What’s Your Sign?

ARIES (March 21 to April 19): The Lamb is usually excited about taking on a new challenge. But if that’s a touch of doubt you’re feeling, maybe it’s you telling yourself to go slow o...

Things I Like

Appointment-free Mondays   Cheeseburgers hot off the grill   Grilled market salad from Chick-fil-A   Customer service that’s helpful   Watching kids in a bounce house   Shor...

Berlin Store Launches Alpaca Naming Contest

BERLIN – What would you name an alpaca? It’s a question everyone is invited to consider as Inca Ruins in Berlin hosts a naming contest for its new mascot, a handmade, life-size alpaca that sits ou...

Tighter Rules Proposed For OC Street Performers; Rotating Schedule Eyed For Congested Areas

OCEAN CITY – With the Boardwalk Task Force’s recommendations regarding street performers in hand, the Mayor and City Council will next meet with the town’s First Amendment counsel to discuss how...

Showell Elementary Third Grade Students Learn About Finance From Junior Achievement Volunteers

Third grade students at Showell Elementary School learned important information about finance from Junior Achievement volunteers. Students Breandan Foley, Kiley Kauefer and Maddie Shirk receive a less...

Downtown Restaurant’s Site Plan Approval Extended By 18 Months

OCEAN CITY – A proposed major bayfront restaurant project in downtown Ocean City received an extension of its site plan last week to allow for final design decisions to be made. Last Tuesday the Pla...

We Remember Those We Have Lost

Irvin Rippons SELBYVILLE, Del. — B. Irvin Rippons, 70, of Selbyville, Del., passed away on Thursday, April 23, 2015 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury with his family by his side....

With May Comes Official ‘Get Ready’ Season

Every season means something significant in the Ocean City area and with the calendar flipping to May it’s worth a look at the unique aspects of the changing of the seasons around these parts. The s...

Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk

It would be wrong to call what Ocean City recently passed and goes into effect today a smoking ban on the beach. However, it would be right to call it a Boardwalk smoking ban. The new law restricts sm...

National Bike Month Events On Tap

BERLIN – To kick off National Bike Month, a local group is hosting a variety of events to promote the sport. Members of the Eastern Shore International Mountain Biking Association (ESIMBA) are hopin...