Coastal diversions

Popular mapping programs project that the trip from the Baltimore area to Ocean City should take about three hours, but with a little effort... Full story...

Keep your cool to stay healthy

Take steps to avoid heat-related illness as you indulge in some fun in the sun Full story...

Party by the sea in Ocean City

Let's face it, Ocean City is built for sin. Full story...

The other Ocean City is best beach in Jersey

I went to Ocean City, N.J., with an open mind, trying not to feel pressured by the thousands of people who recently voted it the best... Full story...

$20 or less Shore Find: See-Thru Magic Bubble Gun

What it is: A battery-powered contraption that gives you a rest and blows bubbles for you Full story...

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Ocean City: More shore for less	Virginia Beach
Delaware beaches delight	Carolina calling
Three times the fun in the Wildwoods	Kent Island, Maryland

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Ocean City's 'Rodney the Lifeguard' visits the Inner Harbor Rodney the Lifeguard visited the Inner Harbor Monday to lure Baltimoreans "downy ocean."	Glimpsed! At The Beach (2009)
Maryland Shore Pet Resort opens	Workouts near the waves Salt air blowing through his hair and sun shining on his face, Justin Grossman was getting in a good ride just a block away from the...
Good reads for beachgoers For a different sort of summer reading list, we asked readers for favorite books that capture the feel of sand and sea. Our own favorites...	Dining@Large's Beach Week
Rip currents a worry at Ocean City	Ocean City welcomes record number of visitors Helped along by a busy Memorial Day weekend, Ocean City welcomed nearly one million weekend visitors last month, the largest crowd since the...

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:July 10-12. Weigh-ins: Fri.-Sat. 4-7:30 p.m. and Sun. 4-7 p.m. at OC Fishing Center, off Rt. 50. 800-322-3065 .

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Eating slowly is better for you. Here's how.	Maryland conference examines services for growing number of kids with autism	Take the sting out of summer with these remedies
O'Malley says Md. better prepared for swine flu in the fall	Organic vs. natural a source of confusion in food labeling	Beer Belly: It's the genes not just the beer
Permanent diet may equal longer life	NIH chief rocks out for science	Second Maryland death linked to swine flu

Eating slowly is better for you. Here's how.	Maryland conference examines services for growing number of kids with autism	Take the sting out of summer with these remedies
O'Malley says Md. better prepared for swine flu in the fall	Organic vs. natural a source of confusion in food labeling	Beer Belly: It's the genes not just the beer
Permanent diet may equal longer life	NIH chief rocks out for science	Second Maryland death linked to swine flu

Maryland hopes to buy back crab licenses	Food, Inc., Handmade Nation to be screened next week	Farm pollution help for bay on chopping block
Hyrbrid speedster on view in D.C. before Le Mans race	Grocers jump on 'local' produce bandwagon	No letup in traffic congestion
Environmentalists climb Mount Rushmore to unfurl global warming message; 11 charged	Solar energy classes offered for free	Obama: World has averted economic disaster but full recovery 'still a ways off'

Shrouded in secrecy, Harry Potter-themed project takes shape at Universal Orlando	Day Trip: 'The Edible Garden' at New York Botanical Garden
AirTran adds New Orleans, Indianapolis flights at BWI	Deal of the week
Can long trips be bad for your health?	Small family-owned amusement parks offer affordable fun

At what age do kids become truly helpful, and how?	Students, parents protest closure of Towson Catholic	Heart-drug errors more likely in young children, Hopkins study finds
On the trail of the 'Wizard of Oz'	Easy family grilling: Pork over greens	A growing problem: Children who need hormone injections to reach normal height
Well-designed bedroom can be child's play	A flag house tour, a teddy bear picnic, and more	Camp care packages: What should you send tweens and teens?

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