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This Week in OC: O.C.toberfest! Paranormal Investigations! A craft beer festival! And more…

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Happy Monday! There is no video this week to go along with “This Week in OC” because I went out and filmed this morning when it was 50 degrees outside, my hands got numb, and everything was just too awkward to make for a decent video. So… Here we are. Here’s proof that I DID go out to film in Sunset Park for at least a minute,  where I glared at the camera and quickly decided to just take photos instead: 

And, more importantly, a few photos from a beautiful and empty Ocean City:

It also didn’t help that there is so much going on this week that I couldn’t possibly fit all of it into a two-minute video, or even remember all of it, honestly. So as not to leave anyone out, all of this week’s happenings and events are listed at the bottom of this post. 

If you’re coming for the big beer festival this weekend, be sure to take advantage of the hotel packages available — it’s finally the off-season which means you can find cheap hotel deals all around town, and these ones come with discounted General Admission OCtoberfest tickets (and some of them with a few other goodies). 

From the beer fest to the beach maze, the museum to the 10-miler… You certainly won’t be bored in Ocean City this weekend. We only hope it doesn’t rain, knock on wood. 

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Shore Craft Beer Fest: OCtoberfest (Oct. 27): 

Sunset Park overlooking Assawoman Bay will once again be the setting for a fabulous Shore Craft Beer celebration of the local breweries who are producing world class beer. You can’t beat the beauty of this location either, so if you want great beer and a great party with live music, get your VIP tickets, or regular admission, today.

Use the code “havefun” for $5 off each ticket.

Fall Restaurant Week (now until 10/28): Many of the great Ocean City restaurants will create special, fixed-price menus for Fall Restaurant Week and there is no need for coupons, passes, tickets, or coupons to participate – you simply choose a participating restaurant and have a wonderful dining experience at a fixed price.

Local’s Appreciation Week at the Life-Saving Station Museum (Oct. 25 – 31): This is the 9th Annual Local’s Appreciation Week, and from October 25-31st, the Ocean City Museum Society is offering free admission to locals, and all who consider themselves local when they are here visiting, to the Life-Saving Station Museum. Also 10% off gift shop purchases!

Dead of Night Paranormal Investigation (Oct. 27): On Saturday, October 27, the Ocean City Life-Saving Station Museum will be bringing back the popular Paranormal Event. This event, which was held for the first time last fall, will allow visitors to follow along with Dead of Night Paranormal Team and experience the spirits that occupy the Ocean City Life- Saving Station Museum.

O.C.toberfest Halloween Beach Maze (Oct. 27 – 28): Get lost in a giant Halloween beach maze at this free event. The maze is open to all ages, and there will be witches, ghouls and zombies walking around, so prepare to be spooked!

O.C.toberfest Great Pumpkin Race (Oct. 27): Build a tiny pumpkin race car and come compete at the annual down-hill race. Prizes will be awarded for speed and creativity in each division. Registration and team check-in begins at 12 p.m. before the race.

Halloween Spook-Out Party (Oct. 28): Come celebrate the spookiest time of year at Northside Park with games, arts & crafts, hayrides and much more. But most of all, don’t forget to come dressed up! There will be costume contests, carnival games, face painting, arts & crafts, hayrides, refreshments, and more! Bring one wrapped bag of candy per child for admission.  Pre-registration is not required

Seaside 10-Mile/5k Run (Oct. 27): Join in at the well known Seaside 10 Mile & 5K run that includes the world famous boardwalk, and will take place rain or shine!  Registration fees for participants.

Autumn Home & Condo Show (Oct. 27 – 28): Here is your chance to get hundreds of ideas for decorating your home – inside and outside. Get ideas about decorating, remodeling, accessorizing, renovating, and even building a home.

Swing for Youth Golf Open (Oct. 27): Eagles Landing plays host to the OC Recreation Boosters 8th Annual Swing for Youth Golf Open, scheduled for Saturday, October 27, 2018. This 4-person Florida scramble is a huge success, with sell-out crowds each year. 

Artrageous (Oct. 28): Artrageous is a high energy interactive show that combines visual and performing arts. The performers sing, dance and paint onstage, creating a living gallery that the audience gets to come onstage and walk through in the end. Ocean City has never seen anything like it!

Tickets are still available for “Artrageous: An Interactive Art & Music Experience”

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With two upcoming shows in Ocean City, “Artrageous” will benefit the Art League and Worcester County students

Ocean City, MD — Oct. 15, 2018: On Sunday, Oct. 28 at 8 p.m., the Art League of Ocean City will bring a high-energy national touring stage show to Ocean City at the Performing Arts Center. Artrageous is an interactive art and music experience for all ages that combines the visual and performing arts with audience participation. 

With grants from The Humphreys Foundation and the Optimist Club, and support from T.E.A.M. Productions and the Town of Ocean City, the Sunday performance will help fund a free abbreviated school performance geared toward younger audiences. This performance will take place on Monday, Oct. 29, and will be attended by 1,200 Worcester County middle and high school students.

Worcester County teachers have lesson plans they can use to prepare the students ahead of time for what they will see and how they will participate.

“This is the type of opportunity that can change kids lives,” said Rina Thaler, Executive Director of the Art League. “When children are exposed to the arts at an early age, it opens up possibilities they may not have considered in their lives and gives them an outlet of self expression.”

Artrageous is a troupe of traveling actors and musicians from Vancouver, Canada who banded together in the 1980s to perform and see the world. Starting with children’s puppetry theater and rising from a fire that destroyed their theater, the troupe has performed for the likes of Sir Richard Branson, Steve Forbes and General Colin Powell, and in venues and events all over the world from India to Thailand, Paris to Austria.

As people who live and breathe the arts, creativity, community and inspiration, the performers share their passion with the world in a show that focuses on art, music, theater, singing, dancing and audience interaction, all on one stage.

Audience members will witness the creativity of an artist creating a masterpiece before their eyes in mere moments. Combined with captivating vocals, intricate choreography and exciting music, Artrageous takes their audiences on a visual journey to a gallery of finished paintings, culminating in the performers inviting the audience to come on stage and join in the artmaking.

During Sunday’s show, the artists will create eight large paintings. Everyone who attends the Sunday performance will be entered in a drawing to win one of the paintings. The remaining seven painting will be available for bidding at a silent auction at the end of the show to benefit the programs of the Art League.

