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Showboat pays homage to the ‘King of Pop’ with new summer exhibit

by Scott Cronick | Jul 3, 2025 | Features, Atlantic City, Atlantic County, Entertainment, South Jersey

Before they were married — or even knew each other — Vernay and Ryan O’Neal had something in common that would eventually change their lives. Michael Jackson. Separately, they collected whatever they could get their hands on. For Ryan, it was an obsession with The...

Live & Local Music Calendar

by shorelocalnews | Jul 3, 2025 | Events & Happenings, Atlantic County, Calendars, Entertainment, Features, Music, South Jersey, Wahoo

Thursday, July 3 Absecon Reddog’s Hi Point Pub Paul Tozz 4 p.m. 5 N. Shore Rd. Atlantic City Anchor Rock Club Independence Dub Fest 2025 8 p.m. 247 S. New York Ave. Nola’s Bar at Ocean Casino DJ Jason E 8 p.m. 500 Boardwalk Rush Lounge at Golden Nugget Dane Anthony 8...

HERO Campaign serves up mocktails for a cause

by Steffen Klenk | Jul 3, 2025 | Features, Atlantic City, Atlantic City Casinos, Atlantic County, Food & Beverage, South Jersey

Dozens gathered outside Tropicana Atlantic City on Tuesday, July 1, as the John R. Elliott HERO Campaign officially kicked off its 2025 HEROtini® Mocktail Challenge. The launch event brought together more than a dozen bars, restaurants and casinos from across South...

Tony Mart Legacy continues with summer concert series

by shorelocalnews | Jul 3, 2025 | Events & Happenings, Atlantic County, Features, Somers Point, South Jersey, Wahoo

The summer concert season at the Jersey Shore continues with a lineup of free shows produced by Tony Mart Presents, honoring the region’s musical history. In 1944, Antonino “Tony Mart” Marotta purchased Schick’s Tavern on the Somers Point bayfront and opened Tony...

Packed arena for Incubus show at Hard Rock

by Holly Fertsch | Jul 3, 2025 | Features, Atlantic City, Atlantic City Casinos, Atlantic County, Entertainment, South Jersey, Wahoo

Like many of my generation, I am not immune to the nostalgia of early-2000s rock. Judging by the crowd at Hard Rock to see Incubus live, I was not the only one who yearned for that kind of trip down memory lane. On Friday, June 27, people packed into Hard Rock Etess...

Singer’s upcoming Resorts gig more than just another Sinatra rehash

by Chuck Darrow | Jul 3, 2025 | Features, Atlantic City, Atlantic City Casinos, Atlantic County, Entertainment, South Jersey, Wahoo

The Casino File If you think Frank Sinatra acolyte Brandon Tomasello’s July 25 performance at Resorts Casino-Hotel will just be another standard rundown of Ol’ Blue Eyes’ beloved musical canon, you couldn’t be more wrong. To be sure, the program will include a number...