Very early this morning, Mariner’s Landing at Morey’s Piers in Wildwood caught on fire. The victims: Super Scooters and the Seal Flume.
Was this one legit or a “fire of convenience”? We’d guess legit. How much insurance money could the Moreys get for two rides? Or really need? They own every ride on every pier [...]
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June 16, 2008
We Didn’t Start The Fire
June 13, 2008
Off the Boardwalk in Atlantic City
Shoretalken is staying at the new Waterfront Tower at Harrah’s in Atlantic City (for work — WE SWEAR). Lessons learned over 24 hours:
1. The best view of the Pool at Harrah’s during the day is from the gym. That way, you can stare at the hot hot wait staff and people who could probably use [...]
June 10, 2008
Tour Guide: Atlantic City to Longport
Check out editor Jen A. Miller (with world class cheese ball music) giving a tour of Atlantic City to Longport.
It was about 45 degrees when she filmed this segment. Oh, for spring.
Shortalken will be reporting from Harrah’s in Atlantic City on Thursday and Friday, starting with this event and ending with [...]
June 10, 2008
Happy Birthday, Wildwood Tram Car
On Wednesday, the Wildwood Tram Car turns 60. If you’re in town around 11am, you can meet Floss Stingel, the “Watch the Tram Car” voice. We haven’t been this excited since we met Captain Noah.
Related: A tram car without a tram
June 5, 2008
Blackfish Enters (Suddenly Kind Of Awesome) Avalon Resto Scene
Between the ever-popular Sea Grill, the still-newish refurbed Princeton and now Blackfish, Avalon could be the exception that makes the rule for previously red-and-white-tablecloth-and-screaming-children-required Shore restaurants. Blackfish, of course, is already a fave in Cape May, where Chef Charles “Chip” Roman — wowheiscute — brought his studies under Georges Perrier and Mark Vetri to fruition. [...]
June 5, 2008
Wildwood is Not the Next Avalon. Really.
Wildwood’s a quirky place, the kind of shore town that inspires a love-it or hate-it reaction.
No matter what side of the argument you claim, you’ve got to know that Wildwood is not the most upscale town at the Jersey shore (any place that thrives on prom weekend or senior week parties is never going to [...]
May 29, 2008
Put a Spork in It
Dear Atlantic City:
We know you’ve got problems — disappearing mayors, dead prostitutes, Pinnacle. But why in Jebus would you want to move the Knife & Fork? Forget that World War I monument — the Knife and Fork is a true AC landmark with in wacked out pink Flemish building, with its former speak easy status [...]
May 29, 2008
Tommy Cheeseballs Has 2255 Friends On MySpace And Is Still Raging In Seaside Heights. You Got A Problem With That?
We cannot say what exactly made us think to go looking on MySpace for Tommy Cheeseballs. (And before we go any further, yes, he calls himself that.) I suppose you could say that we were pondering what makes a Shore Legend most. And in this case, Tommy, whom you may remember [...]
May 29, 2008
Atlantic City Update: The “ACES” Train Is My Hot Hot Sexy
· There is some kind of cosmic justice in the fact that, on an express train from New York City to Atlantic City, there is but one stop: Newark. Damned if we can fish out what it all means, though. You’ll have to wait until early ‘09, though, to find out for yourself. That’s when [...]
