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Council voted 7-0 to hire Weatherby Construction for the new Grisbaum Terminal. It will have a top-floor restaurant with views of the bay.

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A Boardwalk 5K, Santa's arrival downtown, carriage rides and the Ocean City Pops fill the long weekend from Nov. 26 to 29.

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The Chamber's indoor holiday market fills the Sports & Civic Center on the Boardwalk with craft vendors, food and a strolling Santa.

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A $1.6 million emergency job is removing a sandbar under the Townsends Inlet Bridge so boats can pass safely between the bay and ocean.

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Council cleared the way to seek builders for the new police headquarters on the 800 block of Central Ave., with work set for early 2027.

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After September's nor'easter, the state wants fast Army Corps help for eight shore projects. Ocean City's beach and dune project is on the list.

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High school students with Ocean City Theatre Company perform the Kander and Ebb musical at the Music Pier on Saturday night and Sunday afternoon.

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The point-to-point race goes from Ocean City to Somers Point along the Route 52 causeway, in the lanes usually used by cars.

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Council approved the mayor's pick to run day-to-day city operations. Matt von der Hayden starts Nov. 23, succeeding George Savastano.

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← Back to Jim’s Takes

Many Ocean City sellers think they can name their price and buyers will jump. In a seasonal market like ours, it doesn't work that way.

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