Jersey Shore
Miss America Can’t Save Atlantic City
Wrapped in brown construction paper in my office are two Miss America composites that I bought last year from an antique store in Cape May. […]
10 Reasons I’m Glad Summer Is Over
As an academic and a mother, I think of the year as running from September to June, even though the number changes in January. I’ve […]
WATCH: This Old House’s “Jersey Shore Rebuilds”
Kevin O’Connor is just like you. Well, maybe not in the job department. He’s been the host of This Old House since 2003. But when […]
Enjoy the Last Gasps of Summer with this Epic Roundup of Jersey Shore Rentals
It only feels like summer is ending this weekend. Remember, fall doesn’t truly begin until September 22. Get in on these shore rentals now when the […]
An Excerpt From The Cape
THE FIRST WHITE MAN to see the mainland of what would later be New Jersey, and especially the southern end of it, was one Estevão […]
Amy Hill Hearth on The Cape
In May, I wrote a piece for Philadelphia magazine about the astonishing story behind The Cape, by Charles Whitecar Miskelly — a manuscript that had languished […]
Keep Out the Dunes, Margate
Thereʼs a storm a-brewinʼ in Margate , and itʼs all about, well, storms. More specifically, itʼs about the construction of sand dunes — a project […]
Morning Headlines: Casino Strip Club Inspires Painful Wordplay and Depressing Triangles
Just as we were lauding Margate, NJ’s housing market and the changing perception of Atlantic City, today comes this headline on philly.com: “Bust to boom: […]
AC Gaming Revenue May Be Down, But Shore Homes Are Still a Good Bet
The second quarter numbers weren’t kind to Atlantic City, which increasingly has competition from, well, places like Pennsylvania, for example. Last week, writing for the […]
Shore Man Charged with Killing Endangered Shore Hawks
Look, just because the bald eagle is off the PA endangered species list, doesn’t mean it’s open season on rare, beautiful, migratory birds of prey […]
5 Ways to Play Hooky Down the Shore Next Week
These are the days when summer lovers start to panic: The first few leaves have fallen, hoodies are being pulled out of closets, and, even […]
Shore Mayor Taxes Himself Out of Own Home
Egg Harbor Mayor James “Sonny” McCullough says he’s being taxed out of his home by skyrocketing local rates. “It’s more than what I can afford,” said McCullough, whose […]
Snooki Free to Film on Shore Again. Shore Weeps.
Just when we thought the Jersey Shore was on the road to recovery… A judge won’t stop the company that brought “Jersey Shore” to MTV […]
The Three Jersey Shore “Song of the Summer” Finalists
A few weeks ago, New Jersey initiated a contest to replace the insufferably catchy “Stronger than the Storm” anthem. (Whoa-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-ohhhh!) Now, we have our finalists. […]
Shore Man Reunited with 50-Year-Old Message in a Bottle*
50 years have passed since I wrote my note… In 1963, a twelve-year-old boy cast a message in a bottle* while on vacation in Seaside […]