From Bayfest to the firehouse, the music keeps going at Devinestok
Views from the Shore There’s something special about a spring Saturday in Somers Point, especially when Bayfest is in full swing. Bay Ave is packed with community groups, vendors and foodtrucks and everywhere you turn there’s music, laughter, and that unmistakable...
Trunkful of Love for Lucy the Elephant
A conversation with Richard Helfant, executive director/CEO at Lucy the Elephant Coastal Conversations Standing proudly along the shoreline in Margate, Lucy the Elephant has long been a symbol of history, curiosity and coastal charm. Built in 1882, it stands as a...
The hidden, haunted history of Cape May Point’s Battery 223
Less than a mile from the historic Cape May Lighthouse is another legendary structure with a different feel. Battery 223 has been part of the coastal landscape in Cape May Point since it was completed in 1943. The bunker/gun emplacement boasts 20 rooms, six-foot-thick...
Cape May County Zoo welcomes new lynx
The Cape May County Park and Zoo has welcomed a new animal, a Eurasian lynx now on exhibit for visitors. The lynx, a 5-year-old male named Leonardo DiCatprio, was rescued after previously being kept as a pet. Officials said the animal was later found wandering in Long...
Eastern redbuds: Flowering trees with year-round interest
Flowering trees are one of the joys of spring. Eastern redbuds are among these early bloomers and are widely used by homeowners as ornamental landscape trees for their many interesting attributes. This native tree produces lavender-pink flowers that bloom in early...
