Remembering when the Taj Mahal’s poker room was AC’s biggest deal
By Chuck Darrow As we entered Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena for Smokey Robinson’s recent performance, I only half-sarcastically suggested to my friend, Howard, that we were standing on hallowed ground. That’s because the large vestibule/security checkpoint area was,...
Pat Boone checks in: And some places he probably didn’t check out
By Bruce Klauber The Shore Local story on Pat Boone published a few weeks back, got quite a response from those who fondly remember his appearances at the Steel Pier as a solo act, and with his family. When the story was in preparation, I contacted Pat’s offices and...
Brigantine’s beacon
The Brigantine Lighthouse was built in 1926 by the Island Development Real Estate Company to attract people to Brigantine Beach Island, the newly popular beach town nicknamed “the Twin Resort of Atlantic City”. Their slogan was “come to the...
Dog uncovers Prohibition-era whiskey on Margate beach
By Julia Train Austin Contegiacomo had just gotten off a 24-hour shift for the U.S. Coast Guard and was walking his dog on the beach near Margate Pier on Feb. 17 when he found nearly a dozen Prohibition-Era whiskey bottles. Contegiacomo was playing fetch with his...
Presentation to explore Cape May County’s only Revolutionary War battle
By Madison Russ While it may not be as legendary as the Battle of Bunker Hill or the Boston Tea Party, the Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet—fought right in Cape May County—may have been an important early win during the American Revolution. As the only battle fought in Cape...