Tickets range from $25-$35, and are available at ticketmaster.com. Tickets may also be purchased in person at the Ocean City Convention Center box office without fees. Sales benefit the programs of the Art League of Ocean City.

Ocean City History: Photos from the First Historic House Tour

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Ocean City’s downtown is replete with old buildings, some of them dating back to the 19th century and still functioning as they were originally intended to today. On Saturday, Oct. 13, the Ocean City Life-Saving Station Museum — itself one of the oldest structures in town — held its first Historic House Tour, allowing visitors to step inside some of downtown’s most historic churches, bed & breakfasts and beach homes, and reminisce on Ocean City days of yore.

The tour was designed by event chairman Daphne Hurley, its purpose to raise funds for the George and Suzanne Hurley Scholarship Fund. The memorial scholarship is open to graduating seniors of Stephen Decatur High School who plan to further their education at Wor-Wic Community College, Salisbury University or the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.

In addition to the scholarship, Hurley was inspired by the abundance of old and history-rich buildings that make up Ocean City’s downtown.

“You come up Baltimore Avenue and you travel to wherever you’re going, and there are all these places where I think, ‘what are they like inside? I’ve never been in there, that’s interesting,'” Hurley said. “As our footprint changes, so does our history. Before this all goes away, we wanted to give people a chance.”

Eight buildings were included on the tour, including the museum and St. Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church, St. Paul’s by the Sea Episcopal Church, the Atlantic House Bed & Breakfast, the Bay Breeze house, An Inn on the Ocean Bed & Breakfast, the Roberts Cottage and the Phillips’ family’s bayside home, where docents were present to give guests a brief history and tour of each location. 

The museum hopes to make the tour an annual event. Below is just a glimpse into what was featured on the first Historic House Tour, along with an inside look at what many lovingly refer to as “old Ocean City.” 

The Life-Saving Station Museum (1891)

The tour starts at the southernmost end of Ocean City at the Ocean City Museum Society’s headquarters, the Life-Saving Station Museum.  The museum itself is an Ocean City landmark of significant historical value, and the first stop on the Historic House tour; built in 1891, the structure was used first by the U.S. Life-Saving Service and then by the U.S. Coast Guard until 1964, when they moved to a new station. The original building fell into disrepair until 1977, when the Ocean City Museum Society was formed to rescue the landmark. It’s thanks to them, the Mayor and the City Council that the building was saved and moved to its current location at the Inlet. The Ocean City Life-Saving Station Museum is celebrating its 40th anniversary at this location this year. 

St. Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church (1880)

Dating back to 1880, the first Catholic church to open its doors in Ocean City is St. Mary Star of the Sea on South Baltimore Avenue. The Baltimore Sun reported in August of that year, “Right Rev. Bishop A. Thomas Becker celebrated mass and preached a sermon Sunday morning (August 8) in the new Catholic chapel, “Star of the Sea,” at Ocean City, MD.”
While construction of the church was completed in 1880, the first Catholic services in Ocean City were conducted around 1877. Mass was held in a room at the Myers’ Cottage on Wicomico St. and the Boardwalk, where Dolle’s is now located.
The docent that was present at this stop of the tour, Newt Weaver, was baptized at the church and has been attending mass here his whole life. He recalled hiding underneath one of the pews at four years old, and his father telling him, “get out from under there, that’s where the devil lives.” The woman sitting next to Newt’s father nodded in agreement, and Newt never crawled under the pews again. 

St. Paul’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church (1901)

Like the Catholic services, the first Episcopal services in Ocean City were held in the summer of 1877. The first Episcopal Church in town, St. Paul’s by-the-Sea on North Baltimore Avenue, was built in 1882. The current iteration of the church was built in 1901, after storms and vandals caused the original building to deteriorate. The first service in the new building was held on July 7, 1901, even with “its interior unfurnished and unfinished.” 
The building became the first in Ocean City to be named to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.
In 2013, a fire destroyed the rectory of the church and tragically claimed the life of Rector David Dingwall. In 2018, the fellowship commons was dedicated by the congregation and the community. 

Atlantic House Bed & Breakfast (1927)

In 1926, Ocean City hotel owner Josephine Hastings purchased the plot of land that the Atlantic House now sits on to build a cottage for her daughter, Florence. 
The cottage was converted to a bed & breakfast in 1987 by its then-owners, Bill and Helen Adkins. They called it the Falcon Crest. 
When the business changed hands again in 1993, it was renamed “Atlantic House Bed & Breakfast.” Today it’s owned by Gkergki and Marinella Drakos.
Vintage bathing suits were on display for the tour in one of the Atlantic House’s rooms.

The Bay Breeze (1950)

The Bay Breeze, a charming beach house on St. Louis Avenue, was designed and built by Robert “Bob” Craig in 1949-50. The home was restored between 2012 and 2016, and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018. 
Bob Craig served on the Ocean City Beach Patrol  for 51 years, 41 of those years as Captain, until his retirement in 1986. 
In its early days, the house’s dormitory-style upper level served as a home for its owners while rooms on the main floor were rented out during the summer. A narrow wooden ladder in the right corner of this room, just out of frame, leads upstairs.
The house is filled with historic photos of Ocean City and the Ocean City Beach Patrol. In addition to the Historic House Tour, it was also a stop on the Art League’s Sandcastle Home Tour. With all of the Old Ocean City paraphernalia that line its walls and shelves, the Bay Breeze is practically a museum in and of itself. 

Inn on the Ocean (1932)

The cottage known as the Inn on the Ocean, located on the Boardwalk at 10th Street, was built in 1932 by then-Mayor William W. McCabe and his wife Harriet. 
The oceanfront cottage became a bed & breakfast in the 1980s, and has been known by the names “Rhodes Inn,” “Annabell’s” and “The Inn on the Ocean,” as it’s called today.
The rooms retain a classic and old-fashioned atmosphere, and guests can enjoy refreshments on the porch that sits just over the Ocean City boardwalk.
Another vintage bathing suit sits on the bed of this bed & breakfast, too — a fun easter egg for guests taking the Historic House Tour. Other stops on the tour not photographed here include the Roberts Cottage on Washington Lane, circa 1940, and the Phillips House on Teal Drive, circa 1983.

