Earliest polar vortex appearanceon record may hit New Jersey
The earliest polar vortex on record is likely to hit the United States this week. Meteorologists like me are keeping a close eye on the sky above the North Pole. We’re watching for something called a sudden stratospheric warming (SSW). If an SSW happens, it’s like...
Events and Happenings
Thursday, November 27 Annual Fast & Furriest 5k Turkey Trot 8:30 a.m. Ocean City Music Pier, 825 Boardwalk Join the Humane Society of Ocean City for their 18th Annual Fast and Furriest 5K Turkey Trot down the Boardwalk. Registration opens at 7 a.m. and the run...
Kohr Bros. and Steel’s Fudge: A century of sweetness at the Jersey Shore
There was a time when a visitor to the Jersey Shore couldn’t walk a block on the boardwalks of Atlantic City, Ocean City, Wildwood, or other seaside resorts without running into a Kohr Bros. Frozen Custard or a Steel’s Fudge store. Though not as ubiquitous as they...
Remembering when George A. Hamid was AC’s entertainment emperor
Remembering When The house that is Atlantic City was built on a foundation of providing people experiences they couldn’t have in their everyday lives. One of the chief architects was George A. Hamid who, for decades, was arguably Our Town’s most successful—and most...
Has the weather been windier at Jersey Shore in recent years?
At the start of this month, I went to Sea Isle City to give a talk to the Garden Club. The group of ladies was nice, and one of them asked me a question that was a lot like this one. “Has it been windier at the Jersey Shore lately?” Sea Isle City isn’t the only town...
