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The Blood Bank of Delmarva conducted its annual January drive at the Roland E. Powell Convention Center this week from Monday to Wednesday. A total of 609 donors had their blood drawn. Whole blood donor Lynn Callo of Berlin talks with phlebotomist Careen Harris as her blood is drawn.
By Mallory Panuska Staff Writer (Jan. 27, 2023) A little more than six years ago, Patty Gregorio’s life changed forever in the few seconds it took the driver of a rented scooter to run a red light at a Coastal Highway intersection. It was a sunny August day in 2016. Gregorio and her wife, Stephenie Fowler, had headed into Ocean City to see an author who was signing autographs at the convention center. It was Jeep Week and the center’s parking lot was full of cars, so they had to park on the oceanside near 41st Street. The couple waited at the intersection until the sign to walk switched on, and all the cars on both sides of the busy road came to a stop at the red light. They stepped out into the crosswalk and struck head-on by a man on a scooter speeding through the traffic signal in the bike lane. Gregorio said she took “about 90 percent of the hit” and ended up in shock trauma in Baltimore. Today, she is still living with the effects of a traumatic brain injury See SCOOTER Page 3
Major resort restaurant shuffle underway Expansions, relocations, sales, leases make it tough to know who’s going where By Mallory Panuska Staff Writer (Jan. 27, 2023) Some may not show it much on the outside, but several resort area restaurants will be
taking on new management and owners before the kick-off of the 2023 summer season. “For the last several years, the hotel industry has seen quite a bit of change in ownership and that seems to be happening to the restaurant ind u s t r y now,” Susan Jones, the
executive director of the Ocean City Hotel-Motel-Restaurant Association, said in an email this week of all the food establishments that have announced or confirmed big changes in ownership and locations.
“All around the country, and in Maryland, there are restaurants closing and changing hands,” she added. The following restaurants have either inked deals with new owners or managers, or are working on getting there: See NEW Page 4
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A rentable scoot coupe sits on an Ocean City street in 2009, around the time council members first banned drivers from operating them on the busiest city streets. While the state legislature approved them for driving on all roads in 2011, local officials are now looking to ban their rental, and the rental of all similar small mobility devices, across the resort.
Scooter victim backs rental ban Continued from Page 1 that have had an impact on every facet of her life, from her work, to her social life, to even her personal relationships. “It certainly has changed my personality. My wife will tell you my personality is not the same,” Gregorio said. “Fortunately, I retained my sense of humor but my ability to be in a place like a party where there’s a lot of people, a lot of noise, it’s impossible. It’s just very, very difficult.” Gregorio has endured years of painful and difficult recovery challenges, including having to cover her own medical bills and all other associated costs, as a direct result of the collision. Gregorio called the experience “a nightmare.” And that is why, when
she saw a recent article about Ocean City Councilman Will Savage calling for legislation to ban the rental of all scooters, electric bikes, and other small motorized devices across the resort, she jumped in to support it. “When I saw the article in the paper, I was super excited because I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, finally, somebody’s listening,’” Gregorio said of reading the Jan.13 OC Today story on the proposed ban. “I sent a general statement to all the council members explaining what happened to me and that I wanted to have an opportunity when it came up for public discussions, that I wanted to be able to share my side of it,” Gregorio continued. “Because I understand that businesses have a right to See SCOOTER Page 6
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New operators on deck for multiple eateries Continued from Page 1 Macky’s Bayside For 45 years through the summer and shoulder seasons, Macky’s Bayside owners Macky and Pam Stansell have run the wildly successful 54th Street restaurant and bar. It began in 1978 with Tio Gringo’s, followed by Macky’s Bayside in 1994. The success of Macky’s made operating Tios on the same block impractical, so the couple closed it and concentrated on Macky’s for almost three more decades. Now, as the couple moves up in age, they have decided to lease the waterfront restaurant to a highly regarded Delaware company known for running successful establishments. “When we were approached, we were a bit reluctant, but it’s time for Pam and I to do something else with our life,” Stansell after finalizing a deal just a few days ago with Rehoboth-based SoDel Concepts. “We’ve been on that property for 45 years. It’s just time to move along.” According to the company’s website, SoDel owns and operates 14 restaurants across the Delaware beach area, including three Matt’s Fish Camp locations, Catch 54 and Papa Grande’s in Fenwick Island, Ocean View Brewing Company, and Bluecoast restaurants in Bethany and Rehoboth, among others. Macky’s will be the group’s first restaurant across the Maryland line, and Stansell does not expect manychanges to the existing footprint or staffing with the takeover. “These guys are perfect. I don’t think they’re going to change much, if anything,” Stansell said. “They’re keeping the name. I’m pretty sure they’re going to keep 99 percent of the menu.” Stansell added that he’s received offers to buy the restaurant before and turned them down, but he was intrigued by SoDel’s interest given the success and overall positive vibes of the company’s other spaces. The new owners are set to take over when Macky’s reopens in April following its usual off-season closing,
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Macky’s Bayside on 54th Street sits empty following closure for the season at the end of the summer. After 45 years, owner Macky Stansell has sold the lease for the restaurant to SoDel Concepts out of Rehoboth, who will take over ownership and management duties, but keep the name and many of the details, when the space reopens in April.
