By mvitale, OCNJDAILY There’s one sure way to get into the spirit of the holiday – decorate the exterior of your home. Just dive in, untangle those lights and display your style, and shine a bright light on your residence,…
Veronica Flesher, Patch Staff Visits and pictures with Santa are treasured traditions for many Ocean City families. For them, there’s nothing quite like seeing jolly old St. Nick live and in person. In Ocean City, kids have several chances: Ocean…
By mvitale, OCNJDAILY Get ready to be wowed by school choirs from Cape and Atlantic Counties in the “Christmas Chorale,” which begins airing on Saturday. The show will feature 11 local school choirs singing holiday favorites. All performances from the…
By MediaWize, OCNJDAILY Ocean City’s annual Christmas Parade travels down Asbury Avenue at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1. Lights, garlands, wreaths, and bows adorn “The Avenue” for the season, and the parade will bring a variety of bands, floats, and…
By MADDY VITALE, OCNJDAILY Ocean City has an ambitious dredging program for the back bays and lagoons to maintain the waterways so that sediment-choked channels remain a thing of the past. Under the city administration’s multiyear, multimillion-dollar dredging program, waterways…
By MADDY VITALE, OCNJDAILY Ocean City’s version of Black Friday, called “Our Miracle on Asbury Avenue,” transformed the town into a scene reminiscent of a Christmas movie set, complete with a Santa’s Mailbox on the corner, elves and Santa in…
By MediaWize, OCNJDAILY The Ocean City Arts Center will host the annual OCAC Pottery and Mosaic Student and Teacher exhibit Nov. 29 through Dec. 16. The show will feature hundreds of pottery and mosaic pieces created by over 30 of…
By MediaWize, OCNJDAILY Ocean City’s small-town version of “Black Friday” takes place on Friday, Nov. 24. Christmas in the Downtown – “Our Miracle on Asbury Avenue” – will be celebrated from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. The event will feature carolers and performers…
By DONALD WITTKOWSKI, OCNJDAILY Beautiful flapper girls sashayed on the red carpet at the Flanders Hotel, while debonair gentlemen exuded Great Gatsby-esque charisma in their tuxedos and top hats. Did someone say they saw Rudolph Valentino and Greta Garbo? Perhaps…
By MediaWize, OCNJDAILY Seasonal beach tags for summer 2024 will go on sale starting Saturday, Nov. 18. A discounted $30 price will remain in effect through May 31. On June 1, the price increases to $35. Beach tags are required for…