In the last issue of every year, I make some predictions for the year ahead. It’s time this week to see how I fared. After reviewing what I thought would occur in 2012 and what in fact happened, I give myself this year a “B-”, a major improvement from last year’s “D+”. Here’s a look:On… Read more »
It’s been less than two months now since shooting wrapped up on the Ocean City-based movie “Ping Pong Summer,” but details are now starting to surface on when we can actually expect to see the movie.According to an article on Reel-Scout.com, production could be wrapped by spring and the movie may be released as soon… Read more »
The offseason is a time for ideas and discussion for Ocean City’s government, and much of that is inevitably taking place during the current strategic planning initiative process.It may sound a bit nutty at first, but I have often wondered about the realities of Ocean City annexing West Ocean City to Route 611 or at… Read more »
On occasions, people make illogical decisions, and the Berlin Mayor and Council’s rejection of a landmark establishment’s plans to set up a temporary outdoor bar on New Year’s Eve falls into that category.Over the last year, The Globe has been offering an outdoor bar on Broad Street in front of the establishment during select special… Read more »
With the election a distant memory and Mayor and Council members appearing to at least want to play nice together, the focus turns to the money in Ocean City.As City Manager David Recor has reported in recent weeks, much focus in the city’s strategic planning initiative process has been put on identifying new and realistic… Read more »
Last Thursday’s organizational meeting at City Hall was fairly banal as far as politics goes. That was until it was time to elect a new council president.The night is typically devoted to the newly re-elected or elected officials who are sworn into office who then make some comments, but two years ago it was anything… Read more »
Some thoughts on this week’s election in Ocean City:———————————In my 15 years in this chair, this was the ugliest election season I have ever seen in Ocean City. I may not be the longest in the tooth, but many folks I have spoken to can’t recall the level of dirty campaigning that took place from… Read more »
It was interesting to learn this week about Ocean City’s strategic plan effort, which officially got underway on Tuesday. With the election looming, most important to me was what was consultant Lyle Sumek and City Manager David Recor had to say about their individual interviews with Mayor and Council members.Sumek summed up current affairs in… Read more »
Perhaps it comes with 27 years of experience, including a 14-year stint as council president and a 10-month term as city manager, but there’s no question Ocean City Mayor Rick Meehan’s knowledge of town government is impressive.Unlike what often happens during candidate interviews, Meehan spoke in specifics this week when he drove home his main… Read more »
The Greater Ocean City Chamber of Commerce released the results of its “Chamber Unionization Feedback Poll” last week.Of the respondents, 74.4% requested the chamber adopt a position in opposition to the general employees’ union referendum on Nov. 6. Armed with those results, the chamber’s board has initiated a public education campaign that will include a… Read more »