Amy Rosenberg

1 week ago | inquirer.com | Amy Rosenberg

ATLANTIC CITY — A Caribbean music festival will be moved to a different location in response to complaints from residents of a high-rise on the Boardwalk, the city announced. The BRT (Beach Road Trip) Weekend will move further up the Boardwalk, from Chelsea Avenue in front of the Ocean Club Condominiums, to the Missouri Avenue Beach, in the center of the business and casino area.

1 week ago | inquirer.com | Amy Rosenberg

NORTH WILDWOOD, N.J. — The Chateau Bleu, the white and blue motel on Surf Avenue between 9th and 10th Streets with the distinctive porte cochère, midcentury angles, and heart shaped pool that earned it a spot on the National Registry of Historic Places, lay in rubble this week, demolished beyond return. “It was one of the finest examples of midcentury resort architecture on the East Coast,” said John Donio, president of the Doo-Wop Preservation League and a motel owner himself.

1 week ago | inquirer.com | Amy Rosenberg

STRATHMERE, N.J. — The town of Strathmere itself is a little obscure, and this historic red-sided tavern nestled on its back bay always aspired to be the same. “Find us if you can,” went one slogan. But in its 95-year history, Twisties Tavern on the Bay still acquired a devoted following for its original mahogany bar, mounted fish, throwback jukebox, sunset views, beers on tap and fresh-caught tuna. And for all the other intangibles that turn a business into something more.

1 week ago | gmtoday.com | Amy Rosenberg

OCEAN CITY, N.J. — Never mind Gillian’s Wonderland Pier and its famous and somewhat-histrionic demise at the height of last summer. Hasn’t everyone heard enough? Less than five blocks down the boardwalk, at Playland’s Castaway Cove, there is still an amusement park pulse in Ocean City.

2 weeks ago | sacbee.com | Amy Rosenberg

OCEAN CITY, N.J. - Never mind Gillian's Wonderland Pier and its famous and somewhat-histrionic demise at the height of last summer. Hasn't everyone heard enough? Less than five blocks down the boardwalk, at Playland's Castaway Cove, there is still an amusement park pulse in Ocean City.