When Frank Sinatra left Atlantic City
By Bruce Klauber There’s no doubt that Frank Sinatra loved Atlantic City. Until he didn’t. Although he performed here in every decade, from the 1930s through the 1990s – at the Steel Pier, Convention Hall, the 500 Club, Resorts, the Boardwalk’s Golden Nugget, and the...Babette’s: Atlantic City’s first notorious nightclub
By Bruce Klauber It’s nearly forgotten now, but Babette’s, on 2211 Pacific Avenue, later the site of Trump Plaza, was one of the most popular and, at times, infamous nightspots and restaurants in Atlantic City from 1920 to 1950. Nelson Johnson, in his book, “Boardwalk...Recalling Arcade Classics: Summer of ’83
By Roberto Nieves Star Wars: The Arcade Game, Atari 1983 In 1977, George Lucas and Lucasfilm Ltd changed cinema and the entire world with the release of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. Quickly becoming a global cultural sensation, every single medium and...The greatest band to ever play Tony Marts
Eddie and The Cruisers was not a real band, but the movie stars the great sax player named “Tunes.” All of us who lived through the decades from the ’50s to the ’80s at Tony Marts know that there was clearly only one “greatest band that ever played” there....A look back at the history of Night in Venice
A Look Back By Fred Miller The 69th annual Night in Venice boat parade will be held on Saturday, July 20, 2024 starting near the Ocean City-Longport bridge at 6:30 p.m. The first Night in Venice was held Aug. 12, 1907. The next day, the Ocean City Daily Ledger...
