Summer Preview: OC Brewing Company

Hoping “to bring a business …back to (his) hometown,” Joshua Shores, a Delmarva native with a fitting last name, is opening Ocean City Brewing Company in the heart of OCMD. This new arrival open...

Book Review: Images of America, Trimper’s Rides

Trimper’s Rides hold a special place in the hearts of locals and visitors of our resort town. In fact, one could argue that Trimper’s is synonymous with Ocean City, with a heritage that dates back...

Stephen Decatur High School’s Chapter Of Mu Alpha Theta Math Honor Society Holds Fundraisers At Popeyes

On Thursday, May 1, Stephen Decatur High School’s Chapter of Mu Alpha Theta Math Honor Society held a fundraiser at Popeyes Chicken in West Ocean City. The event was a success, and over $350 was rai...

Teen’s Death In Ocean City Attributed To Rip Current

OCEAN CITY — An 18-year-old Montgomery County man died Monday after being submerged for at least 20 minutes before lifeguards could locate him off 137th Street. Around 4:30 p.m. Monday, Ocean Ci...

In Interview, Writer/Director Michael Tully Calls ‘Ping Pong Summer’ Movie His ‘Heartfelt Love Letter To Ocean City’

OCEAN CITY – From first introducing “Ping Pong Summer” to the Town of Ocean City in the summer of 2012 to the film hitting big screens today, Michael Tully sits down with The Dispatch to speak o...

18th Annual Mako Mania Underway

OCEAN CITY- The 18th Annual Mako Mania shark tournament got underway today with dozens of boats and teams of anglers participating in the first of three official fishing days. With sharks showing up i...

Vanishing Ocean City With Bunk Mann

The Belmont was a landmark on Dorchester Street with its distinctive green and yellow façade for many years. Located just a few steps off the Boardwalk, it had been built by Lambert Ayres in 1897. Li...

34th Ocean City Shark Tourney A Big Success

OCEAN CITY- Moving the 34th Annual Ocean City Shark Tournament up to the last weekend in May for the first time ever was clearly a good decision by event organizers with several big sharks weighed at ...

SD Middle School Dragon Team Give Pencil Holders Made Of Recycled Plastic To Teachers

As part of the Dragon Team’s Service Learning Project, eighth grade Stephen Decatur Middle School students Lizeth Vera Flores, Daniela Mendez Rodriguez and Alexis Cathell place pencil holders made f...

Things I Like

Displays of gratitude   Overhearing a great question from a reporter in the newsroom   John Malkovich in “Crossbones”   How hungry my kids get after playing in the ocean   Meet...