About The Author: Bryan Russo

Bryan Russo returned to The Dispatch in 2015 to serve as News Editor after working as a staff writer from 2007-2010 covering the Ocean City news beat. In between, Russo worked as the Coastal Reporter for NPR-member station WAMU 88.5FM in Washington DC and WRAU 88.3 FM on the Delmarva Peninsula. He was the host of a weekly multi-award winning public affairs show “Coastal Connection.” During his five years in public radio, Russo’s work won 19 Associated Press Awards and 2 Edward R. Murrow Awards and was heard on various national programs like NPR’s All Things Considered, Morning Edition, APM’s Marketplace and the BBC. Russo also worked for the Associated Press (Philadelphia Bureau) covering the NHL and the NBA and is a critically acclaimed singer/songwriter and composer.

New Salisbury Mayor Jake Day: “We don’t know our own brand, and we haven’t identified it, nor embraced it’

New Salisbury Mayor Jake Day: “We don’t know our own brand, and we haven’t identified it, nor embraced it’

OCEAN CITY – Jake Day burst onto Salisbury’s political landscape in 2012 as the fresh-faced, local golden boy and almost immediately injected a positive energy into a political arena that had been somewhat poisoned by years of divisiveness and stalemates.He was quickly named Council President after winning his seat on the council, and set his… Read more »

Seacrets Breaks Ground On New Distillery Home; Building Neighbors Bayfront Restaurant

Seacrets Breaks Ground On New Distillery Home; Building Neighbors Bayfront Restaurant

OCEAN CITY – Ocean City’s largest bar, restaurant and nightclub is getting even bigger with high hopes of growing its most recent business venture: distilling.Ground was broken Monday on 49th Street, just steps from the main entrance of Seacrets, on a new three-story, 12,000-square-foot distillery that will house the creation of Seacrets’ new line of… Read more »

West Ocean City’s Growth Explosion Includes Flag Hotels, New Retail Stores, Redevelopment

West Ocean City’s Growth Explosion Includes Flag Hotels, New Retail Stores, Redevelopment

WEST OCEAN CITY – Route 50 was once dubbed the “Backbone of America,” as it starts in Ocean City and stretches across the United States into Sacramento, Calif. It’s also been called the “Loneliest Road in America,” but that distinction, at least here in the coastal region, has becoming almost irrelevant and laughable, as the past… Read more »

Major Hotel Boom Being Experienced In Ocean City Area; Seasonal Economy No Longer A Concern For Major Flag Hotels

Major Hotel Boom Being Experienced In Ocean City Area; Seasonal Economy No Longer A Concern For Major Flag Hotels

(Editor’s Note: The following is the first in a three-part series on the hotel boom that is happening in and around Ocean City. Next week, we’ll explore how the West Ocean City landscape is in the midst of a major change with the addition of several chain hotels along Route 50.)OCEAN CITY – There will… Read more »