OCEAN CITY – A marketing consultant may have come down on city officials too hard this week but was simply stating the truth in what he found by examining the town’s tourism and marketing.OCG President and founder Joe Lathrop was hired by the Tourism Advisory Board (TAB) as a marketing consultant. He has worked with… Read more »
Monthly Archives: September 2011
Sunfest Kite Festival Returns For 34th Year In Resort
OCEAN CITY — See the skyline of Ocean City explode with color at this weekend’s Sunfest Kite Festival, Sept. 22-25 on the famous downtown Boardwalk.Celebrating its 34th year, this world-class event is recognized as one of the top 100 most popular venues on the planet.All are welcome to witness and participate in general kite flying,… Read more »
Film Festival Tickets Now On Sale
BERLIN — Join the Assateague Coastkeeper® and the Assateague Coastal Trust when they host the Wild and Scenic Film Festival On Tour at Seacrets in Ocean City on Oct. 13.The Wild & Scenic Film Festival is a collection of films from the annual festival held the third week of January in Nevada City, Calif. Now… Read more »
Blackouts In Berlin Continue To Frustrate
BERLIN — With frequent power outages causing headaches among Berlin citizens, town officials are urging patience though some are calling for more scrutiny over how Berlin handles its utility.“It [a power outage] is a major inconvenience,” admitted Mayor Gee Williams.Last Saturday marked the most recent in a string of blackouts that have been leaving Berlin… Read more »
Council Majority Explains Decision To Remove Dare
OCEAN CITY – It was standing room only at City Hall this week as the public waited to speak in regard to the forced resignation of City Manager Dennis Dare.Citizens For Ocean City spokesman and Delmarva Condominium Managers Association (DCMA) President Joe Groves led the comments made during the Mayor and City Council meeting on… Read more »
Bike Events Still Pleased Despite Lower Attendance
OCEAN CITY – A tornado followed by a weekend of rain introduced OC BikeFest to town but the event, but event organizers as well as Delmarva Bike Week representatives reported the weather didn’t hold them down.When The Dispatch last spoke with OC BikeFest’s organizer Cliff Sutherland, he said, “I’m hoping God’s good with the weather…. Read more »
Berlin Man Shot By OCPD Gets 12 Years
SNOW HILL — A Berlin man, shot by Ocean City police last December during a stabbing attack on his estranged wife, was sentenced last week in Worcester County Circuit Court to 25 years in jail, about half of which was then suspended.Marvin Jefferson Mitchell, 28, in July entered an Alford plea to attempted first-degree murder… Read more »
Awards, Respect Follow Hughes To Restaurant 213
FRUITLAND — Nationally-recognized and locally-respected Restaurant 213 has been offering fine dining in a small-town setting for nearly a decade.When owner and Executive Chef Jim Hughes decided to open Restaurant 213 in Fruitland more than eight years ago, his location wasn’t in the best of shape.“The building needed some attention,” he said. Today, the site… Read more »
Eastern Shore Postal Facility Faces Closure
BERLIN — Senators Barbara Mikulski and Ben Cardin this week called for transparency and increased public input as the U.S. Postal Service again begins to study the possibility of closing the Easton Area Mail Processing Center, the hub for mail generated all over the Eastern Shore including Worcester and Wicomico Counties.In a letter to Postmaster… Read more »
Drugs, Knives Seized In Boardwalk Raid
OCEAN CITY — Two days after an employee of the Maytalk store on the Boardwalk sold the now-illegal synthetic narcotic K-2 to undercover police detectives and taught them how to use it, OCPD officers last Thursday afternoon raided the establishment and found more than they bargained for.Earlier last week, OCPD Mounted Patrol officers received a… Read more »