For those who live near the coast on the Eastern Shore, the official start to summer is Memorial Day Weekend. In Ocean City, MD, the town’s population swells from just over 7,000, to over 300,000 in the summer season, making it the state’s second most populated city. All around the town this week, business owners will be making final preparations to welcome visitors in what may turn out to … READ MORE
Written by Joanne Shriner, Staff Writer – MD Coast Dispatch Early design work, estimated at $165,000, for a new headquarters for the town’s beach patrol will begin soon, as the Mayor and City Council wants to get one of its priority infrastructure projects underway. The Ocean City Beach Patrol (OCBP) currently occupies three buildings on the south side of Dorchester St. between Baltimore and Philadelphia avenues. OCBP headquarters were … READ MORE
The Town of Ocean City announced yesterday that The Beach Boys will perform at Sunfest 2013. Tickets to the show will be available for purchase on Thursday, May 2nd at noon. Tickets cost $30 – $59. The Sunfest performance is scheduled to take place on Saturday, September 21st. The Beach Boys have been writing original songs and performing since 1961. Their bold and imaginative style has defined their 50-year … READ MORE
Written by Bob Beckelman, Eastern Shore Golf Magazine I’m going to dedicate more time to golf instruction this season. Deer Run Golf Club has been kind enough to allow me to significantly reduce my responsibilities for the Course in order to give more time to my students. I will be splitting time between the Bob Beckelman Golf Academy at Deer Run and the “A” Game Golf Academy at Nutter’s … READ MORE
Written by Joanne Shriner, Staff Writer – The Dispatch The Mayor and City Council approved this week the Surfing Beach Committee’s recommendation to expand the two rotating surfing beaches during times of good surf and have the Inlet open to surfers on a conditional basis on the weekends during the slower times of the summer. The Surfing Beach Committee first met on April 1 to discuss modernizing Ocean City’s surfing laws. … READ MORE
One of the most enchanting, creepy, and inspiring scenes will take place on the beaches and marshes of coastal MD and DE in the next upcoming weeks and months. Have you ever witnessed a creature that dates back to 400-million years ago lay eggs in the sand under a full moon? You have probably seen one of these creates many, many times, but never really thought about their habits, … READ MORE
Written by Shawn J. Soper, News Editor – The Dispatch Work wrapped up last week on the dredging of a navigation channel at the entrance to a West Ocean City marina, including depositing the dredged material on Skimmer Island north of the Route 50 bridge in an effort to restore critical nesting habitat for a handful of threatened bird species. In a continuation of a project that began two years … READ MORE
The Red Doors Community Center, known for offering community-centered, innovative classes for all ages, is about to go on a hiatus for the summer tourist season. Special events will still be held during the summer months, but if your children are fond of attending hands-on classes like the Fresh Chefs, or enjoy creating one-of-a-kind creations with Kristie Maxa, April is the last month to take these regularly scheduled classes … READ MORE
“There’s something about the energy here, it’s been really good to me,” said Pedro Barros about Ocean City after securing his skate bowl win a t the 2012 Dew Tour. Alli Sports, a division of the NBC Sports Group, announced the dates and locations for the 2013 Dew Tour just yesterday. Ocean City, MD is first on the list. Following a successful 2012 season, Dew Tour continues with three … READ MORE
Written by Shawn J. Soper, News Editor of The Dispatch After years of season closures and shrinking keeper size limits and creel limits, Maryland’s summer flounder season opened last Thursday with some of the loosest regulations in recent memory. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reported the flounder season opened in state waters just after midnight on Thursday, March 28 and will remain open until just before midnight … READ MORE
The 16-foot great white shark, Mary Lee, that passed by Assateague and Ocean City in late January is causing people to talk once again. Have no fear, this time no one is talking about Mary Lee coming near our coast, but instead, people are trying to figure out where she is headed next. The 3,500 pound shark was tagged last September off the coast of Cape Cod. She then … READ MORE
The article you’re about to read is one I’ve actually had in the vault for about a year. It’s the piece I wrote that was to post right after St. Patrick’s Day of 2012. It’s also the piece that unfortunately got lost in cyber space. I remember thinking, (at least at that time), that it was one of my favorite pieces I had written to that point. So I … READ MORE
The 2013 Summer Dew Tour is scheduled to take place in Ocean City, MD this June. The official Dew Tour dates are June 20th – 23rd, 2013. Ocean City has already begun preparing and planning for the 3rd annual event. In late 2012, Lisa Mitchell, Private Events Coordinator, proposed the set dates and location for the 2013 tour. The council voted unanimously to approve all requests. The dates were … READ MORE