OCEAN CITY — It’s always a tragic event when a property owner has to resort to gunfire to defend his or her home. Luckily, this time the threat came in the form of an unmanned boat propelled by storm surge. During Hurricane Sandy on Monday, Eden Roc Hotel owner Bill Salvatore found himself faced with… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Ocean City is in the process of assessing damaged done by Hurricane Sandy as Ocean City returns to business one step at a time.“I think we are very fortunate,” Mayor Rick Meehan said at this morning’s press conference. “We have our team out there right now doing a damage assessment. We have… Read more »
Driving around the morning after a stormClaire Danes in “Homeland”The relief of the power coming on after an outageMy sons and dogs playing togetherThe sweet sound of a sump pump doing its thingWhen change is goodA sunny day after a few rainy onesBiking on Edgewater Ave.Fresh raw oystersComing back from vacation on a SaturdayYellow notebook… Read more »
ARIES (March 21 to April 19): Your honesty continues to impress everyone who needs reassurance about a project. But be careful you don’t lose patience with those who are still not ready to act.TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): Pushing others too hard to do things your way could cause resentment and raise more doubts…. Read more »
OCEAN CITY — As Hurricane Sandy continues to plod north today, Ocean City and the entire mid-Atlantic region continue to be in the bulls eye for most landfall projections, likely sometime Sunday or early Monday.The rare late October hurricane on Friday continued to move north of the southeast U.S. coast on Friday morning and is… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Ocean City’s tourism department and its partners are looking for ideas on Ocean City’s marketing campaign for next summer.This week the Ocean City Hotel-Motel-Restaurant Association held its season-wrap up meeting with its members and Ocean City’s advertising firm, MGH.OCHMRA Executive Director Susan Jones said this summer the trends confirmed visitors are booking… Read more »
BERLIN — Though initially announced last spring, it wasn’t until this week that Berlin officially received the first ever Sustainable Maryland Certified Award (SMC).This isn’t just the first time that Berlin has won the award; it is the first time that any of the 157 municipalities in the state have been certified sustainable by the… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – The fall season’s Restaurant Week is nearing its end in the Ocean City area and area operators are reporting it has turned out to be a win-win for them and their customers.Restaurant Week began on Oct. 14 and runs through Sunday, Oct. 28. The event began in Ocean City in the spring… Read more »
BERLIN — Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick made an unscheduled pit stop in Berlin late last week after getting a flat tire on Route 113 on his way to Virginia and provided a brief thrill for dozens of local young athletes while he waited for a repair.Vick was with his wife and two girls late… Read more »
BERLIN — In a case of what several officials call a “good problem” to have, parking scarcity in Berlin went under the lens this month after a proposal to re-locate the town’s farmers market to increase parking was quickly dismissed in a wave of public backlash.Though the market will be staying put for the time… Read more »