Atlantic City - Shore Local Newsmagazine

Atlantic City Beach Patrol faces unique challenges amid heat, holiday crowds

by Julia Train | Jul 10, 2025 | Features, Atlantic City, Atlantic County, South Jersey

Now in his 11th year as chief of the Atlantic City Beach Patrol, Steve Downey leads a team of lifeguards tasked with protecting one of the busiest and most challenging stretches of coastline on the Jersey Shore. The city attracts a diverse mix of visitors, many of...

Get ready to soar: Soar and Shore Festival

by shorelocalnews | Jul 10, 2025 | Features, Atlantic City, Atlantic County, Events & Happenings, South Jersey, Wahoo

Atlantic City will take to the skies this summer with the Visit Atlantic City Soar and Shore Festival Tuesday, July 15, and Wednesday, July 16. The free event is expected to draw thousands of visitors to witness breathtaking aerial performances and enjoy...

Little Gardens Club looks forward to 26th summer garden tour

by Tammy Thornton | Jul 10, 2025 | Features, Atlantic City, Atlantic County, Gardening, South Jersey, Tammy Thornton

Local garden tours allow visitors a chance to stroll through otherwise secret and private gardens while enjoying the creativity and hard work of others. The Little Gardens Club of Atlantic City will hold their 26th summer garden tour on Sunday, July 13, from 9 a.m. to...

Ocean Casino Resort riding a classic-rock wave this summer

by Chuck Darrow | Jul 10, 2025 | Features, Atlantic City, Atlantic City Casinos, Atlantic County, Entertainment, South Jersey

The Casino File The classic rock is coming in waves this summer at Ocean Casino as two acts have settled in for separate summer-long, once-a-week residencies. Most Thursday evenings (this week it’s Friday), Magical Mystery Doors bring their neat twist on some of the...

Atlantic City Headliners

by shorelocalnews | Jul 10, 2025 | Features, Atlantic City, Atlantic County, Calendars, Events & Happenings, South Jersey, Wahoo

Friday, July 11 I Want My 80’s Tour 7 p.m. Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena Magical Mystery Doors 8 p.m. Ovation Hall at Ocean Casino GQ 9 p.m. Superstar Theater at Resorts Saturday, July 12 Darius Rucker 8 p.m. Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena Stevie B: Spring Love Music...

Philly punk rock legends The Dead Milkmen to visit Anchor Rock Club Saturday

by Doug Deutsch | Jul 10, 2025 | Features, Atlantic City, Atlantic County, Entertainment, Music, South Jersey, Wahoo

Tune In, Turn On Through the years I’ve written many articles about bands from around the country that have performed at our Jersey Shore, when I worked for The Whoot! Newspaper in the 1980s, and currently with Shore Local Newsmagazine. Few bands have impacted me the...