More than usual, it feels like something is ending in Ocean City this September. But take this report with a caveat: Events and perceptions often appear distorted after a long summer season, to those who remain when the visitors go home. This year, Hurricane Irene put an exclamation point at the end of the season. Ocean… [Read more…]
July 3, 2011
Brice Phillips, founder of the iconic Phillips Crab House in Ocean City, MD, died Friday at his home in Ocean City. He was 90. Mr. Phillips and his wife, Shirley, grew up on isolated Hoopers Island, on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, and started their restaurant empire with a carry-out crab shack in Ocean City in 1954.… [Read more…]
December 30, 2010
Herewith, a slide show of the 2010 Winterfest of Llights in Ocean City, Maryland. For photos of 2009 Winterfest, click here, and here. For Winterfest 2008 photos, click here. and here. (Have I mentioned that we are accumulating quite a lot of CONTENT here at the Ocean City Blog?) Come visit Ocean City for the… [Read more…]
April 10, 2011
There’s not many things you can be sure of in this life, but depend on this: The seasons are always changing in Maryland. It’s only a few weeks since our last, wet, spring snow on the Eastern Shore. In a few weeks more, summer will be upon us. While we still have time to think… [Read more…]
May 23, 2011
I can no longer post regularly to Maryland On My Mind, aka Ocean City Blog. Real life intervenes. For the rest of the summer season, paying work will use up most of the time and energy I might normally spend blogging. Maryland and Ocean City will continue on nicely without regular updates here. I wish… [Read more…]
May 16, 2011
St. Paul’s By the Sea in Ocean City, Maryland, and other local congregations, are working to end hunger one step at a time. You can help by participating in the Third Annual Ocean City CROP Hunger Walk on Sunday, May 22, 2011. Obtain pledges from your family, friends and neighbors, and join St. Paul’s and… [Read more…]
May 13, 2011
Below is a beautiful post, by Julian Hoffman, that made me stop and think about the ordinary places I know in Maryland. Good reading for anyone interested in our environment. Irreplaceable environment is not just spectacular vistas, like the dunes, beaches and ocean at Assateague Island. It’s also the miles and miles of flat farmland… [Read more…]
May 1, 2011
Ocean City Season, 2011 Many years ago, in the 1970s, we opened the Boardwalk 5 & 10 for Easter weekend, but rarely saw much business in Ocean City before Memorial Day weekend. In those days, the season began on the Friday before Memorial Day, and ended promptly at noon on Labor Day. These days, the… [Read more…]
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September 19, 2011
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