Has request for subsidy derailed Atlantic City supermarket project?
As the months slip by with no visible sign of progress on a planned grocery store for the city, it appears a request for financial guarantees of up to half a million dollars may be holding up the work. The Casino Reinvestment Development Authority last year approved spending $18.5 million to build a supermarket on […]
Older teens can now work 50 hours a week, but will they?
Merchants and workers are celebrating a new law allowing 16- and 17-year-olds to work longer hours each summer, and are hoping it helps them address a worker shortage. “I am so excited about this,” said Stainton’s Gallery of Shops manager Bridget Buchanan. “When I saw this (new law), I thought I was going to start […]
NAACP national convention returns to Atlantic City
Come Thursday, a large crowd of delegates will start arriving for the 113th annual NAACP National Convention, a weeklong event that will highlight rich pieces of the city’s Black history while it draws thousands of visitors to the resort this summer. Yolanda Melville, vice president of Atlantic City’s NAACP chapter, said the return of the […]
Dragon Boat paddlers embark on battle against cancer
Fighting cancer can be an upstream battle, but a community flew out in force over the weekend to show support. The Cancer Support Community New Jersey at Gilda’s Club, an organization that offers mental and social support to those impacted by cancer, held its sixth annual Dragon Boat Festival on Sunday. Hundreds of paddlers and […]
Stockton’s weekly walking tours emphasize Atlantic City’s history
Having lived in Philadelphia, Susan Nayowith enjoyed Atlantic City’s beaches since childhood, but she never acquired in-depth knowledge about its war monuments and involvement in World War II. “I knew some of them, but I didn’t know all of them,” Nayowith, who now lives in New York City, said inside Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall while […]
Pleasantville group to submit Midtown revitalization plan
City stakeholders in Pleasantville are submitting a plan to rejuvenate “the heart of the community.” Residents and city officials listened to a presentation about the Pleasantville Midtown Neighborhood Revitalization Action Strategy at a recent City Council meeting. The plan is an initiative of the Pleasantville Housing & Redevelopment Corporation to begin improvement projects designed to […]