Month: December 2010

Merion Inn Reopens After Multi-Alarm Fire

Cape May – Dec. 29 -The historic 1885 Merion Inn reopened Tuesday, Dec. 28 five days after a multi-alarm fire gutted the second and third floors of the building. The restaurant was left virtually unscathed save for damage in the back dining room where the ceiling collapsed and is currently under repair. Owner Vicki Watson… Read more »

First snow of the season

Cape May got an inch and a half  of snow on December 16th which is more than any of the surrounding shore towns  and it created a winter wonderland for the holiday shoppers. Buy prints of these snow pictures in our online store [nggallery id=66]

Christmas Island

We know many of you cannot visit so travel with us, if you will, as we give you a glimpse of our Christmas Island. From all of us at CapeMay.com, we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Washington Street Mall Hospitality Night

Friends, visitors and locals gathered on the Washington Street Mall Thursday and Friday nights (Dec. 9 & 10) for the Mall Merchants’ annual Hospitality Night. The weather cooperated and a good time was had by all. And a special thanks goes out the the Towne Crier Carolers who strolled the Mall both nights singing cherry… Read more »

West Cape May Christmas Parade

Despite the cold, record numbers turned out to view the 45th Annual West Cape May Christmas Parade on Saturday, December 4th. Crowds lined the streets from the parade’s beginning at Broadway in West Cape May to its end on Carpenters Lane in Cape May. Photographs by Jennifer Brownstone Kopp [nggallery id=64]

Convention Hall Demolition

Demolition began on November 29 on Convention Hall and the Solarium, making way for a new $10.5 million hall slated for opening spring of 2012. By the end of the week, the buildings were down. Inside: Demolition photo gallery and remembrances of Convention Hall from two former mayors.