Condo Unit Auction SaturdayOCEAN CITY – On Saturday, Nov. 28, at 11 a.m., up to 80 new condo units will be auctioned, with at least 15 new units auctioned truly absolute with no reserves to the highest bidders, regardless of price.The auction will take place on the property site, The Makai Condominium on 42nd Street… Read more »
Monthly Archives: November 2009
What’s Your Sign?
ARIES (March 21 to April 19): That change in holiday travel plans might be more vexing than you’d expected. But try to take it in stride. Also, it couldn’t hurt to use that Aries charm to coax out some helpful cooperation.TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): Your Bovine determination helps you deal with an unforeseen… Read more »
Things I Like
Faces in Places
A spotlight on the local and regional bar and restaurant scene
Voices From The Readers
Thanks To Our PartnersEditor:Host Our Coast, a tourism initiative featuring an online contest and the use of social media to highlight local travel, was honored with two awards at the 29th Annual Maryland Travel and Tourism Summit.Host Our Coast was the only tourism initiative in Maryland to win an award from both Maryland Tourism and… Read more »
OC Dune System Deserves Credit Received
It’s difficult to rank the severity of storms, as there’s no accurate statistics available worth relying on, but last week’s three-day event has to be considered among the worst in recent history as far as the toll it took on the beach.What’s most important here is to remember it’s the beach we are dwelling on… Read more »
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk
It’s worth pointing out the spring budget cuts in Ocean City likely ended up saving the town a lot more money last weekend. In a normal year, the Inlet parking lot’s Winterfest displays would have been all set up last weekend just in time for the powerful storm, but the Mayor and Council axed that… Read more »
WOC Duck Boat Proposal Grounded
SNOW HILL – Duck boat tours will not be leaving from the West Ocean City boat ramp, the Worcester County Commissioners decided this week, after the state made clear that letting a commercial operation use the public boat ramp would endanger hundreds of thousands in federal funds.That means Paradise Watersports owners Tyler and Logan Barnes’… Read more »
Man Faces Assault, False Imprisonment Charges
WEST OCEAN CITY – A local man with a checkered past was arrested and charged last week with several serious offenses from first-degree assault, false imprisonment and numerous sex offenses after an incident in West Ocean City earlier this month.On Nov. 2, a Worcester County Sheriff’s Deputy was dispatched to an area on Route 611… Read more »
Ex-Pharmacist Sentenced, Ordered To Reimburse $75K
OCEAN CITY – A former Ocean City pharmacist convicted in August on conspiracy to commit bank fraud charges got his wish somewhat this week when a federal judge sentenced him to three years of supervised release including a period of home detention and ordered him to pay restitution.When former Ocean City pharmacist Joel Swartz appeared… Read more »