Insider can remember, he has been playing a game with himself first thing in the morning. It has a little something to do with the temperature outside and a lot to do with guessing. The old guy likes to roll around in the morning and while he’s slowly waking up he… Read more »
“Counting the Christmas Miracles”
We get the call every single night.Each night, my mother in law calls our house, giving us constant updates on the 8’s (just like the Weather Channel) to let us know what Christmas movie is going to be playing on television. These calls have been coming since Thanksgiving, and thanks to the ABC family station,… Read more »
A Week In Business
Women Honored At DinnerOCEAN CITY – Approximately 250 people gathered in the Crystal Ballroom of the Clarion Resort Fontainebleau Hotel for the Ocean City Hotel-Motel-Restaurant Association (OCHMRA) Holiday Dinner Meeting on Dec. 13.The main attraction of the evening was a tribute to the “Steel Magnolias”, a name given to the women who started the hospitality… Read more »
Thing We Like
A nice chardonnay in a Waterford Crystal glass A 101-degree hot tub on a 50-degree evening Candles, candles and more candles, all lit Spotless clean kitchen counters Sleeping with the heat on and windows open An empty trash can after the trash truck comes on Thursday Chicken noodle soup from the Minit Market Ordering a… Read more »
Things I Like
A house nicely decorated for Christmas Driving by The Bonfire during the holidays Getting rid of a load of junk at the dump Hearing a howling wind from bed on a cold night My dogs lining up at the door first thing in the morning Wind chimes doing their thing off in the distance Jimmy… Read more »
What’s Your Sign?
ARIES (March 21 to April 19): An old adversary wants to make amends over the holidays. The decision is yours. But wouldn’t it be nice to share the upcoming new year with another friend?TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): As news of your work gets around, expect to receive a special holiday “gift” from influential… Read more »
Buckingham Elementary School
James Whittington and Lawrence Johnson, third graders at Buckingham Elementary School, are pictured working on geometry during Buckingham’s after-school program Project Outreach.
Showell Elementary
Showell Elementary dedicated a Spirit Day to the Spirit of Giving under the leadership of early intervention teacher Dawn O’Hara. Students dressed in school colors and brought in a new unwrapped toy for the Sheriff’s Christmas Toys for Tots mission. The children also brought in canned goods and a stuffed animal to sit and learn… Read more »
Berlin Intermediate School
SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) club members from Berlin Intermediate School placed “Do Not Drink and Drive” tags on Christmas trees at a variety of stands in the Berlin area. They are hoping that this promotes good decision making this holiday season. Above, student Cory Campbell is pictured.