by Cindy | Mar 20, 2025 | Atlantic County, Cape May County, Entertainment, Features, Food & Beverage, South Jersey
By Delaney Crawford Spring is knocking at the door, and all of South Jersey has been waiting with open arms. While it’s nice to enjoy the cold for a little while — cozy holidays and maybe a snow day or two — this winter had us all craving the sun a little earlier and...
by Cindy | Mar 20, 2025 | Atlantic County, Features, Pleasantville, South Jersey, Sports
By David Weinberg It was a Friday afternoon and the boxing gym at the Pleasantville Rec Center was packed. Young fighters smacked the heavy bags beneath pictures of late trainer Mike Hall, former Pleasantville middleweight Kevin “Killer” Watts and other members of the...
by Cindy | Mar 20, 2025 | Atlantic County, Cape May County, Features, South Jersey
By Julia Train In 2017, Morgan Orlowski was 36 weeks pregnant with her son and feeling lost and confused about motherhood. So, she created a private Facebook group, called “Motivated Mommies,” for local moms, hoping to connect with others who felt the same. The group...
by Cindy | Mar 20, 2025 | Cape May County, Features, History, South Jersey
By Madison Russ While it may not be as legendary as the Battle of Bunker Hill or the Boston Tea Party, the Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet—fought right in Cape May County—may have been an important early win during the American Revolution. As the only battle fought in Cape...
by Cindy | Mar 20, 2025 | Atlantic City, Atlantic City Casinos, Entertainment, Features, South Jersey
By Scott Cronick Jim Allen never forgot where he came from. Everyone in the casino industry knows Jim Allen and his South Jersey roots. The Mainland Regional High School graduate started as a cook in the food and beverage department as a teen at Bally’s Park Place and...
by Cindy | Mar 20, 2025 | Cape May County, Editorial, Ocean City, South Jersey
By Dave Blood It was the summer of 1963 and I was driving a night cab in Ocean City. This shift always seemed to turn out to be, “one for the books.” One night the first surprise came early. It was about 11 p.m. and an elderly woman, with three little children and a...
