Art’s Alive celebrates 12 years as Ocean City’s biggest and best fine art show this weekend, June 16 and 17. What could be better than fine art at the beach? How about fine art for sale around a beautiful lagoon in a picturesque park with expansive bay views. Visit 100 artists as they sell their […]
December 14, 2010
Black billboard with gold lettering, at the intersection of Rt. 50 and Rt. 589, announces casino gambling at Ocean Downs. After many delays, the era of slot machine gambling is about to begin at Ocean Downs. The grand opening is scheduled for Jan. 4, barring last-minute hitches. The new casino needs a final certificate from […]
November 18, 2010
The 2010 election season stirred much talk and animosity about farming on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, particularly the future of the poultry industry in light of environmental regulation. Here on the Lower Shore, there is much tension between farming and environmentalism. However, many argue that the two need not be competitive, but should be compatible. Agriculture and […]
May 10, 2010
Ocean City: Past, Present, Future Things are always changing and renewing. People, buildings, and towns need hard effort, just to keep from sliding backwards. We work to preserve the best, but just as often, we need to start again or tear down and build new. Sometimes we need to hold on and sometimes we need […]
April 9, 2010
Update 04-11-2010: In apparent response to our Friday post, JoeAlbero.com’s OC Blog has changed its name to OCMD Locals News Blog (its url remains the same), and has revised its self-description to read as follows: HELLO AND WELCOME TO THE LOCALS NEWS BLOG FOR OCEAN CITY, MD. THIS SITE IS OPINIONATED ONLY AND DOES NOT REPRESENT […]
January 4, 2010
You never know when you might experience an Epiphany about the American economy. St. Luke’s Catholic Church in Ocean City, Maryland, was closed for renovations last winter. Sunday, I went to Mass at St. Luke’s for the first time since it reopened. The reason: St. Luke’s has an 11:30 a.m. Mass on Sundays, the last […]
June 14, 2012
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