by Cindy Fertsch | Jul 18, 2024 | A Look Back, Cape May County, Features, History, Ocean City, South Jersey
A Look Back By Fred Miller The 69th annual Night in Venice boat parade will be held on Saturday, July 20, 2024 starting near the Ocean City-Longport bridge at 6:30 p.m. The first Night in Venice was held Aug. 12, 1907. The next day, the Ocean City Daily Ledger...
by Cindy Fertsch | Jul 18, 2024 | Atlantic County, Features, South Jersey, Ventnor
The Solar System Walk is a scaled representation of our solar system where 1 inch is equivalent to 100,000 miles. Poster Boards with fun facts representing each planet (including Pluto, a dwarf planet) and other astronomical facts are placed at the appropriate scaled...
by Cindy Fertsch | Jul 18, 2024 | Atlantic County, Features, Gardening, South Jersey
Let It Grow By Tammy Thornton Sweltering temperatures didn’t stop The Little Gardens Club of Atlantic City from blooming brightly during their 25th summer garden tour, held Sunday, July 14. Attendees of the self-guided tour were able to walk through nine different...
by Cindy Fertsch | Jul 18, 2024 | Atlantic City, Atlantic County, Features, History, South Jersey, Sports
By David Weinberg The routine is always the same. Each weekday afternoon around 4 p.m. – and sometimes on Saturdays – veteran boxing trainer Bill Johnson dons a t-shirt with his late son Leavander’s likeness on the front, pulls on a faded baseball cap, slings a gym...
by Cindy Fertsch | Jul 18, 2024 | Atlantic County, Features, South Jersey
Our local ‘Men in the Boat’ By Charles P. Eberson Senior Moments Holy Spirit High School’s champions of the 1974 Henley Regatta gathered at the Dr. John W. Holland Boathouse in Ventnor on Sunday, July 7, for a 50-year reunion. Oarsmen from the crew were Jim Thompson,...
by Cindy Fertsch | Jul 18, 2024 | Atlantic County, Cape May County, Features, Food & Beverage, South Jersey
By Chloe Cramutola A bubbling pot replaced the sound of an alarm clock. White cups placed gently on our dining table. Lots of cream. Heaps of sugar. Living in Egg Harbor Township as a child, I didn’t visit many coffee bars –– but my grandmother, Mimi, could brew a...
