by Cindy Fertsch | Nov 7, 2024 | Atlantic City, Atlantic County, Features
By Chuck Darrow Atlantic City’s century-plus as a show business capital has resulted in numerous venues that, while long-gone, remain part of Our Town’s collective culture and consciousness. Among them are Steel Pier, which, for decades, hosted superstar performers...
by Cindy Fertsch | Oct 31, 2024 | Features
By Chuck Darrow You may best know David Spade from his TV work in “Saturday Night Live” and “Just Shoot Me,” from such film comedies as “Joe Dirt” and “Tommy Boy,” or as a standup comic. But these days, he can also claim stardom in the podcast universe. The...
by Cindy Fertsch | Oct 24, 2024 | Atlantic City, Entertainment, Features
By Chuck Darrow The Jackson siblings’ you-can’t-make-this-stuff-up story runs the gamut from the highest of highs (the Jackson 5’s turn-of-the-’70s run of hit singles; Janet Jackson’s decades of mega-stardom; baby brother Michael’s culture-changing solo career) to the...
by Cindy Fertsch | Oct 17, 2024 | Atlantic City, Atlantic City Casinos, Atlantic County, Entertainment, Features
By Chuck Darrow If you’re looking for laughs, Caesars Atlantic City is the place to be Friday evening. But if you tend to be, shall we say, sensitive, about certain subjects, then probably not. “There’s no space for fear in comedy. How do you be funny if...
by Cindy Fertsch | Oct 10, 2024 | Atlantic City, Atlantic City Casinos, Atlantic County, Features, Food & Beverage
By Chuck Darrow In days of yore, Prime Place, the steakhouse at what used to be called Bally’s Park Place (now Bally’s Atantic City) was a personal favorite. One reason was the wonderful view that encompassed, among other sites, the Boardwalk, Brighton Park, Claridge...