Yellow diamonds for Valentine’s Day
By Chef Joseph Massaglia Love is always in the air for Italians, but even more so at Valentine’s Day, which in Italy also is known as La Festa Degli Innamorati. One legend has it that Valentine’s Day actually originated during the Roman Empire as a holiday on...
Events and Happenings
Thursday, February 8 Somers Point Poetry Society 6 p.m. Somers Point Senior Center 22 N. Ambler Rd. This community poetry club is open to residents of Somers Point and surrounding communities wishing to participate in a conversation of poetry. For more information,...Major projects, clean & safe initiatives highlight Mayor Small’s Atlantic City 2024 ‘State of the City’ Address
On Friday, Feb. 2, 2024, City of Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small, Sr. delivered his annual “State of the City” address during the Metropolitan Business and Citizens Association (MBCA) Foundation Winter Luncheon at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic...Atlantic City’s first television station was ahead of its time
By Bruce Klauber After World War II, the number of new television stations taking to the airwaves grew so quickly that the Federal Communications Commission issued a moratorium on licensing new stations. The main issue, circa 1948, was that too many stations were...Downbeach police get expert training on interacting with autistic people
By Julia Train Ventnor City Police Department welcomed Alex W. Mann, 23, from Chester County, Pa., on Jan. 30 to spend a day as an honorary lieutenant. Mann, who was diagnosed with autism at three years old, started visiting police departments in 2018 and has since...
