BERLIN – Mari Quillen has passion and faith and she’s blending both of these elements together to make a dream a reality.Quillen is the founder and executive director of the Shirley Grace Pregnancy Center, located at 10226 Old Ocean City Blvd in Berlin. Quillen and her five-member Board of Directors welcome the community to explore… Read more »
Monthly Archives: September 2010
Horizons Restaurant Honored With Wine Spectator Award
OCEAN CITY – Horizons Oceanfront Restaurant, the main dining room in the Clarion Resort Fontainebleau Hotel, was honored this year by The Wine Spectator magazine, considered the most well-read and internationally respected magazine for those who love wine.For the past 14 years, Horizons’ wine list has received the “Award of Excellence” in recognition for its… Read more »
County Hopeful Dismisses Smear Tactics
BERLIN – Potentially damaging rumors concerning District 4 county commissioner hopeful Tommy Tucker’s work and business history are just not true, the candidate said this week.Tucker was principal of Stephen Decatur High School (SDHS) from 1987 to 1991.Recent reports have it that Tucker had to resign from SDHS after being caught changing his son’s grades… Read more »
Another Bridge Accident In OC
OCEAN CITY – Labor Day weekend traffic leaving the resort was snarled for a couple of hours on Monday by a two-car head-on collision on the Route 90 Bridge close to its intersection with Coastal Highway, marking at least the third serious accident on one of the main access points to Ocean City this summer.Around… Read more »
Some Views On The News
Some Views On The News Editor:Let’s be frank. This Ocean City Mayor and Council are a joke. I hope everyone votes new. Goofy could be more fair.Let me point out some recent happenings and you can decide yourself.The city manager, who is not voted for by the public, makes an easy $200,000 plus a year… Read more »
2010 Primary Election Endorsements
2010 Primary Election EndorsementsThe Dispatch offers a series of endorsements in advance of the primary election, which will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 14. We take this duty of giving readers our recommendations seriously and looked at the big picture in making these suggestions, which are not to be confused with predictions.State Senate – District… Read more »
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk
The angst over laser pointers seems to have gone statewide and will almost certainly be addressed by the General Assembly next year.Green laser pointers were this summer’s fad item, and the Ocean City Mayor and Council worked quickly to outlaw them. It was reported as many as 30,000 laser pointers were sold on the Boardwalk… Read more »
Things To Do Around The Area
Sept. 10-11: AGH Thrift Shop’s $8 Bag Full Sale Continues10 a.m.-4 p.m., AGH Thrift Shop, Old Ocean City Rd., in the Sav-A-Lot shopping center. Special sale on all summer clothing. Customers can fill a bag with clothes for only $8 a bag. Sept. 10: Patriot’s Day Fashion Show10:30 a.m., doors open; 11:15 a.m., program begins;… Read more »
Who’s Playing Where And When
707 Sports Bar & Grille 410-213-9507 12702 Old Bridge Road, West OC Friday, Sept. 10: 7 Days Wasted Every Saturday: Karaoke with Hey Mick Thursday, Sept. 16: Hot Line Rock Buxy’s Salty Dog 410-289-0973 • 28th St. & Coastal Hwy. Friday, Sept. 10: TBA Saturday, Sept. 11: Pompous Pie Wednesday, Sept. 15: DJ JJ Thursday,… Read more »
Where To Eat Around Town
West Ocean City- Berlin Ocean Pines 707 Sports bar & grille 12702 Old Bridge Road (Route 707), West Ocean City • 410-213-9507We may have changed hands, but we are still the same locally known Sports Bar in West Ocean City, and yes we are open everyday 11a.m.-2 a.m. Everything on our menu is made to… Read more »