Panel Celebrates 45 Years of Legalized Gaming in Atlantic City
There may be some debate whether the arrival of casinos in Atlantic City 45 years ago has completely fulfilled its promise, but there’s no doubt gaming has completely transformed the resort and will continue to do so in the future. That was the primary message from a panel discussion titled “Celebrating 45 Years: Legalized Casino […]
Atlantic City casino theater to become ‘The Hook’ in 2023
Spiegelworld, which has produced live shows for audiences in Las Vegas, is reopening the Warner Theatre at Caesars Atlantic City as an adult performance venue called The Hook. “A decade ago, we came to Vegas and did things differently in live entertainment,” said Ross Mollison, founder of Spiegelworld. “Now, we’re incredibly excited that our pals […]
Atlantic County school trains students to run food trucks – with a bonus
At Ideal Institute of Technology in Atlantic County, the career college is busy cooking up its latest social enterprise project. As part of the school’s First Step to Career program, young people between the ages of 16 and 24 are being given a chance to learn the ins and outs of running a food truck, […]
Our view: Rough start’s a good start for problem-solving CitiStat in Atlantic City
The October announcement that the CitiStat government improvement program would be used in Atlantic City was greeted with enthusiasm and optimism. The N.J. Department of Community Affairs is partnering with the city and Stockton University to deploy a proven computer-data-driven system for tracking public-reported problems and ensuring the accountability to get them addressed. Many American […]
Greater Atlantic City Chamber Provides Testimony in Support of Small Business Legislation
The Greater Atlantic City Chamber provided testimony on Monday, December 5 in support of several Assembly Bills that seek to support the small business community. Those bills are as follows: A573: Establishes expedited construction inspection program A4748: Enhances customer service experience with NJ Business Action Center in Department of State by collecting and disseminating customer […]
‘Road diet’ for Atlantic City’s Atlantic Avenue latest of many safety tries
The city’s “road diet” for 2.7 miles of Atlantic Avenue is not the first controversial plan for improving traffic flow here and making the streets safer for pedestrians and drivers. Since 1906, some officials have tried without success to make Pacific Avenue a one-way street. Mayor Edward Bader — for whom the historic […]
Wind firm answers Brigantine’s questions, concerns at open house
Atlantic Shores hosted its first open house Saturday at the Community Center to give people more information about its offshore wind project off the island’s coast. The meeting was originally scheduled for Nov. 12 but was rescheduled by Atlantic Shores in what it said was a bid to provide people with more accurate information. […]
Thank You for Attending Our 2022 Holiday Celebration!
Thank you to all who attended The Greater Atlantic City Chamber’s Annual Holiday Celebration for 2022 and donated a gift to our partner, Atlantic County Toys for Kids, on December 1st at The Yard. We also want to thank Bally’s Atlantic City Hotel & Casino for hosting our event during Atlantic City’s official tree lighting […]
Our view: Daily outreach, local court effort latest help for addiction, mental illness
The most difficult challenge for governments and social services agencies these days might be helping people whose lives have been hijacked by addiction or mental illness — and often both. Coordinated, evolving multiple approaches are needed, and South Jersey officials, law enforcers and care agencies have responded vigorously. Atlantic County and Atlantic City are […]
CitiStat shows Atlantic City departments received 88 complaints in 2 weeks, most still ‘in process’
City department directors were all at the second biweekly CitiStat meeting Wednesday, where the city released data showing 88 problems reported in the past two weeks and what has been done about them. Six issues are considered closed, 76 are in process and six are not yet started, according to the report. The […]