After the abrupt end to Ocean City Manager Dennis Dare’s 29-year tenure with the resort, City Hall is still reportedly shaken and trying to find clarity and is yearning for the marching orders for this so-called new direction the council … Continue reading →

In the formative stages of this fun little column, I feel compelled to give you a little background on me, and maybe even provide a few disclaimers. I have had absolutely no formal training as a writer what-so-ever, so bear … Continue reading →

No natural disasters, or tragic losses this week. Looking ahead to the hard work still to do. We have had good discoveries, and bad. Breaking down the wall from the kitchen to the dining room, to open the back stairwell, … Continue reading →

It’s this generation’s “where were you when?”  In the same tragic vein as older generations recalling where they were when John F. Kennedy or Martin Luther King were assassinated.  Moments frozen in time, forever uniting those who lived through them—transporting … Continue reading →

In a move that surprised some, enraged others, and all but rocked the town government, the Ocean City Council voted 4-3 on Friday morning to ask for City Manager Dennis Dare’s resignation. If he doesn’t resign by close of business … Continue reading →

Introducing…Shorebilly’s Swill, a weekly column full of sarcastic social commentary and quirky observation, written by locals who reside in the land of perpetual summer.  When your hometown happens to be the play land for millions, but is where you must … Continue reading →

Natives of Berlin, MD are already familiar with Debbi and John Colley—the couple has been instrumental in spearheading a number of beneficial community initiatives.  For those who haven’t strolled through the quaint little streets, seeing the Colley’s positive impacts, they … Continue reading →

Craft beer lovers all over the shore–rejoice!  Hooper’s Crab House’s exterior space is about to turn into your Mecca.  The 3rd Annual Brews on the Beach Craft Beer Festival is just days away—September 10th, from 1-6pm.  Get your taste buds … Continue reading →

Progress has been made this week in the renovation of the Humphreys House, but there was yet another setback. Mr. Ed Hammond, our champion in helping us to get the home, died in a tragic car accident this past week. … Continue reading →

Saturday September 10th, appreciate the beauty of Ayers Creek and celebrate land conservation—a vital part of preserving the local ecosystem—at the Lower Shore Land Trust Community Conservation Day on Ayers Creek. The $20 per adult fee includes a single or … Continue reading →

Some dates on the calendar carry more weight than others.  For cancer patients, the date of diagnosis signifies the clear “before” and “after” moment—with following dates representing the journey that cancer becomes.   PJ Aldridge, co-founder of the lung cancer foundation … Continue reading →

As this weekend officially marks the last few days of the true summer season, we have complied a list—likely to be an annual thing—of must-do activities before the clock strikes midnight on Labor Day, the beach bunny existence ceases, and … Continue reading →