NJ Transit predicts major funding shortfall in 2025
New Jersey Transit is getting closer to a fiscal cliff. The agency has been able to avoid service cuts or fare hikes for the last five years, due in large part to federal pandemic relief funds. But that money is set to run out in 2025, and without it NJ Transit predicts it will be […]
April “Get to Know Your Customers Day” featuring Hayday Coffee.
At Hayday Coffee in Atlantic City, the staff gets to know each customer one cup of coffee at a time. “Get to Know Your Customers Day” is observed annually on the third Thursday of each quarter. The date reminds businesses to reach out to patrons and get to know them better. Hayday Coffee General Manager Maddy […]
Tech company adds to Atlantic City’s online gaming infrastructure
Believing gambling will increasingly become modernized through online wagering, the resort’s data center provider is expanding its capacity, making it capable of logging and tracking more player activity. Continent 8, which opened its city operation in 2014, officially opened Phase 3 of its city data center expansion Tuesday. Local and state lawmakers and gaming officials […]
Atlantic City Walk of Fame to be unveiled next week
Some entertainers who have wowed crowds in America’s Favorite Playground have died. Venues that no longer exist fade from memory. The city will publicly honor those entertainers who used to or still dazzle crowds on the resort’s stages at 1 p.m. April 24 when the Atlantic City Walk of Fame will be unveiled in a […]
The Best Places To Travel In The U.S. In 2023, According To The Experts
For the past three years, with borders closed around the globe, U.S. travel has provided Americans with much-needed solace—a tonic during a time of uncertainty and fear. We rediscovered national parks, we explored this country’s hidden shores and we found new appreciation for America’s wide open spaces. Despite the fact that many international countries have […]
Murphy announces coalition of ‘Mayors for Liquor License Reform’
The state’s liquor license laws will be reformed and modernized to be more affordable, equitable and accessible, thanks to a new coalition of mayors from across New Jersey. Speaking at the New Jersey Conference of Mayors‘ 58th Annual Spring Conference on Thursday in Atlantic City, Gov. Phil Murphy announced 90 charter members who represent urban, […]
Business owners, officials still have questions about Murphy’s proposed liquor license reform
When Mark Ganter planned to open Little Water Distillery more than six years ago, he had a plan in mind. Little Water would be a liquor manufacturer first and then offer a tasting room so people could do tours and sample the product. The latter concept was just a bonus to Ganter, who says the […]
Post-COVID woe: Atlantic City casino earns fell 4.6% in ’22
Three years after the coronavirus pandemic erupted, Atlantic City’s casinos are collectively struggling to get back to where they were before COVID-19 in terms of profitability. Figures released Monday by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement show that the city’s nine casinos collectively had a gross operating profit of $731.2 million in 2022. That […]
AtlantiCare names interim President and CEO
Former AtlantiCare Board Chair and current Board member Michael Charlton to lead health system during search for permanent CEO AtlantiCare’s Board of Trustees has chosen fellow board member Michael J. Charlton to serve as interim President and CEO of the health system while the Board conducts its search for a candidate to fill the post […]
Cannabis consumption lounges on the way to Atlantic City
New Jersey has grown accustomed to legal marijuana since sales began almost a year ago. The next step appears likely to be public consumption areas, where the business plan is to enhance the cannabis experience. Atlantic City appears to be in a good position to lead the way. Picture low lighting, comfortable chairs, relaxing music […]