Atlantic City - Shore Local Newsmagazine

Fresh local seafood takes center stage at Downbeach Seafood Festival with music and coastal fun

by Scott Cronick | Sep 11, 2025 | Features, Atlantic City, Atlantic County, Cape May County, Entertainment, Events & Happenings, Scott Cronick, South Jersey, Ventnor, Wahoo

No one appreciates summer like I do, but the fall at the shore does have its upsides: fewer people at the beach, less traffic, easier to get reservations at your favorite restaurants, and festivals galore. Yes, locals summer is here. And while summer may not...

For Ocean exec, summer was a fleeting thing

by Chuck Darrow | Sep 11, 2025 | Features, Atlantic City, Atlantic City Casinos, Atlantic County, Entertainment, South Jersey

The Casino File No matter how quickly summer seemed to fly by for you, Becky Schultz probably had you beat. That’s because Schultz, the vice-president of restaurant operations at Ocean Casino Resort, had her pots and pans—along with her hands—full as she had to...

Atlantic City Headliners

by shorelocalnews | Sep 11, 2025 | Features, Atlantic City, Atlantic City Casinos, Atlantic County, Calendars, Entertainment, Events & Happenings, Music, South Jersey, Wahoo

Friday, September 12 The Who 7:30 p.m. Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall Buju Banton w/ Jesse Riyal 8 p.m. Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena Get the Led Out 8 p.m. Sound Waves at Hard Rock George Thorogood and the Destroyers 8 p.m. Tropicana Showroom Saturday, September 13 I Love...

Atlantic City’s Playground: An ambitious idea that just didn’t work

by Bruce Klauber | Sep 11, 2025 | Features, Atlantic City, Atlantic County, History, South Jersey

Had it not been for the entrepreneurs, the business people, the visionaries, the politicos, the dreamers, the inventors and the investors, there would be no Atlantic City as we know it. Think about it. The Atlantic City Boardwalk was the 1870 brainchild of a train...

Cherry Poppins crowned Miss’d America 2026

by Michael | Sep 11, 2025 | Features, Atlantic City, Atlantic City Casinos, Atlantic County, Entertainment, Events & Happenings, South Jersey

Cherry Poppins of New York City was crowned Miss’d America 2026 on Saturday, Sept. 6, at Caesars Atlantic City. Poppins, whose given name is Michael Samhat, placed as second runner-up in last year’s competition before claiming the top title this year. She received...

Lucky Guest Bets $1.25 and Wins $212,613 Slot Jackpot at Hard Rock

by shorelocalnews | Sep 10, 2025 | Atlantic City Casinos, Atlantic City, Atlantic County, Features, South Jersey

A lucky guest bet $1.25 and won a major $212,613 jackpot on a Wheel of Fortune slot machine at 2:06 p.m. Saturday at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City. The big Wheel of Fortune win was one of four major slot machine jackpots scored over the weekend at Hard...