12/22/2011 11:02:00 AM
A Rare Winter Morning on the Boardwalk
The briny smell of the sea wafts down the side streets, enticing you to head up a ramp to the boardwalk. After the salt air, it is the quiet that you notice. Fifty degrees, no wind and an outgoing tide conspire to reduce any surf to a murmur. The morning sun ...
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11/5/2011 1:14:00 PM
Trail of Two Cities....and two bridges, old and new
Ocean City continues to grow, and has pulled Somers Point into the loop,
as evidenced by the more than 900 people who braved the chilly, windy early morning weather to run, jog or stroll across the Route 52 causeway
(Ninth Street Bridge) from Ocean City to ...
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9/8/2011 2:24:00 PM
Exploring South Jersey...on the water, away from the Shore
Those who come for a day or week to the barrier islands of South Jersey seldom stray from the beaches and boardwalks. Come for longer, or move to the area, and broaden your journey of exploration. Yesterday, we took a boat trip across the Great Egg Harbor ...
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8/29/2011 5:17:00 PM
Tracking Irene in Ocean City NJ....lessons for the next hurricane
Weathering a highly-publicized storm like Irene was a great learning experience. I was lucky enough to have power, cable and internet access throughout the storm, and this is what I learned: 1) The Weather Channel has high entertainment value and can also ...
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8/28/2011 3:29:00 AM
All Quiet at the South Jersey Shore
5:00 am, Ocean City NJ. The streets are empty of cars. Rain is light. The wind has died completely after blowing for more than 17 hours. If not for the leaves on the trees, one would think we had just been through a nor'easter. The ocean can be heard, ...
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8/27/2011 9:34:00 PM
Goodnight Irene from Ocean City NJ
It is now just before midnight, Saturday August 27. Irene is scheduled to pass by in a few hours, with the worst of the storm from 1 am to about 4 am. Right now in Ocean City, we have winds hovering around 25 mph and a very light rain. This has been the general ...
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5/6/2011 2:51:00 PM
Sales up more than 1/3 in Ocean City in 2011!
The number of residential properties - single family homes, condos and multi-family buildings - sold in Ocean City is up almost 34% in the first four months of 2011 compared with the previous year. Add to this the anecdotal contributions of a number of realtors ...
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4/17/2011 7:52:00 PM
April Days at the Jersey Shore
I walk every morning with our dog, sometimes along the beach, sometimes heading cross-island toward the bay and back, all depending on whim and wind. Each morning is different, especially in April. One day last week, the air was warm and the wind off the ocean. ...
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4/17/2011 7:49:00 PM
What is the "highest and best use" of a property in Ocean City, NJ?
If a corporation closes a convenience store in a beach town, placing the 190 ft x 100 ft parcel on the market, what is the highest and best use of the land going forward? The conventional argument, taught in real estate schools, is that the highest and best ...
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2/27/2011 9:19:00 PM
Why it's colder at the beach right now
Ocean City was quieter than expected this weekend, with light rental activity and some buyers in town, but not the crowds that the improving weather and economic forecast would indicate. Perhaps the ocean is to blame. That's right. That same ocean that ...
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