FENWICK ISLAND – As a result of recommendations passed forward by a new Parking Committee, the speed limit on all side streets through Fenwick Island will become 15 mph, and the town is researching a right-of-way survey to stripe available parking on bayside streets. The first Parking Committee meeting was held a couple of weeks… Read more »
BERLIN — Tanger Outlets in West Ocean City is the best place to indulge your love of classic cars, shop and save and help find a cure next Friday, Oct. 11. Tanger Outlets is hosting its annual Endless Summer Car Show on Friday, Oct. 11. Registration runs from 8:30-10:30 a.m. at Tanger Shopper Services, located… Read more »
OCEAN PINES — A planned extension of Worcester County water and sewer services to Ocean Pines advanced this week with the completion of a financial feasibility study and the awarding of a $415,569 contract for the project to A.P. Croll and Sons, Inc. The feasibility study was approved back in July, with Jessica Ramsay, enterprise… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — An Illinois man, arrested in July on numerous criminal and traffic charges after a two-state, high-speed chase, pleaded guilty to second-degree assault and resisting arrest in District Court in Ocean City Friday and was sentenced to 18 months in jail. Brion Adam Kriss, 24, of Frankfort, Ill., appeared in District Court in… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – The city was once denied the request of a tax differential from Worcester County by the Maryland Municipal League (MML), leading officials to schedule a discussion for future action. At the conclusion of Tuesday afternoon’s Mayor and City Council work session, Councilman Joe Mitrecic announced the city had received correspondence from the… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The public is invited to come see and hear the region’s top 10 barbershop quartet finalists in Ocean City this weekend at the Roland E. Powell Convention Center. On Saturday, Oct. 5 at 7 p.m., the quartet finalists will be featured along with a Show of Champions, featuring past and present quartet… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – It all about family tradition when it comes to the Captain’s Table, as the restaurant is returning to its roots by adding a grand piano back to the scene. The Captain’s Table is located inside the Courtyard by Marriot on 15th Street and the Boardwalk in Ocean City. However, the restaurant dates… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — While construction could be nearly two decades away, federal transportation officials last week formally approved one of several alternatives for a new Route 50 Bridge into Ocean City, setting in motion a likely lengthy timetable for the replacement of the existing span. After reviewing numerous impact studies for the multiple alternatives proposed,… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – A large project received approval this week to fill a long-vacant property in downtown Ocean City with a request to improve traffic circulation. Buccaneer’s Caye at Shipwreck Cove was proposed on Tuesday evening before the Planning and Zoning Commission as a 10,893-square-foot restaurant and tiki bar with two on-site employee housing units…. Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The task force studying the issue of moving the start date for public schools across Maryland back after Labor Day had its first meeting last week with positive results, but it will likely take serious support from the resort business community to make the change a reality. Last spring, the Maryland General… Read more »