OCEAN CITY – It’s no secret that special events are often the key to driving the off-season economy here in our region. Yet, the fact is many of the events that drive the economy are vehicle focused, which, of course, require tens of thousands of cars or motorcycles being driven or pulled into town.These events… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Thirty years ago this weekend, Ocean City Councilman Dennis Dare was a young city engineer for the town of Ocean City.The year was 1985, and Dare and other town officials got word that a Cape Verde-hurricane called Gloria had taken a sharp turn in the Atlantic Ocean and was churning with increasing… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — As the roaring engines of tens of thousands of motorcycles slept early last Saturday morning during Delmarva Bike Week, a lone row boat quietly crept through the channel that separates Ocean City from Assateague Island.Its sole occupant was a tired and hungry 49-year-old African-American Brooklyn man named Victor Mooney, who docked his… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Hurricane Gloria might be best remembered as the storm that famously destroyed Ocean City’s Boardwalk 30 years ago this weekend, but can Gloria also be remembered as the storm that helped make Ocean City stronger?If you ask many of the officials who were involved with the repairing the millions of dollars in… Read more »
might be best remembered as the storm that famously destroyed Ocean City’s Boardwalk 30 years ago this weekend, but can Gloria also be remembered as the storm that helped make Ocean City stronger?If you ask many of the officials who were involved with the repairing the millions of dollars in damages Gloria left behind, they’ll… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Heavy rains and gusty winds could put a damper on some of the 41st Annual Sunfest celebration this weekend at the Ocean City Inlet.Town officials and event organizers were preaching the message of “cautious optimism”, as the forecast from the National Weather Service projects that Saturday and Sunday could turn into a… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Thirty years ago this weekend, Ocean City Councilman Dennis Dare was a young city engineer for the town of Ocean City.The year was 1985, and Dare and other town officials got word that a Cape Verde-hurricane called Gloria had taken a sharp turn in the Atlantic Ocean and was churning with increasing… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — As the roaring engines of tens of thousands of motorcycles slept early last Saturday morning during Delmarva Bike Week, a lone row boat quietly crept through the channel that separates Ocean City from Assateague Island.Its sole occupant was a tired and hungry 49-year-old African-American Brooklyn man named Victor Mooney, who docked his… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Despite a number of significant changes and perceived shakeups in the environmental community in recent months, there is a growing confidence that advocacy for natural resources and local watersheds is on the rise.Dave Wilson left his post at the Maryland Coastal Bays Program in recent months after 18 years with the non-profit… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Singer/songwriter Frankie Moran will always remember the 2014 Berlin Fiddler’s Convention as the precise moment his 12-year-old son Cole took center stage.“I think what I remember the most was the thunderous applause after we finished our song, and being really thankful that I was wearing my sunglasses, because they were hiding my… Read more »