BERLIN — When Jeffrey Auxer started offering Saturday glassblowing classes it was primarily to get people introduced to the art. It started with making Christmas ornaments but quickly grew to include flowers and paper weights and solidly-booked Saturdays. There is something so primitive in the feeling one has molding molten glass into an object and… Read more »
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Experienced artists and newcomers at Arts Stroll
BERLIN — There were no shortage of openings at last week’s 2nd Friday Art and among them were relative newcomers to the scene as well as places that have been participating regularly for years. j.j. Fish this week featured miniaturist Monica Graham. Miniaturist is kind of an odd description but Graham was pressed for a… Read more »
Yacht Club bids are out, public opening is slated
OCEAN PINES — OPA General Manager Bob Thompson told the Board of Directors this week that 30 perspective contractors attended the March 28 Yacht Club bid meeting. This week, he said, several have asked to be allowed to send sub-contractors out to take a look at the property in the interest of making their bids… Read more »
Pines Parks and Rec to consider reflooring
OCEAN PINES — Roy Foreman of the Ocean Pines Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee presented an update on that body’s goings on to the Ocean Pines Board of Directors this week. Foreman told the directors that the committee was considering changing the flooring in the Assateague Room of the community center from carpet to a… Read more »
OPA assessment increase indefinite
OCEAN PINES — Should the Ocean Pines Association fail in their latest attempt to reverse the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision, the membership may find what was meant to be a temporary increase in dues extended indefinitely. This week the Board of Directors voted to use the funds that have been set aside to… Read more »
Greens to be ready for spring
OCEAN PINES — The first phase of the greens replacement project at the Ocean Pines Golf Club will be completed within days and the affected holes ready for use before the Memorial Day Weekend deadline, according to General Manager Bob Thompson. Thompson brought with him to the meeting a piece of wood as an example… Read more »
I love the smell of muskrat in the morning
“The horror. The horror.” The famous last words from Apocalypse Now repeated themselves in my head for two days; lifeless and soon-to-be headless bodies looking at me with great disdain, ironically with their eyes having already been removed making the entire episode even more reminiscent of a bad Tim Burton movie. The rabbit was fine…. Read more »
Neighborhood character may soon be measured
BERLIN — The Mayor and Council this week finalized a resolution aimed at giving both developers and the Planning and Zoning commissions a little more leeway when it comes to deciding on whether or if to suspend height restrictions on new properties and additions. Last month members of the planning and zoning board appealed to… Read more »
Good things flow from wastewater
BERLIN — Although it was a long fought and often heated debate, the controversial decision to give the go-ahead to build a state-of-the-art wastewater treatment plant it looked, at the time, as if the Town might not be able to afford is paying off more quickly than had been anticipated. At this week’s meeting the… Read more »
Town has big plans for Henry Park walking trail
BERLIN — On the heels of proclaiming April 21-28 Take Pride in Berlin Week, the Mayor and Council took the first steps toward having a walking path installed in Henry Park similar to the one that is now so popular in Stephen Decatur Park. The Atlantic Group, a local design firm, will design a walking… Read more »