Larry Steele: The man behind Club Harlem
As the Atlantic City area gears up for another impressive season of live jazz, courtesy of The Chicken Bone Beach Historical Foundation, the South Jersey Jazz Society, and whatever nightspots decide to take a chance on booking improvisational music, this seems an...
‘Boardwalk Empire’: Fact vs. fiction
One of the measures of a fictional film or television show’s quality and entertainment value is just how believable it is. In several cases over the decades, film fiction has almost become fact in the eyes of the public. One example is “The Godfather.” As a result of...
‘The other Atlantic City,’ and the man who made it possible
Long before the construction of Harrah’s, Borgata and the Golden Nugget, that part of Atlantic City was only a marina. Specifically, it was the Frank S. Farley State Marina, a joint venture between the state of New Jersey and Atlantic City, built in the late 1950s to...
Comedy in Atlantic City, past and present
The stand-up comedy business has never been healthier with almost 2,000 comedy clubs in the United States. Beyond the stage, there are ample opportunities for comedians, via podcasts, social media and YouTube, as well as the almost infinite number of cable television...
