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Monthly Archives: February 2009
See Who Was Where and When
A spotlight on the local and regional bar and restaurant scene
Who’s Playing When and Where Musically Speaking
Back of the bag 410-250-3337 130 St. & Coastal Hwy. Friday, Feb. 27: Lower Case Blues Saturday, Feb. 28: Tom Larsen Every Wednesday: Open Mic Hosted By Tungsten Groove Buxy’s Salty Dog 410-289-0973 28th St. & Coastal Hwy. Friday, Feb. 27: Electric Company Saturday, Feb. 28: Crowded Outhouse Carousel Resort Hotel & Condominiums 410-524-1000 on… Read more »
What The Business Community Said
OCEAN CITY – Here are some of the things that were said both during and after the City Council’s decision to upgrade the Roland E. Powell Convention Center with the $10.4 million “Option A.”“I think we need to do this right away, because we are hurting as a business community. Business in Ocean City has… Read more »
Truck Overturns, Blocking Ocean City Access
OCEAN CITY – The morning rush hour, such as it is in the resort area in mid-February, was snarled on Monday when a box truck overturned on the Harry Kelley Memorial Bridge, closing the span in both directions for several hours.Around 8:30 a.m. on Monday, a Carvel Ice Cream truck bound for grocery stores in… Read more »
Trade Expo Seminars Take On Green Feel
OCEAN CITY – The 35th Annual Hotel-Motel-Restaurant Trade Expo, set for the Roland E. Powell Convention Center on March 8-9, will showcase how businesses can go green.Organizers have partnered with DLITE, Delmarva Low Impact Tourism Experiences and EcoVentures International to line up experts to educate attendees on what it means to go green. In addition… Read more »
Town Puts Meeting Audio On Website
BERLIN – More transparency and citizen access has become the watchword for Berlin’s town government, which will soon offer audio recordings of council and other meetings after the fact, and which has recently begun uploading town council meeting packets to the Berlin website.“This is just another effort to get the people involved in town government,”… Read more »
Sewer Plant Improvements On Track
BERLIN – Slow behind-the-scenes progress is being made on the expansion of and improvements to Berlin’s wastewater treatment plant, and the process is still on track, according to the town of Berlin.The Berlin Mayor and Council recently approved a letter to the state asking for continued permission to discharge treated effluent to Hudson’s Branch in… Read more »
Ocean City Council News Briefs
OCEAN CITY – In “the briefs” this week, ideas seemed to come from all directions. One idea was trying to get to the front of the line, while another was hoping to address the need to help get folks out of dodge in an emergency. The other had something to do with flying under the… Read more »
Berlin Seeking To Use Fair EDU Distribution Policy
BERLIN – With wastewater capacity available for new projects for the first time in several years, Berlin is exploring a new process to distribute the previously scarce commodity equally between commercial and residential interests. The capacity management plan discussed Monday night at the Berlin Mayor and Council meeting assigns equal numbers of EDUs, in this… Read more »