by Bruce Klauber | Jul 30, 2026 | Features, Atlantic City, Atlantic County, History, South Jersey
In addition to salt water taffy, the diving horse at Steel Pier, and the Miss America Pageant, Atlantic City will forever be known as the town where one of the most successful comedy teams in entertainment history, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, first teamed up....
by Fred Miller | Jul 30, 2026 | Features, A Look Back, Cape May County, History, Ocean City, South Jersey
A Look Back The Ocean City Beach Patrol’s tradition of winning intercity rowing and swimming has its roots in the Olympic Games. Long before the lifeguards won either a Cape May County or South Jersey championship, OCBP Hall of Famer John B. Kelly Sr. was wearing...
by Bruce Klauber | Jul 23, 2026 | Features, Cape May County, History, Ocean City, South Jersey
For those of a certain age in this region, Grace Kelly was always a princess, long before she gave up a lucrative and storied career in motion pictures and officially became Princess Grace of Monaco in 1956. Kelly’s Cinderella story has been told frequently but is...
by shorelocalnews | Jul 23, 2026 | Features, Atlantic County, History, Margate, South Jersey
On July 20, 1970, the Save Lucy Committee accomplished what many thought was impossible: moving Lucy the Elephant from Cedar Grove Avenue to her current home at Decatur Avenue, saving the beloved landmark from demolition. By the late 1960s, Lucy had fallen into severe...
by Bruce Klauber | Jul 16, 2026 | Features, Atlantic County, History, Margate, South Jersey
Long after the fact, I was told by surviving family members that my mother loved the Atlantic City area, and my father hated it. Mom loved Lou’s in Ventnor. Dad preferred playing golf and tennis in Tamarac, Florida. Still, being the relatively good husband that he...
by Sarah Fertsch | Jul 16, 2026 | Features, Atlantic City, Atlantic County, History, South Jersey, Top Stories
At 85 years old, Barbara Gose can still picture the view from the top of the Steel Pier diving tower. Perched bareback on a horse nearly 50 feet above the water, she would look out over thousands of spectators filling Atlantic City’s legendary amusement pier....
