(May 21, 2015) Rackliffe House, a beautifully restored 1740s merchant-planter’s Georgian home overlooking Assateague Island and Sinepuxent Bay, outside of Berlin, opened for the season on Monday, May 18, International Museums Day. This season, a new visitor experience includes an eight-minute introductory film about the Rackliffe family, the history of the house, and those who… Read more »
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Capital Ringers go to ‘Hollywood’ Sunday, May 31
(May 21, 2015) Capital Ringers, community handbell ensemble, presents its spring concert tour with the “Broadway to Hollywood” free show on Sunday, May 31 at 7 p.m. at the Community Church at Ocean Pines. The spring 2015 concert season, which runs April through June, will include arrangements from favorite movies and shows including “The Lion… Read more »
Warm weather brings fresh produce, pie
I’ve been in an animal sort of mood lately. Last week my invective was focused on tourists and their infrequent but blaringly stupid interactions with large wildlife, whether it be the good people in Yellowstone with the brown bear and her cubs or the tourists in our neck of the woods with the ponies on… Read more »
Ocean Pines receives Md. Clean Marina certification
(May 21, 2015) The Ocean Pines Marina has been awarded Maryland’s Clean Marina certification. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ Clean Marina Initiative recognizes and promotes marinas, boatyards and yacht clubs of any size that meet legal requirements and voluntarily adopt pollution prevention practices. DNR has certified nearly 25 percent of Maryland’s estimated 600 marinas… Read more »
New Berlin-based export biz boasts international appeal
(May 21, 2015) A new Berlin-based business is providing access to prescription drugs worldwide. FRX International Drugs (FRXID), housed inside the visitor’s center on Main Street, opened operations in January and provides access to FDA-approved prescription drugs and health care products to consumers in more than 100 countries. For Americans living overseas, including military families… Read more »
Third annual High Heel Race in downtown Berlin
(May 21, 2015) For the third year, Women Supporting Women will present its “High Heel Race” in downtown Berlin where men and women run the streets wearing heels. The event will take place on Friday, June 5 starting at 5:30 p.m. The race is made up of a 50-yard dash and participants are encouraged to… Read more »
MCBP seeks volunteers for terp research
(May 21, 2015) Maryland Coastal Bays Program, partnering with the Maryland Terrapin Working Group, a group composed of terrapin researchers and managers, is looking for volunteers to help with the fourth annual terrapin head count survey, May 26-30. The Diamondback Terrapin may be Maryland’s state reptile and the mascot for the University of Maryland, but… Read more »
Memorial becomes more than anyone could foresee
Ten years ago, it was a nice gesture and a source of pride. After all, proponents and boosters had worked hard, raised some money and saw to the installation of a nice park area near the South Gate in Ocean Pines. Now, the Worcester County Veterans Memorial is something else entirely. Since that comparatively inauspicious… Read more »
Sign up for ambitious Berlin basketball league, Saturday
(May 21, 2015) One man and an idea can be a powerful thing. For Berlin resident William Johnson, a principal at the alternative school in Pocomoke, that idea is a massive basketball league based on Flower Street, with more than 200 kids participating during a month-long summer season. Johnson pitched the idea during a Town… Read more »
Four fundraisers produce four different results
(May 21, 2015) A flood of fundraisers descended upon the northwest part of the county last weekend, raising money for a local child advocacy group, an organization protecting area waterways, a nonprofit providing affordable housing for struggling families, and an arts council looking to raise awareness for its programs. While each event had an entirely… Read more »