and for the average patron, it will likely not look too different. “They want everybody,” Stansell said of keeping the existing staff. “ … They want a smooth transition, a successfully run restaurant like we have been. They’ve indicated to me that they want to talk to everybody. What transpires after that remains to be seen, but they’re a pretty up-front group.” The Stansells will retain the other rental establishments on the property but will be completely out of the restaurant business soon after the takeover. From there, the couple will have a lot of free time to do whatever they want. “We’re going to travel some, going to drive across the country, do some different things,” Stansell said. “Not that we haven’t been doing that all these years, we’re only open barely six months, so we’ve had the ability to travel a lot in the wintertime.” He added that from here on out he just hopes Macky’s keeps running as successfully as always and knows the
city will support it. “The most important thing for me is the restaurant,” Stansell said. “The success of that restaurant is because of the people that we’ve hired and because of the support that the city has always given us.” The Globe A historic downtown Berlin staple is again changing hands as the owners of a successful Ocean City establishment prepare to take it over. The Globe restaurant inside the Globe Gastro Theatre in the middle of Broad Street is set to reopen next month under the wing of the owners of Braddah Barney’s in West Ocean City. “Basically, I’m leasing The Globe,” Braddah Barney’s owner and Chef Jon Lane said of his new venture. “We won’t have the tiki bar out back but we have the upstairs and downstairs, all the music, all the inside.” Lane said Globe owner Bryan Brushmiller reached out to him recently to do the menu for the Berlin
restaurant, and Lane worked out a deal to take over the whole space. His lease begins Feb. 1 and he hopes to be up and running by Valentine’s Day. The Globe Gastro Theatre consists of the Globe restaurant, which serves Broadstreet Barbecue, the Library bar upstairs and Tiki Tim’s tiki bar outside. Lane will take over the food and drink menus for everything but the tiki bar and looks forward to the new challenge. “I’ve been looking for a couple years to expand my space,” Lane said of the Braddah Barney’s location on Sunset Avenue in West Ocean City. “With rising food costs, I’ve wanted to be able to sell liquor for a while and kind of closed that down with nothing to fall back on.” Lane plans to create a new menu for the Globe, which he said will stray from the Asian Fusion and sandwiches he sold at Braddah Barney’s for the past nearly six years. “We’re going to be doing some sweet tea-brined fried chicken, a lot of different smoked meats, ribs, pulled pork, kind of southern sides, salads. And we’ll have a good cocktail program as well,” Lane said. Like the owners who have taken over the Globe before – there have been several over the years — Lane plans to keep the name and as much of the history as possible. “I grew up in Ocean Pines and then Bishopville. I’ve been going to the Globe my whole life,” Lane said. “ … I’m excited to take on the challenge. I really respect the space and understand the history behind it. We’re going to try to do it some justice, make it the best version we can do.” Coastal Smokehouse While the real estate representative for the buyer is staying mum, Matt Ortt, a managing partner of Matt Ott Companies, confirmed by email this week that the owners of the Ropewalk franchise will be taking over the Coastal Smokehouse on Route 50 in West Ocean City. No other details were available on See SMOKEHOUSE Page 6
