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Coconut Times reaches a population of more than 300,000 with leisure time and vacation money to spend. Put your name in the Coconut Times for 24 years one of the most popular papers on the shore, and find out why our advertisers say our paper gets results.

Coconut Times was founded in 1985 by artist and avid surfer Scott Harrington. It was sold to Royette Tarry Shepherd of Hooper’s Restaurant who then sold it to Tammy Trattner Knowles. In 1999, the paper was sold to Brenda Golden, who has continued the tradition of featuring original artwork on the cover and the exclusive feature called Barhopping, written by bartenders from all the top clubs and restaurants in the area.

Coconut Times is dedicated to fun in the sun and after dark. Coco Nights, written by editor Brenda Golden, provides music news and an inside track to some of our entertainers, as well as a guide to who’s playing around town. Marco Himenez writes another entertainment and related info column titled Sonic Notes. Find out what’s happening on the music scene in Ocean City in the band listings of Who’s Where When. And a comprehensive list of community events is provided weekly in the Calendar of Events section.

Enjoy leisure reading and great photography with our two travel features. Sean Rox takes us around the world with his articles in Ports of Call. And OC Fotoguy Travels, by Bob Ruthrauff, visits our national parks and the roads less traveled, featuring his breathtaking nature photographs.

Each week readers are given a taste of Ocean city cuisine with restaurant reviews in Best Bites. Our Coco’s Choice Series, featuring area merchants is a proven winner in attracting more customers and increasing sales.

Coconut Times is all about you - check to see if your picture makes it on the Scrapbook pages or your name is mentioned in a Barhopping article. Whether it’s reading, dancing, dining, shopping of playing, readers will find out about you in the pages of Coconut Times.

Coconut Times is widely distributed from Fenwick Island to Ocean City, West Ocean City, Berlin and Ocean Pines with a circulation of 30,000 at summer peak to 15,000 during off-season. The paper is published on Fridays, weekly, from Springfest through October and monthly in the off-season.