Opinion: Bad zoning laws kill good hotel In Ocean City
Last Thursday, the City Council of Ocean City, New Jersey killed the plan by Eustace Mita to build a luxury Icona Hotel there. Mita wanted to build the hotel on the site of the closed Wonderland Pier at 6th Street and the Boardwalk. The Park had been losing money for...
Cheers to Cabernet Sauvignon!
Drink Up! Aug. 30, 2025, is International Cabernet Sauvignon Day. Wine historians have determined that French winemakers in Bordeaux experimented in grapevine grafting with numerous varietals in the 1600s, resulting in what is now known as Cabernet Sauvignon. Over the...
Overcoming the end-of-summer blues and finding joy in what’s next
Healthy Living Ah, summer—carefree days, warm weather, and plenty of time outdoors. There’s something special about long beach days, backyard barbecues, and boardwalk nights with family and friends. That’s why so many of us cringe when the first back-to-school ads...
Channeling the ’60s and ’70s at the ‘Brady Bunch’ home
Real Estate Matters This summer has brought me back to memories of my childhood, growing up in the 1960s and 1970s here in our Shore Local area. When I was 4 years old, in the summer of 1966, my father, mother and I were living in Margate, on Amherst Avenue in the...
How breed and training affect dogs’ reactivity
One of the biggest issues I deal with, in terms of people asking for help with their dogs, is dog reactivity. These are the dogs that lose their minds when they see another dog by barking, snapping, lunging, or trying to drag their owners toward the dog to start some...
