Currently Reading: Summer 2013

Labor Day weekend traditionally marks the end to the summer season. So as another beach year nears its close, I find myself doing a mental review of what I’ve already described as the summer that wasn’t. Fortunately, what this season … Continue reading →

I hope you all enjoyed last week’s Pony Tale. That story was just too much fun, and too weird not to share with you. I took a brief break from my role as the ranting, struggling bartender to tell you … Continue reading →

Throughout my writing of this column over the past nearly two years, I’ve used many recurring themes and worn many different hats. Some examples are: adoring father, perpetual adolescent, and recovering jackass. It seems that the most popular amongst them … Continue reading →

We’re now about a month into the summer of 2013 season, and already it’s been sheer entertainment. Please keep in mind that when I use the word “entertainment” that not all things which entertain us are good things. I’ll give … Continue reading →

They’re HEEEEeeeere! Hopefully, as you read the first two words, in your head you heard them in the voice of little Carol Anne from the classic 80’s movie Poltergeist. That’s what I was going for. I even used upper and … Continue reading →

Months after a pair of devastating fires in and around Ocean City just 10 days apart, all or parts of the damaged buildings are being torn down with the hope of a quick turnaround for both.   On Sept. 26, … Continue reading →

The popular laser light and firework shows downtown last summer have been given the go-ahead to continue on into the summer of 2013. Tourism Director Donna Abbott presented the Mayor and City Council with a request to approve the recommendation … Continue reading →

Ping Pong Summer is a coming-of-age comedy centered on a summer vacation to Ocean City, MD in 1985, ping-pong, and hip-hop. The cast of the film includes stars like Susan Sarandon, Lea Thomson and John Hannah. In order to be … Continue reading →