Town of Berlin receives prestigious “Sustainable Maryland” award

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The Environmental Finance Center at the University of Maryland announced on Monday that the town of Berlin, Md. was one of eight Maryland municipalities honored at the Sustainable Maryland Awards Ceremony at the Maryland Municipal League’s annual Fall conference in Annapolis. Berlin previously achieved Sustainable Maryland certification in 2012 and 2015. 

Highlights of Berlin’s accomplishments include:

  • The Town held their fourth annual “Take Pride in Berlin” event to encourage residents to get involved in their community, beginning with a “Clean-Up Day” and other community related projects.
  • The Town completed the Healthiest Maryland Business Assessment in 2017 and became recognized as a “Healthiest Maryland Business.”
  • The Town adopted a Green Purchasing Policy, which involved the explicit promotion of green purchasing and environmentally preferable products whenever possible.
  • In partnership with local environmental nonprofits, the Town has an ongoing watershed stewardship volunteer engagement program through which Berlin residents can become actively engaged in practical activities to keep local watersheds clean and healthy. 

“The citizens of the Town of Berlin continue to recognize the importance of environmental stewardship and want to continue to develop a sustainable quality of life for generations to come,” said Berlin Mayor Gee Williams III. “We continue to strive to maintain the environment and to maintain the balance of good environmental stewardship and growth. Within the Town of Berlin, we look for solid citizen involvement and we seek their support as a part of our overall collaboration of involvement between citizens and government.”

According to Mike Hunninghake, Program Manager for Sustainable Maryland, “This year’s class of Sustainable Maryland Certified communities represents significant continued progress on sustainability issues, in small towns and large cities, from all across the state. The Green Teams, elected officials, and municipal staff that have accomplished so much provide both inspiration and real-world examples for their peers to follow.”

Sustainable Maryland Certification: To achieve certification, municipalities are required to form a Green Team comprised of local residents, community leaders, municipal staff and officials; complete a variety sustainability-related Actions worth a total of at least 150 points (including two mandatory actions and two of six priority actions), and submit the appropriate documentation as evidence that the Sustainable Maryland Certified requirements have been satisfied. The Sustainable Maryland Action Menu can be seen here.

This Week in OC: O.C.toberfest Weekend #1

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Halloween is soon approaching and so is the Town of Ocean City’s lineup of festive fun: O.C.toberfest starts this weekend. As long as the rainy-day forecast disappears by Saturday, there will be 1.) A parade of dogs in costume making their way down the Boardwalk, 2.) followed by decked-out cars Driving in Disguise and “trunk or treat”fun afterward, 3.) the Halloween Beach Maze open for its first of two weekends and 4.) fireworks to wrap up the day of spooky celebrations.

If you miss it this weekend, there are still O.C.toberfest events up ahead for the weekend of the 27th (including the upcoming Shore Craft Beer Fest in Sunset Park), but you’ll surely want to start planning your O.C.toberfest itinerary today.

 

Last Week’s News

Although H2oi rolled through Ocean City at the end of September, the controversial motor event is still on everyone’s minds — particularly, the Ocean City Police Department and City Council. Resort leaders are looking into teaming up with Atlantic City, NJ to drive H2oi guests to their motor event the same weekend, and asking for more enforcement resources from the state of Maryland in the future.

10/11/2018 | Ocean City Plans To Ask Governor For Enforcement Help; Changes Eyed To Special Event Zone Next Year | News Ocean City MD

OCEAN CITY – With the dust settled on the unsanctioned and uninvited H2O International (H2Oi) event two weekends ago, resort leaders this week reviewed the outcome and called for an even stronger police presence and more bite for enforcement in the future.

If you’re looking to sell your real estate in Worcester County, now’s the perfect time to do so, according to our real estate blogger’s report. Sales are hot, inventory is low and days on the market are few.

Finally, if you’re looking for something to do the weekend before Halloween, Ocean City’s bars, restaurants and hotels have got you covered. Here’s what you can find happening for Halloween in Ocean City. 

Halloween Parties and Things to Do in Ocean City, Maryland

Just when you think Ocean City has all but become a literal ghost town as colder seasons approach, Halloween weekend breathes new life — or death? Spooky — back into town with costume parties, drink specials and general festive fun at every turn.

 

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Fall Restaurant Week (Oct. 14 – 28): Many of the great Ocean City restaurants will create special, fixed-price menus for Fall Restaurant Week and there is no need for coupons, passes, tickets, or coupons to participate – you simply choose a participating restaurant and have a wonderfully dining experience at a fixed price.

Pink Ribbon Classic Golf Tournament (Oct. 19): All Proceeds go directly to Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Programs.

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 5k Run/Walk (Oct. 20): The American Cancer Society raises awareness and funds for those affected by breast cancer through the MSABC walks. At the OC walk, there will be a 5k run as well as a noncompetitive 5k walk. Admission is $35.

O.C.toberfest Halloween Beach Maze (Oct. 20 – 21, 27 – 28): Get lost in a giant Halloween beach maze at this free event. The maze is open to all ages, and there will be witches, ghouls and zombies walking around, so prepare to be spooked!

O.C.toberfest Howl-O-Ween Pet Parade (Oct. 20): All pets are welcome at the Howl-O-Ween Parade! Bring them along in costume or just watch the festivally-spirited animals parade down the boardwalk. Prizes will be awarded. The event is free, but donations of money or pet supplies are welcome and will benefit the Worcester County Humane Society. Registration begins at 12 p.m. before the parade at 1pm.

O.C.toberfest Drive in Disguise and Halloween Parade (Oct. 20): The annual Halloween Parade starting on 27th Street on the Boardwalk, allows anyone wishing to decorate their car to ride down the Boardwalk. Vehicles will drive off the Boardwalk at the Inlet Parking Lot, where prizes will be awarded. There is no fee, but you must register and show proof of insurance to drive.

O.C.toberfest Trunk or Treat (Oct. 20): Trunk or Treat takes place on the boardwalk south of Caroline Street and north of the amusement pier. Drive in Disguise participants have the option of participating in this candy and treat give-away. The event is expected to begin at approximately 3:40pm and will last until all the treats are gone!

