Fish Powell was one of a kind.I don’t have a lot of personal stories to share about Fish. His last year as mayor of Ocean City was my last year in college. Additionally, his long career in elected office took place while I was growing up. Therefore, my direct interactions with him were limited. However,… Read more »
The promises have been made and the pressure is now on the promoters to pull it off.The Ocean City Mayor and Council officially signed off on committing nearly $200,000 to the first-ever Jellyfish Festival next June. The event is a hybrid of the extreme sports event known as the Dew Tour, which was held in… Read more »
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan must be amazed at how fortunate he has been on the political front. Hogan, a Republican, won four years ago by appealing to voters on the left and right with his pragmatic management style and common sense economic strategies. Hogan’s bi-partisan support appears to have only grown during his first term.As… Read more »
The amount of money Ocean City is spending on legal fees for the topless issue is no laughing matter, but I must admit I giggled several times reading through court documents this week.After the pro-topless women filed a request for a preliminary injunction against the town’s ordinance forbidding breast nudity, the town submitted this week… Read more »
Umbrellas come loose on the beach every day and at least once a summer a visitor is injured. It’s a shame, but even on the calmest of wind days the cheap umbrellas, which are not made for the beach, blow around the beach and become dangerous.What made last weekend’s situation so unique was it involved… Read more »
Berlin is taking the right step in spending some money on a parking evaluation.The study, which was put out to bid this week, will also include a look at mobility within the town. That will surely come back with a conclusion that many town streets are too narrow, and that parking should consequently be prohibited… Read more »
As I stood amid 300 people during the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new John H. “Jack” Burbage Regional Cancer Care Center on Wednesday, I couldn’t help but be reminded how truly generous the community is here. It’s almost to the point that’s cliché, but it can’t be overstated in my opinion.Truth be told, this… Read more »
It’s always challenging getting a read on business success in Ocean City, but it was especially so last weekend. Generally speaking, which I know is dangerous territory, it appears business hopes for last weekend were not met, as many expected last weekend to bring a major Fourth of July holiday boost to the area.The good… Read more »
When I first heard about a local couple featured in the same obituary, the cynic in me figured it was not real. After a quick search, I found it, and I thought I would share the story.Funeral services were held this week for Gene and Mary Gray Bunting, who met in elementary school and have… Read more »
For years, many Worcester County Sheriff’s deputies have worked off-duty security details at local bars in the summer months as a means to increase their pay.It’s become such a popular thing a Memorandum of Understanding was created two years ago between the county and three resort businesses – Seacrets, the Casino at Ocean Downs and… Read more »
