The Shore Mall: The shopping mecca that used to be
There was a time when shopping malls were thriving all over the country. In New Jersey, circa 1968, the following malls were open for business: Cherry Hill Mall, Monmouth Mall in Eatontown, Menlo Park Mall in Edison, Moorestown Mall, Bergen Town Center and Garden...
Thousands gather at ‘No Kings’ protests in Atlantic City, Ocean City
On Saturday, Oct. 18, 7 million people showed up to more than 2,500 “No Kings” protests across the country. Locally, thousands gathered at demonstrations in Ocean City, Atlantic City, Cape May Court House and Galloway Township. In Atlantic City, about 1,000 people...
Nor’easter brings significant high tides, severe erosion
It ripped, roared and, most consequentially, flooded. The first nor’easter of the 2025-2026 cool-weather season may very well turn out to be the most powerful one. Here are the most impressive storm stats to me for the Jersey Shore and beyond. – The Sunday or Monday...
The haunted mansion of Margate: A community Halloween experience
Each October, a quiet corner of Margate comes alive with eerie lights, ghostly figures and the laughter of visitors filling the night. What appears as a stately home by day transforms after dark into a full-blown haunted mansion, creating an immersive Halloween...
Prohibition: When Atlantic City was wide open
On Jan. 17, 1920, the 18th Amendment to the Constitution, a law that banned “the manufacture, transportation and sale of alcoholic beverages in the United States,” went into effect several months after it was ratified under the aegis of President Woodrow Wilson. “The...