O.C.toberfest Fireworks (Oct. 20): Fireworks will be exploding on October 20 (rain date October 27th) over the beach to celebrate OCToberfest.

Free Outdoor Movie in Berlin (Oct. 20): Bring your chair, blanket and snack and sit back to enjoy a Halloween themed movie in Berlin. Movie TBD.

Choosing the perfect color combo for your beach wedding

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Choosing the perfect color combo for your beach wedding

Before the decorations, before the bouquets, before the bridesmaids dresses and all the little details that’ll make your wedding *pop* with your unique touches and style… You gotta choose the color combo.

I am, and always will be, an advocate of the “do what makes you happy!” philosophy, and that totally applies to the color palette of a wedding (and everything else wedding-related, for that matter). Christmas colors in July? Go for it. Bright yellow and all shades of pink at your snowy ski resort reception? Who cares, if it’s what you really want?

BUT. If you are in the throes of planning a beach wedding, or more likely you’re recently engaged and don’t know where to begin when it comes to styling the ceremony and reception, here are a few beach wedding color combinations you might consider.

Mint Green and Coral

Vibrant • Fun •Perfect for a summer beach wedding

Pink and Burgundy


Formal • Romantic • Perfect for a fall beach wedding

Navy Blue and Blush Pink

Trendy • Elegant • Perfect for a spring or summer wedding

Champagne and Sage

Classic • Bohemian • Perfect for a spring beach wedding

Peony Pink and Indigo

Casual • Pastel • Perfect for a summer beach wedding

Lavender and Hunter Green

Vintage • Whimsical • Perfect for an outdoor spring wedding

Hunter Green and Blue

Rustic • Bohemian • Perfect for any outdoor beach wedding

The last combination, featuring hunter green and a soft aqua blue, are the colors I’ve chosen for my own wedding. They may not be the exact palette you think of when you imagine a beach wedding in the early summertime, but we want our wedding to have a rustic and outdoors-y feel that this color combo accomplishes. And, they’re just colors that we like.

Beach weddings don’t have to be limited to the classic bright blue-and-pink color scheme, unless that’s what you 100% want! Really, the backdrop of the white sand and sparkling blue ocean can make just about anything look good, especially when paired with the right decor, from pretty fresh flowers hanging off the aisle seats to fun starfish and shell accents. Just be sure they’re the colors you want to see on your bridesmaids and in your bouquets, and that the combination you choose doesn’t totally clash.

Pro tip: If you’re still working out colors in your head, use this color combinations tester to see how up to four of them will work together.

Top 5 reasons why Ocean City is awesome in the autumn {2018}

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Hopefully you haven’t used all your vacation days, because there’s truly no better time to visit Ocean City than in the autumn. Now that the temperatures are finally dropping — literally, as of today it’s no longer feeling like summer around here! — It’s time to take a moment to appreciate all that Ocean City has to offer during this magical season. Just as we’ve done in years past, here are some of our favorite posts from the last week that remind us why OC is the best place to be all year round. 

1. The beach is all yours

What’s better than a private beach, where all you can see for miles and miles are shells and seagulls and maybe just one or two other couples lounging in their beach chairs? If you like taking pictures, watching the sunrise, taking peaceful strolls along the ocean, flipping through the pages of a book in the peace and quiet or just taking in all the beauty that the mid-Atlantic shoreline has to offer… There’s no better time to come enjoy it. 

 

2. Halloween is a week-long affair

Especially when Halloween happens to fall on a Wednesday. you can expect a week or longer of parties, costume contests and all kinds of fun for kids and adults alike. There’s even an event for pets to take part in.  If you’re lucky, you may even get to meet a haunted mermaid. 

 

3. It’s the perfect time to take a road trip and just explore

By the time Halloween is over, it’s already almost time for Winterfest of Lights… And even between those two holidays that are -big- for celebrating in Ocean City, you can always find something to do. And, you can always get there without sitting in traffic, so that’s a plus. Why not take the time to explore the nearby towns, or try that restaurant you’ve been meaning to go to? Hop in your car, head toward Ocean City and see where the journey takes you. Maybe you’ll end up at Winterfest when it opens on Nov. 15, or maybe you’ll end up somewhere totally new. 

 

4. You can fill your cup with autumn ales right in Sunset Park

Like we said two years ago… If you’re looking to dip your feet in the salt one last time, this is it. OCtoberfest in Ocean City ends with a *bang,* specifically with the annual Shore Craft Beer Fest in Sunset Park. This year, the fourth annual festival takes place on Oct. 27. It’s the best place to try all the seasonal beers that the local breweries have to offer, all while taking in gorgeous views of the Assawoman Bay and weaving in and out of vendors, food trucks and the dogs that are always present in their Halloween best (it’s a kid- and pet-friendly event). 

 

5. See a rocket launch, or take part in cool space-themed activities

It’s time for your yearly reminder that we have an entire flight facility, with rocket launches at all, just an hour or so away near Chincoteague Island. Not only are there super-cool rocket launches to see, but there’s also a full lineup of fall activities and programs this season at the NASA Wallops Island Visitor Center. 

 

Bonus: There’s always cool stuff happening nearby, too.

(Editor’s Note: I had to put a “bonus” reason because I’m always starting these lists and coming up with more numbers than I initially set out to write. Just know that I could always go on… and on and on…) 

Yes, Ocean City proper is awesome in the autumn, but if you get tired of Ocean City (how???), there’s fun fall happenings all over the peninsula. Just drive 50 minutes north to Rehoboth Beach, DE, for instance, and you’ll find a Sea Witch Festival with live music and family-friendly activities happening for the 29th annual year. 

 

Also, this may not appeal to you so much if you’re vacationing in Ocean City to get away from your home in Annapolis, but if you rarely make the venture to Maryland’s capital city, it’s worth the just-over-two-hour drive from OC. 

 

There are lots of other day trips you can make from Ocean City, but I’ll just leave you with our day trips page if that’s something you’re interested in. 

Hot sales market in Worcester County

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Worcester County/Ocean City Real Estate Sales Market Going Strong

SOLD!
SOLD! 27 days on market.

The sales market has been very active this year.  Most notably, the months of August and September have been extremely busy with sales.

Single Family Home Sales

From January 1, 2018 to September 30, 2018, 645 single family homes were sold in Worcester County totaling $195,532,781!! 

