All of us are due and deserving of a happy new year in 2025
Local leaders share their resolutions By Scott Cronick There’s a lot of new things happening in 2025! Some good, some bad, you be the judge. We have a new president, who is actually a former president, taking office. We will have a new governor elected. Local...
Visit Atlantic City kicks off 2025 with 12 events, competitions and conventions
In 2024, Visit Atlantic City and the Atlantic City Sports Commission experienced one of their most successful years to date, with 200 events and conventions taking over the city throughout the year. To kick off the new year, Atlantic City is not slowing down with a...
Events and Happenings
Multiday Events We Walk Somers Point Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, 8:30 a.m. The City of Somers Point hosts a walking club to promote health and fitness while fostering community connections. Residents can meet behind City Hall on Mondays, at the football field on...
The Brigantine Polar Bears host plunge, draws thousands
By Julia Train Brigantine’s 16th and 17th street beaches were packed on New Year’s Day in Brigantine. The Brigantine Polar Bears, a nonprofit on the island, held its 25th Polar Bear Plunge on New Year’s Day. In January 2000, a group of 25 patrons of the now...
Atlantic City and cinema: The films you probably never saw
By Bruce Klauber Jersey Shore fans of vintage cinema are likely aware of the well-known films that were shot, in whole or in part, the Atlantic City area, including “The King of Marvin Gardens,” “Atlantic City,” and the relatively obscure film profiled in these pages...
