As a follow up to last week’s column, Ocean City Mayor Rick Meehan called to assure the public the Ocean City Dog Playground has not officially been named after Ocean City Recreation and Parks Director Tom Shuster. During the ribbon cutting ceremony last week, the new facility was referred to as Shuster Dog Park with… Read more »
By attaching Recreation and Parks Director Tom Shuster’s name to the Ocean City Dog Playground, Ocean City has opened itself up to criticism. In this case, I think it’s legitimate. The city recently decided against naming city facilities after residents over concerns it would set a precedent that could ultimately lead to some citizens taking… Read more »
The Ocean City Police Department held a series of gang recognition training sessions for residents and businesses this week. The training, a good thing if it educates the public, is noteworthy for a couple reasons. First, it’s the first time the g-word has been broached publicly in Ocean City, and, secondly, people are taking it… Read more »
There are many times when you live in a resort town you have to be understanding, patient and put yourself in a tourist’s mindset. If you live here, you know what I mean. That’s why you understand the right-hand lane, next to the bus lane, is always stacked with vehicles on a summer days, while… Read more »
Ocean City is hoping to launch fireworks tonight to mark the nation’s independence. That’s been the plan for years, but there have been varying results of late. The resort is currently mired in a streak of bad luck with the town-sponsored fireworks displays in recent years. Three years have gone by since all went as… Read more »
Berlin was aptly chosen as the site for Gov. Martin O’Malley to announce this year’s new entrants into the Main Street Maryland program. Of course, Berlin was one of the five new members, joined by Annapolis, Chestertown, Middletown and Princess Anne. The town nearly missed out on this excellent public relations opportunity and just got… Read more »
While driving along Ocean City’s St. Louis Avenue last week, a man, one of the Senior Week variety, was riding a moped talking on his cell phone, smoking a cigarette and holding a six-pack of Bud Light in his lap. I have to admit I was impressed at his ability to multi-task, but then got… Read more »
I would like to know what people think of the new commercial Ocean City has created. It can be found at morefunhere.com. Send me some feedback at [email protected] and I will recap the comments next week. I think the campaign is silly, but that seems to be precisely its intent. The tongue-in-cheek, out-of-the-box campaign has… Read more »
The old Ocean Plaza Mall site’s future remains uncertain, as it has for the last five years or so, but at least one of its tenants, Susquehanna Bank, is making a move. The bank is relocating from its current site to the old fast-food restaurant on the highway near 94th Street in Ocean City. The… Read more »
The Berlin Performing Arts Committee’s request for seed money from the county to start work on a new community arts center in the old Cannery building off Route 113 was officially rejected by the County Commissioners last week. Based on their comments last week, it appeared to be an easy decision for the commissioners. As… Read more »