Currently Reading: Maryland

100 years ago, more than three-thousand cherry trees arrived in Washington, D.C. from Tokyo, Japan. The trees were given as a gift to the United States in 1912 to celebrate the friendly relationship growing between the two countries. Even though … Continue reading →

Large populations of the Eastern Shore greatly enjoy eating fish. Fish caught in our local waters tend to be extremely fresh, really tasty, cooked quickly, and benefit our fishing market and coastal economy. Supporting fisherman, eating fresh seafood, and dining … Continue reading →

Ocean City’s dating pool is filled with stagnant, murky, dirty water. No one wants to dive in. The same bachelors float around in the pool endlessly. Most of the men have been in the dating pool for far too long … Continue reading →

Photographer Edwin Remsberg has captured the unique flavor of Maryland in the series of portraits of men and women engaged in some of the state’s oldest living traditions.  The portraits are included in a collection of images that reveal the … Continue reading →

Last Wednesday, a county worker stopped by the Maryland Coastal Bays Program office in West Ocean City to notify the staff that someone had picked up all of the orange flags from Stinky Beach. The flags were nicely bundled and … Continue reading →

After last week’s column, I didn’t want you all to think that I had gone ‘soft’ so this week I’m going back to where it all began.  This is all about my first summer in the seaside land of perpetual … Continue reading →

On a practically daily basis, we are faced with experiences that either completely shatter our faith in humanity, or restore it. More often than not, unfortunately it’s the former. I’d like to share with you a true experience I’ve had … Continue reading →

Well, I hope you’ve all been following along and have read parts 1 and 2 of this segment. If you have, then you are up to speed and no intro is necessary. If you haven’t…number one-shame on you, and number … Continue reading →

In my many years standing behind a bar, I’ve learned a few things. One such bit of knowledge is that every bar, in every town in America, has ‘this guy’–at least the bars that are open during the day. Typically, … Continue reading →