Christmas by the numbers
By James FitzPatrick Contributing Writer Because Christmas has been so ingrained into our popular culture for so long, there is an endless array of subtopics, rabbit holes, and trivia questions one could explore surrounding the holiday. Here are just a few fun...Atlantic City’s forgotten piers: Steeplechase, Garden and Central
By Bruce Klauber As a kid I was fascinated by Atlantic City’s amusement piers. When I visited Atlantic City with my family several times in the late 1950s and early 1960s, I nagged them mercilessly to take me to Million Dollar Pier. When I reached driving age, the...Ocean City’s First First Night
A Look Back By Fred Miller Thirty-one years ago, Dec. 31, 1992, Ocean City held its first First Night celebration. The alcohol-free New Year’s Eve program, which featured 25 programs at five locations, was sponsored by the Ocean City Chamber of Commerce in cooperation...Friendliness and service have powered The Hub for generations
Business Buzz By Rich Baehrle In a day and age when competition is so intense that some major retail chains have gone out of business, we have a local family business, The Hub Work and Leisure Stores, that is doing very well. With two locations, one in Somers Point...Summer of ’65, Episode 27
The Kelly Family Olympics By Bill Kelly On the Sunday morning of Labor Day weekend, 1965, Mrs. Kelly read the newspaper that included a small, one-column, three-paragraph story with the headline: “Ocean City Beach Riot Injures 12; 15 Arrests,” but the news report...
