What’s happening in Ocean City: Ocean City gets ready for full slate of November events
Ocean City is looking forward to a month of special events and the start of holiday celebrations in November. Here are some of the highlights of what’s coming up. A coastal storm led to the postponement of the annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk in...
Trail of Two Cities 5K Celebrates 30 Years of Connecting Ocean City and Somers Point
Kennedy Park overlooks Great Egg Harbor Bay west of Ocean City. To be exact, the park lies 3.1 miles from the Ocean City Transportation Center off of 9th Street. Not much in a car, but by foot it’s quite a jaunt. For the last 29 years, runners and joggers joined...
Standing together against hunger
Letter from the editor Imagine the stress a parent feels when the refrigerator is nearly empty and payday is still days away — deciding whether to buy groceries or pay the electric bill, or stretching a box of cereal to last through the week. I remember that feeling...
A glimpse into the vibrant world of Mike Bell, Jersey Shore’s lowbrow artist
This week, as we explore the playfully macabre side of Halloween, Mike Bell’s work offers that thrill once linked to planning the perfect costume, trick-or-treating, pumpkin carving, and binge-watching scary movies. And just as this season wouldn’t be complete without...
Ocean City loses control of Route 52 Causeway lights
Driving into Ocean City at night on the Route 52 Causeway, also called the 9th Street Bridge, visitors normally see colorful lights glowing underneath that often change to reflect different causes, events and holidays. In the past, the bridge has been lit blue and...