The lowest price sold was $8,500 at 501 Bonneville Ave in Pocomoke City and the highest was $2,000,000 for 5 Pier Walk Mews in Ocean City with an average sold price of $303,151.

Condominium/Townhouse Sales

902 condominiums and/or townhouses were sold within the same first nine months of 2018 in Worcester County.

The lowest price sold was $1,800.00 at 11000 Blockade Lane, Berlin, Md 21811. The highest priced property that changed hands was a condominium in Gateway Grand at 2 48th Street unit 1706, Ocean City, Md for $1,425,000. 

Total condo/townhouse sales for the first nine months of 2018 was $290,705,923.00, with an average sales price of $322,290, bringing the total sales in Worcester County to $486,238,704.

Low Inventory

Currently there are only 1,121 active properties in all of Worcester County listed for sale. There are 407 single family homes, 99 of which are located in Ocean City. There are 523 condominium/townhouses for sale and 503 of them are also located in Ocean City. There were 1,106 fewer active listings in 2018 than in 2017.

Another indication of a strong sales market is the number of days on the market (DOM) for sold properties. Interesting that while some properties were on the market for up to 1,100 days in the past few years, this year the average days on the market was 64.23!

UNDER CONTRACT!!
UNDER CONTRACT! With only 12 DOM.

This trend is reflected in all counties in Maryland.  Many believe the wave of sales was generated, in part, by the possibility of rates hikes close on the horizon.

Whatever the reason may be, if you have been considering selling your property, this might be the right time to make your move. Please contact your local REALTOR for a free competitive market analysis for your land, home or condo.

Creature Feature: The Secret Life of the Atlantic Ghost Crab

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In honor of the time of year, this month’s Creature Feature focuses on a tiny, seemingly harmless crustacean that was once described as an “occult, secretive alien from the ancient depths of the sea.” Perhaps it earned that description by burrowing deep in the sand above the shoreline, or for its semi-translucent and ghostly appearance. The fact that it’s described as “semiterrestrial” doesn’t help its alien-ness, but that only means it lives partly on land and partly in the water, like most amphibians do. 

But the Atlantic ghost crab is not an amphibian, nor is it an actual ghost, an alien or a card-carrying member of the occult. Rather, it’s a crab of the subfamily Ocypodinae, and it can be found along the shore of many beaches in the Chesapeake Bay region and some of the sandy, less-frequented bayside beaches of Ocean City. 

An Ocean City ghost crab comes out of its hole to look around. Photo by William Strang-Moya.

Appearance

In terms of Halloween anecdotes, he horned ghost crab is the devil to the Atlantic ghost crab’s ghost — though the horned subspecies is only found in the Indo-Pacific region, on the coast of East Africa to the Philippines and from Japan to the Great Barrier Reef.

The adult Atlantic ghost crab has a white and sand-colored body, which it can change to match its surroundings and protect itself from predators. The name ghost crab comes from its pale coloring and semitranslucent shell, in addition to its nocturnal habits. The ghost crab’s shell can reach a span of up to three inches, and males are typically larger than females. Its claws are white, and its eyestalks can rotate 360 degrees, Exorcist-style. Other species of ghost crab, like the horned ghost crab, are aptly named for the “horns” on their eyestalks. 

Habitat

Ghost crabs shelter in burrows up to four feet deep that they dig in the sand near the intertidal zone of sandy beaches, where they hibernate during the winter.

Ghost crabs are distributed in tropical and subtropical regions all over the world, though the Atlantic subspecies spans the coast from up north in Rhode Island, down south to Brazil. 

Diet and predators

The Latin name of their genus, Ocypode, means “swift-footed,” and at even the slightest hint of danger, the ghost crab will swiftly dart away from predators back into their burrow or into the sea, or otherwise flatten their bodies under the surface of the sand. Predators include shorebirds and raccoons, and Ocean City seagulls can often be found scavenging for the swift little crabs. 

Ghost crabs are omnivorous and prey on small animals like sea turtle eggs, hatchlings, and other crabs, in addition to scavenging for debris, carrion and vegetation. 

Going back inside. Photo by William Strang-Moya.

Conservation status

The conservation status of the Atlantic ghost crab is stable, although their populations are negatively affected by human activity on their beach habitats. Ghost crab burrows are considered ecological indicators for the impact of human disturbance on a particular beach. They’re not as likely to be seen on Ocean City’s heavily-trafficked oceanfront beaches as they are on emptier, bayside beaches, and our pictures were taken on the beach at Sunset Park. 

Help a ghost crab out: Humans can easily collapse crab burrows, so watch your step when you’re out looking for them. Keep from driving the ghost crabs from their natural habitat by being mindful of their shelters, and by picking up stray trash that can trap the small crustaceans (this is a nice thing to do for ghost crabs and any other living creature that uses the beach). Also, no, you can’t eat them. Stick to blue crabs for sustenance.

To end our pseudo-Halloween edition of the Creature Feature, here’s a cute video of an Atlantic ghost crab throwing sand to dig out its burrow. 👻🦀

Worcester County Recreation & Parks Teams Up With Toys for Tots

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Worcester County Recreation & Parks is teaming up with Toys for Tots again this holiday season and will serve as a public donation drop-off location. All are invited to participate by dropping off a new, unwrapped toy now through December 10 in the Worcester County Recreation Center (WCRC) lobby in Snow Hill.

“Last year our drive helped collect about 100 toys,” Program Manager Brianna Goddard said. “It is wonderful knowing that these donations go to young children in our community.”

Donate a toy and make a big impact on a child’s holiday this year. Toys can be dropped off during regular business hours. Operating hours are available atwww.worcesterrecandparks.org.

For more information on the Toys for Tots drive, call the WCRC at 410-632-2144 or email at recandparks@co.worcester.md.us.

This Week in OC: Beards, Boxing and Berlin’s Octoberfest

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We took a brief hiatus from This Week in OC, but now we’re back and better than ever with This Week in OC: Off-Season Edition! Because even when summer’s over, there’s still things to do in Ocean City at any time of the year. 

