Antonio Giuseppe Pettine’s journey from Philadelphia mechanic to Vegas icon
Antonio Giuseppe Pettine was a Philadelphia auto and aircraft mechanic who always had a way with a song. At the age of 25, he decided to give up mechanics in favor of a career as a professional entertainer. A recent, non-bylined piece in The Five Mile Beach Sun...
Research sheds new light on Atlantic County Revolutionary War heritage
Many locals know that the War for Independence made its mark right here in Atlantic County. The 1778 Battle of Chestnut Neck near Port Republic has forever cemented our local claim to Revolutionary War lineage. But whether the contributions of our brave freedom...
Remembering when the Boardwalk was Broadway South
Remembering When For more than a century, Atlantic City has been an entertainment capital; its countless venues have hosted show business immortals from Al Jolson and W.C. Fields to Frank Sinatra and Abbott & Costello to The Beatles and Kevin Hart. But once upon a...
When pro football came to Atlantic City
The Super Bowl is history, and there’s no doubt that aside from Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, the biggest and most exciting action took place in the sportsbooks of the world’s gambling casinos, Atlantic City included. Given the fervor, the frenzy and the...
Abraham Lincoln: The distinguished lawyer
“Let no man (or woman) choosing the law for a calling for a moment yield to this popular belief that lawyers are necessarily dishonest. Resolve to be honest in all events…If you cannot be an honest lawyer…choose some other occupation.” Written in 1850, this was the...
