by Cindy Fertsch | Jan 3, 2025 | Atlantic City, Atlantic County, Cape May County, Entertainment, Features, South Jersey
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...
by Cindy Fertsch | Dec 27, 2024 | Atlantic County, Egg Harbor Township, Features, History, South Jersey
By Bruce Klauber It’s not an amusement park or an amusement pier. It has no thrill rides and it’s miles from any Jersey Shore boardwalk. But the fantasyland known as Storybook Land has entertained generations of families and their children, with gentle delight,...
by Cindy Fertsch | Dec 27, 2024 | Atlantic City, Atlantic County, Entertainment, Features, History, South Jersey
Original Golden Nugget nightspot featured nothing but the best By Bruce Klauber Elaine’s Lounge, within the original Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino on the Atlantic City Boardwalk, was an extraordinary venue where visitors, for the price of a drink, could see legendary...
by Cindy Fertsch | Dec 19, 2024 | Cape May County, Entertainment, Features, Food & Beverage, South Jersey
By Bruce Klauber The Jersey Shore has no shortage of fine candy makers and retailers. Some that immediately come to mind are Steel’s, Fralinger’s, James, Shrivers, George’s, Douglass, and various others. And because everyone who partakes of sweets in this region...
by Cindy Fertsch | Dec 19, 2024 | Atlantic City, Atlantic County, Entertainment, Features, History, South Jersey
By Bruce Klauber Many show business aficionados of a certain age know the story of how Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis became a comedy team at Paul “Skinny” D’Amato’s 500 Club in Atlantic City on July 25, 1946. They were, in every sense of the term, “an overnight...