 

Even though it still feels like summer in Ocean City. See the Facebook live below… People were wearing shorts, tank tops and even bathing suits as they bicycled the Boardwalk and strolled on the beach on Monday morning. Temperatures will stay in the upper 70s/low 80s until it cools off on Friday with temps in the 60s and weather that finally feels like fall (knock on wood). 

 

An important notice: Keeping your feet in the sand until the lifeguard’s in the stand is actually really good advice this time of year. The season is over for the Ocean City Beach Patrol, though their skeleton crew still manning the beach via ATVs along with Ocean City emergency services, and they made dozens of emergency rescues over the weekend, according to The Dispatch. Two people drowned in separate incidents at Assateague on Sunday. 

Last Week’s News

Endless Summer Cruisin’ came back to Ocean City last weekend for its 21st season, and with the annual car show came increased traffic violations. 

Increased Traffic Violations For Ocean City Hot Rods

OCEAN CITY, Md.- Hot rods and classic cars are gathering in Worcester County this weekend for Ocean City’s Endless Summer Crusin’ event. But with fast cars coming to the area, comes increased police presence as well. With the event in town, police have cracked down on traffic violations, including revving your engine at stoplights.

Goodbye, Planet Maze! The aliens at the 34th street mini golf course/laser tag business will return to their home planet to make room for a Hilton Tru hotel. 

10/04/2018 | New Hotel Approved For Planet Maze Site In Ocean City | News Ocean City MD

OCEAN CITY – Resort planners this week approved the site plan for a new five-story, 105-room brand hotel, but not before concerns from the neighbors about potential drainage issues were allayed. The Ocean City Planning Commission had before them on Tuesday a site plan review for a new Hilton Tru hotel along Coastal Highway between 33 rd Street and Hitchens Avenue.

If you’ve ever wanted to see yourself in a movie, or even just see a movie being filmed, you might get the chance next fall.

Independent thriller “To Avenge” to be shot in Ocean City next fall: Update

While director Nick Belial and his cast and crew for upcoming crime/thriller ‘To Avenge’ won’t be making it to Ocean City to shoot the movie this fall, they will be in town within a year to begin production on the feature-length film.

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Baddest Son O Beach – Baltimore Boxing (Oct. 12): Baltimore Boxing presents: “The Baddest Son-O-The-Beach Fight Fest.” Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with the first fight starting at 8:00 p.m.

Historic House Tour (Oct. 13): Ocean City Museum Society will offer a Historic House Tour on Saturday, October 13th from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Discover local history as you visit some of Ocean City’s oldest homes, hotels and other iconic sites. This is a fundraiser for the George and Suzanne Hurley Scholarship Fund. This scholarship is open to Stephen Decatur High School graduates who plan on furthering their education at Salisbury University, Wor-Wic Community College, or UMES. Tickets are $25 for members of the Museum and $30 for future members.

Berlin Octoberfest and 150th Anniversary (Oct. 13): Help Berlin celebrate their 150th Anniversary, along with their annual Octoberfest Celebrations. There will be music, food and craft vendors, the annual Fall sidewalk sale, a Beer garden, games and activities for the children and a Cornhole tournament.

Beards at the Beach (Oct. 13 – 14): The Maryland/Delaware Bearded Coalition is comprised of beard clubs from around the region. We are working together to bring a large-scale beard competition to Ocean City, Maryland with all the proceeds going to charities selected by each member club. You can go to Eventbrite and register. The clubs currently involved in the planning include Bearded Men’s Society Of Ocean City, Charm City Beard and Mustache Society, and the Maryland/ Delaware chapter of Mad Viking Beard and Mustache Club.

Free State Corvette Weekend (Oct. 13 – 14): This is the annual event for Corvette fans, with over 1200 Corvette enthusiasts attending for the road rallies, car shows, parades and other related activities which raise money for charity.

Fall Restaurant Week (Oct. 14 – 28): Many of the great Ocean City restaurants will create special, fixed-price menus for Fall Restaurant Week and there is no need for coupons, passes, tickets, or coupons to participate – you simply choose a participating restaurant and have a wonderfully dining experience at a fixed price.

Abandoned Eastern Shore: Exploring George Island Landing

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South of Snow Hill, Md. and just north of Virginia is George Island Landing, an unincorporated community in Worcester County about an hour’s drive from Ocean City. Unless you’re driving south to Chincoteague and making a detour on George Island Landing Rd., the beachy boat launch spot and the little town it’s nestled in, Stockton, are easy to miss. But the middle of nowhere is an interesting place. You just keep going until you run out of everything. 

Driving though Stockton to George Island Landing.

Stockton was once known as Sandy Hill, Maryland, and until the 1930s, it was a prosperous watermen’s village with commercial fishing operations and an economy that relied on their famous Chincoteague oysters. The name Stockton came in the late 1800s, after Methodist minister Thomas H. Stockton. The town was complete with three churches, a school, a hotel, a steam sawmill, a train depot, downtown stores and shops and a nearby grist mill, though a fire that started in a general store destroyed most of the town’s business district in 1906. 

A school bus passes an old *grocery store, once known as Fleming’s IGA, in Stockton.

In 1933, the famous storm that cut the Ocean City Inlet and ultimately built Ocean City as the destination it is today, led to the rapid decline of Stockton and George Island Landing. 15 oyster packing houses were destroyed in the storm. The new Inlet in Ocean City resulted in an influx of saltwater to the Stockton bays and caused parasites that decimated the local oyster population. Most of the oyster packing houses were never rebuilt; today, however, commercial crabbing and clamming remain strong. In the 2000 census, the population of Stockton was 143. 

An abandoned oyster packing house (correct me if I’m wrong!) off George Island Landing.

We drove down Snow Hill Road to get to George Island Landing, first passing through another small town, Girdletree, then through Stockton. We passed its churches and cemeteries, its volunteer fire department, empty old shop buildings that might have once made up a “downtown” or at least a street corners-worth of stores, and houses, some clearly occupied and decorated for the fall and others in any stage of abandonment. There are enough cemeteries in Stockton and Girdletree to imply that there are more people buried underneath the two towns than there are people currently living above them.

Another abandoned shop in town.

It’s an Eastern Shore town through and through; it has a little bit of a deserted feel, especially in the middle of the week, and some of the houses and even commercial buildings have the look that they’re still waiting for their owners to come back, even 20 or so years later. Most of them have solid structures, some with bricks that look centuries old, and there is the promise that someone someday will come back in and reopen shop. 

