See photos of the Memorial Day Flag Celebration on the beach here. My little corner of the hospitality industry in Ocean City, Maryland, was crowded and busy for Memorial Day weekend 2012. Two words say it all: “No Vacancy.” The photos in this post (except the one from Wikimedia Commons, below right) were taken late… [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…]
August 9, 2010
As usual, I’m taking a short break from Maryland On My Mind in August. This year, the reason is the 2010 election campaign. You may have heard that I’m running for Maryland House of Delegates in District 38B, which is all of Worcester County and part of Wicomico, on the Lower Eastern Shore. The first… [Read more…]
July 28, 2010
This is the week Ocean City, Maryland, businesses have been waiting for . . . for the last three summers. A banner weekend, probably more people than July 4 weekend. Saturday was the hottest day of the summer (I hope we don’t get any more 110-degree heat index days), and the moon was full in a… [Read more…]
July 23, 2010
Code Red Heat Alert in Baltimore City for Friday and Saturday. Cooling centers are open in the city. Call 311 for locations. Temperatures 95+ on Friday. 100+ on Saturday. Highs of 103-106 possible on Saturday. Oppressively high humidity. Heat index temps 95 to 105 on Friday, and up to 110 on Saturday. That’s right, the… [Read more…]
July 19, 2010
And on . . . and on . . . and on . . . See Frank’s Weather Blog. Pass the ice water, and the Gatoraide, and please help your elderly neighbors.
July 16, 2010
They played the All-Star Game this week — I’ve been so busy I didn’t know it was coming up until the day after. I always mark the All-Star Game as the halfway point in the Ocean City summer business season, not so much because the game’s in mid-July, but because it’s halfway between May 1 and… [Read more…]
July 7, 2010
We’re cooking in another heat wave, hotter than the last one. A distinct haze is in the air, along with the temperature. Ozone. Don’t tell me how hot it is. I don’t want to know. I’m sorry to say there was an accident in the surf in front of my workplace today. Police and ambulance… [Read more…]
July 2, 2010
We’re looking forward to a classic July 4 weekend here in Ocean City, Maryland — nothing but sunshine and blue skies. The heat wave broke earlier this week. Friday, we’re enjoying a sunny and mild morning, about 73 degrees right now. High Friday will be about 78. I imagine traffic will be heavy this afternoon… [Read more…]
June 23, 2010
Baltimore has announced a CODE RED heat alert for today, Wednesday, June 23, and Thursday, June 24, with high temperatures in the 90s. Heat index near 100 today in Baltimore, and 100 to 105 on Thursday. Heat throughout Maryland will be dangerously hot and humid. Would you believe 96 in Hancock, in Western Maryland? Baltimore… [Read more…]
May 29, 2012
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