A handy schedule of St. Patrick’s Day Shenanigans

Posted by: Ocean City
St. Patrick’s Day is an Ocean City tradition, and to many, it’s a favorite holiday to celebrate at in our perpetually-lucky beach town. St. Patty’s ushers in the beginning of the spr......

Ocean City Emergency Management Encourages Residents to Prepare for Extreme Winds

Posted by: Ocean City
Ocean City, Maryland – (March 2, 2018): The current storm system bringing extreme wind and rain across Maryland is expected to last in Ocean City throughout the weekend. The most dangerous......

Up-and-coming artists are showcased this March at the Art League of Ocean City

Posted by: Ocean City
The public is invited to the Art League of Ocean City‘s monthly First Friday reception on March 2 from 5 – 7 p.m. at the Ocean City Center for the Arts on 94th street. MAC’s Catering......

Worcester urges residents to prepare for winter storm

Posted by: Ocean City
March 1, 2018, the National Weather Service is calling for a winter storm, with prolonged, hazardous winds of 30-35 mph, with gusts up to 50 mph, and significant tidal flooding beginning Friday mornin......

10 reasons to stay at the Gateway Hotel & Suites, in photos

Posted by: Ocean City
For the last few years, the Gateway Hotel Suites, an Ascend Hotel Collection Member has been undergoing renovations. Once a Sleep Inn, the hotel was offered the opportunity to upgrade to the......

Celebrating the end of FeBREWary at Seacrets

Posted by: Ocean City
At this point, it’s an annual FeBREWary tradition. We go to Seacrets (it’s almost more fun in the wintertime), we listen to some good music and we drink great local beer, with about 850 ot......

Top 10 free things to do in Ocean City this spring

Posted by: Ocean City
There’s no better way to whet your whistle for summer than to plan a trip to Ocean City while the crowds still are small. Whether you’re making a day trip or taking a long weekend, there a......

Ocean City Oddities: Bill Tracy, OC’s Original Dark Ride Bat Boy

Posted by: Ocean City
Bill Tracy, legendary dark ride designer and industry leader for his time, was a mysterious man with a passion  for unique artistry. It’s not widely known that Tracy was a major contributor to ......

Odyssea Watersports prepares for another summer of fun (+ win a summer jet ski rental!)

Posted by: Ocean City
In Ocean City, the winter months make up a dead season for the local watersports businesses. Odyssea Watersports, a family-owned-and-operated watersports rental service located on 51st street bayside,......

Worcester County Economic Development accepting applications for STEM summer programs

Posted by: Ocean City
Worcester County Economic Development (WCED) is now accepting applications for the 2018 STEM summer enrichment programs. These programs provide exceptional opportunities for Worcester County stud......

Our Top 10 Ocean City Boardwalk Hotels

Posted by: Ocean City
(In no particular order, because it was hard enough just to pick 10!) 1. Dunes Manor We’ll start this list with the hotel at the verrry end of the Boardwalk: Dunes Manor.    You might ......

What to Watch at the 2nd annual Ocean City Film Festival

Posted by: Ocean City
It’s all happening again: the second annual Ocean City Film Festival will be taking place this March (the 9th – 11th, to be exact) at venues in North Ocean City including the Ocean City Ce......

Josh Turner is coming to the Convention Center this March

Posted by: Ocean City
Nashville recording artist Josh Turner is coming to Ocean City. and will be performing at the Convention Center on Friday, March 23. The multi-platinum singer is best known for his hits like “Yo......

#CleanBeachOC: The Making of the Cleanest Beach in America

Posted by: Ocean City
Every Tuesday morning, weather permitting, for just over two years, Robert Banach and his team of volunteers have been keeping the Ocean City beach clean one bag of trash at a time. They’d like ......

Who is your real estate agent working for?

Posted by: Ocean City
…And who’s got your best interests in mind? Understanding who real estate agents represent is confusing to many buyers and sellers.  They don’t know what the agent’s responsib......

Ocean City Oddities: The Bearded Salesman

Posted by: Ocean City
One salesman still stands Step back in time with this 1964 advertisement from the International Fiberglass Company out of Venice, California that featured many large figures produced by the ......

Independent crime/thriller to be shot in Ocean City

Posted by: Ocean City
In 2018, as the summer season winds down, Philadelphia filmmaker Nick Belial and his crew will be in Ocean City to shoot the independent feature film “To Avenge.” The story that Belial has......

