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Spring officially arrives on Friday (March 20), but the true signs of spring in Ocean City are starting to sprout in shop windows.
Seasonal business owners are preparing for a new year and posting opening dates on doors and windows.
Kessel’s Korner — one of Ocean City’s traditional early bloomers —opened over the weekend at 28th Street and Asbury Avenue.
That’s always a sign that the tastes and smells of spring and summer are not far away — Brown’s doughnuts, Voltaco’s cheesesteaks, Dot’s cream doughnuts and a host of other treats.
Check the gallery above for a handful of other opening day announcements, and let us know in the comments section about any other opening dates.
(Editor's note: We lost a handful of earlier comments due to a database error. We encourage you to resubmit and apologize for the inconvenience.)
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The Ocean City Regional Chamber of Commerce this season has been updating a list of member businesses open now or opening soon:
BOARDWALK
- Adelene Restaurant in Port O Call: Open 7:30am-11am, &12pm-2pm, Closed Mon. & Tues. until 4/1
- Bangles N Bows: Opening Fri. March 20th, open Fri. Sat. and Sundays 10am-4pm
- The Fudge Kitchen: Open daily 9am-7pm
- Gillian’s Wonderland Pier: Opening Palm Sunday Weekend
- Henry’s Fine Jewelry: Open daily 10am-4pm
- Jilly’s Arcade: Open Mon.-Thurs. 12pm-6pm, Fri. 12pm-close, Sun. 11am-6pm
- Johnson’s Popcorn: Open Mon.-Sat. 9:30am-5pm, Sun. 10:30am-5:30pm
- Manco & Manco Pizza: Open Fri., Sat., & Sun. 11am-close
- Mia’s Christmas Gallery: Open year round
- Ocean City Coffee Company: Open Weekends starting Mar. 20th 7am-6pm
- Playland: Opening Palm Sunday Weekend
- Shriver’s Salt Water Taffy: Open daily 9am-6pm
- Steel’s Fudge: Open daily 10am-6pm
- Terry Ivory: Open daily 9am-6pm
DOWNTOWN
- 7th Street Surf Shop: Open 10am-6pm daily
- 16th Street Seafood: Opening Friday, March 27th Fri., Sat., and Sundays
- Accent Gallery: Open Mon.-Sat. 10am-5pm, and Sunday 11am-3pm
- Annarelli’s Bicycles: Open Mon.- Thurs. 10am-5:30pm, Fri. & Sat. 9am-5:30pm, Closed Sundays
- Artisan’s Alcove: Open Thurs. thru Mon. 10am-5pm
- Artisan Body Products: Open 10am-5:30pm Mon. thru Sat. and 10am-3pm on Sundays in March
- B&B Department Store: Open Sun. -Thurs. 10am-6pm, Fri. & Sat. 9am-6pm
- Bookateria Two: Open Saturday Mar. 14 10am-5pm, and Saturday Mar. 28 10am-5pm
- Chatterbox Restaurant: Opening Saturday March 27th
- The Flying Carp Clothing Gallery: Open Mon. Thru Saturday 10am-5pm and Sunday 12pm-4pm
- Glazed Over: Open Thurs. & Fri. 12pm-8pm, Sat. 10am-6pm, Sun. 11am-5pm
- Gleeson’s Home Entertainment: Open Mon.-Thurs. 9am-6pm, Fri. 9am-8pm, Sat. 9am-5pm
- Heritage Surf & Sport: Open daily 10am-6pm
- Hoy’s 5 & 10: Open Mon. 9am-5pm, Wed. thru Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. 11am-4pm
- Interiors By Joann: Open Mon. thru Sat. 9am-5pm, Closed Sunday
- Island Beach Gear: Open Monday thru Saturday 9am-6pm, closed Sunday
- Jon & Patty’s Coffee Bar & Bistro: Open Mon-Sat. 7:30am-3pm, Sunday 7:30am-2pm
- Local Gym & Fitness: Open Mon.-Thurs. 5:30am-9pm, Fri. 5:30am-7pm, Sat. 6am-6pm, Sun.8am-5pm
- Massage Mend Me: Open Sun. thru Fri. 11am-6pm, Saturday 11am-7pm
- Ocean City Coffee Company: Open everyday 7am-7pm, and Friday until 9pm
- Ocean City Emporium: Open in new location, Crown Bank building
- Ocean City Fine Arts League: Open Mon. thru Sat. 10am-5pm, Sun. 10am-4pm
- Ocean City Self Storage
- Ocean City Wireless: Open Mon. thru Sat. 9am-7pm, Sunday 10am-5pm
- OC Paddleboard: Opening in March
- P. Francis: Open Mon through Sat 11am – 5pm, Sun 12pm – 4pm
- Rauhauser’s Candies: Open Mon.-Th. 10am-6pm, Fri. 10am-8pm, Sat.10am-6pm, Sun. 10am-5pm
- Sack O’ Subs: Open daily 11am-8pm
- Sea Wave Massage: Open Mon. thru Sat. 10am-8pm, Sun. 10am-7pm
- Second Chance Shop: Open Mon. thru Sat. 10am-5pm, Closed Sunday
- South Jersey Home Care: Open Mon. thru Fri., Closed Sat. & Sun.
- Stainton’s: Open daily 10am-6pm
- The Sneaker Shop: Open Mon. thru Fri. 11am-5pm, Sat. 10am-5pm, Sun. 11am-3pm
- Spinning Wheel Florist: Open Mon. thru Sat. 8:30am-6pm, Closed Sunday
- Starbucks: Open Sun. thru Fri. 6:30am-8pm, Sat. 6:30am-9pm
- Sting Ray: Open Mon. thru Sat. 10am-6pm, Sunday 10am-4pm
- Sun Rose Words & Music: Open 7 days a week 10am-5pm
- SunSeekers: Open daily 10am-5:30pm
- Vittorio’s Italian Restaurant: Open daily 11:30am-9pm
- Wallace Hardware: Open Mon. thru Sat. 8:30am-5:30pm, Closed Sunday
- Ward’s Pastry: Open Tues.-Fri. 7am-6pm, Sat. 7am-5pm, Sun. 7am-2pm
- We R Wireless: Open Mon. thru Sat. 9am-9pm, Sunday 9am-7pm
- Yianni’s Café: Open daily 6:30am-9pm
- Yoasis Frozen Yogurt: Opening for Spring Season on Friday March 20th, 12:30pm
- Yoga Ginger: Open, see class schedule online
