Features - Shore Local Newsmagazine

Spencer Gifts: 65 years in Egg Harbor Township and still selling novelties

by Bruce Klauber | Apr 2, 2026 | Features, Atlantic County, Business, Egg Harbor Township, South Jersey

On an unseasonably warm August afternoon in 1975, I went through the day’s mail and found a large envelope with a Temple University return address. It was my diploma. That was the good news. The not-so-good news was, though I had been working as a professional...

Pasqua: Italy’s Easter tradition

by Chef Joseph Massaglia | Apr 2, 2026 | Features, Atlantic County, Cape May County, Food & Beverage, Recipes, South Jersey

Easter, or Pasqua, is the second most important Italian holiday after Christmas. The days leading up to Easter include solemn processionals and masses, but Easter weekend itself is a joyous celebration marked with many traditions. The holiday is a three-day weekend...

Atlantic City Headliners

by shorelocalnews | Apr 2, 2026 | Calendars, Atlantic City, Atlantic County, Events & Happenings, Features, South Jersey, Wahoo

Friday, April 3 Andrew Santino 8 p.m. Borgata Event Center Bert Kreischer 9 p.m. Ovation Hall at Ocean Casino Dierks Bentley 8 p.m. Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena Marlon Wayans 9 p.m. Circus Maximus Theatre at Caesars Tower of Power & War 8 p.m. Tropicana Showroom...

LaScala’s Fire at Ocean: A different kind of Italian eatery

by Chuck Darrow | Apr 2, 2026 | Features, Atlantic City, Atlantic County, Entertainment, Food & Beverage, South Jersey, Wahoo

Ever since Capriccio at Resorts Casino-Hotel served its first customer on May 26, 1978, Italian restaurants in local casinos have pretty much followed two formats: High-end, full-service salons and grab-’n’-go-pizza joints. And then there’s LaScala’s Fire inside Ocean...

Country music star Dierks Bentley comes to Hard Rock Live Friday

by Doug Deutsch | Apr 2, 2026 | Entertainment, Atlantic County, Features, South Jersey, Wahoo

Tune In, Turn On The 2026 spring/summer concert season is heating up at the Jersey Shore with only eight weeks left before Memorial Day! One of the bigger shows happening here in Atlantic City takes place this Friday, April 3, when country music star Dierks Bentley...

Live & Local Music Calendar

by shorelocalnews | Apr 2, 2026 | Calendars, Atlantic County, Cape May County, Entertainment, Events & Happenings, Features, Music, South Jersey, Wahoo

Thursday, April 2 Atlantic City Rush Lounge at Golden Nugget Dane Anthony 8 p.m. – 12 a.m. 600 Huron Ave. The Lobby Bar at Hard Rock Big Hix 7 – 11 p.m. 1000 Boardwalk Egg Harbor Township The Roost Pub & Grill Trivia Night 6 – 8 p.m. 500 St. Andrews Dr. Somers...