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SHE’S BACK!!!! LUCY THE ELEPHANT TO CELEBRATE GRAND RE-OPENING
The Save Lucy Committee announced this morning that after a very long 15-month, $2.4 million exterior restoration project, Lucy the Elephant will be unveiled at a ceremony on...
Poll: Decline in Local News Coverage Discourages Civic Engagement for Some
Galloway, N.J. — The decline in local news coverage has left many in New Jersey feeling unprepared to make informed voting choices or to get involved in civic activities,...
N.J. is closer to allowing public cannabis consumption areas, as local startups hope for bigger opportunities
New Jersey is close to establishing regulations that would allow cannabis retailers and medical cannabis facilities to create public consumption areas. The state’s Cannabis...
Caesars Entertainment presents over 270 bikes, 17 boxes of toys and a $5,250 donation to Marine Corps for Toys for Tots Program
On Tuesday, December 13, Caesars Entertainment Atlantic City Resorts – Caesars, Harrah’s Resorts, and Tropicana – presented the Marine Corps with over 270 bikes, 17 boxes of...
NJEDA’s New Jersey Manufacturing Voucher Program Pre-Qualification Application Process to Open on December 15th
TRENTON, N.J. (December 13, 2022) - The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) today announced it will begin accepting pre-qualification applications for the New...
Ocean Wind 1 Donates Electric Bicycles to Atlantic City Police Foundation
Caption: Representatives from Ocean Wind 1, the Atlantic City Police Department, the City of Atlantic City, Pedego and other organizations, following the unveiling of 10 electric...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
‘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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Atlantic City Aims High in 2023 Behind New Products, Experiences and Opportunities
Roughed out, edited and crafted into shape since 1854, the Atlantic City hospitality and tourism story is a compelling page-turner about meeting challenges, turning corners and...
Home sales drop for eighth consecutive month
The housing market is hitting another speed bump, adding to growing concerns about a potential crash. The latest monthly report from New Jersey Realtors shows existing home sales...
Another new year, another automatic toll hike for NJ drivers
For the second year in a row, tolls will be going up automatically at the start of a new year on New Jersey’s major toll roads. The increases totaling 3% will go into effect on...
Black Friday kicks off big, but is inflation still a concern?
Industry leaders say the holiday season should provide a huge lift for businesses. While many spent Friday recovering from Thanksgiving feasts, others took their full bellies and...
Online gambling, near 45% of NJ gaming revenue, up for renewal
It has now been nearly 10 years since New Jersey approved internet gambling – and the way the law was written, the Legislature must renew it to keep it from disappearing less...
Rutgers University develops oyster reef ecosystem to prevent beach erosion
Sea level rise and increased storm events caused by climate change are accelerating erosion along the East Coast, putting communities and infrastructure at risk. Concrete...
NJBIA 64th Annual Business Outlook Survey Details Affordability, Inflation Challenges for NJ Businesses
While affordability was the talk in Trenton a year ago, New Jersey’s business community is clearly feeling left out of that conversation. In NJBIA’s 64th annual Business Outlook...
Another benefit to CRDA police funding in this era of officer shortages
For several years, the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority has been funding additional police officers for Atlantic City. This important benefit to the city began before...