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New owners of Ocean City’s Fontainebleau Resort are getting ready to reopen the nearly 50-year-old oceanfront landmark as the Ashore Resort & Beach Club — complete with upscale amenities and suites. It’s all part of a new trend where upscale lodging options are taking hold in the beach town famous for visitors having to shell out $300 a night for a scraggly room.

Complaints have spiked against gas and electric suppliers in Maryland’s competitive energy marketplace, prompting heavy scrutiny in recent weeks from regulators looking to root out deceptive tactics. The Maryland Public Service Commission has launched an unprecedented enforcement blitz that could lead to suppliers being prosecuted, fined or having their licenses revoked. The effort is expected to last through August.

A job fair hosted by the Baltimore City Department of Public Works drew hundreds to the Chick Webb Recreation Center in the Dunbar-Broadway neighborhood Saturday. Department of Public Works Chief Administrative Officer Deepti Modha said the department is hiring for a host of positions including truck drivers, laborers and solid waste workers, as well as for various types of apprenticeships.

While Baltimore is synonymous with steamed crabs and crab cakes, the overall seafood scene, in my humble opinion, is unparalleled. Local restaurants expertly bring the bounty of the Chesapeake Bay to your table, and they do great work with seafood from all over. Here are some of the most delicious culinary creations from our local Baltimore chefs that don’t have the region’s famed blue crab meat.

Great Wolf Lodge Maryland’s opening has been pushed up to June 29. Progress on the new resort coming to Perryville is moving swiftly. It was previously scheduled to open in August, then during a construction tour in February, the company announced it would open on July 15. Families are now able to book stays at the lodge for June 29 and beyond, including the Fourth of July weekend, according to Mackenzie Fox, a spokesperson for Great Wolf Lodge.

Another Baltimore developer has moved into the Florida market. St. John Properties said Thursday its latest national expansion will be into Central Florida. The Woodlawn-based firm has opened an office in Industrious, a coworking facility in downtown Tampa, and is eyeing projects in Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco and Polk counties.