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Phillies “Shimmy” to Sea Isle for Special Event Aug. 20
It seems that Sea Isle City is turning out to be the place to go this summer for star players and other celebrities from the Philly sports scene. After major events in Sea Isle involving the Eagles and Flyers in June and early July, now comes word that the Phillies are coming to town on Aug. 20 for a family-friendly celebration called the “Phillies Shimmy Down The Shore.” It is scheduled from 6-9:30 p.m. in Excursion Park.
55 Years Ago, Atlantic City, NJ Had 3 Days of Music For The Ages
For three (3) days in 1969, Atlantic City, New Jersey staged a “Who’s Who” showcase of incredible musical talent. The Atlantic City area still regularly attracts a significant caliber of talent, but, not in this volume. An iconic, once in a lifetime event brought them by the...
Big stars in the 2024 class of the New Jersey Hall of Fame are announced
New Jersey is once again proud to honor those bright stars that have made such an impact not only here in New Jersey but throughout the world. The 2024 class of the New Jersey Hall of Fame has been announced and this year’s class is packed with the biggest stars in the world.
Yet another massive warehouse planned in Central Jersey
The jobs are wanted. The traffic is not. The tax ratable is wanted. The carbon footprint is not. Plenty of people are complaining about the proliferation of warehouses in New Jersey. It’s not your imagination. The number of warehouses in the Garden State has grown by 35% in the last twenty years. Some call them eyesores and say it should be called the Not-So-Garden State.
New Jersey’s Oldest All-Black School Building to Become a Museum Celebrating Black History
The oldest school building in New Jersey may soon become a museum to celebrate its Black history. Located in Newark, the 179-year-old State Street Public School is the only remaining location of the city’s former school for Black students, as well as the home of the first Black principal in the city’s school system. Although the school has been vacant for decades, officials still aim to turn the building into a place where people can gather to learn more about its Black history. “At some point in time you have to preserve what you can,” said Marian Bolden, who has led the efforts...
In a perfect world, NJ seagull killer would get a medal
Look, this isn’t going to make me any friends, OK? I get that. But in a perfect world there would be some unalienable rights. Like the right to set foot on sand without being charged a beach fee. The right to not have someone set up five feet from you when the beach is wide open.
Woman Discovers Message in a Bottle Washed Up on Ocean City, NJ Beach
There's a mystery brewing at the Jersey Shore after the discovery of a bottle on the beach in Ocean City, NJ that held a message. Message in a Bottle Stumps Discoverer in Ocean City, NJ. It's a rare find stirring up excitement in the community and sparking curiosity about the...
The Lenni-Lenape come home to New Jersey this weekend. Come hear their story.
Descendants of New Jersey’s original inhabitants, the Lenni-Lenape people, return to their homeland this weekend for two days of dance, song and storytelling at the Great Falls in Paterson. Members of the Delaware Tribe of Indians are traveling from Bartlesville, Oklahoma, to “reconnect” with the land that long ago...
Wilmington shooting leaves man dead
A 35-year-old man is dead, the victim of a shooting in Wilmington Friday night. Officers found the victim around 7:35 p.m. in the 500 block of South Van Buren Street, city police said. He'd been critically wounded, and died at the hospital. No other information is available yet, and police...
Philadelphia talk radio veteran Mary Mason dies at 94
The story originally appeared on 6abc. Philadelphia talk radio veteran Mary Mason has died. Mason, whose real name was Beatrice Turner, started her career in 1958 as a gospel music radio host on the radio station WHAT. Then in 1970, she began her talk program “Mornings with Mary.”. Mason...
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