Ocean City love stories

Posted by: Ocean City
I asked, you answered…Kind of.  While I didn’t get to read as many tales of romance taking place in Ocean City as I’d hoped (with the exception of Marilyn’s just below, wh......

We’ll get through these six more weeks.

Posted by: Ocean City
What’s worse: the way that “Punxsutawney” is spelled, or the fact that we have six more weeks of winter? Probably the latter. Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, which means we’l......

Art League’s First Friday to celebrate local art and local beer

Posted by: Ocean City
Local beer and local art? Now that’s a great pairing. This February the Ocean City Center for the Arts celebrates the talents of local Eastern Shore artists, and Shore Craft Beer will be at the ......

Creature Feature: Red fox sightings abound

Posted by: Ocean City
It seems like red foxes have been everywhere this winter. I saw a few for myself in Assateague this January, where they were out playing and leaping around in the marshes. The small, orange-y red mamm......

It’s FeBREWary: the best month to eat and drink on the Shore

Posted by: Ocean City
We’ve been posting about it plenty on our sister site Shore Craft Beer, but we wanted to let all you Ocean City lovers know about the Shore’s best-kept secret. Well, maybe it’s not a......

Shacking up at Shotti’s Point

Posted by: Ocean City
Welcome to Ocean City! Now get out.  That’s not exactly how an Ocean City newcomer might feel when they step foot into Shotti’s Point, but one might want to keep in mind that thi......

Summer photos from the vault

Posted by: Ocean City
I know, I know–we do this every January. Sometimes in December and February, too. But those are always the most difficult months to get through. At least in March the sun starts to shine just a ......

Delmarva Birding Weekend is almost here

Posted by: Ocean City
For the third year, Delmarva goes to the birds  2018’s Winter Delmarva Birding Weekend will be held Jan. 26 – 28, signaling for local birders to dust off their binoculars and zoom len......

Fighting to be the Best of Ocean City: Restaurants Edition

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In case you missed it, the annual Best of Ocean City voting is well underway. Over the rest of the year, we’ll be picking out some of out favorite races and asking you whether it is fair. If it isnâ......

Fighting to be the Best of Ocean City: Bars Edition

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In case you missed it, the annual Best of Ocean City voting is well underway. Over the rest of the year, we’ll be picking out some of out favorite races and asking you whether it is fair. If it ......

Valentine’s Weekend getaways

Posted by: Ocean City
If you’ve got the Valentine’s weekend off, or are waiting to make sure the weather won’t fail you, don’t worry–there are plenty of places to stay in Ocean City for Valent......

Real Estate Sales: 2017 Year in Review

Posted by: Ocean City
Properties sold in Worcester County  Single Family Homes 959 Single Family Homes traded hands.  The sold prices ranged from $8,000 to $2,300,000. Statistics show the total volume of sales co......

Commissioners recognize staff for service during snow storm

Posted by: Ocean City
At their January 16, 2018 meeting, the Commissioners extended their sincere appreciation to County employees involved in snow removal to clear County roads and properties of ice and snow during the re......

Ocean City gets its first craft beer challenge

Posted by: Ocean City
We usually delegate news relating to craft beer challenges and trails to our sister site Shore Craft Beer, but this piece directly relates to Ocean City. In fact, Shore Craft Beer teamed up with the T......

My Place in OC

Posted by: Ocean City
Memories from vacations past Leaving Ocean City at the end of my vacations has always been heartbreaking for me. As a child I spent many a  summer in Ocean City enjoying the beach, boardwalk and ......

Ocean City being sued over its rule banning topless women

Posted by: The OC Blog
Ocean City's ordinance prohibiting topless women in public is being challenged by a lawsuit. The Daily Times reports the suit filed Tuesday by five women in federal court includes Ocean City and s......

Summer sunrises over Ocean City

Posted by: Ocean City
While we are in the bitter cold winter days of January, we can’t help but day dream about summer days laying on the beach, soaking up the warm sunshine. The best way to start those summer days i......

Ocean City Oddities: The Genie is Out of the Bottle

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After over four decades, the giant genie down at Trimper’s Rides and Amusements has finally been let out of the bottle. One of the park’s iconic funhouses – Aladdin’s Lamp (Salem Aleikum) – ......