SALISBURY – The Eastern Shore International Mountain Biking Association and the City of Salisbury come together to make a final step in reintroducing the trails at Salisbury City Park.On Monday evening, the Salisbury City Council passed a resolution accepting the donation of mountain bike trail way finding signage for the recently redesigned and maintained trails… Read more »
Monthly Archives: August 2015
Registration Open For New Lax League
OCEAN CITY- The Ocean City Recreation and Parks Department is offering a fall youth lacrosse league on Tuesday nights at the town’s recreational sports fields at 3rd and 4th Streets.The fall lacrosse game play league will run on Tuesdays from September 1 through October 20. Members of the Salisbury University lacrosse program will run a… Read more »
Adventures Of Fatherhood
The tooth fairy has been a frequent visitor of late, and, according to a recent survey, we are cheap.To date, the tooth fairy has visited Beckett’s seven times, and it appears Carson will soon be getting a few visits as well.Pam and I decided pretty early on we were not going to overthink the whole… Read more »
Sea Glass Festival Set For Ocean City This Weekend
OCEAN CITY – Sea glass collectors, artisans and enthusiasts will travel to Ocean City this weekend for the North American Sea Glass Association’s 10th Annual Sea Glass Festival.The festival will be held Saturday, Aug. 29 and Sunday, Aug. 30, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Roland E. Powell Convention Center on 40th Street… Read more »
This Year’s Red, White, Boom Called Best Ever
SALISBURY – Red, White and Boom’s fourth year bringing a 4th of July fireworks show to Salisbury was the most successful yet, according to organizers.“We started from nothing four years ago, and we now have in place an extraordinary public-private model of success in Red, White and Boom,” Mike Dunn of Red, White and Boom… Read more »
Awareness Campaign A Logical Reaction
There were two significant developments this week in the war on opioid abuse, which has reached crisis proportions in nearly every community across this country.No area — urban or rural — is being spared the tragic consequences of the horrific addiction that comes with heroin abuse, which oftentimes begins with prescription drug usage at home… Read more »
Things I Like
When change is a good thingFamily days at Jolly RogerWhen kid sleepovers go wellEarly-morning runs to start the dayLearning something new every dayMelted cheese on broccoliDriving with the windows down in our minivanThe beach at duskSmell of a bonfire in the distanceRemembering how my Pop Pop used to say “squalls in the yonder”Pizza and beer… Read more »
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk
The resort area will be filled with jeeps this week for the return of Ocean City Jeep Week. This is a perfectly-timed event from a tourism standpoint.It fills a void on the special event calendar at a time when a high-volume drawing event is needed. Many schools in Maryland and surrounding states are already open… Read more »
Salisbury Council’s 3-2 Vote Legalizes Urban Chickens
SALISBURY – Backyard chickens are now legal in the City of Salisbury with the City Council passing regulations this week.On Monday evening, the Salisbury City Council considered an ordinance on its final reading that would authorize and regulate the keeping of backyard chickens to ensure the health, safety and general welfare of the citizens of… Read more »
Gromfest Kids Surfing Festival Held In Ocean City
OCEAN CITY — The Annual K-Coast Gromfest Kids Surfing Festival took place Saturday, Aug. 22 in some challenging conditions for the young surfers.Significant on-shore winds and a strong south sweeping current made for some sizeable surf for the under 15-year-old contestants. The annual contest is an outreach and membership drive to introduce young kids to… Read more »