by Cindy Fertsch | Sep 19, 2024 | Atlantic County, Features, Somers Point, What's Happening
By Julia Train The South Jersey Jazz Society is gearing up for its highly anticipated Jazz Festival Oct. 10-12 at the Gateway Playhouse in Somers Point. The society aims to enhance the jazz scene in the community, focusing on the proliferation of jazz in South Jersey,...
by Cindy Fertsch | Sep 12, 2024 | Cape May County, Features, Ocean City
By Julia Train In the wake of Ocean City Mayor Jay Gillian announcing the permanent closure of his amusement park, Gillian’s Wonderland Pier and 6th Street Pizza and Grill, there has been a plethora of questions about the future of the site. About a month after the...
by Cindy Fertsch | Sep 12, 2024 | Atlantic City, Atlantic County, Features
By Julia Train Dorrie Papademetriou spends her days covered in clay in MudGirls Studios, a space that was once St Michael’s parochial school in Atlantic City. Old classrooms that had lain vacant for over three decades were transformed into a place that creates...
by Cindy Fertsch | Sep 5, 2024 | Atlantic County, Egg Harbor City, Features
By Julia Train When you arrive at Rockin’ J Ranch in Egg Harbor City, you’ll be greeted by Scrappy, Scooter and Dally, the three dogs who spend their days on the land. The pups, two of which are Australian shepherds, belong to Brian Johnson and his wife Morgan. The...
by Cindy Fertsch | Aug 29, 2024 | Atlantic City, Atlantic County, Features, News
By Julia Train PolyGone Systems, a Princeton University spinout startup, partnered with Atlantic County Utilities Authority (ACUA) to implement water filtration technologies that capture microplastic pollutants. The Microplastic Remediation Pilot Project started in...