Mid-Summer Update, Ocean Beach Roasters Spotlight, Events & More!

The Shores Insider - July 2021

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Shores Business News

Summer Update

We are halfway through summer, and it has certainly been an adventure. The Governor has removed restrictions from dining, visitors are back, and the Convention Center events have returned.

In June, the Ocean Shores traffic count registered a record high of 526,024 . The previous high was set in 2019 with a count of 496,025. This year, The Fourth of July weekend saw 125,247 vehicles, which was down from the prior year’s count of 134,723. Trading days and a week of record setting hot temperatures may have been responsible for the decline in traffic this year.

City of Ocean Shores Revenue Numbers from May: Sales Tax +35%. Hotel/Motel Tax +75%. General Revenue Account = $4,683,761 ($2.6M over goal set by city)

Items of interest to the City Council:

The future of tents as a permanent seating option
Crosswalks on Point Brown
Options for maintaining our fresh waterways

To learn more about Ocean Shores City Council agendas and meetings, click here.

Shores Spotlight

Ocean Beach Roasters

Ocean Beach Roasters (OBR) has been owned and operated by Brodey Jones since April, 2017. Brodey, a Hoquiam native, has experience in the service industry and fell in love with the opportunity to run a business in his hometown while providing locals and tourists a world class cup of coffee.

Importing the best beans from around the world and creating the OBR brands is very important to Brodey. At OBR, they roast their coffee beans on site using a 2.5 kilo Dierich Roaster. His flavors are becoming well known and he is excited to now ship the beans throughout Washington State. You can also find OBR at the Aberdeen Sunday Market, selling pounds of coffee beans and their specialty cold brew concentrate.

OBR is open daily from 9am until 4pm. Prior to COVID, OBR has offered event catering utilizing Brodey's menu items that are unique and tasteful. During the off season you will find OBR as the “local hangout” but during the summer months – all tourists!

Coffee is not the only beverage available as they offer wine and beer in partnership with several local businesses.

July 4th is one of the most celebrated holidays in Ocean Shores. This year, OBR closed on July 5th (but employees stayed on the clock) to assist clean up on the beaches which will likely remain an annual event.

Thank you to Ocean Beach Roasters for supporting local businesses and community members!

Upcoming Events to Watch for in Ocean Sho res!

All Ocean Shores events found here.

July 23 - 25: Hog Wild Ocean Shores

July 30 - Aug. 1: Superhero Music Fest

How to Submit Your Own Grays Harbor Event to the Calendar

Head to our community calendar, click the " + " button located to the right above the calendar or click here.

Please make sure to fill in as many fields as possible and add the keywords "Ocean Shores" to your event description!

*If you would like to feature a photo in your event, please email it to knorvell@graysharbor.org after submission.

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