By the book: Atlantic City’s first library
If you read about Atlantic City’s early civic leaders, it’s clear that they prioritized education. In 1901, almost 50 years after the city was incorporated, Atlantic City voters passed a referendum to establish the city’s first free library. No one knows exactly why...
Hamilton did not play the Jersey Shore, but he did serve there
This is the first of a two-part series detailing a little-known Revolutionary War episode in South Jersey. In the fall of 1779, Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Hamilton accompanied Brigadier General Louis Lebègue Duportail – the first commandant of the Continental Corps...
When the divas came to Atlantic City
By Bruce Klauber No, they didn’t cause the pandemonium that The Beatles did when they appeared at Atlantic City’s Convention Hall, now Boardwalk Hall, on Aug. 30, 1964, but the Atlantic City performances of the legendary divas of show business through the years filled...
The Underground Railroad and Cape May: Insights from the Harriet Tubman Museum
The southernmost point of New Jersey is known for the charming Victorian shore town Cape May. Most visitors go down to enjoy the gingerbread architecture, the Cape May diamonds on the beach, trolley tours, or horse-drawn carriages that go up and down the streets,...
Antonio Giuseppe Pettine’s journey from Philadelphia mechanic to Vegas icon
Antonio Giuseppe Pettine was a Philadelphia auto and aircraft mechanic who always had a way with a song. At the age of 25, he decided to give up mechanics in favor of a career as a professional entertainer. A recent, non-bylined piece in The Five Mile Beach Sun...
