Chicken Bone Beach ‘Jazz on the Beach’ Concert Series kicks off June 27
By Bruce Klauber The nonprofit Chicken Bone Beach Historical Foundation was formed to pay tribute to the history of segregation of African Americans on Atlantic City beaches; specifically, the stretch of beach between Missouri and Mississippi avenues. The name came...Remembering a night of comedy madness at the Trop with Pat Cooper
By Bruce Klauber In terms of entertainment, Atlantic City in the mid-1980s was pretty close to what the Las Vegas experience was in its heyday. There were legendary performers on the main stages of almost every casino, and a good number of the lounges had top-name...What does the future hold for the Atlantic Club?
By Bruce Klauber Atlantic City’s original Golden Nugget was the Atlantic City Boardwalk’s crown jewel. Built by Las Vegas casino magnate Stephen Wynn and the infamous broker/investor Michael Milken at a cost of $140 million, the Nugget had the best of everything: The...Remembering Sonny Schwartz: Atlantic City’s legendary columnist
There was a time when many newspaper columnists were as famous as the celebrities, politicians and sports figures they covered. When talking about those colorful figures, names like Walter Winchell, Hedda Hopper, Rona Barrett, Dorothy Kilgallen, Sheliah Graham,...
