OCEAN CITY — OC BikeFest will be extended this fall, but it won’t be the two-week event tentatively proposed in the fall.The Mayor and Council had before them on Tuesday a draft memorandum of understanding (MOU) for OC BikeFest, slated for Wednesday, Sept. 15 through Sunday, Sept. 19 with the event festival at the Inlet… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A seemingly innocuous proposed room tax ordinance change led to a much larger debate at City Hall this week about how much should be reinvested in tourism marketing and special events.During Tuesday’s work session, a proposed ordinance amendment updating some the language in the town’s existing room tax ordinance was introduced and… Read more »
GEORGETOWN – Leaders in Sussex County this week agreed to defer a vote on a controversial conditional use request.Following an hours-long public hearing on Tuesday, the Sussex County Council voted unanimously to defer voting on a conditional use request from the Carl M. Freeman Companies to develop a hotel and restaurant on a 9.2-acre parcel… Read more »
FENWICK ISLAND – Fenwick Island voters will have much to consider next week when they head to the polls for this year’s town council election.On Saturday, Aug. 7, the Town of Fenwick Island will hold its municipal election for the offices of town council.This year, eight candidates will vie for four seats currently held by… Read more »
SALISBURY – A financial literacy organization is teaming up with two charitable foundations as it prepares to launch an immersive learning facility in Salisbury.Last Thursday, Junior Achievement of the Eastern Shore announced its partnership with The Franklin P. and Arthur W. Perdue Foundation and The Richard A. Henson Foundation for the creation of the Perdue… Read more »
BERLIN – Community members are rallying around a Berlin family this week following a house fire.At around 6 p.m. on Monday, the Berlin Fire Company and Berlin Police Department responded to a reported house fire on Stevenson Lane. Resident Josh Davis – a marketing director for the Ocean Pines Association – said he and his… Read more »
BERLIN– Mayor Zack Tyndall will miss his first council meeting since being elected tonight.Tyndall was attacked by two dogs near Salisbury University last week and is currently home recovering. He’s hopeful he’ll see some improvement in his mobility by the end of the week but in the meantime has had to cancel several engagements. His… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — State, local and regional conservation groups announced this week they are partnering to create an artificial island to host certain endangered colonial nesting birds as their natural habitats continue to disappear.The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR), the Maryland Coastal Bays Program (MCBP) and Audubon Mid-Atlantic are partnering on research and monitoring… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — More than 75 surfers of all ages paddled into the midtown surf in Ocean City last Saturday with hopes of “dropping in” and becoming a Maryland State Champion.The Delmarva Chapter of the Eastern Surfing Association (ESA) hosted the day-long event on the beach at 36th street, premiered a brand new electronic scoring… Read more »
SNOW HILL – Agritourism legislation is moving forward this week after the majority of the Worcester County Commissioners agreed to put their name on the bill.The agritourism bill discussed among county officials for the last several months is now moving toward a public hearing as five of the commissioners put their name on it. Commissioners… Read more »