by Michael | Apr 24, 2025 | Features, Atlantic County, Cape May County, History, South Jersey
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...
by Michael | Apr 24, 2025 | Features, Atlantic City, Atlantic County, History, South Jersey
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...
by Michael | Apr 24, 2025 | Atlantic City, Atlantic County, Entertainment, Features, History, South Jersey, Wahoo
Remembering WhenBy Chuck Darrow If you think about it, a casino is, in some ways, a microcosm of a city or state. Like them, a gambling den collects revenue, has a dedicated law enforcement operation and has a chief executive whose responsibility is to oversee all...
by Michael | Apr 17, 2025 | Atlantic County, Editorial, History, Margate, South Jersey
In the ’50s a Margate kid could have a great time for a just few cents By Seth Briliant I grew up in Margate during the 1950s. It was a great time and place to be a kid. We lived on Kenyon Avenue, across the street from the Blessed Sacrament Church and School....
by Michael | Apr 10, 2025 | Features, Atlantic County, Entertainment, History, South Jersey
Traveling west on the Black Horse Pike — Route 322 — it’s hard to miss the shiny, hubcap pyramid standing 22 feet tall. The hubcap tree stands on the property of a Lakewood man and does sell hubcaps — lots and lots of hubcaps. The tree is made of between 80 and...
by Michael | Apr 10, 2025 | Atlantic City, Atlantic County, Entertainment, Features, History, South Jersey
By Seth Briliant Let’s begin with a stroll down the Boardwalk to the Traymore Hotel. In the central arcade on the ground floor, there was an amazing Art Deco restaurant called the Submarine Grill. The interior walls were covered with frosted glass that had been etched...
