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A.C. still naughty
Posted 05/15/2009
Chuck Darrow: A mythology about Atlantic City's past as a sort-of proto-Orlando has evolved through the decades. But the truth is that its current status as a filling station for peoples' baser desires is nothing more than a continuation of a legacy that began way before the vociferous gambling opponents were gleams in their parents' - or grandparents' - eyes.
Gallery: Shore nostalgia then
Gallery: Shore nostalgia now
 
A.C. still naughty
At 54 years old, Egg Harbor´s Storybook Land (left) is still earning raves from parents of preschool children. This Ocean City Baby Parade (below) was held Aug. 18, 1950.
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By BECKY BATCHA, batchab@phillynews.com 215-854-5757
Posted 05/15/2009
PART OF WHAT we all love about the Shore is that year after year, it's always the same. The bike rental shack hasn't budged since you were a kid. The custard stand and fudge store are still right where you left them last August. Skee-Ball abides.
Gallery: Shore nostalgia then
Gallery: Shore nostalgia now
 
A.C. still naughty
Eateries that won't break the bank - 05/15/2009
By BETH D'ADDONO, For the Daily News
So you're heading to A.C. to hit it big? Maybe you will, maybe you won't. But either way, ya gotta eat.
Beach bars let you imbibe waterside - 05/15/2009
ATLANTIC CITY has had a long history of treating laws pertaining to alcohol sales and consumption with indifference, if not outright scorn. But there has been one location that historically has been as dry as rural Utah: the beach.
At casinos, 'down-sized' doesn't mean small-time - 05/15/2009
By CHUCK DARROW, darrowc@phillynews.com 215-313-3134
It doesn't appear as if the word "blockbuster" will be needed to describe the summer 2009 entertainment schedule in Atlantic City.
Music headliners will play Ocean City - 05/15/2009
Not every Shoregoer hits Atlantic City, but that doesn't mean those who don't can't share in the headliner-entertainment fun. The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey's annual "Stockton Goes to the Beach Summer Concert Series" is again set for Ocean City's Music Pier (9th and Boardwalk) Mondays in July and August.
'Devilfish' talks his way out of a big payout - 05/15/2009
MUCH GETS MADE of physical tells, especially when Hollywood does poker. If you know how to prompt and interpret an involuntary reaction, you can save yourself a lot of chips, as colorful, aggressive pro David "Devilfish" Ulliott showed.
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