It’s been at least 40 years since tattoo shops emerged from the shadows of waterfront districts in port towns to brightly lit uptowns, and from the arms, knuckles, hands and chests of seafarers, soldiers and less noble characters to the smooth skin of ordinary people. As is obvious to anyone who ventures out in public,… Read more »
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Beef tartare unsung hero of olden days
By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 One of the unsung heroes of days of yore is beef tartare, that dish that so many people avoid like the plague due to the need to ingest raw beef. A classic dish originating in either The Levant, Turkey or Mongolia (choose the path you wish to believe), it… Read more »
Berlin Fire and EMS provide quarterly report to council
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (July 27, 2023) The Berlin Fire Company delivered its quarterly update to the Berlin mayor and Town Council at their meeting on Monday. From July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023, the company responded to 155 in-town calls and 215 calls from out of town. Seventy nine of those calls occurred… Read more »
Council approved expenses and event permits in Berlin
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (July 27, 2023) The Berlin Town Council approved a number of permits and expenses during their Monday meeting. The council approved special event permits for the Walnut Hill 20th Anniversary Block Party on Sept.16 and an “Enlightening Women” event at Henry Park for Oct. 15. The second event is planned… Read more »
Candidates making final election push
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer Meetings, greetings, trying to be seen in community (July 27, 2023) The election for the OPA board of directors is in its final weeks and candidates are doing the last of their campaigning. Jeff Heavner and John Latham are campaigning while exercising, with campaign signs stationed on their bikes as they… Read more »
New Luxury spa and wellness center opens
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (July 27, 2023) The Actualize Wellness Spa is not your typical day spa. Richard Root and Director Cyndee Lam have combined their vision of a luxury day spa with a community wellness center. The couple recently relocated their business from Los Angeles to West Ocean City and has created a mini-oasis… Read more »
Heron Park plan parked for now
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer Council OK’s property’s reappraisal while original development deal left in limbo (July 27, 2023) The Berlin mayor and Town Council on Monday night discussed the future of Heron Park properties … again. They also went over what they did and didn’t want to happen on the 60-plus-acre former poultry processing… Read more »
President Doug Parks leaves OPA in good financial shape
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (July 27, 2023) Doug Parks has spent the past seven years serving the residents of Ocean Pines on the Board of Directors. He was elected president four times including this past year. July was his last board meeting as a director and president. He has two achievements of which he… Read more »
Colette Horn reflects on her time as OPA board member
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (July 27, 2023) Colette Horn retires from the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors after two consecutive three-year terms and eight months as its president in 2022. During those six years, the board has been able to improve the financial health of the association. “We brought the organization out of… Read more »
Bayside Editorial
Back to square one In applying for a renewal of its “Sustainable Community” status with the state Department of Housing and Community Development, the Town of Berlin wrote in 2019 that it was forming a committee to explore possible uses for the 68-acre parcel known as Heron Park. Now, four years later, town officials seem… Read more »