The Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall is anything but conventional
Since it opened in 1929, Atlantic City’s Convention Hall, renamed Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in honor of the late mayor in 2017, the iconic venue has presented everything from The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, to the Democratic National Convention and the Miss...
Sports card throwaways now a treasure
Card collectors know the thrill and anticipation of going to their favorite store to make their weekly purchase of the pack of cards for the current sport (baseball, football, basketball or hockey), or in the case of non-sports, whatever is current, be it a recent...
A Senior’s Observations, Opinions and Rantings: The nudist colony crew team
Senior Moments The Oct. 9, 2025 edition of Shore Local Newsmagazine ran a story by Mari D’Albora Dattolo on the old Sunshine Park Nudist Colony, formerly in Mays Landing. Allow me to share my personal experiences with the nudist colony, and it’s not what you may...
Meet Donald DeGrazia: A 107-year-old Atlantic City native
Atlantic City native Donald DeGrazia is now 107 years old — yes, you read that right — and is now living in Linwood. He has more than a century of memories, milestones and improbable encounters — stories his son, Gregg DeGrazia, says still define his remarkable...
How locals reacted to the Pearl Harbor attack
A Look Back Eighty-four years ago, Dec. 7, 1941, the Japanese forces attacked American and British territories and possessions in the Pacific, including the home base of the U. S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. The next day the United States entered World...
