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In a quiet neighborhood in North Ocean City, just off a large canal and adjacent to a small residential park, sits a recording studio on par with anything owned by a major record label.  This particular space cost over $300,000 to build, making it an anomaly in Ocean City, MD, and likely the whole Eastern Shore.  However, this dwelling isn’t simply a state-of-the-art recording studio, it’s also an architectural office and the personal home of Steven J. Cirile; architect by...READ POST.

Millions of people visit Ocean City, MD every year.  But once those visitors return home, Ocean City is really just like any other small town; everybody knows one another.  In February of 2010, this little microcosm received word that one of her own had been dealt a terrible hand.  PJ Aldridge--who up until that time was best known as an extremely successful realtor who loved golfing, surfing, and life in general—had been flown to a hospital in Baltimore, and was given...READ POST.

Millions of people visit Ocean City, MD every year.  But once those visitors return home, Ocean City is really just like any other small town; everybody knows one another.  In February of 2010, this little microcosm received word that one of her own had been dealt a terrible hand.  PJ Aldridge--who up until that time was best known as an extremely successful realtor who loved golfing, surfing, and life in general—had been flown to a hospital in Baltimore, and was...READ POST.

Sounds of jovial laughter echo across the sprawling bay front lawn.  A glimpse of ladies bedecked in jewels, minks, and long gowns that swish and sway as they walk, deep in conversation. Gentleman, perhaps with cigars and snifters in hand, clap each other on the back, taking turns commanding the stage, sharing stories.  Silver trays filled with crystal champagne glasses float by, held aloft by white-gloved hands.  For a young Adam Showell, peeking through the spindles from the...READ POST.

Sounds of jovial laughter echo across the sprawling bay front lawn.  A glimpse of ladies bedecked in jewels, minks, and long gowns that swish and sway as they walk, deep in conversation. Gentleman, perhaps with cigars and snifters in hand, clap each other on the back, taking turns commanding the stage, sharing stories.  Silver trays filled with crystal champagne glasses float by, held aloft by white-gloved hands.  For a young Adam Showell, peeking through the spindles from the...READ POST.

On a side street in a quaint historic town, sits a little shop.  On the sidewalk in front, is an Adirondack chair.  Initially, it looks like a really well made version of the popular coastal seat.  But upon it nests a placard with golden words, identifying the chair as an “Upcycled” Ocean City, Maryland boardwalk Adirondack.  The boards used to make the chair were reclaimed from the boardwalk replenishment project.  Which means that you could potentially...READ POST.

On a side street in a quaint historic town, sits a little shop.  On the sidewalk in front, is an Adirondack chair.  Initially, it looks like a really well made version of the popular coastal seat.  But upon it nests a placard with golden words, identifying the chair as an “Upcycled” Ocean City, Maryland boardwalk Adirondack.  The boards used to make the chair were reclaimed from the boardwalk replenishment project.  Which means that you could potentially...READ POST.

Tales have been told for centuries of pirates plundering and shipwrecks aplenty off the coasts of Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia.  If you truly believe such tales, the sunset is just right, and you happen to be looking west across the Isle of Wight Bay in Ocean City, you may just be able to conjure up the image of a pirate ship!  Or, it may be the Duckaneer, a modern day pirate’s paradise, out for an evening voyage. Board the Duckaneer at the Talbot St. Pier, and...READ POST.

Tales have been told for centuries of pirates plundering and shipwrecks aplenty off the coasts of Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia.  If you truly believe such tales, the sunset is just right, and you happen to be looking west across the Isle of Wight Bay in Ocean City, you may just be able to conjure up the image of a pirate ship!  Or, it may be the Duckaneer, a modern day pirate’s paradise, out for an evening voyage. Board the Duckaneer at the Talbot St. Pier, and...READ POST.

 The Dew Tour was in town this past weekend, if you hadn't noticed the huge vert ramp and stands constructed on the beach in downtown Ocean City, MD. As a beach town, we are already familiarized with the surf & skate lifestyle, but we were inundated with athletes and fans alike riding their bikes and boards. The construction started the week before the event began, with this year being the first Dew Tour stop to host a Skateboard Bowl competition. Amazingly this skateboard bowl,...READ POST.

 The Dew Tour was in town this past weekend, if you hadn't noticed the huge vert ramp and stands constructed on the beach in downtown Ocean City, MD. As a beach town, we are already familiarized with the surf & skate lifestyle, but we were inundated with athletes and fans alike riding their bikes and boards. The construction started the week before the event began, with this year being the first Dew Tour stop to host a Skateboard Bowl competition. Amazingly this skateboard bowl,...READ POST.

I remember the day I was exposed to Ska, an infectiously fun style of music that makes you move. Back in the 90's during college, going to see The Toasters, Reel Big Fish, Spring Heeled Jack and The Mighty Mighty Bosstones were influential shows in my life. More recently I have come to appreciate reggae, as many of the beach bars locally have reggae bands perform. So it's only natural that I would love The Aggrolites, as they are a blend of ska and reggae. The band formed almost a decade ago in...READ POST.

I remember the day I was exposed to Ska, an infectiously fun style of music that makes you move. Back in the 90's during college, going to see The Toasters, Reel Big Fish, Spring Heeled Jack and The Mighty Mighty Bosstones were influential shows in my life. More recently I have come to appreciate reggae, as many of the beach bars locally have reggae bands perform. So it's only natural that I would love The Aggrolites, as they are a blend of ska and reggae. The band formed almost a decade ago in...READ POST.

There’s a man who holds court in a small white stand on the Ocean City boardwalk, nearly every day, while the weather is nice.  He oversees your vacation, watches your children’s eager faces, and hands out the boardwalk’s most coveted food.  He makes sure that the famous potatoes uphold the integrity of the original recipe started in 1929.  He is Les Morris, commonly known amongst his co-workers, as “Lord of the Fries” at the infamous boardwalk...READ POST.

There’s a man who holds court in a small white stand on the Ocean City boardwalk, nearly every day, while the weather is nice.  He oversees your vacation, watches your children’s eager faces, and hands out the boardwalk’s most coveted food.  He makes sure that the famous potatoes uphold the integrity of the original recipe started in 1929.  He is Les Morris, commonly known amongst his co-workers, as “Lord of the Fries” at the infamous boardwalk...READ POST.

We planted a very small garden of our own this year, using heirloom plants that we bought from the Good Farm's plant sale this spring. Lemon basil, 2 types of heirloom tomatos, white cucumber, and some type of melon. They have made it through this dry spring, and are currently thriving. Spent the weekend weeding and watering, and that is such a good feeling! I never thought that gardening could be so meditative. Getting the dirt under your nails, and sweating as much as I did, changed my...READ POST.

We planted a very small garden of our own this year, using heirloom plants that we bought from the Good Farm's plant sale this spring. Lemon basil, 2 types of heirloom tomatos, white cucumber, and some type of melon. They have made it through this dry spring, and are currently thriving. Spent the weekend weeding and watering, and that is such a good feeling! I never thought that gardening could be so meditative. Getting the dirt under your nails, and sweating as much as I did, changed my...READ POST.