Ocean City, MD – In an overabundance of caution, Jay Leno is postponing his Fall 2020 schedule. This decision will impact the three shows scheduled for October 8th and 9th, at the Performing Arts Center located in the Roland E. Powell Convention Center, 4001 Coastal Highway, Ocean city MD 21842. Mr. Leno, a long time […]
Continue ReadingThe Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC), an agency of the Maryland Department of Commerce, today announced awards totaling $1 million dollars to support arts organizations and independent artists across the state during the COVID-19 global pandemic. The funding will help adjust to losses sustained because of modified or cancelled programming and/or operations. MSAC received 155 […]
Continue ReadingOcean City, Maryland – The Ocean City Beach Patrol (OCBP) will hold a pre-employment physical skills evaluation on Sunday, May 24th, Monday May 25th and Saturday May 30th, to fill openings in the 2020 employment roster. The pre-employment evaluation is being held in Ocean City, in the area of Dorchester Street and the beach. There […]
Continue ReadingOcean City, Maryland – During a special meeting of the City Council on Thursday, Mayor Rick Meehan announced by declaration the lifting of short-term rental restrictions. “Following Governor Hogan’s lifting of the Stay-At-Home order, the Town of Ocean City will be lifting lodging restrictions on short-term rentals effective Thursday, May 14 at 5 p.m.,” Mayor […]
Continue ReadingOcean City Mayor Rick Meehan announced Monday that he intends to lift the Mayoral Declaration on May 9, 2020 allowing the opening of the beach, Boardwalk & Inlet Parking Lot. This is a way to give individuals more opportunities to get outside, exercise and enjoy fresh air, while still adhering to physical distancing guidelines and […]
Continue ReadingLodging Restrictions Extended, Beach and Boardwalk Remain Closed Ocean City, Maryland – Ocean City Mayor Rick Meehan amended two mayoral declarations combating the spread of Coronavirus (Covid-19), in order to mirror the State of Maryland’s recovery plan. The April 28th declaration extends emergency orders enacted in March, including closure of the beach, Boardwalk and Inlet […]
Continue ReadingOcean City, Maryland – With the holiday weekend upon us, Ocean City officials urge that now is not the time to travel to the resort community. Maryland, along with several surround states, remain under a Stay-At-Home order. In addition, Ocean City’s beach, Boardwalk and Inlet Parking Lot remain closed. “We are facing the greatest health […]
Continue ReadingWhether you have been a loyal attendee throughout the last 29 years or planned to attend Cruisin Ocean City for the first time, we know how special this event is for automotive enthusiasts. We welcome participants and visitors from all over the region with many as far away as Florida, Colorado and Canada. Given all […]
Continue ReadingIt has been nearly three years for the case for toplessness on Ocean City Beaches. A federal judge has dismissed a civic case challenging a June 2017 Ocean City ordinance prohibiting women from being able to go topless in the same areas that men are allowed to go shirtless on the beach and boardwalk. The […]
Continue ReadingOCEAN CITY, MARYLAND – The Town of Ocean City’s Tourism Director, Donna Abbott, passed away today, April 1, after a ferocious fight with cancer. Abbott, who held the position of Tourism Director since 2012, oversaw destination marketing and worked closely with the Town’s advertising agency to promote Ocean City as a premier vacation destination. A […]
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