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3 weeks ago | 
shorelocalnews.com | Cindy Fertsch |Scott Cronick
By Scott Cronick101 breweries. 303 beers. 12 bands. 50+ vendors and food trucks. Now that’s a festival!With festival being the key word, the 19th Atlantic City Beer and Music Festival has evolved into so much than just a beer fest that even its creator never envisioned the direction it has taken.
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1 month ago | 
shorelocalnews.com | Cindy Fertsch |Scott Cronick
By Scott CronickJim Allen never forgot where he came from. Everyone in the casino industry knows Jim Allen and his South Jersey roots. The Mainland Regional High School graduate started as a cook in the food and beverage department as a teen at Bally’s Park Place and has never looked back. Except when it comes to Atlantic City.
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1 month ago | 
shorelocalnews.com | Cindy Fertsch |Scott Cronick
By Scott CronickWhen you look at Drew Huggard’s resume, it’s pretty impressive … to say the least. The entrepreneur, restaurateur, chef and family man certainly has come a long way since he started working as a bus boy and delivery person for Rick Romanelli’s various restaurants throughout South Jersey.
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2 months ago | 
shorelocalnews.com | Cindy Fertsch |Scott Cronick
By Scott CronickIt’s that time of year again. Time to stuff your face with as many delicious wings as you can while simultaneously judging very carefully which restaurant is South Jersey’s ultimate wing warrior. Atlantic City Wing Fest, which we think is in its sixth year or so – who’s counting – is once again sold out for Saturday, Feb. 1, at Golden Nugget Atlantic City.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
shorelocalnews.com | Cindy Fertsch |Scott Cronick
Local leaders share their resolutionsBy Scott CronickThere’s a lot of new things happening in 2025!Some good, some bad, you be the judge. We have a new president, who is actually a former president, taking office. We will have a new governor elected. Local developers and entrepreneurs will try to make Atlantic County more diverse, including a new gay club and bar called The Byrd Cage in Atlantic City.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
shorelocalnews.com | Cindy Fertsch |Ryan Loughlin |Scott Cronick
Morrissey favors new material over the classics at Ocean CasinoBy Ryan Loughlin and Scott Cronick Most artists who are still performing at age 65 treat their live show as a walk down memory lane, an opportunity for aging fans to play dress-up as they throw on the threadbare, suddenly too tight band T-shirts they kept from their high school days for a night of nostalgic sing-alongs before heading back to reality a few hours later.
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
shorelocalnews.com | Cindy Fertsch |Ryan Loughlin |Scott Cronick
Morrissey favors new material over the classics at Ocean CasinoBy Ryan Loughlin and Scott Cronick Most artists who are still performing at age 65 treat their live show as a walk down memory lane, an opportunity for aging fans to play dress-up as they throw on the threadbare, suddenly too tight band T-shirts they kept from their high school days for a night of nostalgic sing-alongs before heading back to reality a few hours later.
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
shorelocalnews.com | Cindy Fertsch |Scott Cronick
By Scott CronickSurf Road Coffee Bar & Beach Bowls may be the first business for the Perfetti family. But there is nothing new about their coffee-making skills. The Perfettis – Adam and Jenna, along with their sons Cole and Alex – opened Surf Road in a former Greek restaurant in Historic Smithville Village in Galloway in the spring.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
shorelocalnews.com | Cindy Fertsch |Scott Cronick
By Scott CronickMike Hauke has never played by the rules of a typical restaurateur. Before opening the now-famous Tony Boloney’s in Atlantic City, Hauke never even worked in the industry except for a brief stint as a barista at a Starbucks that he was fired from after showing up late on 9-11. But, that’s a whole other story.
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Oct 24, 2024 | 
shorelocalnews.com | Cindy Fertsch |Scott Cronick
By Scott CronickIf you haven’t been to Showboat Resort over the last few years, its transformation is overwhelming. No other business in South Jersey can rival the major changes that have happened compared to Showboat.
