Mario’s was one of Ocean City’s legendary restaurants. Opened in 1954 by Vera and Jack Maiorana on 22nd Street and Philadelphia Avenue, it served an extensive Italian menu as well as some of the best steaks in Ocean City. The carryout shop was home to delicious subs that people still talk about today.Mario’s was a… Read more »
No matter the circumstances, my kids will never admit they are tired.I shouldn’t even ask them anymore because their eyes always tell the story anyway. In the rare times the windows to the soul are not indicative, their actions usually confirm one way or the other.For some reason, both are set in never admitting when… Read more »
A moon rise over the oceanWhite Marlin Open weekGetting to a water park earlyWatching a surf angler reel one inThat my kids like drinking waterA Friday offWhen good friends visitA beach bonfire in Ocean CityWhen I mistakenly leave my cell phone in the car while on the beachComing across an old mix tape A beat… Read more »
Summer of 1977Volume XXIIIEdition 1Issue Highlights• This week’s “Resorter Girl” was Diane McCall of Baltimore.• The Surf and Sands Motel and the Satellite Resort Motel were teamed as “The Ocean Motels” in an advertisement, featuring 150 “Tropical Modern Motel Units with 98 Directly on the Oceanfront.”• Featured in the After Dark entertainment listings were the… Read more »
With it being summer and all, I’m swimming every day with my boys and that is always an adventure.Life is never boring with my sons, 7 and 5 years old, but the summer season is certainly my favorite time of year because we are always outside, being active and having fun in the water, whether… Read more »
The smell of an old libraryListening to SpotifyDoing this list on Monday morningsWhen trusting an instinct is rightSeeing a whale off Ocean CityHearing a good outcome from a bad accidentA nice tidal pool on the beach for the kidsHosting visitors in the summerGetting a lucky parking spotThe smell of a crab houseA great sea shell… Read more »
The Alaska Stand was founded by Benjamin Givarz in 1933 on the Boardwalk at Wicomico Street. Not only did Mr. Givarz overcome economic problems associated with the Great Depression but also lost a prime week of the tourist season that year to the hurricane that created Ocean City’s Inlet. The Alaska Stand survived both to… Read more »
Summer of 1963Volume VIIIIEdition 10Issue HighlightsAn editorial, “The Vacant 8 Months,” read, “Late last spring the Mayor and Council were practically forced into hiring a much needed publicity man for Ocean City. Now that the resort has a publicity bureau of sorts we’d like to see town officials vote a small winter budget to the… Read more »
Ocean City’s motel industry developed in the mid-1950s following the openings of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and the desire of young families for lodging that was casual, inexpensive and that offered easy on-site parking. Within a decade, the vacant land between 15th and 33rd streets became known as “Motel Row.”Motel Row grew from a few… Read more »
Summer of 1961Volume VIIEdition 6Issue Highlights• New this year at Frontier Town was the Longhorn Saloon & Beef House.• The Diplomat Motor Hotel on 26th Street billed itself as “Ocean City’s Smartest Holiday Address.” You could reach them at “Atlantic 9-7148.• In an editorial, Dick Lohmeyer wrote, “Cullens Jenkins is dead. And with his passing… Read more »