WEST OCEAN CITY – Though a name change and a facelift will greet customers this season, the restaurant long known as Captain’s Galley will continue to serve up the crab cakes and family style dining that have gained it its reputation.The Ocean City Fish Company, formerly known as Captain’s Galley, will reopen when renovations are… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — With winter’s unrelenting grip on the resort area this week, most local residents and visitors are likely looking for a sign of warmer days to come and the return of the Seaside Boat Show this weekend for the 33rd year could provide just the tonic.For the past 32 years, the Seaside Boat… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — With heavy seas and a pending winter storm pounding the coast again on Monday morning, Ocean City officials have issued the initial estimates on the damage to the beach and dunes during Winter Storm Jonas late last month, including roughly $21 million needed in repairs.In late January, Jonas, now deemed a 50-year… Read more »
FENWICK ISLAND — A huge mid-day fire at a waterfront residence in Selbyville sent black smoke billowing across the area Monday and displaced a local family.Around noon on Monday, the Roxana, Ocean City and Bethany Beach fire companies responded to a residential house fire on Bayberry Road in the Keen-Wick on the Bay community along… Read more »
WEST OCEAN CITY — Following a federal court ruling this week, the long-shuttered O.C. Jamboree property in West Ocean City will be auctioned later this month while the former owner awaits trial for sexual solicitation of a minor and possessing child pornography.In December, the U.S. Bank filed a complaint in federal court seeking emergency injunctive… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — An historic downtown landmark, the oldest Catholic church in Ocean City, is getting a major facelift, including the restoration of its steeple, which was removed this week.St. Mary’s Star of the Sea Church, which dates back to 1877 and nearly the beginning of the resort itself, is undergoing a major restoration and… Read more »
It was welcome news this week to hear the Town of Berlin is seeking some sort of “fair” compensation from the consultant that unnecessarily cost the municipality about $435,000.Berlin Mayor Gee Williams reported as much this week and intimated the town would go to court if necessary to recoup some of the money the town… Read more »
Every 1st Friday:Star Charities Volunteers Meet10 a.m., Ocean Pines Library. For more information, 410-641-7667.Every Friday: FORGE Youth Ministries6:30-8 p.m., The Odyssey Church, 2 Discovery Lane, Selbyville. Fellowship, fun and a rewarding learning experience for children. For more information visit www.theodysseychurch.com or call 302-519-3867.Every Saturday: Weekly Farmers Market8 a.m.-1 p.m., White Horse Park, 239 Ocean Parkway,… Read more »
BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s boys’ varsity basketball team showed no signs of letting up after the big win over Pocomoke last week, beating two Bayside South opponents this week to run its winning streak to eight games.The Seahawks took care of business this week, beating Crisfield, 70-45, last Thursday, followed by a 61-49 win over Washington… Read more »
OCEAN CITY- The Ocean City Recreation and Parks Department’s 28th annual St. Patrick’s Soccer Tournament returns next weekend with roughly 150 teams and hundreds of players from all over the mid-Atlantic region expected to converge on the resort for the four-weekend event.From modest beginnings 28 years ago, the annual St. Patrick’s Tournament has grown by… Read more »