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Christmas Parade Returns Friday Night

By MediaWize, OCNJDAILY Ocean City’s annual Christmas Parade travels down Asbury Avenue at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2. Lights, garland, wreaths and bows adorn “The Avenue” for the season, and the parade will bring a variety of bands, floats and other entries to add a little warmth to the winter. The event gives spectators time…

Shooting Island Restoration Project to Enter Next Phase

By MADDY VITALE A living shoreline that will help protect Ocean City from coastal storms and sea level rise is the longest of its kind in the state. In 2019, the first phase of the flood resiliency project to restore the 100-plus-acre Shooting Island was completed. And now, steps are underway to make phases 2…

Celebrate an Old-Fashioned Christmas on Black Friday

By MediaWize, OCNJDAILY Ocean City’s small-town version of “Black Friday” takes place on Friday, Nov. 25. Christmas in the Downtown – “Our Miracle on Asbury Avenue” – goes from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. The event will feature carolers and performers along downtown Asbury Avenue between Sixth Street and 14th Street. Downtown stores will offer discount shopping for…

Ocean City Prepares for Beach Project

By Bill Barlow, Press of Atlantic City Pipeline, heavy equipment and an amphibious tripod known as a CRAB are in place in the north end of the city in preparation for the start of a $21.5 million project set to again rebuild the city’s eroded downtown beaches. The work will begin before the end of…

Ocean City’s South End to Benefit From Major Projects

By DONALD WITTKOWSKI Millions of dollars in road construction, flood mitigation and beach replenishment projects are some of the major improvements slated for the south end of town, Ocean City officials told local residents Saturday during a community meeting. Mayor Jay Gillian also said during a Fourth Ward meeting organized by Councilman Bob Barr that…

Ocean City Arts Center Hosts Juried Art Show

By MediaWize, OCNJDAILY The Ocean City Arts Center is presenting its annual Juried Art Show now through Nov. 26. The show will be held at the Ocean City Arts Center, 1735 Simpson Avenue. This year’s judges were Sharon Kiefer, Curator of Exhibitions at Perkins Center for the Arts; Chuck Law, artist; and Katherine Aikens, Art…

Trail of Two Cities Run and “Zombie Prom” Coming Up

By MediaWize, OCNJDAILY The Trail of Two Cities 5-kilometer run/walk will be held for the 26th time on Saturday, Nov. 5. The popular 3.1-mile race offers spectacular views over the length of a point-to-point course from Ocean City to Somers Point. The route travels the length of the Route 52 causeway in the lanes usually reserved for…