Optimism seen for Ocean City’s 2012 beach season
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: May 23, 2012
Tags: beach, BEACON, gas, memo diriker, Ocean City, summer, think tank, Tourism, tourists, travel
OCEAN CITY — The head of a think tank at Salisbury University says the value-conscious mind-set of beachgoers could be changing. Memo Diriker, who heads the BEACON economic think tank, says he is hearing that many believe the upcoming summer season is going to be clearly better than the past few years. And while gas [...]
New season, new attractions in Ocean City
BY: The Daily Times of Salisbury
POSTED: May 21, 2012
Tags: beach, boards, boardwalk, brent ashley, donna abbott, fireworks, lifeguards, light show, Ocean City, ocean city life-saving station museum, Retail
OCEAN CITY — The boardwalk has been a tourism nucleus for decades. And while it stays relatively the same year after year, with a multitude of stores, eateries and other attractions, each season brings a few changes. This season, visitors will notice the actual boardwalk has received a facelift. During the off-season, some portions of [...]
Tanger puts $3M into Ocean City outlet renovations
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: May 10, 2012
Tags: carl close, Ocean City, Ocean City Factory Outlets, outlets, rehoboth beach, renovations, Retail, tanger outlet, tenants, The Cordish Cos.
WEST OCEAN CITY — Tanger Outlets is nearing completion of a $3 million cosmetic renovation project at the Ocean City Factory Outlets. The changes include new roofs, a colorful paint job and wrapping support poles with ornate brick and siding. Carl Close, head of Tanger Outlet’s construction division, tells The Daily Times of Salisbury that the [...]
Lower Shore officials slow to embrace social media
BY: The Daily Times of Salisbury
POSTED: May 7, 2012
Tags: constituents, del. charles otto, del. mike mcdermott, Del. Norman Conway, Elections, facebook, General Assembly, jared demarinis, lower shore, maryland board of elections, mayor rick meehan, Ocean City, politics, Rick Pollitt, sen. jim mathias, sen. richard colburn, social media, tamara lee-brooks, twitter, University of Maryland College Park
SALISBURY — Within the past few years, politicians have begun courting voters in 140 characters or less on Twitter and by making friends on Facebook. As more and more people sign up for the two social media platforms, state lawmakers in Maryland and those at the local level have begun using Facebook and Twitter to [...]
Summer job outlook on shore is promising
BY: The Daily Times of Salisbury
POSTED: May 1, 2012
Tags: Business, employee, hiring, job, Ocean City, outlook, salisbury, summer
OCEAN CITY — Lower Shore residents looking to earn a few extra bucks this summer may be in luck, as this year’s job outlook is promising. Leighton Moore, owner of Seacrets in Ocean City, said the number of people he’s hiring for the season is hovering around 500, which is average. “Our hiring numbers dropped [...]
Bethany Beach increasing Wi-Fi access this summer
BY: The Daily Times of Salisbury
POSTED: April 30, 2012
Tags: access, beach, bethany beach, connection, delaware, hot spot, internet, Ocean City, summer, wi-fi
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BETHANY BEACH, Del. — Visitors to Bethany Beach this summer will be able to enjoy free Wi-Fi access in the boardwalk area and on the beach. Town Manager Cliff Graviet tells The Daily Times of Salisbury that Bethany Beach hopes to offer free Wi-Fi on the beach, boardwalk and bandstand by Memorial Day. Residents have [...]
Eastern Shore communities consider tax increases
BY: Danny Jacobs
POSTED: April 30, 2012
Tags: county executive rick pollitt, local governments, mayor Jim Ireton, mayor rick meehan, Ocean City, princess anne, property tax, salisbury, shore communities, wicomico county council, worcester county
SALISBURY — Local governments in Maryland’s shore communities are weighing whether to raise taxes as they struggle with budgets hurt by declining property values. The Daily Times reports that Salisbury Mayor Jim Ireton has proposed raising the property tax rate to 1.5 cents. It hasn’t changed in four years and the city’s tax base has [...]
Panel to consider Rocky Gap slots license
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: April 26, 2012
Tags: Anne Arundel County, Baltimore, caesars entertainment, evitts resort llc, license, Ocean City, perryville, rocky gap state park, Slots, video lottery facility commission
ANNAPOLIS — A Maryland commission is scheduled to consider granting a slot machines license for a casino at Rocky Gap State Park. The state’s Video Lottery Facility Location Commission is set to consider the proposal on Thursday in Annapolis. Evitts Resort LLC is proposing a casino with 850 slot machines. So far, Maryland has opened [...]
Ocean City lifeguards preparing for summer months
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: April 23, 2012
Tags: beach patrol, labor day, lifeguards, maryland, Ocean City, public works department
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City’s lifeguards like to call themselves the “just add water beach patrol,” because people tend to think they simply show up for the summer months to patrol the resort’s beaches. But there’s more to it than that. In fact, Ocean City Beach Patrol Captain Butch Arbin and Lt. Ward Kovacs are [...]
Phase 1 of Ocean City boardwalk work almost done
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: April 20, 2012
Tags: boardwalk, Ocean City, reconstruction, somerset street, susan g. komen race, terry mcgean
OCEAN CITY — Crews are finishing the first phase of the Ocean City boardwalk reconstruction project. The Daily Times of Salisbury reports the boardwalk is expected to be ready in time for the town’s inaugural Susan G. Komen race Sunday. Ocean City Engineer Terry McGean says the phase one areas between the inlet and Somerset [...]
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