A local’s guide to a perfect South Jersey summer day
Growing up in Atlantic County, just minutes from our beautiful beaches, meant unlimited beach days, ice cream dates and trips to the boardwalk with friends. It also meant that we knew all the perfect ways to take full advantage of every single summer day, making the...
WWE thrills a full house at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall
Full confession: I have always had an interest in the WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment), ever since I was a little kid, but I’d never been to a live event (not counting a pre-Wrestlemania event I covered for the now-defunct Whoot! Newspaper in the 1980s at Resorts)....
Beach bucket cocktails made for holiday weekends
Before the burgers hit the grill and the first sparkler lights the night sky, another holiday weekend tradition is already taking shape around the Jersey Shore: someone arrives carrying a brightly colored beach bucket sloshing with ice, fruit and enough cocktails to...
The legendary Louis Prima in Atlantic City
Had he lived, the ground-breaking trumpeter/vocalist/bandleader Louis Prima might have been one of the most popular and highest paid attractions ever booked by an Atlantic City hotel/casino. Though he died on Aug. 24, 1978 at the age of 67, just about three months to...
‘1676 Project’ tells how South Jersey shaped America
We are now celebrating the 250th year of American independence. However, our exceptional nation was created long before July 4, 1776. Our “revolution” was fought to preserve what Americans already had — a nation of freedom and “boundless opportunities.” Much of that...
