by Cindy Fertsch | Jun 27, 2024 | Atlantic County, Features, History, South Jersey, Sports
By Julia Train When attending a Phillies game at Citizens Bank Park, it’s impossible to miss the furry, green, muppet-like creature known as the Phillie Phanatic interacting with the crowd, players, coaches and umpires. While he’s a Philadelphia sports icon, he wasn’t...
by Cindy Fertsch | Jun 27, 2024 | Atlantic City, Atlantic County, Entertainment, Features, History, South Jersey, Sports
By Bruce Klauber “And there used to be a ballpark where the field was warm and green, And the people played their crazy game with a joy I’d never seen, And the air was such a wonder, from the hot dogs and the beer, Yes, there used to be a ballpark right here.” –...
by Cindy Fertsch | Jun 27, 2024 | A Look Back, Cape May County, Features, History, Ocean City, South Jersey
A Look Back By Fred Miller ‘Finest and Safest Bathing Beach Along the New Jersey Coast’ was the headline on the front page of the April 18, 1924, Ocean City Sentinel-Ledger. The article, which was in the special Easter Souvenir edition, bragged about the...
by Cindy Fertsch | Jun 27, 2024 | Atlantic City, Atlantic County, Features, History, South Jersey, Sports
By Chuck Darrow For those who follow boxing, June 27, 1988 will always be remembered as the day Mike Tyson became, well, Mike Tyson. Prior to that night, the then-three-days-shy-of-his-22nd-birthday heavyweight was already an established giant of the “sweet science.”...
by Cindy Fertsch | Jun 27, 2024 | Atlantic City, Atlantic County, Features, History, South Jersey
The lobby at The Steel Pier’s entertainment hall in the 1960’s. Some of the country’s most popular bands played there, including Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles and The Rolling...
by Cindy Fertsch | Jun 20, 2024 | A Look Back, Cape May County, Features, History, Ocean City, South Jersey, What's Happening
A Look Back By Fred Miller June 28, 1929, was the fifth and final day of the 8th annual National Marbles Tournament held a the Flanders Hotel. It was the first time the event was held in Ocean City. It started in 1922 by the Scripps Howard newspaper chain as the...
