OC Shore Magazine

16/11/2024

Upcoming show dates for Lost Figures at The Cork Bar! Come out today and see them 4-7p!

13/11/2024

Join us at Ocean 13 Seafood and Steakhouse for Thanksgiving! They have 2pm, 4:30pm, and 7pm seatings. Reservations HIGHLY recommended. You can write to them on Facebook, or call during business hours at 410-289-6213. 🦃

(Kids 5 and under eat free, with purchase of an adult meal.)

11/11/2024

🌅 Saturday morning 🧡
📸 Steve H, 133rd st

02/11/2024

We’re headed to the last brunch of 2024 at Ocean 13 Seafood and Steakhouse! 🥞 🍾 Don’t miss it!

28/10/2024

This Sunday, Nov 3 at 1pm // 🌊 43rd St. Beach

27/10/2024

📚 Join us for a special event! Meet the Author: John N. Huffington, featuring an amazing local author, is today, 10/27, from 4 to 6 PM at Ocean 13 Seafood and Steakhouse. This event is a unique opportunity to engage with John and hear his inspiring story as detailed in his book, “Innocent: An Obscene Miscarriage of Justice”.

🕊️ Since 1973, 200 individuals have been exonerated from death row in the United States. These cases underscore the potential for irreversible miscarriages of justice in capital punishment cases. John N. Huffington is one of those 200 human beings.

⏳ Maintaining his innocence from day one, John spent 32 years, 2 months, and 28 days in the Maryland Prison System, the first 10 years of his sentence were on death row.

💪 It took more than three decades, two trials, and numerous appeals before DNA evidence in the case finally helped secure John's release in 2013. Huffington finally received a full pardon from Governor Larry Hogan on January 13, 2023.

‼️ The case’s Harford County Prosecutor has since been disbarred for withholding exculpatory evidence in John’s case. It was only the fifth time a prosecutor had been disbarred in the United States for misconduct, according to the Innocence Project.

26/10/2024

OC Locals Nic Hitchens, Gavin Brink, Kai Ross and Geoff + Deegan Charvat with a successful bluefish catch in Hatteras yesterday! 🐟 Caught on swimbait from Maryland’s own Freedom Baitsusa!

25/10/2024

Hatteras Sunsets 🌅

24/10/2024

Come out this Sunday and meet John N. Huffington at Ocean 13 Seafood and Steakhouse! This event is a unique opportunity to engage with John and hear his inspiring story as detailed in his book, “Innocent: An Obscene Miscarriage of Justice”.

Since 1973, 200 individuals have been exonerated from death row in the United States. These cases underscore the potential for irreversible miscarriages of justice in capital punishment cases. John N. Huffington is one of those 200 human beings.

Join us for a special “Meet The Author” Happy Hour featuring local author John N. Huffington this Sunday, October 27, 2024 from 4 to 6 PM at Ocean 13 Seafood and Steakhouse. This event is a unique opportunity to engage with John and hear his inspiring story as detailed in his book, “Innocent: ...

24/10/2024

We spent the day on Ocracoke Island 🏴‍☠️ Blackbeard the Pirate considered Ocracoke Harbor a favorite spot for looting merchant ships. He met his end just off the Ocracoke Harbor.

Stop by Ocracoke Coffee Co ., Eduardo's Taco Stand, and Village Craftsmen!

23/10/2024

We visited some of the homes in Rodanthe, NC that are slowly being destroyed by the Atlantic Ocean.

21/10/2024

Listen in to Ocean 98.1 WOCM tomorrow morning at 9:35am! John will be talking with Bulldog about the upcoming Meet the Author: John N. Huffington event this Sunday at Ocean 13 Seafood and Steakhouse!

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OC Shore Magazine invites the community to a special “Meet The Author” Happy Hour featuring local author John N. Huffington on Sunday, October 27, 2024 from 4 to 6 PM at Ocean 13 Seafood and Steakhouse. This event is a unique opportunity to engage with John and hear his inspiring story as detailed in his book, “Innocent: An Obscene Miscarriage of Justice”.

Since 1973, 200 individuals have been exonerated from death row in the United States. These cases underscore the potential for irreversible miscarriages of justice in capital punishment cases. John N. Huffington is one of those 200 human beings.

In 1981, at the age of eighteen, Huffington was found guilty of a double homicide in Harford County, Maryland. He was given two death sentences plus 21 years in what became known as the Memorial Day Murders.

Maintaining his innocence from day one, John spent 32 years, 2 months, and 28 days in the Maryland Prison System, the first 10 years of his sentence were on death row. John's conviction was tainted with flimsy, unsubstantiated science and a prosecutor who withheld or tried to destroy evidence. His lost years included stints at Supermax and other sites notorious for corruption and violence. It took more than three decades, two trials, and numerous appeals before DNA evidence in the case finally helped secure John's release in 2013. Huffington finally received a full pardon from Governor Larry Hogan on January 13, 2023.

Told in his own words, this powerful true story of an innocent man caught in a flawed justice system is simultaneously heartbreaking and enraging. It's a challenge to the belief system of "innocent until proven guilty," where there is no clear line between justice and the condemned. While incarcerated John was active in creating programs for inmates and earned a bachelor’s degree in management science.

The diligence of the law firm of Ropes & Gray (more than 120 lawyers at the firm worked on Huffington’s case for 40 years) and the investigative journalism of the Washington Post uncovered key evidence proven through DNA testing to be unreliable. The case’s Harford County Prosecutor has since been disbarred for withholding this exculpatory evidence.

(Washington Post: In October 2021, the Maryland Court of Appeals disbarred Joseph I. Cassilly for “various instances of intentionally dishonest misconduct.” It was only the fifth time a prosecutor had been disbarred in the United States for misconduct, according to the Innocence Project.)

John is an internationally recognized motivational speaker. He is a trainer for statewide, mandated training programs in the Illinois Police Academies, presenting Wrongful Conviction Awareness and Avoidance classes. This training is the first of its kind for law enforcement in the United States. John also serves as a consultant in workforce development and criminal justice reform. He is a vital voice in criminal justice reform.

16/10/2024

🎶 Jelly Roll at Country Calling Festival
📸 Mike Detwiler Photography

15/10/2024

🗓️ The Public Service Commission will hold a virtual public hearing to review US Wind's application to revise and expand its proposed project off Maryland's Coast. Written comments can be submitted by 11/1/24 at https://webpscxb.psc.state.md.us/DMS/E-file-pc (comments should reference Case No. 9666)

Live stream Wed, Oct 16 at 6:30p: ⬇️
https://www.youtube.com/c/MarylandPSC

Join the Save Ocean City movement ⚠️ “Offshore wind turbines threaten more than just our sunrise view—they could destroy West Ocean City's commercial fishing industry. 🎣 Local fishermen stand to lose their livelihoods, and our community could feel the impact for generations. Offshore wind turbines are threatening our ocean, coast, and sunrise. We cannot let this happen to Ocean City.”

🌊 www.SaveOceanCity.org 🌅

14/10/2024

We love classic dishes, given a local twist! Pictured is the newest creation from Ocean 13 Seafood and Steakhouse: Beef Wellington with Colossal Crab and imperial sauce on top. 😍

11/10/2024

Stunning photos captured last night!
📸: J.P. Cathell Photography

11/10/2024

West OC, 10:30pm. Absolutely stunning! 💚 🩷