Currently Reading: Ocean City

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

Ocean City, MD indeed dodged a bullet in terms of damage to the coastline from Hurricane Irene—but now she faces a different kind of potentially unpleasant effect—the aftermath of a viral video. By this point, most people reading this article … Continue reading →

This Wednesday the PJ Aldridge Foundation will announce the winner of Oprah’s Favorite Things, from their online raffle–at a finale party at Lighthouse Sound.  Time is running out on your chance to win.  The raffle officially closes at 4pm on … Continue reading →

On Friday morning Ocean City officials were calling hurricane Irene “Gloria on Steroids.”  For anyone who doesn’t recall, Gloria was the 1985 storm that destroyed large portions of the boardwalk-the worst since the 1962 storm that caused substantial damage to … Continue reading →

Children are most often ubiquitous with backyards, playgrounds, and their bedrooms–preferring to congregate with friends, their action figures, or their own imaginations as opposed to anything adult-like.  For a young Gary Beach however, there was something special about his grandma’s … Continue reading →

Apricot Glaze (current featured sauce on the pork chop entrée, shown to the left) 1 Can apricot Preserves 1 Cup white Wine 2 Cups Horseradish Salt to taste Reduce and blend by Cooking in a small pan Grandma Beach’s Gumbo: … Continue reading →

One of Ocean City’s most highly regarded citizens is being laid to rest this week–just as the charity fishing tournament which raises money to battle the disease that played a hand in claiming her life too soon–is getting underway. Kathy … Continue reading →