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South Jersey things to do: Food trucks, antiques, Pride, concerts, dragons

Admission is free. It’s time for Second Friday by the Bay The Bayshore Center at Bivalve will host Second Friday by the Bay from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. June 11. The event will feature music by the Libby Prision Minstrels and a chance to enjoy beer, wine, oysters from the raw bar and café fare from the Oyster Cracker Café.  Plus, the AJ Meerwald’s summer sailing season is underway. Upcoming sails include: River Sail, 2 to 4 p.m. June 12 Wine and Cheese Sail, 5 to 7 p.m. June 12. The center is ...

If you're a fan of live country music - in a great atmosphere - you know have a place to go every Sunday, right in the heart of Atlantic City!

Most people thought Jon Henderson was crazy when he began insisting that his company’s flagship event, the Atlantic City Beer and Music Festival, was going to take place in early

Yes, it’s a pandemic – but music is playing somewhere at the Jersey Shore. Fans must be masked, except when eating or drinking, and they have to be socially distanced and seated. Starting Wednesday, May 19,  the capacity for indoor shows is expanding to 100 percent, but "individuals or groups of people must remain six feet apart," according to the state. The capacity limit for outdoor shows is being removed on May 19, but individuals or groups of people still must remain 6 feet apart. ...

The summer touring season is heating up and Everclears annual Summerland venture is back after the pandemic shut down live music last year. Appearing alongside the alt-rock icons are Living Colour, Hoobastank and Wheatus. The 15-date trek will begin on July 2 in Middletown, New York before hitting a number of cities all the way through the end of the month. Currently, one date outside of July — Sept. 25 in Omaha, Nebraska — has been booked, but more stops are expected to be announced in the...

It’s the dream of many to one day open up a restaurant. In fact, it’s one of those dreams that is often held even by folks who have absolutely no experience in the industry. For whatever reason, everybody seems to think that they would be good at it and that their bar or restaurant would be THE place to go in town. Of course that isn’t the case, and we all know that a mismanaged business — no matter what industry it resides in — is destined to fail. VOTE HERE PressConte...

It can be tricky to find great BBQ in South Jersey. There are a handful of spots that do a respectable job, but in truth much of what passes for

‘I never have seen anything like this before.’ It’s dark days in Atlantic City, some say the worst is yet to come. Updated Jan 04, 2021; Posted Dec 28, 2020 A man with a rolling chair watches as visitors pass by on the boardwalk in Atlantic City recently. The city that relies heavily on tourism and day-trippers has been hard hit by the pandemic.Lori M. Nichols Facebook Share Twitter Share At the Salvation Army, a block away from the Atlantic City boardwalk, Lewis Saunders recently wait...

Like so many others, I had high hopes for 2020. After a decade of declines, Atlantic City’s casinos were showing year-over-year gains, surpassing $3 billion in annual gross gaming revenue in 2019 for the first time since 2012. The entry of Hard Rock AC and Ocean Casino Resort may have increased the local competition, but also saw the restoration and reopening of two vacant properties, and the creation of 8,184 jobs, pushing the total casino employment level above 30,000 (July 2018) for the...