Currently Reading: Politics

I can comfortably say that I got through St. Pat’s weekend with no casualties and with as little hatred as possible. Don’t get me wrong, there were multiple idiots that I genuinely wanted to choke out, but by the standards … Continue reading →

This is another one of those weeks where plans for the column changed at the last minute. In fact, I had already written a piece that I subsequently decided to put on the shelf when inspiration struck me unexpectedly again. … Continue reading →

When we left off, I was in the early stages (still) of a family road trip while simultaneously composing a tourism brochure for Accomack County Virginia. So I’m going to pick it up right where we ended. I was driving … Continue reading →

I truly apologize for all of the starting and stopping on this story. Unfortunately, being on a word count is Kryptonite to a guy like me. This is why I’m still telling you a story of a road trip from … Continue reading →

Locally, we are undergoing the annual switch from the peak season to the off-season; however, this year has been a little bit more complicated and awkward for me than most. You’d think that since this is the 26th time I’ve … Continue reading →

This has been an ongoing piece in which I introduce the ‘cast of characters’ – and by that I mean some of the stereotypes that I witness every night while working in a bar in a seasonal beach resort town. … Continue reading →

About a month or so back, I introduced a new segment to this column titled ‘Confessions of a Restaurant Guy’. It’s a piece that I mentioned I’d be periodically revisiting. This is essentially where I tell you stories from my … Continue reading →

Much to my surprise, it came to my attention this week that not everyone reads ShoreBilly’s Swill. I know, I was shocked too. The reason I know this is because people are still trying to recruit me to be a … Continue reading →

In true Syd Nichols fashion, this week’s column is going to start off like one of my signature rants, but hang in there, it comes back around. Mother’s Day was just a few days ago and the annual holiday got … Continue reading →

Each year, April 22 marks Earth Day and the anniversary celebration of the spark of the modern environmental movement in 1970. Earth Day 1970 came to fruition after founder Gaylord Nelson (then a US Senator from Wisconsin) witnessed the environmental … Continue reading →

Last week I was telling you about how a very common pastime amongst my bar patrons is to try and figure out what celebrity I look like. There are many factors at work here when making this determination – how … Continue reading →

“Housing and real estate account for almost 1/5th of Maryland’s gross state product,” said Mary C. Antoun, Chief Executive Officer of the Maryland Association of Realtors. “Traditionally, the housing sector leads the economy out of recession and into more robust … Continue reading →