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New Cambria Hotel breaks ground in Ocean City

By Jeff Clabaugh

WASHINGTON — Ocean City can always use more hotel rooms, and it’s getting another option next year.

Rockville-based Choice Hotels International broke ground this week on the Cambria Hotel Ocean City at 309 N. First St.

The 133-room hotel is expected to open in summer 2019.

All rooms have private balconies overlooking the Isle of Wight Bay. The hotel will also have an indoor/outdoor infinity pool, poolside cabanas, a tiki bar, outdoor fire pits, 2,200 square feet of meeting space, a business center and a rooftop bar and restaurant with views of Assateague Island, Isle of Wight Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.

The hotel is a short walk from the beach and Ocean City’s famed boardwalk.

Choice’s development partner for the Cambira Hotel Ocean City is PiNNacle Hospitality, an owner and developer of hotels primarily in the coastal region of Maryland, Virginia and Delaware.

Massachusetts court hears arguments in lawsuit alleging Meta designed apps to be addictive to kids

By The Associated Press
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts' highest court heard oral arguments Friday in the state's lawsuit arguing that Meta designed features on Facebook and Instagram to make them addictive to young users. The lawsuit, filed in 2023 by Attorney General Andrea Campbell, alleges that Meta did this to make a profit and that its actions affected hundreds of thousands of teenagers in Massachusetts who use the social media platforms. “We are making claims based only on the tools that Meta has developed because its own research shows they encourage addiction to the platform in a variety of ways,” said State Solicitor David Kravitz, adding that the state's claim has nothing to do the company's algorithms or failure to moderate content. Meta said Friday that it strongly disagrees with the allegations and is “confident the evidence will show our longstanding commitment to supporting young people.” Its attorney, Mark Mosier, argued in court that the lawsuit “would impose liabilities for performing traditional publishing functions” and that its actions are protected by the First Amendment.
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