OCEAN CITY — Forty years after its first event, the American Kitefliers Association will return to Ocean City next month to celebrate its milestone anniversary.The Mayor and Council had before them on Monday a request to approve the American Kitefliers Association’s 40th annual national convention between 2nd and 6th streets Oct. 10-14. The convention will… Read more »
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Ocean City Retains Challenge Cup for 2nd Year
OCEAN CITY- For the second straight year, the Ocean City Marlin Club captured the Charles Kratz and Scott Smith Challenge Cup, beating old rival Cape May in the annual billfish release tournament.The 39th Charles Kratz and Scott Smith Challenge Cup, pitting boats and teams of anglers from the Ocean City Marlin Club and Cape May… Read more »
Town, Reef Foundation Formalize Relationship In MOU
OCEAN CITY — Resort officials this week solidified its relationship with the Ocean City Reef Foundation with an approved memorandum of understanding to better define the different parties’ roles in the thriving partnership.The Ocean City Reef Foundation was established in 1997 by parties interested in supporting artificial reef development off Ocean City Maryland. The foundation’s… Read more »
Mallards Shut Out Salisbury Christian, 3-0
BERLIN- Worcester Prep’s girls’ varsity soccer team beat Salisbury Christian, 3-0 last week to improve to 2-1 on the season.The Mallards blanked Salisbury Christian, 3-0, at home last Friday. It was the second shutout win of the season for the Worcester girls, who opened with a 1-0 win over Mardela in a non-conference game. Sandwiched… Read more »
Bike Week Service Calls Down As Police Report Generally Calm Weekend
OCEAN CITY — Aside from the obvious steady roar of engines and traffic tie-ups at certain times, Delmarva Bike Week was relatively calm, although there were a handful of serious and even fatal accidents involving motorcycles away from the sanctioned events.Statistically speaking, the 2017 Delmarva Bike Week and OC Bikefest events held in and around… Read more »
Short-Term Online Rental Challenges Continue In Resort
OCEAN CITY — Resort officials are making progress on tracking online short-term vacation rentals to ensure they are paying taxes and properly licensed, but still face challenges with the growing problem.For well over a year, Ocean City officials have been monitoring the proliferation of short-term vacation rentals in the resort brokered by online platforms such… Read more »
Major Volleyball Tourney Renewed
OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City Mayor and Council approved an agreement that will renew Ocean City’s commitment to a growing indoor volleyball tournament held on Mother’s Day weekend for the next three years.On Monday, the council approved the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will bring back the Beachfest Volleyball Tournament for the next three… Read more »
Bike Week Service Calls Down As Police Report Generally Calm Weekend
OCEAN CITY — Aside from the obvious steady roar of engines and traffic tie-ups at certain times, Delmarva Bike Week was relatively calm, although there were a handful of serious and even fatal accidents involving motorcycles away from the sanctioned events.Statistically speaking, the 2017 Delmarva Bike Week and OC Bikefest events held in and around… Read more »
Local Musician Arrested On Assault Charge After Performance
OCEAN CITY — An Ocean City musician who performs locally and all over the region as a Rod Stewart impersonator was arrested on assault charges last week after allegedly choking his girlfriend at their resort residence.Around 8:25 p.m. last Thursday, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer were dispatched to a residence on 93rd Street in… Read more »
‘Well-Designed’ Employee Housing Project Eyed For Downtown Ocean City
OCEAN CITY — Resort planners this week approved a five-story mixed-use project on a prominent downtown street corner that could become the “poster child” for seasonal employee housing.The Planning and Zoning Commission on Tuesday approved the significant redevelopment of the existing Alibi Room property on the corner of Baltimore Avenue and Wicomico Street. The project… Read more »