It’s also really beautiful, another given for small towns on the Eastern Shore. I did title this piece “Abandoned Eastern Shore” even if that is a little bit misleading. People still live here, fish here, boat here, although most of them probably don’t work here unless they’re in the commercial crabbing and clamming trade, but there are still people in the region who get to wake up and enjoy this kind of quiet, peaceful beauty every day. There’s even a bar, the Timeless Tavern, which I would love to stop in one day. If you’re someone that enjoys exploring abandoned haunts (and ignoring “No Trespassing” signs, in this case, which I’m proud to say that I did not do as I took my photos from afar), spending a few quiet hours on a canoe or finding a shady spot in nature to read a book, where your only company is the gulls and chirpy swamp insects, then George Island Landing comes highly recommended. It’s only an hour from Ocean City, but it seems like worlds away. 

Views from George Island Landing.

(Sometimes your camera just breaks midway through the shoot, but you keep snapping pictures anyway and end up with a creepy, dark effect even after increasing the exposure 100-fold.)

2018 Ocean City Municipal Election Drawing Near

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Ocean City, Maryland – (October 3, 2018): The Ocean City Board of Supervisors of Elections will conduct the Municipal election on November 6, 2018, to coincide with the National Election Day. The polls, which are held at the Roland E. Powell Convention Center, located at 4001 Coastal Highway, open promptly at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. Voters can conveniently cast their votes for municipal candidates in Hall A and national candidates in Hall B. The candidate filing deadline is Tuesday, October 9, 2018 and the universal voter registration deadline is Tuesday, October 16, 2018.

Residents unable to go to the polls on Election Day must apply for and submit their municipal absentee ballots to the City Clerk’s Office by mail or by hand, no later than November 5, 2018 at 5 p.m. Absentee voters should be mindful that the process, when done by mail, takes time. Therefore, voters are encouraged to allow plenty of time to receive, complete and deliver their ballots.

Early voting centers will NOT include the municipal election on the early voting ballot.  To vote for the municipal election, voters must either vote in person at the Roland E. Powell Convention Center or by absentee ballot.  

The mayoral seat and three council seats are up for election this year, including the seats of Council Members Lloyd Martin, Wayne Hartman and Matt James. 

2018 MUNICIPAL ELECTION SCHEDULE
Tuesday, October 2, 2018 Incumbent’s resignation due if seeking mayoral seat
Tuesday, October 9, 2018 Candidate Filing Deadline
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 Universal Registration deadline as set by Maryland State Board of Elections *
Friday, October 19, 2018 Ocean City’s Registration Deadline **
Monday, October 29, 2018 Interim Campaign Expenditure Report Due
Monday, November 5, 2018 Absentee Ballot Request Deadline
Tuesday, November 6, 2018 Election Day
Thursday, November 8, 2018 Organizational Meeting @ 7:30 p.m.
Monday, November 19, 2018 Final Campaign Expenditure Report Due

*Universal Registration allows the voter to vote in national, state, county and Ocean City elections.

**For voters who choose not to register for national and state elections but wish to vote in Ocean City elections only.

For more information about the Town of Ocean City Municipal Election, absentee ballot applications and voter registration applications, please visit https://oceancitymd.gov/oc/departments/city-clerk/election/ or contact the City Clerk’s Office at 410-289-8824.

Independent thriller “To Avenge” to be shot in Ocean City next fall: Update

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While director Nick Belial and his cast and crew for upcoming crime/thriller “To Avenge” won’t be making it to Ocean City to shoot the movie this fall, they will be in town within a year to begin production on the feature-length film. 

“To Avenge” tells the story of Vera Castor, a young woman who takes a post-college graduation trip to Ocean City, Maryland and is sexually assaulted by four young men, two of whom are brothers from a wealthy and powerful family. Vera’s attackers are arrested but released soon after, when the justice system fails in favor of the privileged men;  the plot spirals from there as Taarna, formerly a stranger to Vera, seeks vengeance.

Independent crime/thriller to be shot in Ocean City

In 2018, as the summer season winds down, Philadelphia filmmaker Nick Belial and his crew will be in Ocean City to shoot the independent feature film ‘To Avenge.’ Read our first story on the film here. 

Originally slated to be shot on-location this fall, production on the film has been pushed back to September of 2019 immediately following Labor Day weekend.

“We had a major casting change and in the process of doing that we realized to make the film we wanted, the extra time was going to be essential,” Belial said. “There’s only a small window when you’re working in a resort town.”

The five-week shoot in September and October will allow for production after the summer crowds have dispersed, but before many businesses have shut down for the year so that seasonal infrastructure will still be in place.  

Have you ever wanted to be in a movie? With the new shoot date now less than a year away, Belial, who also serves as the film’s casting director, is looking for extras for a handful of scenes. Specifically, he’s looking for about 30 Ocean City locals to walk with friends, eat snacks and play carnival games as the part of the story that takes place on the Ocean City Boardwalk unfolds. 

“A lot of people from Philadelphia, South Jersey have contacted me who want to be in that scene,” he said. “But I think it’ll be really neat to watch it and know half the extras are actually Ocean City residents… Male, female, young, old. That slice of American life.”

Belial will also need extras for scenes on the Courthouse steps and in Vera’s office, two locations that his team is still scouting for. Anyone interested can read the casting call here and then contact Belial via email. The team is also looking for a large bayside home with boat launches to shoot in, a large modern sailboat for a brief scene, a 2003 Ford Thunderbird convertible in white or yellow, and craft services that can cater 20-30 people for five weeks.

The cast

Now that all of the major cast members have been announced, the story’s characters — from the arrogant trust-fund ne’er-do-wells to the strong and fearless women that the story revolves around — have started to really take shape. 

“You walk away thinking, women are strong. Women are resilient,” Belial said. “The characters in this film are well-rounded and they’re not one-dimensional, they’re not perfect.”

Actress Taylor Hay stepped in to fill the role of Vera when the character was recently recast. “We are confident that Taylor will shine in the role of Vera as they both share a fighting spirit and a will to survive,” said Belial in Vera’s casting announcement.

