SNOW HILL — As part of continuing efforts to clean up Worcester County, the County Commission agreed this week to move forward with three different demolitions of properties considered nuisances.All three properties had previously been slated for demolition. In each case, however, obstacles arose that persuaded the commission to alter the approach at last week’s… Read more »
Monthly Archives: August 2012
High Quality, Top Service A Guarantee At Hit The Deck
FENWICK ISLAND — Celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, Hit the Deck co-owner Kebbie Crout said last week that she’s looking forward to several more years supplying outdoor furnishings in the Fenwick area.“Twenty years is a big mark for us,” she said.Though not the original owners, Crout and partner Dustin Shepard came on-board in 2003… Read more »
Brown Box Returning Home For Series Of Shows
BERLIN — Since its founding in 2010, Brown Box Theatre Project has been producing quality theatre along the East Coast, including venues in Boston, New York, Maryland and Delaware. Now in its third season, the company is returning to its home on the Eastern Shore with an exciting production of Romeo & Juliet.This year Brown… Read more »
Blu Offers Steamed Crabs, Much More In Paradise Setting
OCEAN CITY – A new family legacy has been born in the Blu Crab House and Raw Bar on 24th Street and Coastal Highway in the shadows of its its famous predecessor, The Embers Restaurant.The Embers Restaurant Inc. Vice President Cole Taustin said in 1945 his great uncles, Sam and Irv Taustin, opened the Embers… Read more »
OC Smokehouse Seeks To Be Unique In A Crowded Field
OCEAN CITY – The Pit & Pub is gearing up for the fall season as football is back in action and so is the restaurant’s BBQ and homemade comfort food to go along with it.Pit & Pub Smokehouse and Seafood, located on 28th Street and Coastal Highway, opened on May 20, 2010.At the time, Steve… Read more »
New Personnel Joins Worcester Prep
BERLIN — Worcester Preparatory School recently welcomed Marion Connolly as Director of Development and Elizabeth (Betsy) Hornung as Assistant Director of Development.The two will form a team to oversee the Annual Fund for Excellence; fund-raising events such as the GALA and Christmas Bazaar; and all aspects of school development.Following several years in the business world,… Read more »
Popular Former Local Dies In Crash
OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City community and the entire state lost a true treasure last weekend when a popular former local and Baltimore restaurateur died after being struck by a bus while riding his bicycle on Coastal Highway.Around 8:38 p.m. last Friday, Ocean City Police and paramedics responded to the area of 132nd Street… Read more »
NEW FOR THURSDAY: Next June Packed With Events In Ocean City Including Dew Tour
OCEAN CITY – Although it is good news that the town has filled its event calendar for next June, including the planned return of the Dew Tour, there are concerns that Ocean City may have bit off more than it can chew.“There have been a substantial growth in the number and size of private events… Read more »
Open Houses Of The Week
WEST OCEAN CITY Bay Point Plantation Rt589/Gum Point Rd Daily 10-5 Waterfront Estate Lots in 142 Acre Preserve Kevin Decker The Fritschle Group/ Condominium Realty 443-235-6552OCEAN PINES 21 High Sheriff Trail Sun 1-4 Contemporary Beautiful 3BR/2BA Backs up to Protected Woods Barbara Reese Long and Foster 410-603-7190OCEAN CITY Sunset Island 67th St & The Bay… Read more »
We Remember Those We Have Lost
Sandra Lois CropperOCEAN RIDGE, Fla. — Sandra Lois Cropper, 72, passed away Aug. 22, 2012, at Hospice by the Sea, Boca Raton, Fla., after a courageous battle with ovarian cancer.Sandy was born in Midland City, Ala., was the daughter of the late Bailey Snellgrove and Margaret Snellgrove.She is survived by her loving husband Reese F…. Read more »