Still hitting all the right notes: Pleasantville Music Shoppe
By Bruce Klauber In December of 2021, Shore Local’s Cindy Fertsch wrote a profile of one of the few, remaining “mom & pop” music stores anywhere, Pleasantville Music Shoppe. Given the changes and developments in the retail market for musical instruments over the...There He Is: Bert Parks
By Bruce Klauber While I was writing the Shore Local piece about Jersey Shore songs, the name Bert Parks kept popping up. Those of a certain age may recall that Parks hosted the Miss America Pageant, when the pageant was held in Atlantic City, from 1955 to 1979, and...Remembering columnist and broadcaster Pinky Kravitz
By Bruce Klauber When we look back at the short but iconic list of shore newspaper reporters who also became radio and television personalities, two immediately come to mind: David Spatz, possibly one of the finest celebrity interviewers in the history of the...Paula Johns: A singer beyond the category
By Bruce Klauber Vocal artist Paula Johns is one of the most versatile, popular, in-demand, and musical singers performing today. Johns, who will bring her considerable talents to Gregory’s in Somers Point 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 16, is often billed as a jazz singer, but...
