When Hugh Hefner came to Atlantic City
By Bruce Klauber Hugh Hefner and Atlantic City were made for each other, so it seemed. As the founder of the Playboy empire, Hefner had been selling flesh, flash and glamour since he founded Playboy Magazine in December 1953. Seven years later, he founded the first...
Pearl Bailey and Louie Bellson: A love story
By Bruce Klauber It was an unlikely, unique, ahead of its time, and courageous love story, but it was a love story, nonetheless. Pearl Bailey was an internationally beloved entertainer. Louie Bellson was one of the finest drummers in the world of jazz. Pearl was...
Two schools of thought about the Margate Bridge
Life is What HappensBy Lisa Zaslow Segelman It was a 1962 turquoise Buick station wagon and for my first decade of life it served as my ride, my wheels, my best and only way to get to the shore. It worked for our family of six – parents in the front, two in the middle...
The sticky story of salt water taffy
By Sarah FertschStaff Writer It’s as iconic as the boardwalk, more widely loved than the casinos, piers and bayside brews. And you’ll find it in the humblest of homes – inside an old-fashioned candy shop. This is what Atlantic City is known for – the...
When presidents visited Atlantic City
By Bruce Klauber The most publicized visit that a sitting United States president made to Atlantic City came in 1964, when the Democratic National Convention was held at Convention Hall. Lyndon Johnson, serving as president since the Nov. 22, 1963, assassination of...
