Free Outdoor Concerts
Absecon Concerts in the Park Saturday, Aug. 23, 7 p.m. Heritage Park This Saturday, Absecon will host a special Saturday night concert, featuring the sounds of the South Jersey Wind Ensemble. Bring your chairs and blankets for a night of incredible music. The...
From canvas to community: Somers Point’s Art in the Park
Views from the Shore One of my favorite parts of my job is meeting people whose passion for what they do spills into the community in the most colorful ways — sometimes literally. That was the case when I sat down with Donna Mohr, one of three co-chairs of the Somers...
How a two-block move saved Lucy
Without Lucy the Elephant’s current home in Margate, she wouldn’t be America’s oldest roadside tourist attraction. Lucy was scheduled for demolition, but was given a second chance by Margate residents Ed and Silvia Carpenter. The couple founded the Save Lucy Committee...
A kid’s dream come true, brought to life by the ‘Queen of Slime’
Business Buzz Ocean City has a young woman who made it big in slime. She is currently recognized as the “Queen of Slime.” Yes, you read that correctly. Jamie (Ginn) Piazza, after building an impressive corporate career with some well-known Fortune 500 companies,...
The days before Greate Bay
Greate Bay was built as Ocean City Golf Club in 1923 by the Lake family, Ocean City’s founders. The Lakes envisioned a classic course on a picturesque parcel of land hugging the shore of Great Egg Harbor Bay. To make their vision a reality, they commissioned one of...