The actress was diagnosed with cancer at the age of nine, and today works actively with non-profits benefitting children with life-threatening illnesses, including the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Alex’s Lemonade Stand and the Ronald McDonald House. Hay is known for her work in “The Real O’Neals,” “Strings” and Tim Burton’s animated film “Yes, Virginia.”

Actress Hannah Kleeman hails from Philadelphia and has worked on two films that are currently in post-production, sci-fi thriller “Mirrors” and basketball drama “Heart & Sole.” She also recently performed alongside veteran actor Frank Whaley in the indie horror movie “Against the Night.” 

Over 3,000 actresses applied to play the role of Taarna. “We frequently heard from actresses who felt that opportunities to play strong, female lead roles like Taarna are too few and far between,” said Belial in the character’s casting announcement. “With the recent success of “Atomic Blonde” and “Wonder Woman” we can only hope a trend has been started.”

Erika Eleniak has been acting since she was 10 years old, when she played a small role in Steven Spielberg’s “ET: The Extraterrestrial.” Eleniak is an original Baywatch cast member, and is also known for her role as Elly May Clampett in the 1993 screen adaptation of The Beverly Hillbillies. 

Playing Vera’s father Glen, Zach Galligan is a New York City-born actor and Columbia University alumnus who’s best known for his role as Billy, the young man who’s famously gifted a Mogwai for Christmas, in “Gremlins.” As Glen Castor, Galligan will portray a strong father figure who shares with his daughter a close bond and a love for classic rock.

“Even though he’s like 30 years older than when you saw him in Gremlins, he still has those puppy dog eyes,” Belial said. “We talked about him using those in [one] scene to convey that he’s fighting back tears because he’s a strong dad, he doesn’t want anyone to see him cry.”

“Just as a little bit of irony, if you look at her IMDB, she has four different roles where she plays the younger version of someone else,” Belial said. 12-year-old Pennsylvanian actress Mackenzie Owens will play someone’s younger self once again as young Vera, in a flashback montage at the end of the film. 

Cast as Clayton Danvers, the handsome and refined yet cold and calculating billionaire, Bernard Robichaud is no stranger to playing the bad guy: To fans, he’s best known as gun-toting drug dealer Cyrus from “Trailer Park Boys.” The Boston-born actor also had a recurring role on the TV series “Haven” and has written a number of screenplays.

Kelli Maroney will take on the role of Clayton’s wife, Abigail Danvers. Maroney first studied acting with the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis before heading to New York’s National Shakespeare Company Conservatory, and began her television career with soap operas “Ryan’s Hope” and “One Life to Live.” She played Cindy Carr in the 1982 cult classic “Fast Times at Ridgemont High.” 

Originally from South Jersey, Tom Schmitt is a graduate of the Art Institute of Philadelphia and started acting 10 years ago while working at a local Halloween-themed attraction. Schmitt is credited in a number of Investigation Discovery shows, in addition to movies “The Upside” and “They Are Strangers.”

Dutch actor Arthur Hashagen is best known for his role as Timo on the award-winning Dutch television series “Brugklas,” or “The First Years.” Originally from the Netherlands, Harshagen underwent months of vocal training to perfect the Eastern Shore of Maryland dialect in order to portray Jameson, the youngest Danvers brother. 

“I had no intention of going real far to get one of these characters,” Belial said. “But he had the perfect look.” 

See the rest of the cast on the film’s website. 

Families invited to come “Touch a Truck” in Berlin

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“America’s Coolest Small Town” of Berlin, Md. will be holding its fourth annual Touch a Truck Day on Saturday, Oct. 6 from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. in Stephen Decatur Park. 

“This is a great opportunity for children of all ages to see, touch and explore their favorite truck or vehicle,” said Mayor Gee Williams.  “The event features Police, Electric, Water Resources and Public Works vehicles.  Everyone will have the opportunity to learn all about the equipment they like the most.”

Several Town Departments are joining together with the Maryland State Police and Perdue Farms to hold the free event, which includes a police vehicle, bucket truck, digger derrick, vacuum truck, camera truck and a garbage truck. 

“We’ve included the Police K-9 demonstration again this year,” said Town Administrator Laura Allen.  “In addition to seeing the equipment in action, we’ll show how Police Officers use trained dogs in searches.”

In addition to getting a chance to touch their favorite truck, attendees will also see employees from the Town using the equipment.

“We’ll be demonstrating how to set an electric pole and using our ‘Power Town’ display to show everyone how to be safe around electricity,” said Electric Utility Director Tim Lawrence.  “We are handing out free information and activities books for children ages six to 12, available on a first come, first served basis.”

In the event of rain, Touch a Truck Day will be canceled. 

Commander Hotel Receives 2018 Beauty Spot Award

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The Commander Hotel & Suites is one of three Ocean City hotels to receive a 2018 Beauty Spot Award from the Ocean City Beautification Committee.
 
“We’re thrilled that our hotel, and especially the work of our groundskeeper Robert Jones, have been recognized by the Ocean City Beautification Committee,” said Jill Douglas, General Manager of the Commander Hotel & Suites. “Robert has been with us for seven years, and his hard work and attention to detail consistently make the exteriors of our hotel look great.”
 
Each year, the Ocean City Beautification Committee searches for properties across Ocean City that are attractive, well maintained, and pleasing to the eye. To show appreciation for this effort in civic pride, the Beautification Committee and the Mayor and City Council selected the Commander to receive the award in the hotel category.

Judging is based on creative landscaping or containers, percentage of flowers and ground cover, percentage of trees, shrubs and grasses. The use of native plants also is encouraged. Even those who have little or no ground can imaginatively use containers, planters, window boxes, hanging baskets, etc., to improve the street-eye appeal of their property. Efforts to disguise unattractive areas such as dumpsters, service entrances, etc., would also be recognized as an endeavor to beautify the Town of Ocean City.

In addition to The Commander, awards were also presented to Beach Plaza/Ocean 13 on the Boardwalk at 13th Street, the Howard Johnson hotel on 12th Street, condos El Capitan, Sea Mist Apts., Braemar Towers and Orleans Court, and the Ropewalk restaurant on 82nd Street, in addition to five residential properties. 
 
In the cover image, Commander Hotel groundskeeper Robert Jones stands next to the hotel’s 2018 Beauty Spot Award plaque. 
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