OCEAN CITY — The U.S. Supreme Court this week denied a petition to hear a legal challenge of Ocean City’s ordinance prohibiting female toplessness in public.In what appears to be the end of the line in the dispute over Ocean City’s ordinance prohibiting female toplessness where men are allowed to go shirtless, like the beach… Read more »
SNOW HILL – Local officials are preparing for changes following the Maryland State Board of Education’s decision to lift the statewide school mask mandate.The Maryland State Board of Education voted 12-2 Tuesday to permit local school systems to decide on whether their public school students should continue to be masked. The action now goes to… Read more »
SNOW HILL – Atlantic General Hospital officials shared accomplishments from the past year with county leaders as they presented the facility’s annual grant request.Representatives of Atlantic General Hospital (AGH) met with the Worcester County Commissioners last week to present the hospital’s annual grant request. They reviewed the high points and the challenges of the past… Read more »
SNOW HILL – Pizza Tugos will be able to make entertainment changes following approval from a county board.The Worcester County Board of License Commissioners (BLC) voted unanimously last week to approve a request from Pizza Tugos to offer live entertainment inside on its second floor. Though the board had some concerns about the potential impact… Read more »
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6vBBlmXLcgJust got finished cleaning up after an absolutely unbelievable Ocean City Boat Show where we talked to so many folks about fishing in Ocean City. You all supported us by buying a bunch of rigs and Back the Blue shirts and Kristen, Dave and I can’t thank you enough. We hope you enjoy the shirts… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Although some staffers have already been working with the town’s new advertising agency in the early weeks since the contract was inked, resort tourism officials this week got a formal introduction to the new firm.In December, the Mayor and Council confirmed BVK as the new town’s new advertising firm. While BVK is… Read more »
In 1869 Isaac Coffin opened a lodge on the beach in the area of today’s S. 1st Street and Boardwalk. Known as the Rhode Island Inn (and later the Ocean House), it catered to hunters and fishermen on the remote barrier island of what would become Ocean City.The property would be sold to Philadelphia native… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A Dundalk, Md. woman was arrested on first-degree assault charges last weekend after allegedly knocking her boyfriend out with a lamp.Around 2:00 a.m. last Saturday, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers were dispatched to a residence on St. Louis Avenue for a reported 911 hang-up. Ocean City Communications advised the caller was… Read more »
Crawl Street’s Super Bowl FeastThe feeling after public speakingSuper Bowls with few penaltiesA parenting winAt least two vacations a yearThe Sopranos-themed commercialPlants looking to bloom in FebruaryThe show, “As We See It”All the support for the Draheim familyWhen a team trades an unhappy playerTransparent governing
Ocean City Lioness Lions President Bev Topfer and Vice President Donna Greenwood presented a check for $2,000 to Ocean City Lions Club. Accepting the check, which is for new front doors to the Lions Den, is 22B Past District Governor and Ocean City Lion Norman Cathell.