SELBYVILLE– Atlantic Physical Therapy continues to expand its reach opening its sixth location in the area in March. Robert Hammond opened the original branch of APT and his son, Bobby Hammond III, operates the newest branch at 37031 Old Mill Bridge Road in Selbyville. “I’ve been doing this since I was 10,” Bobby Hammond said…. Read more »

BERLIN–The Raceway Citgo is currently a gas station, seafood market, and furniture outlet – but it won’t be a bar, at least for now. Traffic issues and lack of public need led the Worcester County Board of License Commissioners last week to deny a request from brothers Mark and John Wittmyer, Raceway Citgo’s owners, for… Read more »

OCEAN PINES–The Ocean Pines Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and staff have announced the 2014 award recipients that will be recognized during the 15th annual awards and installation banquet on Oct. 9 at the Ocean City Marlin Club. The 2014 Ocean Pines Citizen of the Year is Terri Mahoney of WMDT ABC/47, the Ocean… Read more »

BERLIN– The town is throwing “an elegant wedding block party” on Friday for Eastern Shore brides to be. The 2014 “Say ‘I Do’” in Berlin expo features more than two dozen vendors at the Atlantic Hotel and Courtyard from 5-8 p.m. Billed as one-stop shopping for brides, the event will feature photographers, florists, wedding cakes,… Read more »

BERLIN– More than two dozen vendors are expected at the Say “I Do” wedding expo at the Atlantic Hotel     on Friday, Sept. 26. Billed as one-stop shopping for brides to be, the event features photographers, florists, wedding cakes, venues, jewelry, invitations, services, gifts, entertainment, wedding attire and beauty vendors from 5-8 p.m. at the… Read more »

BERLIN– Opened in early September, White Lotus Bodyworks brings an alternative and holistic health approach to healing. The new business, located at 10815-A Grays Corner Road in Berlin, inside CrossFit, offers Swedish, therapeutic, sports, deep tissue and all-natural facelift massage. Owner and licensed massage therapist Michele L. Eppard was a former co-owner of Baked Desserts… Read more »

BERLIN– With winter just around the corner and some experts predicting a repeat of last year’s frigid temperatures, the town’s newest business is poised for a breakout year. Fireplace Supply Company, Inc., located on 10452 Old Ocean City Boulevard near Save A Lot, offers dozens of gas, wood and pellet fireplaces providing ambience as well… Read more »

BERLIN– Burley Oak Brewing Company, a business founded on innovation and risk, is attempting to launch the county’s first successful Kickstarter project in more than two years. Burley Oak will use the popular crowd-sourced funding tool to launch their canning operation on Sept. 9. Owner Bryan Brushmiller said the company came up with the idea… Read more »

BERLIN– After a summer of surging business, several new shops will open their doors this fall. Inca Ruins on Pitts Street, Fireplace Supply on Old Ocean City Boulevard, Una Bella Salute on Broad Street and an as-yet unnamed coffee shop are joining the thriving Berlin marketplace. Handmade items, mostly imported from Peru, make up the… Read more »

BERLIN– Six months after being named “America’s Coolest Small Town” in an online vote hosted by Budget Travel Magazine, Berlin’s business is predictably booming. Lititz, Pa., last year’s “coolest” town, saw a 30 percent uptick in sales. Berlin shopkeepers say the same thing is happening here in 2014. “It’s been a very busy summer,” said… Read more »