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5 Things To Do In Ocean City This Weekend

From the Heartwalk to a treasure hunt to triathlon, here are five things to do in Ocean City this weekend. American Heart Association Heartwalk (Saturday, May 18th): Registration begins at 9 a.m. at the Sports and Civic Center (Sixth and Boardwalk). The walk begins at 10:30 a.m. For more information, call 609-223-3731. Read more: Ocean City Heart…

A Quick Guide For Mother’s Day In Ocean City

You still have a few days until Mother’s Day. But if you haven’t already, now is the perfect time to make sure everything’s perfect for Sunday. Here are some possibilities for activities, eateries, and gifts around Ocean City: Activities: West Chester Senior Strings, 4 p.m.: A free Mother’s Day concert at the Ocean City Music Pier….

Ocean City Library Holding Safe Boating Class

Want to boat on New Jersey State Waters? The Ocean City Free Public Library presents a class on safe boating. The class takes place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 18. Students who successfully complete the course will receive a “Safe Boating” Certificate, which is required to operate a boat or personal watercraft (PWC)…

Spring Block Party on Saturday, May 4th in Ocean City

Ocean City’s premier early-season event, the Spring Block Party, returns on Saturday, May 4. The street festival features more than 350 crafters, food vendors, musicians, and kids’ activities stretched out over a mile of downtown Asbury Avenue between 5th Street and 14th Street. The roadway is closed to all vehicle traffic for the event. The…

Insurify’s Best Up and Coming Housing Markets Awards

There’s always buzz around the best cities for real estate or the ideal communities for first-time home-buyers. These are typically long-established homeowning hotspots whose real estate markets are beginning to slow. So which communities are, in fact, seeing the fastest growth in housing markets nationwide? After the bursting of the housing bubble and the subsequent…

Ocean City Pops Release Summer Slate

OCEAN CITY, N.J. — The 2019 Ocean City Pops season is coming up. Tickets go on sale at 9 a.m. Thursday. The Ocean City Pops, in its 91st season, will host performances with special themes, including Broadway songs and full musicals, movie themes and tunes and a salute to the American Legion on its 100th…

Ocean City Boardwalk’s Special Allure

The Boardwalk is the center of their universe when Meghan and Adam Hubley bring their children, Ava, 8, Sadie, 6, and Adelina, 3, on trips to Ocean City from their home in Mullica Hill, N.J. “We like to go on the rides, go in the shops, stop at the pizza place and eat some ice…

5 Things To Know About Doo Dah Weekend

1) An Olympic kickoff. While the majority of the action takes place on Saturday, April 13, the folks at Tri-State Basset Hound Rescue will host a Basset Olympics from noon to 3 p.m. on Friday, April 12, at the Ocean City Tabernacle. The afternoon will feature a lineup of lumbering, questionably trained, flop-eared hound dogs…

Ocean City’s ‘Ballroom With A Twist’ Coming Soon

Ocean City will combine “Dancing with the Stars,” “So You Think You Can Dance” and “American Idol” onto one stage. “Ballroom with a Twist” takes place at 7:30 p.m. May 11 at the Ocean City Music Pier. Tickets go on sale Thursday. “Ballroom with a Twist” brings a frenzy of dance moves by professional international…