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Scooter rental ban proposal results in minimal backlash Continued from Page 3 transact business. However, they should not be allowed to transact business that could potentially cause harm to people.” Savage proposed the ordinance, which is set for full consideration at an upcoming council work session, during discussions about the sale and rental of electric bikes at a work session Jan. 10. Instead of voting on an ordinance that would have established licensing parameters for all classes of e-bikes, with higher-ranked Class 2s and 3s allowed by conditional use, Savage called for the blanket ban of all rentals. He said at the time that allowing for the rental of personal mobility devices is unsafe and hinders the quality of life in neighborhoods. While owners of the vehicles tend to have more experience and expertise when maneuvering them, people who hop on scooters and other small mobility vehicles on vacation with no experience or real knowledge of the local terrain naturally pose a threat — as indicated by what happened to Gregorio and Fowler. Palmer Gillis, an Ocean City resident and member of the resort’s planning commission, also commented on the hazard and nuisance these types of vehicles create when buzzing around during the summer. “They’re unsafe, they’re noisy, they’re obnoxious, they dart out in front of people. You can’t see them, they think they’re cars,” Gillis said. “There’s nothing good about having that type of product for rent for tourists in Ocean City. Nothing good can come from that.” He recalled the council’s recent
denial of a request for slingshot rentals — which are not in the same category as scooters and similar vehicles as they require licenses and insurance — and hopes that they have the same reaction to Savage’s proposal. “I’m encouraged by Will’s proposal and his discussions and, hopefully, the City Council will follow suit in the same vein that they talked about with the slingshots,” Gillis said. Savage’s proposal aims to ban the rental of all mopeds, scoot coupes, electric and gas-powered scooters, one-wheels, hoverboards, and the like in city limits. His plan would require the holders of existing business licenses that rent them to cease those operations by this coming April. The proposal passed 6-1 at the Jan. 10 work session, with Councilman John Gehrig opposed. Since introducing the idea, Savage said he has received feedback in favor it, both in person and directly to his council email. He said the only negative feedback he has seen was in response to the newspaper article online. “I haven’t heard any negative feedback at all other than on [the Jan. 13] article: ‘You’re going to put somebody out of business.’ Nobody has contacted me directly,” he said. City Manager Terry McGean said this week that there are currently only two business owners in town who hold licenses to rent small motorized devices. One is Continental Cycle, which has a location on 72nd Street. The other is Cycle City on 31st. Continental Cycle’s website See VEHICLES Page 7
Smokehouse goes to Ropewalk Continued from Page 4 the transition this week and Chris Reda with Chris Reda Real Estate Team, the entity listed as the owner of the Ropewalk company, declined comment. Several Ropewalk restaurants exist throughout the region and state, including in Ocean City on 82nd Street; in Bethany Beach; in Chincoteague, Virginia; and in Federal Hill near Baltimore. The company also owns other establishments, such as the Alley Oops spots in Ocean City. Matt Ortt Companies runs several other establishments as well, including Coastal Salt and Ocean City Rum Shack on the Boardwalk, and the Ocean Pines Yacht Club. His company came under fire after a hit-and-run in July that took the life of 14-year-old Ocean Pines resident Gavin Knupp because of his then-
partner Ralph DeAngelus’ alleged involvement with the still unsolved incident. Ortt has since cut ties with DeAngelus but members of the public have not stopped urging people not to patronize Ortt’s businesses. In turn, no one has officially confirmed that the Coastal Smokehouse sale had anything to do with the public’s call to the ban the restaurants. Full Moon Saloon The owners of Shotti’s Point, which operates next to the K-Coast shop on 36th Street and Coastal Highway, has reportedly bought the Full Moon Saloon in West Ocean City. Shotti’s also has a Boardwalk location. Jones said the owners of the Full Moon confirmed the transition at a meeting this week.
