Buxy’s Salty Dog/Dry Dock 28 410-289-0973 28th St. & Coastal Hwy. Friday, June 26: Bond & Bentley, 9 p.m. Tuesday, June 30: Sean Spiffy Styles, 8 p.m.Clarion Hotel 410-524-3535 • 10100 Coastal Hwy. Ocean Club: Friday & Saturday, June 26 & 27: First Class, 9:30 p.m. Fridays & Saturday: DJ DustyLenny’s Beach Bar & Grill:… Read more »
Monthly Archives: June 2020
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk – June 26, 2020
A sense of entitlement among people is nothing new, but this summer there does appear to be something different with visitors. It’s impossible to discuss current events in Ocean City without generalizing. There are without questions many visitors who are respectful people and live under the golden rule of treating others as you wish to… Read more »
Real Concerns For Foreign Workers In 2021
There are two major factors at play in Ocean City’s employee shortage crisis. First, this is the first summer in decades Ocean City will not have foreign student workers, who each often hold two full-time jobs. Secondly, the unemployment money is simply too good to get people back to work.Unemployment fraud is clearly happening with… Read more »
Things I Like – June 26, 2020
When a person’s positive energy is contagiousThe first ocean dip of the seasonHow long daylight lasts currentlyNot taking Father’s Day for grantedTalking with police officers about JuneScrapple once a weekSwimming in a pool at nightA good shell day on the beachA steak cooked just right on the grillAn old computer that still works greatRedesigned website… Read more »
‘Neighborhood Shopping Center’ Envisioned In Berlin; Council Approves Commercial Zoning Change
BERLIN – Town officials approved a zoning change this week that will allow for more commercial development in the area of routes 818 and 50.The Berlin Town Council on Monday agreed to change the zoning on 26 acres of industrial land near the intersection of Route 50 and Route 818 to B-2 business district. The… Read more »
OC Facing Challenges With Peak Season’s Arrival; Issues Include Staffing Shortage, Perception Issues, Some Visitors’ Disregard For Mandated Safety Measures
OCEAN CITY — As Ocean City prepares to transition to July and the traditional next phase of the summer season, the resort is still dealing with significant issues including a severe staff shortage for many businesses, public perception after particularly violent couple weeks in June and the ongoing COVID-19 situation.With COVID-19 essentially eating up most… Read more »
150-Foot Tall ‘The Inlet Eye’ Features 10-Minute Ride, Enclosed Gondolas
OCEAN CITY – A new Ferris wheel is the latest addition to an iconic resort amusement park.This week, Trimper’s Rides announced the addition of “The Inlet Eye,” a nearly 150-foot-tall Ferris wheel with 36 enclosed gondolas.Spinning for 10 minutes, the new amusement ride offers guests a never-before-seen view of Ocean City spanning 14 miles from… Read more »
OC Police Use Cell Phone To Track Carjacking Suspects; Wicomico Authorities Nab Suspects After Crash
OCEAN CITY — Two Washington, D.C. area men are being held this week without bond after allegedly carjacking a vehicle in Ocean City and fleeing into Wicomico County before crashing last Sunday afternoon.Around 2:40 p.m. last Sunday, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers responded to a parking lot at 9th Street for a reported carjacking…. Read more »
Another Good Day on the Water
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMc0zx9xjwY&t=2sCheck out the video on the Ocean City Tuna Tournament just over two weeks away!It was a hot one today boy…and the wind was blowing pretty stiff out of the south. My wife Kristen and I had a bay fishing trip quickly turn into a cruise when we got out and realized the weatherman was… Read more »
Pa. Man Arrested In OC Shooting
OCEAN CITY — A Pennsylvania man faces first-degree assault and other charges after allegedly firing multiple gunshots and injuring a Salisbury juvenile during an early morning confrontation in downtown Ocean City.Around 4 a.m. last Friday, the Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) responded to the area of 6th Street and Washington Lane after officers heard gunshots… Read more »