The new season of MTV's Jersey Shore may have the cast jaunting off to the Poconos, but one of its stars was just spotted having dinner in Atlantic City.
Every year, more and more people are making the decision to go vegan. The vegan way is one of the fasting growing lifestyle movements for overall health and environmental reasons.
Hers s some great news for vegan lovers as New Jersey s Number 1 homegrown food festival is coming back to the AC boardwalk according to the Press of Atlantic City.
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New Jersey VegFest will return on July 17th and 18th on the boardwalk near Showboat Hotel and Ocean Casino Resort. Of course, plenty of vegan food and plant-based clothing will be in the spotlight and on display from over 100 chefs and businesses from the Garden State, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Washington DC
Well, it doesn t look like Atlantic City residents will have their city back anytime soon.
Let s circle back. Do you remember when, right around the end of former Governor Chris Christie s term, the state took over all of the happenings in Atlantic City? They did so because Atlantic City was, reportedly, face to face with bankruptcy. As a result, the state came in and, essentially, made all the decisions regarding the city s finances.
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NJ.com reports that while the city has actually been recovering well since the takeover, the COVID-19 set that progress back a bit. Before the COVID-19 pandemic swept through South Jersey (and the world), the city was looking at its lowest budget in years. That s great news for a town that, not too long ago, was on the brink of financial ruin. Once COVID-19 hit, so did the unemployment rate as the main source of income for the city, the casinos, all had to close for a few weeks in an effort to stop the spread.
Atlantic City Community Beach Clean Up Scheduled For Saturday
Volunteering Opportunity for you, South Jersey!
You can help a South Jersey beach get ready for the summer 2021 season by volunteering for the Ducktown Beach clean-up taking place this Saturday, March 20th.
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According to the Ducktown AC Facebook page, the event is a collaboration between the EBP Fraternity at Stockton University, the Ducktown community, and the Noyes Arts Garage. It s purpose is to inform and educate those who live, work, and play at Atlantic City s beautiful beaches that they are, in fact, the first line of defense against the litter and other toxic materials making their way into the water, possibly threatening the marine life that lives along our coastline.