{"id":73342,"date":"2026-05-28T15:23:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T19:23:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/ocean-city-skate-park-marks-50-years-with-community-celebration\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T15:23:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T19:23:20","slug":"ocean-city-skate-park-marks-50-years-with-community-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/ocean-city-skate-park-marks-50-years-with-community-celebration\/","title":{"rendered":"Ocean City Skate Park Marks 50 Years with Community Celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/news-1779996200467.jpg?resize=1200%2C630&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-73341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/news-1779996200467.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/news-1779996200467.jpg?resize=300%2C158&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/news-1779996200467.jpg?resize=1024%2C538&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/news-1779996200467.jpg?resize=768%2C403&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>The Recreation and Parks department in Ocean City, Maryland is organizing a community gathering to mark five decades of Ocean Bowl Skate Park&#8217;s service to the area.<\/p><p>The milestone celebration is scheduled for Saturday, June 6, 2026, running from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. at the facility&#8217;s location in Bayside Park on 3rd Street.<\/p><p>According to the department, Ocean Bowl has been a fundamental part of the community since its establishment, providing recreational opportunities for generations of skaters and community members.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ocean City, Maryland&#8217;s Recreation and Parks department is hosting a community celebration for the 50th anniversary of Ocean Bowl Skate Park. The event takes place Saturday, June 6, 2026, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Bayside Park on 3rd Street.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":73341,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[29,831],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-73342","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-us-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/news-1779996200467.jpg?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-j4W","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":38413,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/salisbury-unveils-new-playground-at-woodcock-park-with-community-celebration\/","url_meta":{"origin":73342,"position":0},"title":"Salisbury Unveils New Playground at Woodcock Park with Community Celebration","author":"Admin","date":"March 17, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Salisbury officials will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday to showcase the newly renovated playground at Woodcock Park. 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