Civil rights activists say they’ll protest along the way to Ocean City on Thursday to bring attention to the violent arrests of Black teenagers in June there.

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Saying times have changed, five women urge U.S. appeals court to overturn 30-year precedent and strike down Ocean City’s prohibition on women going topless.

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A federal appeals court Wednesday upheld the constitutionality of Ocean City’s prohibition on women going topless while permitting men to go bare-chested in the Eastern Shore beach town, saying the gender-based ban is substantially related to the important governmental interest ...

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The Ferris wheel at a historic amusement park on the Ocean City boardwalk has reopened after a zoning violation.

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Videos showing Ocean City police officers kneeing one Black teen and using a stun gun on another on the Boardwalk in separate confrontations that began over vaping are stirring criticism of the department’s use of force.

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Trimper’s Rides in Ocean City has agreed to move a Ferris wheel that's overhanging the Boardwalk and violating the town’s zoning code.

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The company that owns a historic amusement park on the Ocean City boardwalk will be penalized for violating a zoning code if it doesn’t move its Ferris wheel, the town council decided.

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Cambria Hotels, an upscale brand franchised by Rockville-based Choice Hotels International Inc., made its official debut in Ocean City with the grand opening of the Cambria Hotel Ocean City - Bayfront.

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It’s shaping up to be a record-setting year for Ocean City, Maryland, as many newly vaccinated beachgoers celebrate their first chance to travel since the start of the pandemic. “The phrase I’ve been quoted saying is, everybody’s got cabin fever on ...

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A seemingly divided 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday considered whether Ocean City’s prohibition on women going topless violates the Constitution’s guarantee of equal treatment under the law because men are permitted to go bare-chested in the Eastern ...

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