Maryland Coast Dispatch

Feb 1, 2024 | mdcoastdispatch.com | Bunk Mann

English’s Chicken House opened in 1963 on the corner of 15th Street andPhiladelphia Avenue and would serve some of the best fried chicken ever served on the Eastern Shore of Maryland for over 50 years. The chicken was breaded with a secret recipe and when served with English’s fresh baked sweet potato biscuits was a treat few could resist. A carryout shop sold their famous “Tub O’Chicken” to go.

Jan 25, 2024 | mdcoastdispatch.com | Steven Green

It’s clear to all it’s an election year on the national front with a disturbing Biden-Trump rematch inevitable on the presidential level, but there will also be much decided on the local front this fall with the first filings taking place already. It’s a mid-term election as far as the Worcester County Commissioners and other notable county positions, like State’s Attorney and Sheriff, are concerned with no terms expiring.

Jan 25, 2024 | mdcoastdispatch.com | Bunk Mann

The original “Boardwalk Train” was five cars long plus an engine that actually looked like a train. Each car carried a maximum of six people and had just two wheels with the axle in the middle. It cost 25 cents for a one-way trip down the Boardwalk and it was a bumpy ride. On June 23, 1966, a Boardwalk Train overturned on 10th Street in front of the George Washington Hotel with 28 people aboard.

Jan 25, 2024 | mdcoastdispatch.com | Steven Green

OCEAN CITY – Efforts to get the enabling legislation passed that would allow Ocean City to increase the room tax rate are once again underway. On Wednesday, the Senate’s Budget and Taxation Committee held a hearing for SB 95, sponsored by Sen.

Jan 25, 2024 | mdcoastdispatch.com | Steven Green

“For the times they are a-changin.”The phrase is repeated five times in the Bob Dylan song by the same name. It’s been the prevailing sentiment around our office for several weeks ahead of the merger of two long-time competing newspapers. Life is about timing and the time is right for The Dispatch and OC Today to come together as one and work together to preserve and enhance local, community journalism. We will be stronger together and the community will be better served by our combined product.