Harvest wines that are organic, biodynamic, sustainably farmed, and natural
Drink Up! Happy harvest! Le vendange 2026 est arrivé! (“Vendange” is the French word for the wine harvest season). For most of the Northern Hemisphere, this can be as early as late August or as late as the end of October. It varies by region and varietal. In parts of...
Three nights of swinging jazz
The powers that be who book jazz festivals across the country should consider taking a serious look at what the South Jersey Jazz Society is doing with the Jazz@ThePoint festival, taking place at the Gateway Playhouse and Gregory’s restaurant in Somers Point from Oct....
Five really bad ideas from Atlantic City’s legal gambling era
The advent of state-sanctioned casinos in Atlantic City in May 1978 was inarguably the launchpad of countless smart and beneficial ideas. Besides legal gambling itself, these include the construction of the Convention Center; the transformation of what is now called...
Final in-person Elephant Talk Indie Music Awards show this weekend at Tennessee Avenue Beer Hall
Tune In, Turn On There are many people involved behind the scenes in the Jersey Shore local music scene. One of them is Jerry Ryan, founder of both the Elephant Talk Indie Music Festival and its companion event, the Elephant Talk Indie Music Awards. Both annual events...
