The Stowaway Motel was built by Bill Carrier in 1956 and occupied the entire ocean block between 21st and 22nd streets. It was the largest motel in Ocean City in the 1960s with 120 units spread throughout three sections. Home to the biggest pool on Motel Row (local kids would sneak in to swim in… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City and the State Highway Administration (SHA) this week held the requisite public informational meeting on the somewhat controversial dune-style fence down a stretch of Coastal Highway, but judging by the relatively light attendance, it appears on the surface the public is generally indifferent to the proposal.In January, the Mayor and… Read more »
Chris ShearerContributing WriterPOCOMOKE CITY — Pocomoke High School surprised Principal Annette Wallace with the news she was named Maryland High School Principal of the Year by the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) on Monday.A crowd made up of students, faculty, Superintendent Jerry Wilson, administrators and Wallace’s 92-year-old grandmother gathered in the school’s library… Read more »
BETHANY BEACHForest LandingDaily 12-6Carriage/Villa HomesIn Preserved AreaUp to 4BR/2500SFFirst Class Amenities3 Miles to BeachRyan Homes302-539-3462OCEAN CITYThe Gateway GrandOceanfront 48th StreetDaily 10-5Fully Furnished3-4BR/3BACondos & PenthousesMark Fritschle Group/Condominium Realty667-401-9119OCEAN CITYThe View57th St. BayfrontDaily 10-4New ConstructionDirect Bayfront3BR/2BA CondoDan ClaylandColdwell Banker410-726-5108WEST OCEAN CITYSeaside VillageGolf Course RoadTues-Sun 10-6New Construction3BR/3.5BATown HomesLennar Homes302-540-0309OCEAN CITYSunset Island67th St & The BaySat & Sun 10-5Condos,… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City Solicitor Guy Ayres has likely answered tens of thousands of questions from the Mayor and Council in the past 34 years, and while elected officials and city managers come and go, Ayres has been a constant at City Hall, playing a major role in pointing the city in certain directions… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The crime rate in Ocean City in 2015 reached historically low figures not seen in the last quarter century, Ocean City Police Chief Ross Buzzuro told town officials this week.On Monday, Buzzuro presented the Ocean City Police Department’s annual report for 2015 to the Mayor and Council, highlighting crime statistics and other… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City officials this week approved a stopgap measure of sorts for the R-1 single-family neighborhood rental issue, but not before voicing concerns the fee and potential fines for not complying fall short of accomplishing the larger goal.Resort officials have been wrestling with the issue of vacation rentals in Ocean City’s quieter,… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Bill Haley, Jr. says much of his life has been a process of learning about the man behind some of the most iconic songs in the history of American music: his father and rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Bill Haley.In July of 1955, Bill Haley was the uncontested “king of rock ‘n’ roll”… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Chief Ross Buzzuro is looking forward to his fourth summer in the resort as the head of the Ocean City Police Department after spending 25 years with the Baltimore Police Department. While he says he’s still getting used to some of the glaring and idiosyncratic differences between the Maryland’s largest city, and… Read more »
Chris ShearerContributing WriterBERLIN- The local real estate industry continues to take small positive steps toward the “new normal” as the usually underwhelming February statistics were strong in and around the region.According to the Coastal Association of Realtors (CAR), January’s increased numbers of pending sales, or contracts, have translated into finalized settlements in February providing a… Read more »