August 9, 2010 | Posted by BJH
As usual, I’m taking a short break from Maryland On My Mind in August. This year, the reason is the 2010 election campaign. You may have heard that I’m running for Maryland House of Delegates in District 38B, which is all of Worcester County and part of Wicomico, on the Lower Eastern Shore. The first [...]
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Tags: Beach, Boardwalk, Change, Democrats, Eastern Shore, Election 2010, John Hayden, Ocean City Maryland, Ocean City MD, Resorts, Summer, Wicomico County, Worcester County | 
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July 28, 2010 | Posted by BJH
This is the week Ocean City, Maryland, businesses have been waiting for . . . for the last three summers.
A banner weekend, probably more people than July 4 weekend. Saturday was the hottest day of the summer (I hope we don’t get any more 110-degree heat index days), and the moon was full in a cloudless [...]
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July 16, 2010 | Posted by BJH
They played the All-Star Game this week — I’ve been so busy I didn’t know it was coming up until the day after.
I always mark the All-Star Game as the halfway point in the Ocean City summer business season, not so much because the game’s in mid-July, but because it’s halfway between May 1 and Sept. [...]
Categories: Business, Economy, Life, OCEAN CITY, Work | Tags: Beach, Boardwalk, Election 2010, Ocean City Maryland, Ocean City MD, Resorts, Summer | 2 Comments »
July 2, 2010 | Posted by BJH
We’re looking forward to a classic July 4 weekend here in Ocean City, Maryland — nothing but sunshine and blue skies.
The heat wave broke earlier this week. Friday, we’re enjoying a sunny and mild morning, about 73 degrees right now. High Friday will be about 78. I imagine traffic will be heavy this afternoon and [...]
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June 15, 2010 | Posted by BJH
Ocean City Maryland is brimming with singer-songwriters. If I were still getting paid to be a reporter, I would have done a better job, and gotten the name of the above musician, who was entertaining for free in front of the Dough Roller on the Boardwalk at 3rd St. Tips welcome. (I don’t know how [...]
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June 3, 2010 | Posted by BJH
The best things in life are free. You can see the Ocean City Air Show, headlined by the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, for free along the beach and boardwalk on Saturday and Sunday. Rehearsal day is Friday.
But how much do you suppose some people might pay to watch the show from a hotel roof?
And then [...]
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May 30, 2010 | Posted by BJH
Here we have two crowd-pleasing statues on the Ocean City Boardwalk. People stop to photograph the soldier, who’s standing at attention with an American flag, and Ms. Liberty, holding a small bouquet of flowers. They’re standing maybe 50 feet apart on the Boardwalk at North Division Street, very near the statues at the Firefighters memorial. [...]
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May 29, 2010 | Posted by BJH
Traffic Report
Yes, we have some motorcycles, here in Ocean City, Maryland, this Memorial Day weekend. How many? I really couldn’t say.
Saturday was warmer than expected, warm enough that I turned on the AC in the car. Saturday evening is cool and nice. Sunday will likely be even nicer. The Wine Rack Exxon in West OC is [...]
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May 28, 2010 | Posted by BJH
Once again, the Ocean City weather is outperforming the forecast this Friday a.m., first day of Memorial Day weekend. It’s been beautiful and sunny all morning, but cooler than yesterday, after that New England front passed through last night.
We had quite a show of flash lightening around midnight. Very little thunder. Possibility of scattered thunderstorms [...]
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May 27, 2010 | Posted by BJH
Ready or Not, Here Come the Crowds
Noon Thursday Update: Another sunny, hot and beautiful day in OC. Really hot, like 90+ in D.C., and maybe Baltimore. An unusual cool front moving south from New England later. Possibility of thunderstorms, perhaps severe, anywhere in Maryland tonight. On Friday, cloudy in OC, 30 percent chance of rain. [...]
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