The George Washington Hotel opened in June 1931 on the corner of 10th Street and the Boardwalk in what was then the northern section of Ocean City. At the time of construction, it was the tallest building in town and would remain so until 1970 when the High Point South condominium was built far up… Read more »
BERLIN – Officials from the Ocean Pines Chamber of Commerce have selected Ginger Fleming to take on the role of executive director.Fleming, an Ocean Pines resident, will take over the position vacated by Liz Kain-Bolen earlier this year.“We are very excited to have Ginger Fleming take on the role of executive director,” said Amy Unger,… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — One week after the Town of Ocean City passed changes to its taxi cab ordinance, the resort’s first official Uber driver hit the streets in town this week.Ocean City officials have been wrestling with the potential for the car service, popular in metropolitan areas across the bridge and all over the country,… Read more »
BERLIN – The town’s board of appeals approved plans last week to move a modular home from a site in Whiton to a vacant lot on Branch Street.The board voted unanimously to approve a request from Bill Shockley of J.W. Shockley and Sons Inc. to move a pre-built Nanticoke home from a property in Whiton… Read more »
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity baseball team ran out of gas this week and fell to fellow Bayside Conference rival Bennett, 5-3, in the state 3A South Section I title game.The Seahawks were the top seed in the sectional and earned a first-round bye. Decatur was scheduled to play fifth-seeded Northeast on Monday, but the threat… Read more »
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OCEAN CITY — After two fires in the span of a little over a month this winter, the old Melvin’s Steakhouse and most recently de Lazy Lizard Brew Pub building was torn down on Wednesday.On Feb. 10, a major fire occurred at the historic building on the corner of 1st Street and Philadelphia Avenue, injuring… Read more »
Summer of 1967Volume XIIIEdition 2Issue Highlights“The newest, most modern lanes on the shore” was marketing the new Ocean Lanes on 71st Street.In Dick Lohmeyer’s Salty Spray column were a number of tidbits, including this: “pity poor Halcolm Bailey. Since the remodeling of the beautiful new 8th Street Bailey’s Drug Store, Halcolm, like us other natives,… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City Career Firefighter/Paramedics will be hosting an open house at City Hall on May 18 to mark National Emergency Medical Services Week, which is May 17-23.The open house is scheduled for 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. on May 18. Paramedics will be available to answer questions, check blood pressures and demonstrate the life-saving… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A Churchill, Md. man faces multiple charges after a wild spree on a motorcycle in downtown Ocean City on Saturday afternoon that ended with a collision with a vehicle before the suspect attempted to flee on foot.Around 1:45 p.m. on Saturday, OCPD officers attempted a traffic stop on a motorcycle traveling southbound… Read more »