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31 Days Away: The Community Fireworks Show Celebrating Our Nation’s Independence will occur on Saturday, July 1 at 9:15 p.m. Please Donate Today!

Please remember this is a neighborhood-funded show and funded solely through your contributions: Go to opcl.org/FIREWORKS! The Ocean Park Civic League undertakes the work of making it happen – the blizzard of permits and contracts-following all the rules and regulations- thank you Jill Doczi!! And raising the money but no $$ come from the civic…

Interim Changes to Shore Dr.?

President Danny Murphy recently participated an onsite meeting with Councilman Schulman, the Bayfront Advisory Commission leadership and city planners to explore the construction of a temporary  patchwork to create stopgap contiguous sidewalks for improved pedestrian safety along Shore Dr. As feared the 2023-2024 city budget defunded our long-promised Phase 4 Shore Drive Improvement Project, further…

Beach Season Reminders

After Memorial Day until after 6:00 pm on Labor Day dogs are allowed on the beach only before 10:00 am and after 6:00 pm. According to Beach Rules Virginia Beach Gov.com : “Dogs can be off leash on the beach so long as they are firmly under their caretaker’s control so as not to disturb…

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2023 Ocean Park Scholarship Winner!

The OPCL Scholarship Committee is pleased to announce this year’s recipient of the Louise and George Lyon Memorial Scholarship is Coren Huff. Coren will graduate with honors from the Global Studies and World Languages Academy at Tallwood High School where she has distinguished herself through her academic achievement, extracurricular activities and community volunteer activities. Coren…

Why Are the Fireworks on the 1st of July this year?

It bears repeating that the time and effort involved in arranging the fireworks every year for Ocean Park and the bayfront is considerable and is accomplished by people donating their time, chiefly of course is Jill Doczi. The short answer to the question of why the fireworks are on the 1st this year is: it…

A Sea of Grass! Stay off the Dunes!

 “Please Stay Off the Dunes” signs will be placed on the front slope of the dunes along the beach. Let’s give the grass a chance to get established!

Do You Live in Ocean Park? Support Your Civic League NOW ! Only $20!

Please help support your neighborhood civic league with $20 or more in Membership Dues!! Join for the first time or Renew your $20 membership. Payment can be made here on the OPCL web site with PayPal or use a credit card with CheddarUp : OPCL.org-Join or Renew. Or you can send a check by mail…

Dear City Council Members: I had hoped to attend tonight’s City Council meeting on the evening of May, 9th in person but unfortunately I am not able. Please include my email to the record. The Ocean Park Civic League requests the proposed 2024 budget include full funding for the Phase 4 Shore Drive Improvements Capital…

This Just In

Link to April 2023 Engineering Study for Shore Dr CIP. Shore Drive Corridor Improvements Phase IV Preliminary Engineering April 2023. Reaction from President Danny Murphy: After two decades they now have a plan but not only did they redirect about $8 Mil already appropriated to the CIP last year, they have completely defunded it for…