(Oct. 5, 2017) Check out car shows, celebrities, auctions, vendors and parades during Ocean City’s 20th annual Endless Summer Cruisin’ event. More than 2,300 hot rods, classics, muscle cars, trick trucks and customs will be driven down Coastal Highway this weekend. Vehicles newer than 1976 must have custom modifications or be of special interest. Festivities… Read more »
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Deutsch to do double duty, in Sykesville and with Berlin
(Oct. 5, 2017) Berlin Falls park project manager David Deutsch was recently named interim general manager of Sykesville, Maryland. His role there is not expected to interfere with work in Berlin, where in January he was appointed project manager. Before that, Deutsch was city manager of Bowie and interim city manager of Westminster. He is… Read more »
Town and A&E Committee working together on signage
(Oct. 5, 2017) A prototype planter box, designed to double as a downtown wayfaring sign, is getting “a lot of positive attention,” Berlin Town Administrator Laura Allen said this week. The boxes are meant to replace some of the bulky sandwich board signs on Main Street that point visitors to shops not based in the… Read more »
Pines Comp Plan Committee considering fresh approach
(Oct. 5, 2017) Meeting for the first time in six months, the Ocean Pines Association Comprehensive Planning Committee voted on a series of recommendations that would amend its charter and refocus its efforts. Committee members agreed the “current comprehensive planning model should be eliminated” in favor of a three-year “look ahead document” based on corporate… Read more »
Berlin branch library looking to book additional ‘friends’
(Oct. 5, 2017) While the state, county, Town of Berlin and nonprofit groups like the Humphreys Foundation funded the majority of the massive new Berlin branch library, which is under construction, the old library continues to serve an estimated 5,000 visitors each month. Branch Manager Alice Paterra said during regular events, like Reptile World, “it’s… Read more »
Exhibitions, sales, eats and live music during First Friday
(Oct. 5, 2017) Tomorrow’s Snow Hill Arts on the River First Friday provides a perfect opportunity to savor the quickly descending autumn weather while perusing art, browsing street vendors and listening to music, all while enjoying food and drinks from 5-8 p.m. Kate Patton, executive director of the Lower Shore Land Trust on 100 River… Read more »
Pocomoketoberfest canceled because of lack of interest
(Oct. 5, 2017) The Pocomoketoberfest, scheduled for this Saturday, has been cancelled. Pocomoke Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Michelle Hickman said after analyzing the level of pre-ordered tickets, organizers opted to abandon plans for the sud-soaked event. “The numbers just weren’t there,” she said. The cost for admission was $30 and included a commemorative glass,… Read more »
Berlin Briefs
Baker Street update Baker Street bids were due last Friday. The Berlin Town Council in April approved the first phase of an estimated $120,000 project to restore the road. Town Administrator Laura Allen said bids could be discussed during the next Town Council meeting, on Oct. 10. Police department update Construction of the new Berlin… Read more »
Celtic Festival will march on Furnace Town
(Oct. 5, 2017) The 28th annual Chesapeake Celtic Festival at Furnace Town Living Heritage Village will revive, at least for the weekend, numerous ancient cultures. The event is scheduled to return this Saturday and Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. This year’s gathering is dedicated to the memory of Cheryl Blackman, who… Read more »
Shishito peppers best over open flame
Sometimes you experience something that is so simple, revolutionary and delicious that it truly boggles the mind. It’s almost as though time stands still for oh, so short a period of time and you just want to figure out what in the hell just happened to you. Recently, I had this moment with yet another… Read more »