OC Council Approves Relief Package For Homebuilding Aimed At Year-Round Residency

OCEAN CITY — It certainly wasn’t easy, but resort officials this week signed off on an incentive program to encourage more year-round residents to make Ocean City their home by relaxing s...

Dough Roller’s Legacy Began, Continues With Family

(Editor’s Note: The following story is part of a series on long-running, family-owned Boardwalk businesses.)OCEAN CITY – The Dough Roller founder Bill Gibbs said he always knew he would b...

Eastern Shore Transplants Mark 100th Birthdays In Ocean Pines

OCEAN PINES – Two Ocean Pines residents did not let the COVID-19 pandemic stop them from celebrating their 100th birthday.On July 17, Dot Ross celebrated her 100th year of life with residents a...

Open Houses July 24, 2020

OCEAN CITY The Latitudes 25th Street Bayfront Thurs-Mon 10-4 New Construction 3BR/3BA/Garage Townhomes Mary McCracken Long & Foster 410-430-7302OCEAN CITY 7 Corner Store Ln Sunset Island 67th St....

Vanishing Ocean City With Bunk Mann – July 24, 2020

The Ocean City beachfront has changed dramatically over the past 60 years. In this picture (circa 1955) taken from a balcony at the old Commander Hotel, the narrowness of the beach in that era is evi...

What’s Your Sign? July 24, 2020

ARIES (March 21 to April 19): A bit of Arian contrariness could be keeping you from getting all the facts. Turn it off, and tune in to what you need to hear. It could make all the difference this wee...

The Adventures Of Fatherhood – July 24, 2020

Carson’s first fish will go down as a sting ray. For the last three years or so, Beckett and I have fished with the Ocean City Guide Service each summer. We started with a couple two-hour trips ...

Voices From The Readers – July 24, 2020

Developer’s Comment WrongEditor:I am writing to dispute a blatantly inaccurate statement made in the article in the July 17 issue of The Dispatch by Charlene Sharpe. In the article Ms. Sharpe q...

Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk – July 24, 2020

As seems to be the case with many topics these days, the notion of school reopening is a divisive issue these days. If you believe a majority of the teacher unions across the state, our classroom lea...

Governor Right Not To Impose More Restrictions

Now is not the time for more (or less) statewide restrictions on public places. The current limitations are accomplishing their goals of keeping crowd sizes modest and encouraging people to be outsid...