Margate’s Fall Funfest This Weekend
The Margate Fall Funfest by The Bay is back Saturday, Sept. 27 from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sunday, Sept. 28 from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Now in its 24th year, and always free admission, Funfest brings fresh and exciting family friendly venues for 2025. Thousands of visitors attend...
Jewish Family Service Card Party Raises $23,000 Proceeds Benefit The Lynn Kramer Village by the Shore
The 11th Annual Jewish Family Service Card Party, presented by the Gurwicz Family, welcomed 140 players on August 21st at Harbor Pines Golf Club. In addition to playing Canasta and Mahjong, attendees enjoyed a delicious buffet lunch, dessert, and shopping. The event...
End of the Season Clean Your Cupboards
Summer Residents Can Donate Food Surplus to JFS In shore communities, the end of the summer season occurs around Labor Day when residents and visitors dip their toes in the ocean one more time, purchase a few souvenirs, and clean out their cupboards. For those...
How a two-block move saved Lucy
Without Lucy the Elephant’s current home in Margate, she wouldn’t be America’s oldest roadside tourist attraction. Lucy was scheduled for demolition, but was given a second chance by Margate residents Ed and Silvia Carpenter. The couple founded the Save Lucy Committee...
From The Other Lucy to the workforce: Local nonprofit empowers individuals with disabilities
Family TidesOn a sunny Sunday in Margate, families stream in to see Lucy the Elephant, winding up the staircase inside her leg, all the way up to her back for sweeping views of the ocean and city. On their way out, some stop for Margate Donuts or head to The Other...
