OCEAN CITY — Rodney has finally been deemed a success, at least from the Ocean City Tourism Commission’s perspective.The town accepted 10 Requests for Proposals (RFP’s) last week for the town’s advertising contract, and now it’s becoming a bit clearer what the presentations could look like, as it appears that the town wants to stick… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — That extra hour to ride a bike on the Boardwalk appears to have made a huge impact for not only the bike rental businesses, but also for the riders.Creating too much congestion on an already busy Boardwalk was the main tripping point for a few members of the City Council in April,… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – A local surfer quickly was given the title of local hero after saving three young children from a rip current that was rapidly pulling them out to sea last Sunday night in uptown Ocean City.Twenty-six-year-old Nick Wilson merely wanted to catch a few waves left over from Hurricane Bill as he had… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – The Americana Hotel was slapped with a $10,000 fine and will reportedly stay closed for the remainder of the summer season after more than 100 people had to be evacuated from the 10th Street Boardwalk establishment last week due to a carbon monoxide (CO) leak.The Ocean City Fire Marshal’s Office levied the… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – For the second time this summer, a carbon monoxide (CO) leak caused an evacuation in Ocean City, and for the second time, it was revealed that there were no working CO detectors.Three people were treated (two of them briefly hospitalized) for exposure to CO after a leak in the upper tier of… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – The City Council learned this week it can’t always get what it wants after enforcement of the town’s new emergency salvia ban lacked the sharp teeth that they so outspokenly promised it would.On Tuesday morning Salvia was deemed an illegal substance to sell or possess in Ocean City by way of the… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – A band of severe thunderstorms, complete with torrential downpours that dumped an estimated four inches of rain on the resort, rolled through the area on Monday afternoon, flooding streets, stranding motorists, sending beachgoers scrambling for cover and even disabling a large head boat full of passengers two miles offshore.Storms complete with lightning,… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – There will not be a happy ending for the Gakurias family this year, as scoot coupes will not be allowed on any local roadway after the City Council killed an ordinance that would have allowed them on city owned roads.The council took steps to get more restrictive on one hot button issue,… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Buskers will soon be able to plug back in on the Ocean City Boardwalk, as the city plans to amend its “no amplification” rule on street performers.After a letter was penned to Mayor Rick Meehan and Council President Joe Mitrecic on July 9 from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Maryland… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – There are few in Ocean City that are not concerned with the recent proliferation of and availability of salvia in Boardwalk shops, but there is little the town can do about it, as of today.Although some in the state view the salvia debate as an “Ocean City problem,” town officials say that… Read more »