Our beloved Fourth Street Cafe in Ocean City, captured in a rare snowy moment from its illustrious past, is down to just scones and coffee, open only until 1 p.m., and only until the end of the month. Then, it's supposed to be shutting down at that corner for good. Over the summer, the cafe collected hundreds of email addresses of bereft loyalists and even had a tribute to itself in words and artwork, but still seems destined to fade into history, its owners off to California to make their mark in wines. Employees are still dangling the possiblity of a reincarnation at another location, though any place that doesn't look out onto the perennially imperiled and then rescued historic old lifesaving station at 4th and Atlantic surely won't be the same. Until then, goodbye to chicken salad platters and foccacia specials, no wifi or air conditioning, the inimitable buzz from a Mexican chocolate scone. We will keep you posted, and, in the meantime, make our peace with the fine fish and steak taco combo at the Ocean City Surf Cafe, still going strong in a parrothead kind of way on 8th street.