OCEAN CITY – It’s a well-known fact that of all the properties in Ocean City, almost 80 percent are owned by people who don’t call the resort home.Yet, we rarely hear their voices in the daily dialogue of town planning and strategizing. Their stories, as some would argue, are part of the lifeblood of what… Read more »
SNOW HILL — Merry Mears became the new “captain” for Worcester County’s Economic Development when her former boss, Bill Badger, abruptly “jumped ship” in September, opening the door for Mears, the former deputy director, to assume the position as director.Since her official appointment, Mears has hit the ground running, and says she has received nothing… Read more »
OCEAN PINES – There are few things Ted Rollings enjoys more than going to the annual US Marine Corps ball, but this year, the ball came to him.In a small room adjacent to the dining hall at the Woodlands independent living facility in Ocean Pines on Tuesday night, a group of Marines from Virginia and… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – As the resort feels the largest hotel boom it’s seen in more than a decade, the condominium market is quietly reaffirming its footing in the coastal real estate game.During the early- to mid-2000’s, condominiums were exploding in popularity. Prices soared and local Realtors made huge chunks of cash, but once the market… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – As the resort feels the largest hotel boom it’s seen in more than a decade, the condominium market is quietly reaffirming its footing in the coastal real estate game.During the early- to mid-2000’s, condominiums were exploding in popularity. Prices soared and local Realtors made huge chunks of cash, but once the market… Read more »
OCEAN PINES – There are few things Ted Rollings enjoys more than going to the annual US Marine Corps ball, but this year, the ball came to him.In a small room adjacent to the dining hall at the Woodlands independent living facility in Ocean Pines on Tuesday night, a group of Marines from Virginia and… Read more »
SNOW HILL — Merry Mears became the new “captain” for Worcester County’s Economic Development when her former boss, Bill Badger, abruptly “jumped ship” in September, opening the door for Mears, the former deputy director, to assume the position as director.Since her official appointment, Mears has hit the ground running, and says she has received nothing… Read more »
(Editor’s Note: The following is the last of a three-part series on the hotel boom being experienced in the resort area with the spotlight this week on what it means for the local industry over the long term.)OCEAN CITY – Almost 500 new hotel rooms will be available in Ocean City and along the Route… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Joe Merritt carries an old military backpack that is similar to the one he carried during two deployments in Afghanistan. But these days, that backpack is filled with paintbrushes and paper, rather than weapons and rations.He admits while the weapons may have saved his life a time or two in war, the… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – In a small classroom at Berlin Intermediate School, a group of students are playing bingo.Each of the students place round chips on square cards with different pictures of classroom objects on them.“Can you name any of these objects on the card in Inglés?,” says teacher Dawn Barrett.Carla, a 11-year-old student whose family… Read more »