Giving gift cards Students shopping for back-to-school clothes What Cal Ripken has done since retiring Live racing at Ocean Downs Quick trips to the grocery store Little League World Series games Those salad spritzers you can get at the grocery store Tourists in jorts (jean shorts) on the beach Living here Seeing Jeff Thaler reading… Read more »
Sleeping on sheets the first night after a wash Vanilla Creme Brulee Crushed ice out of a refrigerator Leftovers for lunch the day after A breeze on a hot day A pork chop cooked on the grill How Erik Bedard pitches Little kids in Crocs M.R. Ducks on a summer afternoon No line for the… Read more »
The local version of “No Slots In Maryland” campaign was stepped up a notch this week to time with the Maryland Association of Counties convention. On Monday, the Ocean City Hotel-Motel-Restaurant Association issued a press release reiterating its stance on the issue with businessmen Buddy Jenkins of Jolly Roger fame and Dr. Lenny Berger, known… Read more »
After weeks of not getting anywhere with presentations before Ocean City and Worcester County governments and even Governor Martin O’Malley, the Ocean City Hotel-Motel-Restaurant Association took a creative approach to an obvious solution.Officials came before the Ocean City Mayor and Council this week to proposed increasing the 4-percent room tax rate to 4.5 percent and… Read more »
Christy Freeman admitted to police last week she delivered at least one baby on a toilet and let it drown before wrapping it in a blanket and concealing it. The case would seem to be a slam dunk at this point for the prosecution, but it would seem logical any defense attorney will at some… Read more »
The groundwork is slowly but surely being put in place for slot machines coming to Maryland next year.After a couple of quiet years on the one-arm bandit front, 2008 is shaping up to be the critical crossroads for the issue. When the legislature convenes next year, slots are expected to be a major topic of… Read more »
Traveling by boat around Ocean City Opening a door for a lady When a woman opens a door for me Baseball players who give a ball to a kid That football season is approaching Being sore the day after a workout Brown mulch on a flower bed The occasional rainy Sunday Weeping willow trees Brushing… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – The weigh scale at the Harbour Island Marina was a busy place for the second straight day on Tuesday as the leaderboard was shook up from top to bottom.White Marlin Open officials reported 310 of 398 boats fished on Tuesday. Boats can fish three of the tournament’s five days, and it’s unusual… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – The sick and twisted case involving an Ocean City mother and business owner took another turn late yesterday with the announcement the county’s top prosecutor has filed new murder charges.Prompting national news attention on Monday and Tuesday, Christy Freeman, 37, was charged last week with first- and second-degree murder and manslaughter after… Read more »
What a week it was in Ocean City. Here’s a look at some odds and ends I observed regarding the Christy Freeman case:– At one point on Monday afternoon, Fox News, CNN, Headline News and MSNBC were each broadcasting live from Ocean City. On Tuesday morning, at my local news stand, the USA Today, Baltimore… Read more »