Officially, there is no H20i event next weekend. What will be interesting to see is whether that fact is noticeable at all.If social media commenters are to be believed — dangerous business I know — it will not be apparent. The people who were planning to come months ago say they are still coming. That’s… Read more »
As is the case in Ocean City, every now and again talk of a town-funded parking garage in Berlin surfaces.With Berlin hosting a record number of visitors this summer and its popularity only growing, it’s obvious parking is and will continue to be a major concern for the town and its’ businesses. As a result,… Read more »
With President Trump’s administration reportedly flirting with the future of the J-1 Work and Travel Program, the Greater Ocean City Chamber of Commerce and the Ocean City Hotel-Motel-Restaurant Association are right to lead a public campaign to inform decision makers about the importance of the program to tourism destinations like Ocean City.The impact of a… Read more »
In Worcester and Wicomico counties this week, festive celebrations were held in advance of next week’s return to school for thousands of public school students. These sorts of events have always been held as school systems gather their faculty members together and thank them for their service as they prepare to welcome a new crop… Read more »
It’s unsettling to accept it will never be known exactly what happened to Ashley O’Connor in Ocean City.The 30-year-old Plano, Texas woman was discovered on the beach at 6:30 in the morning on July 31. The time of death was found to be between 2 and 3 a.m. and she was discovered around 6:30 a.m.Did… Read more »
Even if it doesn’t rain anymore the rest of the month, which will not happen, it has been a rainy summer without question. Depending on the source and site, it looks like on average so far this summer the Ocean City area has experienced double the amount of normal rainfall for the months of June,… Read more »
While the short-term answer seems hard to come by for officials, one thing has become clear — Ocean City has a homeless issue.Homelessness is nothing new to Ocean City. It’s been prevalent for a number of years, but it’s typically not as noticeable in the summer months. It’s now clear and obvious, and the time… Read more »
What a week it was on the news front. There was one fatality and at least four instances when lives were changed forever as a result of mistakes in judgment and unfortunate accidents.Considering the amount of people in Ocean City, many of whom are visiting for the first time, it’s amazing to me there aren’t… Read more »
A six-foot long sand tiger shark showed up dead in shallow water off 121st Street in Ocean City on Tuesday morning. Ocean City Beach Patrol members pulled the shark to the beach for removal by the Ocean City Public Works Department.A Facebook post that day with pictures about the situation reached about 800,000 people as… Read more »
Congressman Andy Harris has been taking fire from environmental groups ever since introducing an amendment tying federal funds for critical offshore wind farm site reviews and permits to the distance the turbines be located from Ocean City. The amendment prohibits any federal dollars spent on site assessments and construction and operation plan reviews if a… Read more »
