BERLIN – What would you name an alpaca?It’s a question everyone is invited to consider as Inca Ruins in Berlin hosts a naming contest for its new mascot, a handmade, life-size alpaca that sits outside the shop. The fluffy, six-foot-tall figure is quickly becoming a celebrity in downtown Berlin.“People are always taking pictures with it,”… Read more »
Monthly Archives: April 2015
Tighter Rules Proposed For OC Street Performers; Rotating Schedule Eyed For Congested Areas
OCEAN CITY – With the Boardwalk Task Force’s recommendations regarding street performers in hand, the Mayor and City Council will next meet with the town’s First Amendment counsel to discuss how strict the changes can be without breaking the law.The Town of Ocean City has been struggling with the proliferation of street performers on the… Read more »
Open Houses Of The Week
OCEAN CITYBroad Marsh70th Street BaysideMon-Sat 10-5Sun 12-53BR/2FB/2HBTownhomesThe Fritschle Group/Condominium Realty410-524-6400WEST OCEAN CITYVillas at Inlet IsleDaily 11-3Waterfront THs3BR/4BAPJ AldridgeThe Fritschle Group/Condominium Realty410-251-7562OCEAN CITYThe Gateway GrandOceanfront 48th StreetDaily 10-5Fully Furnished3-4BR/3BACondos & PenthousesThe Fritschle Group/Condominium Realty877-260-2710OCEAN CITYThe View57th St. BayfrontDaily 10-4New ConstructionDirect Bayfront3BR/2BA CondoDan ClaylandColdwell Banker410-726-5108WEST OCEAN CITYSeaside VillageGolf Course RoadDaily 10-6New Construction3BR/3.5BATown HomesLennar Homes302-540-0309OCEAN CITYEleven 11 EdgewaterEdgewater… Read more »
Showell Elementary Third Grade Students Learn About Finance From Junior Achievement Volunteers
Downtown Restaurant’s Site Plan Approval Extended By 18 Months
OCEAN CITY – A proposed major bayfront restaurant project in downtown Ocean City received an extension of its site plan last week to allow for final design decisions to be made.Last Tuesday the Planning and Zoning Commission considered a request submitted to extend site plan approval of a 5,104-square-foot restaurant, tiki bar and playground area… Read more »
We Remember Those We Have Lost
Irvin RipponsSELBYVILLE, Del. — B. Irvin Rippons, 70, of Selbyville, Del., passed away on Thursday, April 23, 2015 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury with his family by his side.He was born in Baltimore on Oct. 12, 1944 and was a son of Isabel Tall Rippons and the late Solomon Irvin Rippons.Irvin attended schools… Read more »
With May Comes Official ‘Get Ready’ Season
Every season means something significant in the Ocean City area and with the calendar flipping to May it’s worth a look at the unique aspects of the changing of the seasons around these parts.The summer is the most important of the four seasons. It’s critical to households, businesses and the general economy of the lower… Read more »
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk
It would be wrong to call what Ocean City recently passed and goes into effect today a smoking ban on the beach. However, it would be right to call it a Boardwalk smoking ban.The new law restricts smoking to designated sites — marked by the ugly orange receptacles — on the beach. The new law,… Read more »
National Bike Month Events On Tap
BERLIN – To kick off National Bike Month, a local group is hosting a variety of events to promote the sport.Members of the Eastern Shore International Mountain Biking Association (ESIMBA) are hoping to raise bicycling awareness with several activities in May.“One of the things I like to say is the trail starts here,” said Tres… Read more »
Cable Box Swiped To Watch Wrestling
OCEAN CITY — An Ocean City man was arrested on first-degree burglary and other charges this week after allegedly breaking into a vacant seasonal residence in the resort and swiping a cable box before running up hundreds of dollars in pay-per-view programs including professional wrestling.On April 11, an OCPD officer was dispatched to a residence… Read more »