The Ocean City lodging industry is extremely dependent on the motorized vehicle events for revenue in the shoulder months. That fact is why the city will be hard pressed to ever do away with them entirely without a major revolt from the business community.The hope here is that Ocean City will by introducing new special… Read more »
Included in the Ocean City Police Commission’s action plan for the controversial vehicle special events and the list of seven recommendations to eliminate illicit activity associated with them is a separate document that rates the various vehicle-related special events on a variety of factors. The ratings included the behavior of non-event attendees, the behavior of… Read more »
There was supposed to be a lot of beach replenishment taking place in our area this fall and winter. Ocean City’s project began this week and should be completed after about two months, working from north to south. A similar project for southern Delaware was to begin shortly thereafter in early 2018.It was learned this… Read more »
Every year the Hometown Heroes program on the Boardwalk grows and gets better. What made this year’s program so unique was two-fold; one, it doubled to 40 honorees and included World War II and Korean War veterans, and second, eight of the individuals died over the course of the summer as their banners hung in… Read more »
It’s unclear when Gov. Larry Hogan will announce his replacements of two long-time Worcester County Circuit Court judges. However, it was learned this week who he has to choose from in the near future.Hogan will be deciding between Worcester County Circuit Court Master Mary Margaret “Peggy” Kent, Worcester County State’s Attorney Beau Oglesby, Berlin Town… Read more »
In the end, Worcester County Commissioner Bud Church got what he wanted but he ruffled some feathers along the way.Church, who has been in office since 2002, showed his frustration last week about the slow pace the county was progressing on the Inlet shoaling issue. His perception was the critical matter was not getting the… Read more »
The proverbial “us versus them” mentality is typically commonplace among recreational and commercial fishermen. On at least one matter – the accessibility of the ocean through the Inlet – these factions appear to be on the same page.Over the last 30-plus years, the amount of fish brought into the commercial harbor in West Ocean City… Read more »
Once Columbus Day weekend passes next month, many significant projects will get underway around the area. Two of the most significant Ocean City will likely get a lot of attention. While beach replenishment and a median divider are about as different as they come in scale, the common denominator is they are controversial projects and… Read more »
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 »