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Vehicles could still be ridden, just not rented Continued from Page 6 presently does not include any information about renting scooters or electric bikes, only regular bicycles. Scooters and e-bikes are only listed for purchase. Cycle City’s site advertises the rental and sale of bicycles, scootcoupes, and a range of scooters. McGean also said he has not heard any feedback about Savage’s proposal. If the ordinance passes in its current proposed form, personal mobility devices will be available for sale
and can still be ridden in the resort, as they are allowed to exist under state law. Banning rentals would have presumably saved Gregorio and Fowler in the 2016 incident, as the driver of the scooter that hit them was a renter who Gregorio said was not properly trained to be riding the device. She also contends that a loophole in the city’s law kept both the driver and the scooter rental company from having any liability in the incident. In turn, she and her wife were on the hook for all of the nearly $250,000
in medical bills and other losses. “Had we not had our own insurance, we would have lost our business, we would have lost our home,” Gregorio said. She added that she hopes that even if rentals are allowed, or grandfathered in for existing business owners, that the loophole in the city’s law is fixed so that no one else has to endure the same expense and damages. Gregorio, who lives today with Fowler in Fenwick Island, also said she plans to attend the work session
when council members discuss the ordinance to share her story with the public. And while she is grateful that she survived the crash, everything about her life has been harder, all because of an inexperienced scooter renter. “I’m thankful to be here,” she said. “The doctors obviously told my wife that things could have come out a whole lot differently, had maybe I’d been hit just a different way it may have caused permanent paralysis or whatever. I’m certainly glad to be here. But I’m not the person I was.”
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OPEN HOUSE: SATURDAY, 11AM-1PM
MANKLIN CREEK VIEWS
Terri: 410-430-6875 Bethany: 410-430-2602 www.PO2Team.com Powerof2@PO2Team.com
Partially furnished 3BR/2BA renovated home (2018) w/new roof, sunroom, windows, and vinyl siding. Open floor plan features LVP flooring and great natural light. 110 Boston Drive • Ocean Pines Family room w/brick fireplace leads into spacious sunroom. Dining/Kitchen combo offers granite countertops, breakfast bar, ample cabinetry space, and SS appliances. Backyard has a firepit, wraparound deck. Unfinished attic perfect for storage or bonus room. Call and schedule your tour today!
$399,000
NEW PRICE!
Lynette
Bridges-Catha CRS, PMN, GREEN, SRES Licensed in MD, DE
443-497-3128 Cell Smilin4shore@comcast.net
A GREAT OPPORTUNITY
Bring your expertise to make this house a home. Beautiful Hardwoods and lg rooms, high ceilings. Built in 1909. Lg parlor/sitting room on 1st floor, living room, dining room and lg wooden staircase. Driveway runs alongside home and shed in backyard. Buyers should do their own due diligence to measure property and confirm all information to their satisfaction including but not limited to schools, $139,500 sizes, tax information.
Greg
Nohe REALTOR®
Licensed in MD & DE
443-413-3077 Archangelnohe @gmail.com
BEAUTIFUL WATERFRONT DEAL ISLAND
Large Loft, BR/2BA. Experience Island Living, Rare Navigable Waterfront w/180 Ft. Bulkhead. Breathtaking Sunrises and Sunsets! Main Floor has Open Floor Plan Living Room, Kitchen, w/New Granite Counters! Upper-Level Loft has 2 Spacious Rooms w/Fabulous Water Views of Tangier Sound!! Watch Boaters Sail by from the Marina. Home has Laundry Room, Double Car Garage w/High Bay Doors to Store Extra Large Items! Public Boat Ramp Less than 5 Minutes! Bring Your Boat, Jet Skis, Kayaks, Canoes. Owner Has More Renovations to Complete and will Work with Buyers to Choose Some Renovations of Their Choice! All Negotiations thru Listing Agent. Don't Let This Pass You By!! New Price! $390,000
Brenda
Nohe REALTOR®
Licensed in MD & DE
410-493-3847 BrendaSG1944 @icloud.com