Swinging through 2025: The year in jazz and a look at what lies ahead
With rare exceptions, jazz has been absent from the main stages and lounges of Atlantic City hotel/casinos since the mid-1990s. Artists with name value have aged, retired or passed on. Tastes and demographics have evolved, and the age and tastes of those in charge of...
Harrah’s La Strada at the Shore an eastern outpost of a western landmark
The Casino File When La Strada at the Shore opened inside Harrah’s Resort Atlantic City it was an unusually bold move. After all, in a region — and city — where top-shelf Italian restaurants are part of the cultural fabric, it didn’t necessarily make a lot of sense to...
Remembering when the Showboat was part of the local gaming universe
Remembering When Recently, a friend of mine asked if what is currently called Showboat Hotel Atlantic City would one day re-acquire the gaming license it voluntarily forfeited when it closed in that darkest of casino-era years, 2014. In an instant, I mentally accessed...
Atlantic City Headliners
Tuesday, December 23 Christmas in Concert 8 p.m. The Music Box at Borgata Wednesday, December 24 Christmas in Concert 2 p.m. The Music Box at Borgata Friday, December 26 Pitbull 8 p.m. Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena Saturday, December 27 Pitbull 8 p.m. Hard Rock Live...








