Stars shine at Restaurant Gala
By Steffen Klenk The 42nd Annual Atlantic Cape Restaurant Gala welcomed more than 900 guests to the Harrah’s Waterfront Convention Center on Thursday, March 27, 2025. This year’s theme was Gala Goes Broadway. Over thirty restaurants presented their most elegant dishes...
AC Beer and Music Fest brings brews and tunes
By Steffen Klenk The Atlantic City Beer and Music Festival welcomed thousands of attendees to the Convention Center last Saturday. More than one hundred breweries brought their most popular and tastiest samplings for attendees, while bands Senses Fail and Me First and...
Memories of ‘The World’s Playground’
By Seth Briliant My parents owned the Barclay Motel in Atlantic City, which was known in the 1940s, ’50s, and ’60s as “The World’s Playground.” I worked at the motel during my teenage years, first as a bellhop, then as a lifeguard, snack bar cook, and finally as a...
Burt Bacharach tribute headed to Borgata
The Casino FileBy Chuck Darrow For decades, legendary composer Burt Bacharach was a popular attraction in Atlantic City’s gaming halls. Whether appearing by himself or with Dionne Warwick—whose recordings of such beloved pop tunes as “Do You Know the Way to San Jose,”...
Wallflowers, Elephant Talk Indie Music Festival among April highlights
Tune In, Turn OnWith Doug Deutsch You’ve heard that old expression, “the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.” When your dad is the living legend that is Mr. Tambourine Man, the great Bob Dylan, it’s not hard to see why his offspring would be involved in music in one...
