A Week In Business

Barn 34 owners Mike, Michael and Mary Ann Lawson celebrated their grand opening with a ribbon cutting by the Greater Ocean City Chamber of Commerce last Thursday. Additionally, the family accepted a c...

OCPD Taking ‘Proactive’ Stance With College Weekend Event

OCEAN CITY — Resort officials are preparing for an unsanctioned event in early June that caused a ruckus in Virginia Beach last year. In April 2013, an unsanctioned College Beach Weekend event i...

Salisbury Council Plans To Offer Pre-Meeting Prayer

SALISBURY — With the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that prayer before government meetings is Constitutional earlier this month, the Salisbury City Council has agreed to return to a prayer policy of ...

Stalled Property Negotiation Slows New Boat Ramp Process; Landowner: ‘This Is Terribly Unfair’

OCEAN CITY – The town has come to a stalemate with property owners over land needed to construct the new public boat ramp that has been slated to begin for the past two years. In 2012, the Mayor and...

28th Annual OC Health Fair Held

The 28th annual Ocean City Health Fair was held on May 6. Over 400 attendees received health services education and many free screenings from 96 vendors. Cutting the ribbon were, from left, sponsor re...

In Light Of Federal Court Ruling, OCPD ‘To Tread Lightly’ With Boardwalk Street Performers This Summer

OCEAN CITY — Keeping the peace and finding a balance on the Boardwalk street performer issue are the challenges facing the Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) on the eve of another summer season...

Knives, Laser Pointers No Longer Can Be Sold In Resort; Council Unanimously OKs Emergency Ban

OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Mayor and Council banned in emergency fashion on Monday the sale of “assisted opening knives” and laser pointers. Last week, Ocean City Police Department Chief Ross B...

Busy Cruisin’ Weekend Launches Summer Season With Huge Crowds, Major Traffic Backups; City Officials, Promoter To Review Event

OCEAN CITY — A lively debate ensued among the business and residential sectors this week over the Cruisin’ event with critics maintaining it needs major changes and supporters welcoming it as ...

New Trimper’s Rides Book Shares the History of the Park though Vintage Images

Discover Ocean City’s iconic amusement park in Trimper’s Rides, the newest pictorial history from Arcadia Publishing. The new book, written by local authors Monica Thrash and Brandon Seidl, is par...

Ramp it Up this Spring with a Fresh Ramp Pesto

Ramp it up this spring with fresh ramps and make your own homemade pesto! Check to see if there are any ramp festivals in your area! Most farmers markets will carry them this time of year but it won&#...