While it’s unlikely to matter in the short term, Ocean City officials are wise to pursue Route 90, rather than Route 50, as a priority infrastructure project.At last week’s County Commissioner meeting, the Maryland Department of Transportation reviewed its six-year transportation project budget with Worcester officials. Continuing the dualization phases of Route 113 remains the… Read more »

It’s unfortunate, but the most memorable aspect of this 2014 season in Ocean City is negative in nature. It will be all the tragedies that have occurred in the ocean this year.Wednesday, Sept. 17 is a day emergency responders will not soon forget in Ocean City, as two people lost their lives after getting in… Read more »

Rarely do we opine on ongoing court cases, but the strange circumstances surrounding last month’s death of a Pennsylvania man allegedly at the hands of two local residents begs for an exception. This case appears to be a classic “he said, he said” and when it comes time for the case to be adjudicated determining… Read more »

Rather than craft a strict ordinance that will infuriate thousands, hurt the real estate market tremendously and probably be impractical to enforce, Ocean City simply needs to determine how best to raise awareness of current laws on rental properties and craft an official policy on how to ensure there is a consistent procedure to document… Read more »

It’s difficult to accept, but Ocean City has little to no recourse when it comes to the street performers. That much we know from the recent court ruling that protects them due to the First Amendment.Over the course of this summer, numerous complaints have been heard regarding the street performers. The only fairly new complaint… Read more »

It was understandable to hear all the Route 50 drawbridge concerns after last weekend’s malfunction that resulted in the bridge being closed for about five hours.It was the worst-case scenario for OceanCity. It happened during the peak summer traffic season and fell on the most inopportune day of the week. Saturday is always the worst… Read more »

The Town of Ocean City should not do another major search for its soon to be vacant director of Planning and Community Development.The city did that in 2012 after long-time department head Jesse Houston retired and the national search reportedly attracted dozens of qualified candidates. It was the right decision then to test the market… Read more »

Ocean City has a hot potato on its hands regarding short-term rentals in residential districts, and there are no simple solutions that do not come with enforcement concerns.Although the concept of unruly and inconsiderate renters as neighbors has been a concern among year-round residents for years, the concept was called a “big problem” in May… Read more »

In bowling terms, after starring down the pins for a long time, Ocean City rolled a gutter ball when it comes to the new beach playground equipment.After making the decision to remove the former wooden playground sets from the beach due to a number of concerns last year, Ocean City officials learned quickly that replacing… Read more »

On Wednesday afternoon, in response to numerous inquiries, the Town of Ocean City announced it was rescheduling the planned Fourth of July fireworks downtown and at Northside Park. On Thursday morning, the Ocean Pines Association followed with an announcement to reschedule holiday festivities for Saturday and Sunday.Due to weather concerns and the fact the fireworks… Read more »