The Sightseer Tram Cars, dolled-up in deep coats of "happy blue" and "sunburst yellow," are staples of the Wildwood boardwalk, where they've taken tourists and locals down a memory lane of concrete and rickety planks for more than 60 years.
Pat Rosenello, owner of Boardwalk Sightseer, along the Boardwalk in Wildwood, with Floss Stingel, the "Voice of the Tram Car." (Alejandro A. Alvarez / Staff Photographer)
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Craig LaBan: The mild May breezes may feel like spring, but dinner prospects are already heating up down the Shore for what is shaping up to be a potentially tasty summer of chef comebacks and ambitious new projects from familiar names.
The Downashore Blog
The Margate deer, which captivated downbeach residents for months, apparently met its end when it wandered across the border into Atlantic City, where it was shot by police.
Chuck Darrow
Casinotes: Visitors to AC’s Revel mega-resort will get a work-in-progress rather than a fully realized operation, says CEO.
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The bays, too, are fine places to play
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Most of the towns that we know as the Jersey Shore are made up of barrier islands, which means we can also enjoy the bays and inlets.
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Tour explores ‘Boardwalk Empire’-era Atlantic City
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For Atlantic City, HBO's "Boardwalk Empire" is the gift that keeps on giving.
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Frampton to 'come alive' in Atlantic City
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Don't expect to see the flowing mane of blond hair or the bared chest that adorned 1976's double album Frampton Comes Alive!, but Peter Frampton's fans can expect to hear most of the album's songs when he plays the 1,000-seat Music Box at Atlantic City's Borgata on June 24 to celebrate the record's 35th anniversary.
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Craig LaBan's Shore dining preview
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Craig LaBan: The mild May breezes may feel like spring, but dinner prospects are already heating up down the Shore for what is shaping up to be a potentially tasty summer of chef comebacks and ambitious new projects from familiar names.
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Chef Vola's basks in newfound fame
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The past few weeks have been like a dream for Louise Esposito, who, along with her husband Michael and sons Michael Jr. and Louis, owns the iconic Chef Vola's restaurant in Atlantic City.
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A.C.'s Irish Pub straight from days of Prohibition
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OOK, SO MAYBE the Irish Pub doesn't sit exactly on Atlantic City's Boardwalk. But it's just paces away from the Great Wood Way on St. James Place. Besides, it's hard to argue it isn't the coolest place in town.
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Mack & Manco has been in Ocean City, N.J., for 55 years
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If you didn't know better, you might think that "Mack & Manco" is how they say "pizza" in Ocean City.
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Where to find good beer on the New Jersey Shore
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FINDING GOOD beer down the Shore in 2011 is a little like finding good beer down the Shore in 1931. "Boardwalk Empire's" Prohibition Agent Van Alden is no longer creeping out the joint, but it still seems like you need to know a secret password to find a decent mug.
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