OCEAN CITY – Grab a drink, watch the sunset and take up the free opportunity to try out Stand Up Paddleboard (SUP) with OC SUP & Fitness at Fager’s Island on Thursday evenings during happy hour.The Pacifico Paddle Party kicked off last Thursday evening during Fager’s Island happy hour. The event will take place every… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Alli Sports, a division of the NBC Sports Group, announced this week the confirmed athletes for the Dew Tour Beach Championships in Ocean City on June 20-23.Over the course of four days, the top names in skateboarding and BMX will grind, grab and flip their way in the quest for the coveted… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A proud, old Boardwalk hotel dating back nearly 90 years is getting a literal and figurative facelift of sorts this week, thanks to the intervention of the Travel Channel’s “Hotel Impossible” show and its host and noted hospitality “fixer” Anthony Melchiorri.The Lankford Hotel and its associated cottages and apartment buildings on 8th… Read more »
BERLIN — Berlin leadership cast a wide net this spring seeking a new town administrator, and Mayor Gee Williams confirmed Thursday that one has been found and will migrate to Berlin all the way from Colma, Calif.“As of yesterday, we have signed a contract with our new town administrator,” Williams said. “She will be visiting… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – The Dew Tour’s construction is underway with the event getting underway next week, and discussions over dates for the Dew Tour next year have already begun.The Recreation and Parks Commission went over several private event requests on Tuesday evening before the events were passed on to the Mayor and City Council for… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A juvenile grey seal named “Ponyboy,” who was found on the beach in Ocean City on Easter Sunday with a severely injured left front flipper, somewhat reluctantly shuffled out of his crate across the crowded beach and swam into the surf on Wednesday morning.Ponyboy’s release on Wednesday was the latest in a… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A proud, old Boardwalk hotel dating back nearly 90 years is getting a literal and figurative facelift of sorts this week, thanks to the intervention of the Travel Channel’s “Hotel Impossible” show and its host and noted hospitality “fixer” Anthony Melchiorri.The Lankford Hotel and its associated cottages and apartment buildings on 8th… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A Clinton, Md. man had to be subdued with a Taser early Sunday morning after a fight on the Boardwalk resulted in a large crowd taunting and threatening Ocean City police officers.Around 1 a.m. on Sunday, uniformed OCPD officers were on bike patrol in the area of 5th Street and the Boardwalk… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — An unidentified 22-year-old Washington, D.C. man is reportedly in stable condition this week after getting stabbed repeatedly during a large fight on the Boardwalk early Sunday morning.Around 3:35 a.m. on Sunday, Ocean City Police and paramedics responded to the Stowaway Grand on the Boardwalk at 21st Street for a reported stabbing incident…. Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Despite a compromise proposed by Mayor Rick Meehan and concerns from residents and two other elected officials, the City Council majority have approved new paid parking areas for this summer.An ordinance authorizing additional paid parking in certain areas came before the Mayor and City Council this week for its final passage. New… Read more »