Weekly pictures from the restaurant and bar scene around the Ocean City area.
Monthly Archives: May 2008
Springfest Now Open In Resort
OCEAN CITY – Ocean City kicked off the 2008 season with Springfest yesterday with the event running through the weekend, featuring live entertainment, arts and crafts and plenty of delicious Eastern Shore food.Welcome the season with plenty of fun for all ages in and around four festive, big top tents. Many new and unique arts… Read more »
Friday, May 2 – Sidewalk Project Cost Continues To Climb
BERLIN – The ever-increasing cost of the Flower St. sidewalk project has gone up another $100,000 in the last month, pushing the project over budget by roughly $31,000 at the latest count.At the end of March, town staff reported the total cost of the new sidewalk along the side of Flower St. as $488,000. At… Read more »
Council Denies Ad Request For Shuttle Service
OCEAN CITY – Advertising on the E-Cruzers shuttle service in Ocean City was addressed this week, and although owner Russell Rankin was able to gain some support in his appeal to puts ads on his shuttles, the request was ultimately denied in a split vote amongst the City Council. Last year, the Mayor and Council… Read more »
Berlin Fire, EMS Report Drop In Annual Donations
BERLIN – Donations to the Berlin Volunteer Fire Company and Ambulance Company are down, but fire company leaders expect a small increase in Worcester County funding for both services and have requested more funds from Berlin for emergency medical in their fiscal year 2009 budget (FY09).The major expense coming up for the fire company is… Read more »
Live Bands and DJs
707 Sports Bar & Grille: 410-213-9507, 12702 Old Bridge Rd. West Ocean City; Every Saturday: Karaoke with Hey Mick.Assategue Island Oasis: 410-629-1492, Rt. 611; Entertainment Friday & Saturday, 6:30-9:30 p.m.Buxy’s Salty Dog: 410-289-0973, 28th St. & Coastal Hwy.; Every Friday: DJ BK; Saturday, May 3: John Lamere.Caribbean Bar & Grill: 410-289-0837, Just off the boards… Read more »
Voices From The Readers
Confession Doesn’t Tell Entire StoryEditor: Dea Parker was a longtime friend. She is now safe in the loving arms of her husband and away from Roberto Murillo, whose story has many holes. Common sense will tell you no one needs to go to their bedroom for a pen. If she was going to pay, she… Read more »
Alcopops More About Green Than Teens
Alcopops have been in the news of late in Maryland. The legislature in Annapolis passed a bill this year officially designating the drinks, such as Mike’s Hard Lemonade, Jack Daniel’s Hard Cola, Smirnoff Source and Sparks, as beer, meaning they are taxed significantly lower than distilled spirits, which some folks say they should be classified… Read more »
Thoughts From The Publishers Desk
With the summer around the corner and most in the local business community simply hoping for the best this season, Ocean City got some much-needed timely exposure. In last Friday’s USA Today, Ocean City was mentioned under a story headlined ‘cheap tricks, money-saving tips for summer getaways both near and far’. The story was broken… Read more »
We Remember Those Who Have Passed
Edna May ReedBERLIN – Edna May Reed, age 93, died Saturday, April 26, 2008 at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Harvey T. Massey, Sr. and Annie L. Bangs Massey. She was preceded in death by her husband, Rev. William McKinley Reed; a sister, Lillian Dean;… Read more »