Born to swing: The jazz legends of Atlantic City
By Bruce Klauber When the subject is Atlantic City history, several things come to mind: The Boardwalk, rolling chairs, the beach, salt water taffy, the Miss America Pageant, gambling casinos, and the diving horse. Atlantic City is not particularly known as the...Wonderful possibilities were seen for Ocean City
A Look Back By Fred Miller One hundred and twenty years ago, R. Curtis Robinson, owner and editor of the Ocean City Sentinel, wrote: “With what Ocean City has as the twentieth century dawns, there are wonderful possibilities for the future. Look back during the past...What became of the key characters from the Summer of ’65?
By Bill Kelly There is much speculation as to why the Hell’s Angels failed to ransack Ocean City as they threatened to do. Some say they accidently went to Ocean City, Md., instead. Others say they were just delayed at a roadhouse party, while some believe Conway...10 more entertainers that performed at the legendary Tony Mart’s
Part two in a three part series By Carmen Marotta From Jack Newland playing the piano in the ’40s until the final notes of the testimonial to Tony Mart’s, and the last Drink ‘n Drown in September of ’82, there were hundreds of musicians and entertainers that performed...Remembering when a Canadian embezzler shut down an AC casino
By Chuck Darrow A fascinating—if, at this point, nearly forgotten—story of Atlantic City’s legal-gaming era is that of Brian Molony, who, in the early 1980s, became the only gambler to cause a casino to cease operations. On the surface, Molony, a Toronto, Canada...
