The Town Council has given enthusiastic approval for the Dew Tour to return to the wide, sandy beach in South Ocean City in 2012 for four days, beginning Thursday, Aug. 16, the third weekend in August. That’s the weekend requested by Alli Sports, the tour’s planners. Final confirmation of the schedule by Alli Sports is… [Read more…]
December 18, 2011
BREAKING NEWS Gov. Martin O’Malley’s Redistricting Advisory Committee released late Friday a proposal for redrawing legislative districts for the State Senate and House of Delegates, as required under the 2010 Census. This being the last shopping weekend before Christmas, most news outlets in the state have yet to cover the story. Full data and maps are… [Read more…]
September 19, 2011
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…]
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 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…]
April 15, 2011
The Cropper Concrete plant, which has greeted residents and visitors to Ocean City, Maryland, for as long as I can remember, will be sold at auction on Friday, April 29, at 11 a.m. Bring a $400,000 deposit. The property is owned by the estate of George Bert Cropper. The 3.8-acre, bay-front property will be sold as-is, no… [Read more…]
April 12, 2011
The Maryland Chapter of the National MS Society is expecting more than 300 walkers in Ocean City, Maryland, on Saturday, Apr. 16, 2011, for Walk MS, the annual 5K walk (3.2 miles) to raise funds in support of Multiple Sclerosis research and services. The MS Society is hosting 10 walk sites throughout Maryland. In Ocean… [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…]
March 31, 2011
The eighth annual fundraiser for St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital will be held on the boardwalk in Ocean City, Maryland, on Saturday, April 9, 2011. Registration begins at 9 a.m. in front of the tram station at the south end of the boardwalk. The donation to participate in the walk is $15, and all donations… [Read more…]
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