Atlantic City - Shore Local Newsmagazine

N.Y. developer unveils $1 billion plan to transform two major A.C. properties

by Michael | Apr 17, 2025 | News, Atlantic City, Atlantic City Casinos, Atlantic County, Business, Features, South Jersey

By Julia Train D-Wayne Prieto, CEO of New York-based Vivo Investment Partners, has announced plans to invest more than $1 billion into transforming two iconic Atlantic City properties – the Claridge Hotel and the former Sands Casino Hotel site – into a non-gaming...

Ennis, A.C. deliver knockout

by Michael | Apr 17, 2025 | Features, Atlantic City, Atlantic County, South Jersey, Sports

By David Weinberg Big-time boxing returned to Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall Saturday night for the first time in 11 years. It was worth the wait. A roaring crowd of approximately 8,000 watched Philadelphia welterweight Jaron Ennis deliver a spectacular performance that...

At Borgata, a cranky Seinfeld spins grievances into laughs

by Michael | Apr 17, 2025 | Features, Atlantic City, Atlantic City Casinos, Atlantic County, Entertainment, South Jersey, Wahoo

By Chuck Darrow Covering the entertainment beat since the earliest days of the Gerald Ford administration has afforded me the opportunity to have observed what is pretty much the entire creative arc of Jerry Seinfeld’s standup-comedy career. I first encountered...

Rendezvous 420 event to shine light on AC’s growing pot culture

by Michael | Apr 17, 2025 | Features, Atlantic City, Atlantic County, Events & Happenings, South Jersey, Wahoo

Tune In, Turn OnWith Doug Deutsch Music has a long connection with marijuana culture; they go together, as the expression goes, like hand in glove. Rendezvous 420, promoted as “a music, food, artisan and 420 festival,” is a clever way to shine a light on Atlantic...

Atlantic City Headliners

by Michael | Apr 17, 2025 | Calendars, Atlantic City, Atlantic City Casinos, Atlantic County, Entertainment, Events & Happenings, Features, South Jersey, Wahoo

Friday, April 18 Melissa Etheridge & Joss Stone 8 p.m. Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena Saturday, April 19 Cypress Hill 7 p.m. Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena Bonnie Raitt 8 p.m. Borgata Event Center Marcello Hernandez 8 p.m. Ovation Hall at Ocean Casino Friday, April...

Ocean Casino Resort announces $50 million in 2025 capital investments

by Michael | Apr 17, 2025 | Business Buzz, Atlantic City, Atlantic City Casinos, Atlantic County, Entertainment, Features, South Jersey

Business BuzzBy Rich Baehrle Why was Ocean Casino Resort named “Best Casino” by Philadelphia Magazine’s “Best of Philly” awards? The answer is simple: When you walk through the doors you immediately notice the attention to detail. The 1,860 luxurious guest rooms and...