by Cindy Fertsch | Nov 7, 2024 | Atlantic County, Features, Margate
By Bruce Klauber Four years ago, an organization called the Margate Boardwalk Committee floated the idea of building a 1.5-mile boardwalk that would connect with both Ventnor and Longport. The committee estimated the cost would be about $24 million, with the bill for...
by Cindy Fertsch | Nov 7, 2024 | Features
By Bruce Klauber The idea of the private dining club is nothing new. One of the oldest of these organizations, simply called “The Club,” dates back to the mid-1700s. In an April 2019 article in Food Magazine, writer Ward Hazell detailed the history of the private...
by Cindy Fertsch | Oct 31, 2024 | Atlantic City, Features
By Bruce Klauber Those of a certain age still call it Convention Hall, although it was renamed Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in 1997, in honor of the former mayor. Whatever one calls it, the cavernous facility at 2301 Boardwalk, which opened in 1929, is one of the last...
by Cindy Fertsch | Oct 31, 2024 | Atlantic County, Features, Longport
By Bruce Klauber The Borough of Longport was officially established in 1898. The record will show that, other than the building of luxury homes and condos, being one of the wealthiest zip codes in the state of New Jersey, and surviving some devastating storms over the...
by Cindy Fertsch | Oct 24, 2024 | Features
By Bruce Klauber There’s nothing new about the concept of a talent show or talent contest presented on television, radio or elsewhere. The long-forgotten Major Bowes instituted the idea on radio in 1935 as “The Original Amateur Hour” and it was consistently top-rated...
