BERLIN – Thousands of area children will again descend on Stephen Decatur High School during the coming days for the 39th rendition of its beloved Children’s Theatre.The school’s drama department will host its 39th Annual Children’s Theatre Dec. 2-14. This year’s production, Fractured! Goldie and the Bears, is the first piece written and directed by… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — An online platform that enables people to rent homes, rooms and apartments with ease and without the help of a rental agent is starting to catch on in Ocean City, but not everyone is pleased about it.“They are here, and we are concerned,” said Daria Uhlig, Ocean City Vacation Rental Manager with… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The north end of Ocean City is due for a major milling and repaving project on Coastal Highway next spring, but State Highway Administration (SHA) officials this week assured resort leaders the work would be completed before Memorial Day.SHA District Engineer Donnie Drewer and Assistant District Engineer Dallas Baker this week briefed… Read more »
SNOW HILL – The elimination of the Worcester County Department of Liquor Control could cost the county as much as $2.3 million.County staff said this week that liquidating the department — ending wholesale operations in the fall of 2016 and ceasing retail operations in the summer of 2017 — would cost the county somewhere between… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The battle over the property tax rate in Ocean City was sent back to Worcester County last week after a federal judge dismissed a suit filed in U.S. District Court by the Ocean City Taxpayers for Social Justice on several grounds and remanded the case back to Circuit Court.In June, the Ocean… Read more »
BERLIN – The community honored a dedicated volunteer and environmental advocate last week with a bench in his honor.Ocean Pines residents surprised longtime community member Bob Abele with the installation and dedication of a bench in a grassy area along Ocean Parkway Nov. 20. Abele spent years working with the Maryland Coastal Bays Program first… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City planners last week reviewed a couple of pending documents that will chart the future direction of growth in the resort.The Ocean City Planning Commission received update from staff on two documents in the works, including the 2014 annual report to the Maryland Department of Planning (MDP) and the revision of… Read more »
SNOW HILL — Worcester County Tourism (WCT), along with area partners working together to promote Maryland’s Eastern Shore as a tourism destination, took home five awards at the 35th Annual Maryland Tourism & Travel Summit in late October.The Best Media & Public Relations Campaign Award went to Tourism, Art and Downtown Development (TADD) for Eat,… Read more »
Company PromotionOCEAN CITY — Ocean Point, Ltd., an accredited property management firm, has announced the promotion of Connor J. Braniff, CMCA, AMS®, PCAM® to Executive Vice President.In his new role, Braniff will oversee all operations for Ocean Point, Ltd. including properties currently served in the Ocean City area in addition to properties that range from… Read more »
A hard workout on Thanksgiving morningOur new solar panels at our officeThe new Beach Bounce in WOCModern Family re-runsReading local history booksSitting back and observing at a public placePeople with great memoriesWhen a new restaurant impressesVacationsFreshly sharpened pencil’s smellCold night fires