by Cindy Fertsch | Dec 20, 2023 | Atlantic City, Atlantic City Casinos, Atlantic County, Entertainment, Features, History, South Jersey
By Chuck Darrow Love him or hate him, there’s no denying Donald Trump’s reign as an Atlantic City casino mogul made for interesting times—both for him and the public at large. And one of the wildest times of all occurred when the man who would, some 27 years later,...
by Cindy Fertsch | Dec 20, 2023 | Atlantic County, Entertainment, Features, History, Somers Point, South Jersey
By Carmen Marotta From Jack Newland playing the piano in the ’40s until the final notes of the testimonial to Tony Mart’s, and the last Drink ‘n Drown in September of ‘82, hundreds of musicians and entertainers performed. More than 130 entertainers performed in...
by Cindy Fertsch | Dec 14, 2023 | Cape May County, Features, History, Ocean City, South Jersey
By Steffen Klenk On Saturday, Dec. 9, a line of guests arrived at Ocean City’s historic Scarborough Inn to pick up their wristbands for a first-of-its-kind community-based event. Over 400 people signed up in advance to participate in a Holiday Historic Home Tour. Over...
by Cindy Fertsch | Dec 14, 2023 | Atlantic City, Atlantic City Casinos, Atlantic County, Cape May County, Features, History, Ocean City, South Jersey, What's Happening
By Julia Train In 1978, a 28-year-old dancer from Pennsylvania traveled to Atlantic City to audition for a show at the first casino in the resort which had recently opened. After studying classical ballet with the Philadelphia Civic Ballet Company, Marion Lotka landed...
by Cindy Fertsch | Dec 14, 2023 | A Look Back, Cape May County, Features, History, South Jersey, What's Happening
A Look Back By Fred Miller One hundred and twenty years ago, Dec. 15, 1901, the Sindia came ashore. The event was reported in the Dec. 19, 1901 issue of the Ocean City Sentinel under this headline: “Bark Sindia A Wreck.” The first paragraph told the story: “The...
by Cindy Fertsch | Dec 14, 2023 | Cape May County, Features, History, Ocean City, South Jersey
Tito Mambo performs a riot By Bill Kelly It was early Saturday morning of Labor Day weekend when the girls – Lynda, the nurses and the mayor’s daughters – set up their blankets and beach chairs on the Ninth Street Beach next to the jetty. It was their usual spot,...
