OCEAN CITY — The Performing Arts Center could see an expansion of the number and quality of concerts over the next two years after town officials this week approved a cost-sharing contract with a popular special events promoter in the resort.The Mayor and Council on Tuesday agreed to enter a Memorandum of Understanding with Special… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — With winter’s unrelenting grip on the resort area this week, most local residents and visitors are likely looking for a sign of warmer days to come and the return of the Seaside Boat Show this weekend for the 33rd year could provide just the tonic.For the past 32 years, the Seaside Boat… Read more »
FENWICK ISLAND — A huge mid-day fire at a waterfront residence in Selbyville sent black smoke billowing across the area Monday and displaced a local family.Around noon on Monday, the Roxana, Ocean City and Bethany Beach fire companies responded to a residential house fire on Bayberry Road in the Keen-Wick on the Bay community along… Read more »
WEST OCEAN CITY — Following a federal court ruling this week, the long-shuttered O.C. Jamboree property in West Ocean City will be auctioned later this month while the former owner awaits trial for sexual solicitation of a minor and possessing child pornography.In December, the U.S. Bank filed a complaint in federal court seeking emergency injunctive… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — An historic downtown landmark, the oldest Catholic church in Ocean City, is getting a major facelift, including the restoration of its steeple, which was removed this week.St. Mary’s Star of the Sea Church, which dates back to 1877 and nearly the beginning of the resort itself, is undergoing a major restoration and… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A local restaurant owner charged late last week in an alleged $2.5 million counterfeit sports memorabilia scheme has reached a plea agreement that will include the forfeiture of certain real estate and other personal property, but it appears his resort business will not be included on the list.On Friday, Ocean City Brewing… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Simulated wave machines, such as the Flow Rider proposed for a downtown site last year, belong in amusement parks and not just anywhere in town, resort planners opined this week.Last year, a downtown business owner requested permission to install a wave machine on a vacant lot that was part of the old… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City officials this week made a pitch for continued federal funding for a variety of ongoing projects around the resort, including beach replenishment and the dredging of the Inlet and commercial harbor.The Mayor and Council on Monday approved sending a letter to U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), seeking support for the… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Simulated wave machines, such as the Flow Rider proposed for a downtown site last year, belong in amusement parks and not just anywhere in town, resort planners opined this week.Last year, a downtown business owner requested permission to install a wave machine on a vacant lot that was part of the old… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — An historic downtown landmark, the oldest Catholic church in Ocean City, is getting a major facelift, including the restoration of its steeple, which was removed this week.St. Mary’s Star of the Sea Church, which dates back to 1877 and nearly the beginning of the resort itself, is undergoing a major restoration and… Read more »